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Oceania National Olympic Committees

Formation	1981
Headquarters	Suva, Fiji
Members	17 National Olympic Committees and 7 associate members
Official language	English
President	Baklai Temengil
Website	oceanianoc.org

The Oceania National Olympic Committees (ONOC) is an international organization which represents the current 17 National Olympic Committees of Oceania.

It is affiliated with the International Olympic Committee and its affiliated bodies, including the Association of National Olympic Committees, and serves as the continental association of Oceania.

Together with the Pacific Games Council, the ONOC organises the quadrennial Pacific Games, held since 1963.

Member associations

In the following table, the year in which the NOC was recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is also given if it is different from the year in which the NOC was created.

Nation	IOC Code	National Olympic Committee	President	Created	IOC member	Ref.
American Samoa	ASA	American Samoa National Olympic Committee	Ed Imo	1987	Yes
Australia	AUS	Australian Olympic Committee	Ian Chesterman	1895	Yes
Cook Islands	COK	Cook Islands Sports and National Olympic Committee	Hugh Richard Graham	1986	Yes
Federated States of Micronesia	FSM	Federated States of Micronesia Olympic Committee	Berney Martin	1995/1997	Yes
Fiji	FIJ	Fiji Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee	Makarita Leona	1949/1955	Yes
Guam	GUM	Guam National Olympic Committee	Ricardo Blas	1976/1986	Yes
Kiribati	KIR	Kiribati National Olympic Committee	Nicholas McDermott	2002/2003	Yes
Marshall Islands	MHL	Marshall Islands National Olympic Committee	Kenneth Kramer	2001/2006	Yes
Nauru	NRU	Nauru Olympic Committee	Marcus Stephen	1991/1994	Yes
New Zealand	NZL	New Zealand Olympic Committee	Liz Dawson	1911/1919	Yes
Palau	PLW	Palau National Olympic Committee	Frank Kyota	1997/1999	Yes
Papua New Guinea	PNG	Papua New Guinea Olympic Committee	Sir John Dawanincura, KT OBE	1973/1974	Yes
Samoa	SAM	Samoa Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee	Patrick Fepulea'i	1983	Yes
Solomon Islands	SOL	National Olympic Committee of Solomon Islands	Martin Bai Rara	1983	Yes
Tonga	TGA	Tonga Sports Association and National Olympic Committee	Michael Bloomfield	1963/1984	Yes
Tuvalu	TUV	Tuvalu Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee	Iakopo Molotii	2004/2007	Yes
Vanuatu	VAN	Vanuatu Association of Sports and National Olympic Committee	Antoine Boudier	1987	Yes

Associate members

There are seven associate members. Pitcairn Islands Sports is sometimes added

Nation	National Olympic Committee
New Caledonia	Comité Territorial Olympique et Sportif de Nouvelle-Calédonie (CTOS)
Niue	Niue Island Sports Commonwealth Games Association (NISCGA)
Norfolk Island	Norfolk Island Amateur Sports & Commonwealth Games Association
Northern Mariana Islands	Northern Marianas Amateur Sports Association
Tahiti	Olympic Committee of French Polynesia (COPF)
Tokelau	Tokelau Sports Federation
Wallis and Futuna	Comité Territorial Olympique et Sportif des Iles Wallis et Futuna (CTOSWF)

Events

• Pacific Games
• Pacific Mini Games

See also

• Asian Games
• Asian Winter Games
• Oceania Paralympic Committee

External links

• Official website