Short History
1870
The modern-day breeding of racing pigeons was set off by mervhants in verciers, Belgium around 1870. The FCI’s offical language is English, German, French.
1937
Brussels: Federation Colombophile Internationale (FCI) was established.
1939
Brussles: First international exhibition, with 10 nationts participating.
1939
Cologne: Second international exhibition
1948
London: Federation Colombophile Internationale was re-established
1949
Biannual Racing Pigeon Olympiades was launched
1957
Standard category was adopted
Presidents
1948 – 2021
Henry MARTENS
1948
Wilfired STAES
1953
Raoul VAN SPITAEL
1975
Guy BARRETT
1983
Prof. Josef KOHAUS
1987
Georges DE PADUWA
1991
Carlos MARQUEZ PRATS
1992 / 1999
Benedito VILA NOVA
1997
Dr. José TERESO
2005
Istvan BARDOS
2017
Olympiades and Winners
- 1949 Lille: France, Netherlands, Scotland
- 1951 Modena: Netherlands, France, Belgium
- 1953 Copenhagen: cancelled due to Newcastle disease epidemic
- 1955 Barcelona: Netherlands, France, Belgium
- 1957 Amsterdam: Czechoslovakia, Netherlands, Belgium
- 1959 Lisbon : Czechoslovakia, Netherlands, Belgium
- 1961 Essen : Belgium, FRG, Netherlands
- 1963 Ostend : Czechoslovakia, Belgium, England
- 1965 London : England, Czechoslovakia, Belgium
- 1967 Vienna : England, Czechoslovakia, Netherlands
- 1969 Katowice : Netherlands, England, Czechoslovakia
- 1971 Brussels : Czechoslovakia, FRG, Netherlands
- 1973 Düsseldorf : England, Poland, Czechoslovakia
- 1975 Budapest : Czechoslovakia, Netherlands, England
- 1977 Blackpool : FRG, England, Netherlands
- 1979 Amsterdam: Czechoslovakia, FRG, Romania
- 1981 Tokyo: Netherlands, Romania, Czechoslovakia
- 1983 Prague: Czechoslovakia, Poland, Hungary
- 1985 Porto: Czechoslovakia, Hungary, FRG
- 1987 Dortmund: Czechoslovakia, FRG, Romania
- 1989 Katowice: Czechoslovakia, Poland, Romania
- 1991 Verona: Netherlands, Portugal, Czechoslovakia
- 1993 Canary Islands: no data
- 1995 Utrecht: Portugal, Romania, Netherlands
- 1997 Basel: Portugal, Germany, Netherlands
- 1999 Blackpool: Germany, Netherlands, Portugal
- 2001 Cape Town: Germany, Portugal, Slovakia
- 2003 Lievin: Germany, Portugal, Poland
- 2005 Porto: Portugal, Germany, Hungary
- 2007 Ostend: England, Poland, Germany
- 2009 Dortmund: Germany, Slovakia, Hungary
- 2011 Poznan: Germany, Slovakia, Poland
- 2013 Nitra: Slovakia, Germany, Poland
- 2015 Budapest: Poland, Slovakia, Germany
- 2017 Brussels: Slovakia, Germany, Czech Republic
World Championships
- 1994 Canaries – Spain
- 1995 Utrecht – Netherlands
- 1996 Bale – Switzerland
- 1997 Mira – Portugal
- 1998 Buenos Aires – Argentina
- 1999 Queretaro – Mexico
- 2000 Beijing – China
- 2001 Cape Town – South Africa
- 2002 Roye – France
- 2003 Mira – Portugal
- 2004 Xacobeo – Spain
- 2005 Hajdúszoboszló – Hungary
- 2007 Nevele – Belgium
- 2008 Fritzlar – Deutschland
- 2009 Barengton – France
- 2010 Wilcza – Poland
- 2011 Mira – Portugal
- 2012 Nitra – Slovakia
- 2013 Mira – Portugal
- 2014 Vác – Hungary
- 2015 Arad – Romania
- 2016 Nevele – Belgium
- 2017 Mira – Portugal