National Olympic Committee of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (Russian: Национальный Олимпийский комитет Союза Советских Социалистических Республик – НОК СССР) was the non-profit organization representing athletes from former Soviet Union states in the International Olympic Committee. The NOC USSR organized Soviet's representatives at the Summer and WinterOlympic Games. It was recognized by the International Olympic Committee on 7 May, 1951 at the 45th session of the IOC, thanks to which the national team of the USSR was allowed to participate in the Olympic Games. After dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, this Olympic Committee was replaced by Russian Olympic Committee in 1992.[1]
