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]

Olympic Games
Olympic Rings
Main topics
Games
  • Motorsport

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. International Olympic Committee. XXVI (17): 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. 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. "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.
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