Pierre de Coubertin Medal
Pierre de Coubertin Medal | |
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Awarded for | Institutions with a pedagogical and educational role and to people who, through their research and the creation of intellectual works in the spirit of Pierre de Coubertin, contribute to the promotion of Olympism. |
Presented by | International Olympic Committee (IOC) |
First awarded | 1997 |
Website | http://www.olympic.org/ |
The Pierre de Coubertin Medal is a special decoration awarded by the International Olympic Committee that "pays tribute to institutions with a pedagogical and educational role and to people who, through their research and the creation of intellectual works in the spirit of Pierre de Coubertin, contribute to the promotion of Olympism."[1] It was designed by André Ricard Sala, with one face featuring a portrait of Coubertin and the other showing the Olympic motto and rings.[1]
The medal is not the same award as the Pierre de Coubertin World Trophy, which was inaugurated in 1964 and is awarded by the International Fair Play Committee,[2][3] although the two are often confused. For example, some news media reported on 22 August 2016 that Nikki Hamblin and Abbey D'Agostino had received the medal after colliding with each other on the track during the 5000 m event and assisting each other to continue the race.[4] The New Zealand Olympic Committee said that no such award had yet been made,[5] and The Guardian later corrected their report confirming "the award was the International Fair Play Committee Award rather than the Pierre de Coubertin award".[4] It is also regularly mentioned that the first winner of the Pierre de Coubertin Medal was the Italian bobsledder Eugenio Monti in 1964, although in fact he became the first winner of the Pierre de Coubertin World Trophy. Lawrence Lemieux didn't receive the medal either.[6]
Recipients
[edit]Recipient | Country | Accomplishment(s) | Date | Place |
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Juan Antonio Samaranch | Spain | Seventh President of the International Olympic Committee | September 1997[7][8] | Lausanne, Switzerland |
Leon Štukelj | Slovenia | — | 12 November 1999[a][9] | — |
Raymond Gafner | Switzerland | — | 1999[10] | — |
Emil Zátopek | Czechoslovakia | 1952 Summer Olympics | 6 December 2000[a][11] | 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, 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 | Brazil | In recognition of his exceptional demonstration of fair play and Olympic values during the 2004 Summer Olympics | 29 August 2004[12] | 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"[13] | 17 May 2007 | Minsk, Belarus |
Manfred Bergman | Israel | For services rendered to the International Olympic Committee and the Olympic cause | December 2008 | Lausanne, Switzerland |
Emanuel Bosák | Czech Republic | — | May 2009[14] | Jičín, Czech Republic |
Boyan Radev | Bulgaria | — | 15 September 2009[15] | — |
Bob Barney | Canada | Professor and historian: "Lifetime achievements in advancing Olympic scholarship" | 2009[16][17] | — |
Eric Monnin | France | Olympic education specialist, first French recipient | August 2012 (awarded),[18] 6 August 2013 (presented)[19] | — |
Bob Nadin | Canada | Ice hockey referee | 2012 (awarded), 2013 (presented)[20] | — |
Richard Garneau | Canada | — | 6 February 2014[a][21] | Sochi, Russia |
Hermann Andrecs | Austria | — | 10 September 2014[22][23] | Vienna, Austria |
Michael Hwang | Singapore | "Exceptional services to the Olympic movement" | 13 October 2014[24] | Singapore |
Petros Synadinos | Greece | Long and diverse service to the Olympic Movement[25] | 2016[26] | Athens, Greece |
Eduard von Falz-Fein | Liechtenstein | "Long service to the Olympic movement" | 17 February 2017[27] | Vaduz, Liechtenstein |
Lü Junjie | China | Zisha artist | 16 January 2018[28] | Lausanne, Switzerland |
Han Meilin[29] | China | Designer of the Fuwa, mascots of the 2008 Summer Olympics | 24 April 2018 | Lausanne, Switzerland |
Aldons Vrubļevskis | Latvia | Former President of the Latvian NOC | 28 November 2020[30] | Sigulda, Latvia |
André Leclercq | France | 70th anniversary of the French Pierre de Coubertin Committee | 5 November 2021[31] | Lausanne, Switzerland |
George Hirthler | United States | Author of The Idealist about Pierre de Coubertin | 23 June 2022[32] | Lausanne, Switzerland |
Rolf Lukaschewski | Germany | German-born contemporary artist | 23 June 2022[33] | Lausanne, Switzerland |
Michael Robert Payne | United Kingdom | Author of 2021 IOC book Toon In! | 1 December 2022[34] | Lausanne, Switzerland |
Elguja Berishvili | Georgia | First Vice President of the Georgian National Olympic Committee, "for his contribution to the Olympic movement". First Georgian to be awarded the medal. | April 2023 (awarded),[35] August 2024 (presented)[36] | Paris, France |
Jean Durry | France | Author of Coubertin autographe – Tome I (1889–1915) about Pierre de Coubertin | 23 June 2023[37] | Lausanne, Switzerland |
Ed Hula | United States | Editor and Founder of Around the Rings | 23 June 2023[38] | Lausanne, Switzerland |
Telmo Guerra | Portugal | Portuguese artist, and first Portuguese to be awarded the medal | 21 June 2024[39][40] | Lausanne, Switzerland |
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]References
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- ^ a b "New Zealand and US runners awarded for sportsmanship". The Guardian. 21 August 2016. Archived from the original on 7 August 2024. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ^ "Rio Olympics: Kiwi runner Nikki Hamblin in line for rare Pierre de Coubertin honour". Stuff. 22 August 2016. Archived from the original on 7 August 2024. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
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