Pierre de Coubertin Medal
The Pierre de Coubertin Medal (also known as the Baron de Coubertin Award ) is a medal awarded by the International Olympic Committee to athletes who have shown themselves to be particularly fair . It is named after Pierre de Coubertin , the founder of the modern Olympic Games .
Many athletes and fans consider the medal to be the highest honor an athlete can receive, even higher than a gold medal . The award has been presented since 1964.
Recipient (selection)
athlete | event | date | place |
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Luz Long | 1936 Summer Olympics | 1964 (posthumous) | Berlin |
Eugenio Monti | 1964 Winter Olympics | 1964 | innsbruck |
Franz Jonas | July 1969 | ||
Karl Heinz Klee | 1976 Winter Olympics | February 1977 | innsbruck |
Lawrence Lemieux | 1988 Summer Olympics | September 1988 | Seoul |
Raymond Gafner | 1999 | ||
Emil Zatopek | 1952 Summer Olympics | December 6, 2000 (posthumously) | Helsinki |
Spencer Eccles | 1976 Winter Olympics | February 2002 | Salt Lake City |
Tana Umaga | Rugby international match 2003 | June 2003 | Cardiff |
Vanderlei de Lima | 2004 Summer Olympics | August 29, 2004 | Athens |
Klaus-Peter Thaler | Organizer " Tour of Hope " | 2005 | |
Elena Dmitrievna Belovea | XI. International Scientific Congress 2007 | May 17, 2007 | Minsk |
Jochen Wollmert | 2012 Summer Paralympics | 2013 | London |
Eduard Alexandrowitsch von Falz-Fein | February 2017 | Vaduz |
See also
Individual evidence
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