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Pierre de Coubertin Medal

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Pierre de Coubertin Medal
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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 byInternational Olympic Committee (IOC)
First awarded1997
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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

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Recipient Country Accomplishment(s) Date Place
Juan Antonio Samaranch[7]  Spain Seventh President of the International Olympic Committee September 1997[8] Lausanne, Switzerland
Leon Štukelj[9]  Slovenia — 12 November 1999[a] —
Raymond Gafner[10]   Switzerland — 1999 —
Emil Zátopek  Czechoslovakia 1952 Summer Olympics 6 December 2000[a] Helsinki, Finland
Kéba Mbaye  Senegal — 2001 —
Rodolphe Leising   Switzerland — 2001 —
Wolf Lyberg [sv]  Sweden — 2001 —
Spencer Eccles  United States 2002 Winter Olympics February 2002 Salt Lake City, United States
Artur Takac [sh; sr]   Switzerland — 2002 —
Conrado Durantez [es; gl]  Spain — 2002 —
Hilda Múdra  Slovakia — 2002 —
Carlos Luña Longo  Guatemala — 2002 —
Walburga Grimm [de]  Germany — 2003 —
Cecilia Tait  Peru — 2003 —
Marino Ercolani Casadei  San Marino — 2003 —
Julio Ernesto Cassanello  Argentina — 2003 —
Vanderlei de Lima[11]  Brazil In recognition of his exceptional demonstration of fair play and Olympic values during the 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"[12] 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[13]  Bulgaria — 15 September 2009 —
Bob Barney  Canada Professor and historian: "lifetime achievements in advancing Olympic scholarship" 2009[14][15] —
Eric Monnin  France Olympic education specialist, first French recipient August 2012 (awarded),[16] 6 August 2013 (presented)[17] —
Bob Nadin  Canada Ice hockey referee 2012 —
Richard Garneau  Canada 2014 Winter Olympics 6 February 2014[a] Sochi, Russia
Michael Hwang[18]  Singapore "Exceptional services to the Olympic movement" 13 October 2014 Singapore
Petros Synadinos[19]  Greece Long and diverse service to the Olympic Movement[20] 2016 Athens, Greece
Eduard von Falz-Fein[21]  Liechtenstein "Long service to the Olympic movement"[21] 17 February 2017 Vaduz, Liechtenstein
Lü Junjie[22]  China Zisha artist 16 January 2018 Lausanne, Switzerland
Han Meilin[23]  China Designer of the Fuwa, mascots of the 2008 Summer Olympics 24 April 2018 Lausanne, Switzerland
Aldons Vrubļevskis[24]  Latvia Former President of the Latvian NOC 28 November 2020 Sigulda, Latvia
André Leclercq [fr][25]  France 70th anniversary of the French Pierre de Coubertin Committee [fr] 5 November 2021 Lausanne, Switzerland
George Hirthler[26]  United States Author of The Idealist about Pierre de Coubertin 23 June 2022 Lausanne, Switzerland
Rolf Lukaschewski [de][27]  Germany German-born contemporary artist 23 June 2022 Lausanne, Switzerland
Michael Robert Payne[28]  United Kingdom Author of 2021 IOC book Toon In! 1 December 2022 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),[29] August 2024 (presented)[30] Paris, France
Jean Durry [fr; it][31]  France Author of Coubertin autographe – Tome I (1889–1915) about Pierre de Coubertin 23 June 2023 Lausanne, Switzerland
Ed Hula[32]  United States Editor and Founder of Around the Rings 23 June 2023 Lausanne, Switzerland
Telmo Guerra[33][34]  Portugal Portuguese artist, and first Portuguese to be awarded the medal 21 June 2024 Lausanne, Switzerland

