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The 'IOC country codes' are three-letter country codes allocated by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to all National Olympic Committees and other groups competing in the Olympic Games. For historical reasons, many of these are different from the standard ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 codes.

Contents

Current codes

Obsolete codes

Temporary codes

See also

References

External links

Current codes

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Code	Nation / IOC designation	First use	Notes
AFG	Afghanistan	1936
AHO	Netherlands Antilles	1960
ALB	Albania	1972
ALG	Algeria	1964
AND	Andorra	1976
ANG	Angola	1980
ANT	Antigua and Barbuda	1976	part of BWI (West Indies Federation) 1960
ARG	Argentina	1920
ARM	Armenia	1994	part of RUS () 1900-1912 part of URS () 1924-1988 part of EUN () 1992
ARU	Aruba	1988	part of AHO (Netherlands Antilles) 1960-1984
ASA	American Samoa	1988
AUS	Australia	1896	current usage 1896-1904 part of ANZ (Australasia) 1908-1912 current usage resumed 1920
AUT	Austria	1896
AZE	Azerbaijan	1996	part of RUS () 1900-1912 part of URS () 1924-1988 part of EUN () 1992
B	Bahamas	1899
BAH	Bahamas	1952
BAN	Bangladesh	1984
BAR	Barbados	1968	part of BWI (West Indies Federation) 1960
BDI	Burundi	1996
BEL	Belgium	1900
BEN	Benin	1980	DAH (Dahomey) 1972
BER	Bermuda	1936
BHU	Bhutan	1984
BIH	Bosnia and Herzegovina	1992	part of YUG () 1920-1992 (Winter)
BIZ	Belize	1968	HBR (British Honduras) 1968-1972
BLR	Belarus	1994	part of RUS () 1900-1912 part of URS () 1924-1988 part of EUN () 1992
BOL	Bolivia	1936
BOT	Botswana	1980
BRA	Brazil	1920
BRN	Bahrain	1984
BRU	Brunei	1988
BUL	Bulgaria	1896
BUR	Burkina Faso	1972	VOL (Upper Volta) 1972-1984
C	Cambodia	1907
CAF	Central African Republic	1968
CAM	Cambodia	1956
CAN	Canada	1900
CAY	Cayman Islands	1976	part of BWI (West Indies Federation) 1960
CGO	Congo	1964
CHA	Chad	1964
CHI	Chile	1896
CHN	People's Republic of China	1932	Republic of China as "" 1932-1956 current usage began 1979
CIV	Côte d'Ivoire	1964
CMR	Cameroon	1964
COD	Democratic Republic of the Congo	1968	ZAI (Zaire) 1984-1996
COK	Cook Islands	1988
COL	Colombia	1932
COM	Comoros	1996
CPV	Cape Verde	1996
CRC	Costa Rica	1936
CRO	Croatia	1992	part of YUG () 1920-1988
CUB	Cuba	1900
CYP	Cyprus	1980
CZE	Czech Republic	1994	BOH (Bohemia) 1900-1912 part of TCH () 1920-1992
D	Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1911
DEN	Denmark	1896
DJI	Djibouti	1984
DMA	Dominica	1996	part of BWI (West Indies Federation) 1960
DOM	Dominican Republic	1964
E	Ecuador	1919
ECU	Ecuador	1924
EGY	Egypt	1912	RAU (United Arab Republic) 1960-1968
ERI	Eritrea	2000	part of ETH (Ethiopia) 1956-1980
ESA	El Salvador	1968
ESP	Spain	1900
EST	Estonia	1924	part of RUS () 1900-1912 current usage 1924-1936 part of URS () 1948-1988 current usage resumed 1992
