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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 byInternational Olympic Committee (IOC)
First award1997
Websitehttp://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 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 [no; arz; de],[8] Pat Hickey,[9] and Dieter Kalt Sr..[10]

Recipients

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Recipient Country Accomplishment(s) Date Place
Juan Antonio Samaranch  Spain Seventh President of the International Olympic Committee 6 September 1997[11][12] Lausanne, Switzerland
Leon Štukelj  Slovenia — 12 November 1999[a][13] Maribor, Slovenia
Raymond Gafner   Switzerland — 1999[14][15] —
Rainier III, Prince of Monaco  Monaco — 2000[16] —
João Havelange  Brazil — 2000[16] —
Gianni Agnelli  Italy — 2000[16] —
Alain Danet [pl]  France — 2000[16] —
Kurt Furgler   Switzerland — 2000[16] —
Henry Kissinger  United States — 2000[16] —
Yoshiaki Tsutsumi  Japan — 2000[16] —
Emil Zátopek  Czechoslovakia 1952 Summer Olympics 6 December 2000[a][16][17] Prague, Czech Republic
Kéba Mbaye  Senegal — 2001[16] —
Rudolf Leising   Switzerland — 2001[16] —
Wolf Lyberg [sv]  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]  United States 2002 Winter Olympics February 2002[citation needed] Salt Lake City, United States
Frieder Roskam  Germany German architect, "for his groundbreaking work in sports facility construction" 30 April 2002[21] Cologne, Germany
Artur Takac [sr][22][better source needed]   Switzerland[citation needed] — 2002[citation needed] —
Conrado Durantez [gl]  Spain — 2002[23][better source needed][24] —
Hilda Múdra  Slovakia — 2002[25] —
Cecilia Tait  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]  Germany — 2003[citation needed] —
Marino Ercolani Casadei  San Marino — 2003[29] —
Julio Ernesto Cassanello  Argentina President of the Argentine Olympic Committee 2005–09[30][better source needed][31] 2003[citation needed] —
Vanderlei de Lima  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  Belarus Presented at the 2007 XI International Scientific Congress 17 May 2007[6][33] Minsk, Belarus
Shaul Ladany  Israel For "unusual outstanding sports achievements during a span covering over four decades" 17 May 2007[34] Minsk, Belarus
Viktor Khotochkin  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  Russia — 2008[36][37] —
Manfred Bergman[citation needed]  Israel For services rendered to the International Olympic Committee and the Olympic cause December 2008 Lausanne, Switzerland
Ronald Harvey  Australia Former CEO of the Australian Sports Commission and Director of the Australian Institute of Sport, first Australian recipient 2 April 2009[38] Australia
Emanuel Bosák  Czech Republic — May 2009[39] Jičín, Czech Republic
Xia Geng [zh]  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  Bulgaria — 15 September 2009[42] —
Gagik Tsarukyan  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  France Olympic education specialist, first French recipient August 2012 (awarded)[45]
6 August 2013 (presented)[46] 		—
Bob Nadin  Canada Veteran ice hockey referee and referee supervisor, medal presented at the 2013 IIHF World Championship May 2013[47][48] Stockholm, Sweden
Richard Garneau  Canada French Canadian sports broadcaster, "for his lifetime dedication to Olympism" 6 February 2014[a][49] Sochi, Russia
Hermann Andrecs  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  Singapore "Exceptional services to the Olympic Movement" 13 October 2014[51] Singapore
Geraint John  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  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  Liechtenstein "Long service to the Olympic Movement" 17 February 2017[55][56] Vaduz, Liechtenstein
Lü Junjie  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  China Designer of the Fuwa, mascots of the 2008 Summer Olympics 24 April 2018[58] Lausanne, Switzerland
Diego Pulido Aragón  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  Latvia Former President of the Latvian NOC 28 November 2020[61] Sigulda, Latvia
André Leclercq [fr]  France At the 70th anniversary of the French Pierre de Coubertin Committee [fr] 5 November 2021[62] Lausanne, Switzerland
Cui Jingzhe  China Chinese artist, for "[his] efforts in spreading the Olympic spirit through art" 11 January 2022[63] Beijing, China
George Hirthler  United States Author of The Idealist about Pierre de Coubertin 23 June 2022[64] Lausanne, Switzerland
Rolf Lukaschewski [de]  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  South Korea Korean sports photographer, first Korean recipient May 2018 (awarded)
19 October 2022 (presented)[66] 		Seoul, South Korea
Michael Robert Payne  United Kingdom Author of the 2021 IOC book Toon In! 1 December 2022[67] Lausanne, Switzerland
Elguja Berishvili  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 [it]  France Author of Coubertin autographe – Tome I (1889–1915) about Pierre de Coubertin 23 June 2023[70] Lausanne, Switzerland
Ed Hula  United States Editor and Founder of Around the Rings 23 June 2023[70] Lausanne, Switzerland
David Miller  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  Portugal Portuguese artist, first Portuguese recipient 21 June 2024[73] Lausanne, Switzerland

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c awarded posthumously

References

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