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c awarded posthumously

References

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  1. ^ a b 106th IOC Session Meeting Minutes, Lausanne: International Olympic Committee, 3–6 September 1997, p. 68
  2. ^ "ANGEL OR DEMON? THE CHOICE OF FAIR PLAY". International Olympic Committee. 2006. Archived from the original on 26 October 2007. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  3. ^ "World Fair Play Trophy". International Fair Play Committee. 2015. Archived from the original on 7 August 2024. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ Praderio, Caroline (23 August 2016). "There are 2 prestigious awards named for the founder of the modern Olympic movement – here are 8 athletes who have won them". Business Insider. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  7. ^ "OLYMPIC REVIEW : OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE OLYMPIC MOVEMENT". Olympic Review. XXVI (17). International Olympic Committee: 9. October–November 1997.
  8. ^ "Olympic Museum-Pierre de Coubertin medal". Musée Olympique. 29 April 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2024. The Medal was awarded for the first time to IOC President Juan Antonio Samaranch during the 106th IOC Session in Lausanne, in September 1997.
  9. ^ "LEON STUKELJ AWARDED IOC MEDAL POSTHUMOUSLY". International Olympic Committee. 12 November 1999. Archived from the original on 7 August 2024. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  10. ^ Lennartz, Karl (January 2003). "Obituary Raymond Gafner (1915–2002)" (PDF). Journal of Olympic History. 11 (1): 68. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  11. ^ "Lima Vanderlei receives the Pierre de Coubertin medal". International Olympic Committee. 30 August 2004. Archived from the original on 22 August 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  12. ^ "Sports Shorts – Israel News". Haaretz. 12 September 2007. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
  13. ^ "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.
  14. ^ "Robert K. Barney". FiT Publishing. West Virginia University. 23 March 2015. Archived from the original on 12 August 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
  15. ^ "Robert K. Barney Graduate Student Essay Award". Center for Sociocultural Sport and Olympic Research. 1 November 2022. Archived from the original on 7 August 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  16. ^ "Les 4èmes et la flamme olympique avec Éric Monnin". Collège Saint-Joseph (in French). Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  17. ^ "Actualités de la semaine". Olympics.com (in French). 9 August 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  18. ^ "Singapore Lawyer Michael Hwang receives the Pierre de Coubertin Medal for his Services to the Olympic Movement – Singapore National Olympic Council". 13 October 2014. Archived from the original on 24 September 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  19. ^ "Πέτρος Συναδινός". hoc.gr (in Greek). Hellenic Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 30 September 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  20. ^ Vasileiou, Konstantinos (29 June 2016). "The 'Pierre de Coubertin' award to Petros Synadinos!". paralympicus.gr. Archived from the original on 7 August 2024. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  21. ^ a b "IOC President visits Liechtenstein". International Olympic Committee. 17 February 2017. Archived from the original on 28 February 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  22. ^ "IOC awards Pierre de Coubertin medal to Chinese artist Lv Junjie – Xinhua – English.news.cn". Xinhua News Agency. Archived from the original on 16 January 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  23. ^ "Chinese artist awarded Coubertin Medal at IOC headquarters in Lansanne". Xinhua News Agency. Archived from the original on 25 April 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  24. ^ "Olympic Highlights 07/12/2020 – Olympic News". International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 7 August 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  25. ^ "André Leclercq reçoit la Médaille Pierre-de-Coubertin – Comité Français Pierre de Coubertin". Comité Français Pierre de Coubertin – L'olympisme (in French). 20 November 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  26. ^ Sheidlower, Noah. "Atlanta resident George Hirthler receives rare Pierre de Coubertin Medal from International Olympic Committee". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Archived from the original on 7 August 2024. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
  27. ^ "Pierre de Coubertin Medal awarded to artist Rolf Lukaschewski and Olympic writer George Hirthler". International Olympic Committee. 23 June 2022. Archived from the original on 29 June 2022.
  28. ^ "Pierre de Coubertin Medal awarded to Michael Robert Payne". International Olympic Committee. 1 December 2022. Archived from the original on 2 December 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  29. ^ "Georgian Olympic body Vice President honoured with International Olympic Committee award". agenda.ge. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  30. ^ "Elguja Berishvili receives Pierre de Coubertin medal". 1TV. 7 August 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  31. ^ "IOC awards Pierre de Coubertin Medals to illustrious personalities who have made an outstanding contribution to Olympism". International Olympic Committee. 23 June 2023. Archived from the original on 3 July 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  32. ^ "IOC awards Pierre de Coubertin Medals to illustrious personalities who have made an outstanding contribution to Olympism". International Olympic Committee. 23 June 2023. Archived from the original on 3 July 2023. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  33. ^ Marques, Efigénia (3 July 2024). "Telmo Guerra é o primeiro português a receber medalha Pierre de Coubertin". Jornal o Interior (in Portuguese). Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  34. ^ "Olympic Highlights 25-06-2024". International Olympic Committee. 25 June 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
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