ETH	Ethiopia	1956
F	Federated States of Micronesia	1923
FIJ	Fiji	1956
FIN	Finland	1908
FRA	France	1896
FSM	Federated States of Micronesia	2000
G	Gabon	1927
GAB	Gabon	1972
GAM	Gambia	1984
GBR	United Kingdom	1896	"Great Britain and Ireland" 1896-1920 current usage began 1924
GBS	Guinea-Bissau	1996
GEO	Georgia	1994	part of RUS () 1900-1912 part of URS () 1924-1988 part of EUN () 1992
GEQ	Equatorial Guinea	1984
GER	Germany	1896	current usage 1896-1936 listed as FRG () 1952, 1968-1988 separate team SAA (Saar) in 1952 listed as EUA ( United Team of Germany) 1956-1964 separate team GDR () 1968-1988 current usage resumed 1992
GHA	Ghana	1952
GRE	Greece	1896
GRN	Grenada	1984	part of BWI (West Indies Federation) 1960
GUA	Guatemala	1952
GUI	Guinea	1968
GUM	Guam	1988
GUY	Guyana	1948
H	Haiti	1931
HAI	Haiti	1924
HKG	Hong Kong	1952	designated "Hong Kong" 1952-1996
HON	Honduras	1968
HUN	Hungary	1896
I	Iceland	1935
INA	Indonesia	1952
IND	India	1900
IRI	Iran	1948
IRL	Republic of Ireland	1924	part of "Great Britain and Ireland" 1896-1920 current usage began 1924
IRQ	Iraq	1948
ISL	Iceland	1908
ISR	Israel	1952
ISV	U.S. Virgin Islands	1968
ITA	Italy	1948
IVB	British Virgin Islands	1984
J	Jamaica	1947
JAM	Jamaica	1948	current usage 1948-1956 part of BWI (West Indies Federation) 1960 current usage resumed 1964
JOR	Jordan	1968
JPN	Japan	1912
K	Kazakhstan	1951
KAZ	Kazakhstan	1994	part of RUS () 1900-1912 part of URS () 1924-1988 part of EUN () 1992
KEN	Kenya	1956
KGZ	Kyrgyzstan	1994	part of RUS () 1900-1912 part of URS () 1924-1988 part of EUN () 1992
KIR	Kiribati	2004
KOR	South Korea	1948
KSA	Saudi Arabia	1972
KUW	Kuwait	1968
L	Laos	1955
LAO	Laos	1980
LAT	Latvia	1924	part of RUS () 1900-1912 current usage 1924-1936 part of URS () 1948-1988 current usage resumed 1992
LBA	Libya	1964
LBR	Liberia	1956
LCA	Saint Lucia	1996	part of BWI (West Indies Federation) 1960
LES	Lesotho	1972
LIB	Lebanon	1948
LIE	Liechtenstein	1936
LTU	Lithuania	1924	part of RUS () 1900-1912 current usage 1924-1936 part of URS () 1948-1988 current usage resumed 1992
LUX	Luxembourg	1908
M	Malawi	1959
MAD	Madagascar	1964
MAR	Morocco	1960
MAS	Malaysia	1992	MAL (Malaysia) 1964-1988 MAL (Malaya) also used for Malaya 1956-1960
MAW	Malawi	1972
MDA	Republic of Moldova	1994	part of RUS () 1900-1912 part of ROM () 1920-1936 part of URS () 1952-1988 part of EUN () 1992
MDV	Maldives	1988
MEX	Mexico	1924
MGL	Mongolia	1964
MHL	Marshall Islands	2008
MKD	Republic of Macedonia	1996	part of YUG () 1920-1988
MLI	Mali	1964
MLT	Malta	1928
MNE	Montenegro	2008	part of YUG () 1920-1992 (Winter) individuals as IOP (Independent Olympic Participants) 1992 (Summer) part of YUG () 1996-2002 part of SCG () 2004-2006
MON	Monaco	1920
MOZ	Mozambique	1980
MRI	Mauritius	1984
MTN	Mauritania	1984
MYA	Myanmar	1992	BIR (Burma) 1948-1988
N	Namibia	1963
NAM	Namibia	1992
NCA	Nicaragua	1968
