Pierre de Coubertin medal
The Pierre de Coubertin medal is awarded by the International Olympic Committee and recognizes those who demonstrate the spirit of sportsmanship in the Olympic Games.[1] The medal is not the same award as the Pierre de Coubertin World Trophy, which is awarded by the International Fair Play Committee.[2][3]
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Recipients
[change | change source]| Recipient | Country | Accomplishment(s) | Date | Place |
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| Juan Antonio Samaranch[4] |  Spain |
Seventh President of the International Olympic Committee | 1997 | — |
| Leon Štukelj[5] |  Slovenia |
— | 12 November 1999 (awarded posthumously) |
— |
| Raymond Gafner |  Switzerland |
— | 1999 | — |
| Rainier III, Prince of Monaco |  Monaco |
— | 2000 | — |
| João Havelange |  Brazil |
— | 2000 | — |
| Gianni Agnelli |  Italy |
— | 2000 | — |
| Alain Danet |  France |
— | 2000 | — |
| Kurt Furgler | Switzerland |
— | 2000 | — |
| Henry Kissinger |  United States |
— | 2000 | — |
| Yoshiaki Tsutsumi |  Japan |
— | 2000 | — |
| Emil Zátopek |  Czechoslovakia |
1952 Summer Olympics | 6 December 2000 (awarded posthumously) |
Helsinki, Finland |
| Kéba Mbaye |  Senegal |
— | 2001 | — |
| Rodolphe Leising | Switzerland |
— | 2001 | — |
| Wolf Lyberg |  Sweden |
— | 2001 | — |
| Spencer Eccles | United States |
2002 Winter Olympics | February 2002 | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States |
| Artur Takac | Switzerland |
— | 2002 | — |
| Conrado Durantez | Spain |
— | 2002 | — |
| Hilda Múdra |  Slovakia |
— | 2002 | — |
| Carlos Luña Longo |  Guatemala |
— | 2002 | — |
| Walburga Grimm |  Germany |
— | 2003 | — |
| Cecilia Tait |  Peru |
— | 2003 | — |
| Marino Ercolani Casadei |  San Marino |
— | 2003 | — |
| Julio Ernesto Cassanello |  Argentina |
— | 2003 | — |
| Vanderlei de Lima[6] | Brazil |
2004 Summer Olympics | 29 August 2004 | Athens, Greece |
| Erwin Niedermann |  Austria |
— | 2004 | — |
| Heiner Heinze | Germany |
— | 2004 | — |
| Martin Franken |  Netherlands |
In recognition of his contribution to the promotion of the Olympic Movement and services to the IOC | 16 November 2006 | Lausanne, Switzerland |
| Elena Novikova-Belova |  Belarus |
2007 XI International Scientific Congress | 17 May 2007 | Minsk, Belarus |
| Shaul Ladany |  Israel |
"Unusual outstanding sports achievements during a span covering over four decades"[7] | 17 May 2007 | Minsk, Belarus |
| Manfred Bergman | Israel |
For services rendered to the International Olympic Committee and the Olympic cause | December, 2008 |
Lausanne, Switzerland |
| Boyan Radev[8] |  Bulgaria |
— | 15 September 2009 | — |
| Eric Monnin | France |
Olympic education specialist | 2012 | — |
| Bob Nadin |  Canada |
Ice hockey referee | 2012 | — |
| Richard Garneau | Canada |
2014 Winter Olympics | 6 February 2014 (awarded posthumously) |
Sochi, Russia |
| Michael Hwang[9] |  Singapore |
"Exceptional services to the Olympic movement" | 13 October 2014 | Singapore, Singapore |
| Eduard von Falz-Fein[10] |  Liechtenstein |
"[L]ong service to the Olympic movement"[10] | 17 February 2017 | Vaduz, Liechtenstein |
| Lü Junjie |  China |
Zisha artist[11] | 16 January 2018 | Lausanne, Switzerland |
| Han Meilin[12] | China |
Chinese artist most recognized today for his creation of the Fuwa dolls for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. | 24 April 2018 | Lausanne, Switzerland |
Related pages
[change | change source]References
[change | change source]- ↑ 106th IOC Session Meeting Minutes, Lausanne: International Olympic Committee, 3–6 September 1997, p. 68
- ↑ "ANGEL OR DEMON? THE CHOICE OF FAIR PLAY". International Olympic Committee. 2006. Archived from the original on 26 October 2007. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ↑ "World Fair Play Trophy". International Fair Play Committee. 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ↑ Olympic Review. XXVI (17). International Olympic Committee: 9. October–November 1997.
{{cite journal}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ "LEON STUKELJ AWARDED IOC MEDAL POSTHUMOUSLY". International Olympic Committee. 12 November 1999. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ↑ "Lima Vanderlei receives the Pierre de Coubertin medal". International Olympic Committee. 30 August 2004. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ↑ "Sports Shorts – Israel News". Haaretz. 12 September 2007. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
- ↑ "San Marino NOC president awarded the Olympic Order". Chinese Olympic Committee. 17 October 2009. Archived from the original on 4 November 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ↑ "Singapore Lawyer Michael Hwang receives the Pierre de Coubertin Medal for his Services to the Olympic Movement - Singapore National Olympic Council". 13 October 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- 1 2 "IOC President visits Liechtenstein". International Olympic Committee. 17 February 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ↑ "IOC awards Pierre de Coubertin medal to Chinese artist Lv Junjie - Xinhua - English.news.cn". www.xinhuanet.com. Archived from the original on 16 January 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
- ↑ "Chinese artist awarded Coubertin Medal at IOC headquarters in Lansanne". Xinhua. Archived from the original on 25 April 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2018.