Pierre de Coubertin medal

Pierre de Coubertin medal (olympic museum barcelona)

The Pierre de Coubertin medal, also known as the True Spirit of Sportsmanship medal, is a special honor awarded by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). It recognizes to those who demonstrate the spirit of sportsmanship in the Olympic Games.

The medal was first awarded in 1964.^[1] Its name recalls Pierre de Coubertin who was the leader of those who established the modern Olympics.

Select recipients [change]

Athlete	Country	Event	Date	Place
Luz Long^[2]	Germany	1936 Summer Olympics	1964 (Awarded posthumously)	Berlin, Germany
Emil Zátopek	Czechoslovakia	1952 Summer Olympics	December 6, 2000 (Awarded posthumously)	Helsinki, Finland
Eugenio Monti^[2]	Italy	1964 Winter Olympics	1964	Innsbruck, Austria
Karl Heinz Klee	Austria	1976 Winter Olympics	February 1977	Innsbruck, Austria
Franz Jonas	Austria	-	July 1969	-
Lawrence Lemieux	Canada	1988 Summer Olympics	September 1988	Seoul, South Korea
Raymond Gafner	Switzerland	-	1999	-
Spencer Eccles	United States	2002 Winter Olympics	February 2002	Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Tana Umaga	New Zealand	2003 Rugby Test Match	June 2003	Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
Vanderlei Cordeiro de Lima	Brazil	2004 Summer Olympics	August 29, 2004	Athens, Greece
Elena Novikova-Belova	Belarus	2007 XI International Scientific Congress	May 17, 2007	Minsk, Belarus
Petar Cupać	Croatia	2008 Summer Olympics	November 18, 2008	Beijing, China
Ivan Bulaja	Croatia	2008 Summer Olympics	November 18, 2008	Beijing, China
Pavle Kostov	Croatia	2008 Summer Olympics	November 18, 2008	Beijing, China
Ronald Harvey^[3]	Australia		2009