NED	Netherlands	1900	HOL (Holland) 1900-1988
NEP	Nepal	1964
NGR	Nigeria	1952
NIG	Niger	1968
NOR	Norway	1900
NRU	Nauru	1996
NZL	New Zealand	1920	part of ANZ (Australasia) 1908-1912
O	Oman	1967
OMA	Oman	1984
P	Pakistan	1971
PAK	Pakistan	1948
PAN	Panama	1928
PAR	Paraguay	1964
PER	Peru	1936
PHI	Philippines	1924
PLE	Palestine	1996
PLW	Palau	2000
PNG	Papua New Guinea	1976
POL	Poland	1924
POR	Portugal	1912
PRK	Democratic People's Republic of Korea	1972
PUR	Puerto Rico	1948
Q	Qatar	1975
QAT	Qatar	1984
R	Republic of Moldova	1979
ROU	Romania	1924	Code changed from ROM to ROU in January 2007
RSA	South Africa	1992	SAF (South Africa) 1904-1960
RUS	Russian Federation	1900	Designated "Russian Empire" 1900-1912 replaced by URS () 1952-1988 part of EUN () 1992 current usage began 1994
RWA	Rwanda	1984
MS	Saint Kitts and Nevis	1983
SAM	Samoa	1984	"Western Samoa" 1984-1996
SEN	Senegal	1964
SEY	Seychelles	1980
SIN	Singapore	1948	current usage 1948-1960 part of MAL (Malaysia) 1964 current usage resumed 1968
SKN	Saint Kitts and Nevis	1996	part of BWI (West Indies Federation) 1960
SLE	Sierra Leone	1968
SLO	Slovenia	1992	part of YUG () 1920-1988
SMR	San Marino	1960
SOL	Solomon Islands	1984
SOM	Somalia	1972
SRB	Serbia	1912	part of YUG () 1920-1992 (Winter) individuals as IOP (Independent Olympic Participants) 1992 (Summer) part of YUG () 1996-2002 part of SCG () 2004-2006 usage to be resumed 2008
SRI	Sri Lanka	1948
STP	São Tomé and Príncipe	1996
SUD	Sudan	1960
SUI	Switzerland	1900
SUR	Suriname	1968
SVK	Slovakia	1994	part of TCH () 1920-1992
SWE	Sweden	1896
SWZ	Swaziland	1900
SYR	Syria	1948
T	Tajikistan	1987
TAN	Tanzania	1964
TGA	Tonga	1984
THA	Thailand	1952
TJK	Tajikistan	1996	part of RUS () 1900-1912 part of URS () 1924-1988 part of EUN () 1992
TKM	Turkmenistan	1996	part of RUS () 1900-1912 part of URS () 1924-1988 part of EUN () 1992
TLS	Timor-Leste	2004	IOA (Individual Olympic Athletes) 2000
TOG	Togo	1972
TPE	Chinese Taipei	1984	as "" CHN 1932-1956 as "" TAI 1960-1964 as "" ROC 1968-1972 current usage began 1984
TRI	Trinidad and Tobago	1948	current usage 1948-1956 part of BWI (West Indies Federation) 1960 current usage resumed 1964
TUN	Tunisia	1960
TUR	Turkey	1908
TUV	Tuvalu	2008
U	Uganda	1991
UAE	United Arab Emirates	1984
UGA	Uganda	1956
UKR	Ukraine	1994	part of RUS () 1900-1912 part of URS () 1924-1988 part of EUN () 1992
URU	Uruguay	1924
USA	United States of America	1896
UZB	Uzbekistan	1994	part of RUS () 1900-1912 part of URS () 1924-1988 part of EUN () 1992
V	Vanuatu	1995
VAN	Vanuatu	1988
VEN	Venezuela	1948
VIE	Vietnam	1952
VIN	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	1988	part of BWI (West Indies Federation) 1960
Y	Yemen	1999
YEM	Yemen	1992
Z	Zambia	2003
ZAM	Zambia	1968	part of RHO (Rhodesia) 1928-1960 RHN (Northern Rhodesia) 1964
ZIM	Zimbabwe	1980	part of RHO (Rhodesia) 1928-1960 RHS (Southern Rhodesia) 1964
Zz	Zimbabwez	2007

