[[Image:BOC-logo.jpg|right|Logo of the Bulgarian Olympic Committee]] The '''Bulgarian Olympic Committee''' (Български олимпийски комитет, abbreviated as БОК, '''BOC''') is a [[non-profit organization]] serving as the [[National Olympic Committee]] of [[Bulgaria]] and a part of the [[International Olympic Committee]]. It was formed on [[30 March]] [[1923]] (with Bulgaria participating in the [[Olympic Games]] since the first modern Olympiad in [[1896 Summer Olympics|1896]]), disbanded for a short period between September [[1944]] and [[1952]], since when it has continuously represented the country in the Olympic movement. ==Heads of the Bulgarian Olympic Committee== * [[Eftim Kitanchev]] (1923-1925) * [[Dimitar Stanchov]] (1925-1929) * [[Velizar Lozanov]] (1929-1941) * [[Rashko Atanasov]] (1941-1944) * [[Vladimir Stoychev]] (1959-1982) * [[Ivan Slavkov]] (1982-2005) * [[Stefka Kostadinova]] (2005-) ==External links== * [http://www.bgolympic.org/ Official website of the Bulgarian Olympic Committee] {{Olympic-stub}} {{Bulgaria-stub}} [[Category:National Olympic committees]] [[Category:Bulgaria at the Olympics| ]]