Denmark
Land:43,094km2 Population: 5,146,000
SPORT IN THE COUNTRY
1. TRADITIONAL SPORT AND GAMES
NA
2. POPULAR PARTICIPATION SPORT
Football, Gymnastics, Handball, Badminton, Swimming
3. POPULAR SPECTATOR SPORT
Soccer, Handball, Ice Hockey, Badminton
4. SPORT LEGISLATION
Folkeoplysnigslov (1994)
5. SPORT INFORMATION CENTER
NA
6. SPORT PARTICIPATION SURVEY
NA
7. NUMBER OF SPORT CLUB
11,050 sports clubs
1,619,773 members
8. FITNESS TESTING PROGRAM
NA
ORGANIZATION PROFILE
National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederations of Denmark (DIF)
Address: Idrættens Hus Brøndby Stadion 20 2605 Brøndby
Tel: (45)43.26.26.26 Fax: (45)43.26.29.91
e-mail: noc.denmark@dif.dk
1. FOUNDED YEAR
February, 1896
2. OFFICIAL REPRESENTATIVE
Mr. Kai Holm
Title: President
3. NATURE OF THE ORGANIZATION
Non-governmental organization
4. OBJECTIVES AND MISSIONS
DIF is the umbrella organization of 56 national federations and has approximately 1.6 million members distributed on approximately 11,000 clubs. The national federations are the governing body of their respective sports athletes as well as Sport for All level, and their activities are international as well as national and regional.
5. NUMBER OF STAFF
Full-time staff:90
6. ANNUAL BUDGET
Approx.US$28million (2000)
Approx.US$28million (2001)
7. SPECIAL EVENTS AND PROGRAMS
NA
8. PROMOTIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE TARGET GROUPS
There are activities in all targeted groups, but it is the different sports federation that are organizing these activities.
9. LEADERSHIP TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS
NA
10. NATIONAL PARTNERS
National Federations
11. AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
IOC, EOC
12. PRESENT ISSUES AND CHALLENGES
NA
The Danish TRIM-Committee
Address: Brøndby Stadion20 2605 Brøndby
Tel: (45)4326.2391 Fax: (45)4326.2394
e-mail: poul.gregersen@trim.dk
1. FOUNDED YEAR
March, 1973
2. OFFICIAL REPRESENTATIVE
Mr. Preben Staun
Title: Chairman
3. NATURE OF THE ORGANIZATION
Non-governmental organization
4. OBJECTIVES AND MISSIONS
To make physical in-active people active.
5.NUMBER OF STAFF
Full-time staff:2
6. ANNUAL BUDGET
Approx.US$235,300(2000)
7. SPECIAL EVENTS AND PROGRAMS
NA
8. PROMOTIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE TARGET GROUPS
Programs available for the following target groups:
School children (Age 6 to 12), Adolescents (Age 13 to 16), Adult women, Employees at work-sites, General people in the community, Aged people, People with disabilities.
9. LEADERSHIP TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS
Courses for voluntaries
Type : Running,Powerwalking and In-line skating
Level: 3 different courses each in 2 levels
10. NATIONAL PARTNERS
NA
11. AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
TAFISA
12. PRESENT ISSUES AND CHALLENGES
Finance
