United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee

The US Olympic and Paralympic Committee has had various names throughout its existence. It was founded in 1900 as the American Olympic Committee (AOC). In 1920 the concurrent American Olympic Association (AOA) was formed. Through 1920, a separate AOA was formed for organizing participation at each Olympics. In 1940, the organization changed its name to the USA Sports Federation (USASF). In 1945 the name was changed again to the United States Olympic Association (USOA), with a separate US Olympic Committee formed before each Olympics to organized participation at the Games. In 1968 the group changed its name to the United States Olympic Committee (USOC), the name by which it was well-known until June 2019, when it changed its name to the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC).