Pierre de Coubertin Medal

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Pierre de Coubertin Medal
Awarded forInstitutions 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 awarded1997
Website http://www.olympic.org/   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

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]

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The medal is not the same award as the Pierre de Coubertin World Trophy, which was inaugurated in 1965 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]

A medal awarded since 1969 "for outstanding merits in the Olympic Movement" by the Austrian Olympic Committee (ÖOC) called the Pierre de Coubertin-Medaille, 'Pierre de Coubertin Medal' has given rise to further confusion. The first recipients at a ceremony held on 23 June 1969 at the Museum of the 20th Century in Vienna were Austrian President Franz Jonas, IOC President Avery Brundage, IOC member Manfred Mautner Markhof  [ de ], the Minister of Education Theodor Piffl-Perčević  [ arz; de; no; uk ], the ÖOC President Heinrich Drimmel  [ de ], and the ÖOC Hon. Secretary-General Edgar Fried  [ de ]. [7] Later recipients include Rudolf Sallinger  [ arz; de ], [8] Pat Hickey, [9] and Dieter Kalt Sr.. [10]

Recipients

RecipientCountryAccomplishment(s)DatePlace
Juan Antonio Samaranch Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Seventh President of the International Olympic Committee 6 September 1997 [11] [12] Lausanne, Switzerland
Leon Štukelj Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 12 November 1999 [a] [13] Maribor, Slovenia
Raymond Gafner Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 1999 [14] [15]
Rainier III, Prince of Monaco Flag of Monaco.svg  Monaco 2000 [16]
João Havelange Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 2000 [16]
Gianni Agnelli Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2000 [16]
Alain Danet  [ fr; pl ]Flag of France.svg  France 2000 [16]
Kurt Furgler Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 2000 [16]
Henry Kissinger Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2000 [16]
Yoshiaki Tsutsumi Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 2000 [16]
Emil Zátopek Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 1952 Summer Olympics 6 December 2000 [a] [16] [17] Prague, Czech Republic
Kéba Mbaye Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 2001 [16]
Rudolf Leising Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 2001 [16]
Wolf Lyberg  [ sv ]Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Sports journalist, "for his many contributions to the International Olympic Committee and to the Olympic Family"July 2001 (awarded) [16] [18]
22 November 2001 (presented) [19]
Moscow, Russia
Stockholm, Sweden
Spencer Eccles [20] Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2002 Winter Olympics February 2002[ citation needed ] Salt Lake City, United States
Frieder Roskam Flag of Germany.svg  Germany German architect, "for his groundbreaking work in sports facility construction"30 April 2002 [21] Cologne, Germany
Artur Takac  [ sh; sr ] [22] [ better source needed ]Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland [ citation needed ]2002[ citation needed ]
Conrado Durantez  [ es; gl ]Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 2002 [23] [ better source needed ] [24]
Hilda Múdra Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 2002 [25]
Cecilia Tait Flag of Peru.svg  Peru First Peruvian recipient, "in recognition of her contribution to the promotion of women in sport"21 March 2003 [26] [27] Lausanne, Switzerland
Walburga Grimm  [ de ] [28] Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 2003[ citation needed ]
Marino Ercolani Casadei Flag of San Marino.svg  San Marino 2003 [29]
Julio Ernesto Cassanello Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina President of the Argentine Olympic Committee 2005–09 [30] [ better source needed ] [31] 2003[ citation needed ]
Vanderlei de Lima Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil In recognition of his exceptional demonstration of fair play and Olympic values during the 2004 Summer Olympics 29 August 2004 [32] Athens, Greece
Elena Belova Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus Presented at the 2007 XI International Scientific Congress17 May 2007 [6] [33] Minsk, Belarus
Shaul Ladany Flag of Israel.svg  Israel For "unusual outstanding sports achievements during a span covering over four decades"17 May 2007 [34] Minsk, Belarus
Viktor Khotochkin Flag of Russia.svg  Russia First Vice-President, the Russian Olympic Committee (2002–2009), "for his outstanding contribution to the development of the International Olympic Movement"2007 [35] [36]
Viktor Mamatov Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 2008 [36] [37]
Manfred Bergman [ citation needed ]Flag of Israel.svg  Israel For services rendered to the International Olympic Committee and the Olympic causeDecember 2008Lausanne, Switzerland
Ronald Harvey Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Former CEO of the Australian Sports Commission and Director of the Australian Institute of Sport, first Australian recipient2 April 2009 [38] Australia
Emanuel Bosák Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic May 2009 [39] Jičín, Czech Republic
Xia Geng  [ zh ]Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Mayor of Qingdao  [ zh ] 2003–2012, [40] "to thank Qingdao City for its efforts in the Olympic Movement"22 July 2009 [41] Qingdao, China
Boyan Radev Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 15 September 2009 [42]
Gagik Tsarukyan Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia President of the Armenian Olympic Committee, "for his invaluable contribution to the development of sport in Armenia"13 November 2010 [43] [44] Yerevan, Armenia
Eric Monnin Flag of France.svg  France Olympic education specialist, first French recipientAugust 2012 (awarded) [45]
6 August 2013 (presented) [46]
Bob Nadin Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Veteran ice hockey referee and referee supervisor, medal presented at the 2013 IIHF World Championship May 2013 [47] [48] Stockholm, Sweden
Richard Garneau Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada French Canadian sports broadcaster, "for his lifetime dedication to Olympism"6 February 2014 [a] [49] Sochi, Russia
Hermann Andrecs Flag of Austria.svg  Austria Co-founder and former president of the Austrian Olympic Academy, "for services to the Olympic Movement"10 September 2014 [50] Vienna, Austria
Michael Hwang Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore "Exceptional services to the Olympic Movement"13 October 2014 [51] Singapore
Geraint John Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom First British recipient for "many years of outstanding service to the Olympic Movement while bringing a wealth of experience and expertise to Olympic design" [52] 28 November 2014 [53] London, England
Petros Synadinos Flag of Greece.svg  Greece Member of the Hellenic Olympic Committee and President of the Hellenic Archery Federation, "for his multi-year and multifaceted contribution to the Olympics and sports"2016 [54] Athens, Greece
Eduard von Falz-Fein Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein "Long service to the Olympic Movement"17 February 2017 [55] [56] Vaduz, Liechtenstein
Lü Junjie Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China First Zisha artist to be awarded, for "his work using Zisha to spread the Olympic spirit"15 January 2018 [57] Lausanne, Switzerland
Han Meilin Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Designer of the Fuwa, mascots of the 2008 Summer Olympics 24 April 2018 [58] Lausanne, Switzerland
Diego Pulido Aragón Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala Guatemalan banker and funder "for believing that through sports, culture and education, we can build a better future for our country" [59] 28 August 2018 [60] Guatemala City, Guatemala
Aldons Vrubļevskis Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia Former President of the Latvian NOC28 November 2020 [61] Sigulda, Latvia
André Leclercq  [ fr ]Flag of France.svg  France At the 70th anniversary of the French Pierre de Coubertin Committee  [ fr ]5 November 2021 [62] Lausanne, Switzerland
Cui Jingzhe Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Chinese artist, for "[his] efforts in spreading the Olympic spirit through art"11 January 2022 [63] Beijing, China
George Hirthler Flag of the United States.svg  United States Author of The Idealist about Pierre de Coubertin23 June 2022 [64] Lausanne, Switzerland
Rolf Lukaschewski  [ de ]Flag of Germany.svg  Germany German-born contemporary artist for "[his] inspiring positive expression of channelling the vision of Coubertin through [his] extraordinary art"23 June 2022 [65] Lausanne, Switzerland
Kim Min-jae Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Korean sports photographer, first Korean recipientMay 2018 (awarded)
19 October 2022 (presented) [66]
Seoul, South Korea
Michael Robert Payne Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Author of the 2021 IOC book Toon In!1 December 2022 [67] Lausanne, Switzerland
Elguja Berishvili Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia First Vice President of the Georgian National Olympic Committee, "for his contribution to the Olympic movement". First Georgian recipient.April 2023 (awarded) [68]
August 2024 (presented) [69]
Paris, France
Jean Durry  [ fr; it ]Flag of France.svg  France Author of Coubertin autographe – Tome I (1889–1915) about Pierre de Coubertin23 June 2023 [70] Lausanne, Switzerland
Ed Hula Flag of the United States.svg  United States Editor and Founder of Around the Rings 23 June 2023 [70] Lausanne, Switzerland
David Miller Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Journalist and Olympic historian, author of Igniting the Games: The Evolution of the Olympics and Thomas Bach's Legacy (2022) [71] November 2023 [72] London, England
Telmo Guerra Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Portuguese artist, first Portuguese recipient21 June 2024 [73] Lausanne, Switzerland

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 awarded posthumously

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