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. The medal is not the same award as the Pierre de Coubertin World Trophy, which is awarded by the International Fair Play Committee.

Recipients

 Recipient Country Accomplishment(s) Date PlaceJuan Antonio Samaranch Seventh President of the International Olympic Committee 1997 —Leon Štukelj — 12 November 1999(awarded posthumously) —Raymond Gafner — 1999 —Rainier III, Prince of Monaco — 2000 —João Havelange — 2000 —Gianni Agnelli — 2000 —Alain Danet — 2000 —Kurt Furgler — 2000 —Henry Kissinger — 2000 —Yoshiaki Tsutsumi — 2000 —Emil Zátopek 1952 Summer Olympics 6 December 2000(awarded posthumously) Helsinki, FinlandKéba Mbaye — 2001 —Rodolphe Leising — 2001 —Wolf Lyberg — 2001 —Spencer Eccles 2002 Winter Olympics February 2002 Salt Lake City, Utah, United StatesArtur Takac — 2002 —Conrado Durantez — 2002 —Hilda Múdra — 2002 —Carlos Luña Longo — 2002 —Walburga Grimm — 2003 —Cecilia Tait — 2003 —Marino Ercolani Casadei — 2003 —Julio Ernesto Cassanello — 2003 —Vanderlei de Lima 2004 Summer Olympics 29 August 2004 Athens, GreeceErwin Niedermann — 2004 —Heiner Heinze — 2004 —Martin Franken In recognition of his contribution to the promotion of the Olympic Movement and services to the IOC 16 November 2006 Lausanne, SwitzerlandElena Novikova-Belova 2007 XI International Scientific Congress 17 May 2007 Minsk, BelarusShaul Ladany "Unusual outstanding sports achievements during a span covering over four decades" 17 May 2007 Minsk, BelarusManfred Bergman For services rendered to the International Olympic Committee and the Olympic cause  December, 2008Lausanne, SwitzerlandBoyan Radev — 15 September 2009 —Eric Monnin Olympic education specialist 2012 —Bob Nadin Ice hockey referee 2012 —Richard Garneau 2014 Winter Olympics 6 February 2014(awarded posthumously) Sochi, RussiaMichael Hwang "Exceptional services to the Olympic movement" 13 October 2014 Singapore, SingaporeEduard von Falz-Fein "[L]ong service to the Olympic movement" 17 February 2017 Vaduz, LiechtensteinLü Junjie  Zisha artist 16 January 2018 Lausanne, SwitzerlandHan Meilin Chinese artist most recognized today for his creation of the Fuwa dolls for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. 24 April 2018 Lausanne, Switzerland

Related pages
 Olympic Cup
 Olympic Order

References

Category:Olympic Games
Category:1997 establishments
Category:Sports trophies and awards