Pierre de Coubertin medal

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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 sometimes 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 5000m 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]

Recipients[]

Recipient Country Accomplishment(s) Date Place
Juan Antonio Samaranch[6]  Spain Seventh President of the International Olympic Committee 1997 —
Leon Štukelj[7]  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 —
 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 —
  Switzerland — 2001 —
 Sweden — 2001 —
Spencer Eccles  United States 2002 Winter Olympics February 2002 Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
  Switzerland — 2002 —
 Spain — 2002 —
Hilda Múdra  Slovakia — 2002 —
 Guatemala — 2002 —
 Germany — 2003 —
Cecilia Tait  Peru — 2003 —
 San Marino — 2003 —
 Argentina — 2003 —
Vanderlei de Lima[8]  Brazil 2004 Summer Olympics 29 August 2004 Athens, Greece
 Austria — 2004 —
 Germany — 2004 —
 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 17 May 2007 Minsk, Belarus
Shaul Ladany  Israel "Unusual outstanding sports achievements during a span covering over four decades"[9] 17 May 2007 Minsk, Belarus
 Israel For services rendered to the International Olympic Committee and the Olympic cause December, 2008
 Lausanne, Switzerland
Boyan Radev[10]  Bulgaria — 15 September 2009 —
 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[11]  Singapore "Exceptional services to the Olympic movement" 13 October 2014 Singapore
Petros Synadinos[12]
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Greece 		Long and diverse service to the Olympic Movement[13] 2016 Athens, Greece
Eduard von Falz-Fein[14]  Liechtenstein "[L]ong service to the Olympic movement"[14] 17 February 2017 Vaduz, Liechtenstein
 China Zisha artist[15] 16 January 2018 Lausanne, Switzerland
Han Meilin  China Designer of the Fuwa, mascots of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[16] 24 April 2018 Lausanne, Switzerland

See also[]

References[]

  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. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  4. ^ a b "New Zealand and US runners awarded for sportsmanship". The Guardian. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Rio Olympics: Kiwi runner Nikki Hamblin in line for rare Pierre de Coubertin honour". Stuff. 22 August 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
  6. ^ Olympic Review. International Olympic Committee. XXVI (17): 9. October–November 1997. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ^ "LEON STUKELJ AWARDED IOC MEDAL POSTHUMOUSLY". International Olympic Committee. 12 November 1999. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  8. ^ "Lima Vanderlei receives the Pierre de Coubertin medal". International Olympic Committee. 30 August 2004. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  9. ^ "Sports Shorts – Israel News". Haaretz. 12 September 2007. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
  10. ^ "San Marino NOC president awarded the Olympic Order". Chinese Olympic Committee. 17 October 2009. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ "Πέτρος Συναδινός". Ελληνική Ολυμπιακή Επιτροπή (in Greek). Retrieved 2021-09-30.
  13. ^ Vasileiou, Konstantinos (2016-06-29). "The 'Pierre de Coubertin' award to Petros Synadinos!". paralympicus.gr. Retrieved 2021-09-30.
  14. ^ a b "IOC President visits Liechtenstein". International Olympic Committee. 17 February 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  15. ^ "IOC awards Pierre de Coubertin medal to Chinese artist Lv Junjie - Xinhua - English.news.cn". www.xinhuanet.com. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  16. ^ "Chinese artist awarded Coubertin Medal at IOC headquarters in Lansanne". Xinhua. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
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