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]

Recipients

Recipient Country Accomplishment(s) Date Place
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


  • Olympic Cup
  • Olympic Order

References

  1. ↑ 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. ↑ Olympic Review. XXVI (17). International Olympic Committee: 9. October–November 1997. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ↑ "LEON STUKELJ AWARDED IOC MEDAL POSTHUMOUSLY". International Olympic Committee. 12 November 1999. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  6. ↑ "Lima Vanderlei receives the Pierre de Coubertin medal". International Olympic Committee. 30 August 2004. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  7. ↑ "Sports Shorts – Israel News". Haaretz. 12 September 2007. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
  8. ↑ "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.
  9. ↑ "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.
  10. 1 2 "IOC President visits Liechtenstein". International Olympic Committee. 17 February 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  11. ↑ "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.
  12. ↑ "Chinese artist awarded Coubertin Medal at IOC headquarters in Lansanne". Xinhua. Archived from the original on 25 April 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2018.