Obsolete codes

Code	IOC designation	Used from	Used to	Notes
ANZ	Australasia	1908	1912	Combined Australia and New Zealand team
BIR	Burma	1948	1988	Now MYA (Myanmar)
BOH	Bohemia	1900	1912	Now CZE (Czech Republic)
BOR	North Borneo	1952
BWI	West Indies Federation	1960
CEY	Ceylon	1948	1972	Now SRI (Sri Lanka)
DAH	Dahomey	1972		Now BEN (Benin)
EUA		1956	1964	GER used then, EUA applied in hindsight
FRG	West Germany	1980	1988	Now GER again as GDR states had acceded the Federal Republic of Germany
GDR	East Germany	1968	1988	Ceased to exist, states joined Federal Republic of Germany
HBR	British Honduras	1968	1972	Now BIZ (Belize)
HOL	Netherlands	1900	1988	Changed to NED at 1992 Games
IHO	Indonesia	1952		Now INA (Indonesia)
IRN	Iran	1948	1976	Now IRI
KHM	Cambodia	1972		Now CAM (Cambodia)
KIT	Italy	1896	1936	Now ITA
LIT	Lithuania	1992		Now LTU
MAL	Malaysia	1956	1992	Used 1956-1960 for Malaya; used 1964-1988 for Malaysia. Now MAS
NGU	Papua New Guinea	1980	1984	Now PNG
NGY	Papua New Guinea	1976		Changed to NGU; now PNG
RAU	United Arab Republic	1960	1968	Now EGY (Egypt)
RHN	Northern Rhodesia	1964		Now ZAM (Zambia)
RHO	Rhodesia	1928	1960
RHS	Southern Rhodesia	1964		Now ZIM (Zimbabwe)
ROC	Republic of China	1968	1976	Now TPE (Chinese Taipei)
ROM	Romania	1924	2006	Now ROU
SAA	Saar	1952		Joined Federal Republic of Germany after 1955
SAF	South Africa	1904	1960	Returned as RSA (Republic of South Africa) in 1992
SAU	Saudi Arabia	1984		Now KSA
SCG	Serbia and Montenegro	2004	2006	part of YUG () 1920-1988 individuals as IOP (Independent Olympic Participants) 1992 competed as YUG () 1996-2002
TAI	Taiwan	1960	1964	Now TPE (Chinese Taipei)
TCH	Czechoslovakia	1920	1992	Split up in CZE () and SVK ()
URS	USSR	1952	1988
VOL	Upper Volta	1972	1984	Now BUR (Burkina Faso)
VNM	Vietnam	1976		Now VIE
YAR	North Yemen	1984	1988
YMD	South Yemen	1988
YUG	Yugoslavia	1920	2002	Now SRB (Serbia)
ZAI	Zaire	1984	1996	Now COD (Democratic Republic of the Congo)

Temporary codes

These codes are used by the IOC when necessary to distinguish athletes from nations in transition or when there were United Nations sanctions against the nation.

Code	IOC designation	Used from	Used to	Notes
EUN	Unified Team	1992		Twelve former Soviet republics fielded a joint team the year after the Soviet Union was dissolved.
IOA	Individual Olympic Athlete	2000		Individual athletes from East Timor competed under the Olympic Flag at the 2000 Games, during the United Nations Transitional Administration. This code may be used again in a situation where another sporting embargo necessitates.
IOP	Independent Olympic Participant	1992		Individual athletes from the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia competed under the Olympic Flag in the 1992 Summer Games when the country was under a United Nations sporting embargo. This code may be used again in a situation where another sporting embargo necessitates.
ZZX	Mixed team	1896	1904	Retrospectively applied to medal-winning teams of mixed nationality, which is now impossible since the advent of National Olympic Committees.

See also

★ Comparison of IOC, FIFA, and ISO 3166 country codes

References

★ IOC National Olympic Committees

External links

★ IOC

★ Country Codes from ''How Many? A Dictionary of Units of Measurement''