Medaglia Pierre de Coubertin
| Medaglia Pierre de Coubertin | |
|---|---|
| Pierre de Coubertin Medal | |
| Comitato Olimpico Internazionale | |
| Istituzione | 1964 |
La medaglia Pierre de Coubertin (nota anche come "medaglia del vero spirito sportivo") è un riconoscimento attribuito dal CIFP (Comitato Internazionale per il Fair Play), istituito appositamente nel 1977 dal Comitato Olimpico Internazionale, a quegli atleti che dimostrano uno spirito di sportività nei Giochi olimpici.
Caratteristiche
[modifica | modifica wikitesto]Questa medaglia è considerata da molti atleti e spettatori come il più grande premio che un atleta possa ricevere, persino più grande di una medaglia d'oro. Il Comitato Olimpico Internazionale la considera la sua più alta onorificenza.
Storia
[modifica | modifica wikitesto]È stata attribuita per la prima volta nel 1977. Il riconoscimento è stato attribuito durante l'Olimpiade invernale ad Innsbruck, al bobbista italiano Eugenio Monti per la sportività dimostrata nei confronti della squadra britannica di bob a 2 formata da Tony Nash e Robin Dixon, a cui aveva prestato un bullone che permise loro di vincere la medaglia d'oro nella relativa competizione. Ad altri due atleti - il tedesco Luz Long ed il cecoslovacco Emil Zátopek - il riconoscimento è stato attribuito, postumo, nel 2000.
Atleti insigniti
[modifica | modifica wikitesto]| Recipient | Country | Accomplishment(s) | Date | Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juan Antonio Samaranch | Spain | Seventh President of the International Olympic Committee | 6 September 1997 | Lausanne, Switzerland |
| Leon Štukelj | Slovenia | — | 12 November 1999 | Maribor, Slovenia |
| Raymond Gafner | Switzerland | — | 1999 | — |
| Rainier III, Prince of Monaco | Monaco | — | 2000 | — |
| João Havelange | Brazil | — | 2000 | — |
| Gianni Agnelli | Italy | — | 2000 | — |
| Alain Danet [fr; pl] | France | — | 2000 | — |
| Kurt Furgler | Switzerland | — | 2000 | — |
| Henry Kissinger | United States | — | 2000 | — |
| Yoshiaki Tsutsumi | Japan | — | 2000 | — |
| Emil Zátopek | Czechoslovakia | 1952 Summer Olympics | 6 December 2000 | Prague, Czech Republic |
| Kéba Mbaye | Senegal | — | 2001 | — |
| Rudolf Leising | Switzerland | — | 2001 | — |
| Wolf Lyberg [sv] | Sweden | Sports journalist, "for his many contributions to the International Olympic Committee and to the Olympic Family" | July 2001 (awarded)
22 November 2001 (presented) |
Moscow, Russia
Stockholm, Sweden |
| Spencer Eccles | 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 | Cologne, Germany |
| Artur Takac [sh; sr][better source needed] | Switzerland[citation needed] | — | 2002[citation needed] | — |
| Conrado Durantez [es; gl] | Spain | — | 2002[better source needed] | — |
| Hilda Múdra | Slovakia | — | 2002 | — |
| Cecilia Tait | Peru | First Peruvian recipient, "in recognition of her contribution to the promotion of women in sport" | 21 March 2003 | Lausanne, Switzerland |
| Walburga Grimm [de] | Germany | — | 2003[citation needed] | — |
| Marino Ercolani Casadei | San Marino | — | 2003 | — |
| Julio Ernesto Cassanello | Argentina | President of the Argentine Olympic Committee 2005–09[better source needed] | 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 | Athens, Greece |
| Elena Belova | Belarus | Presented at the 2007 XI International Scientific Congress | 17 May 2007 | Minsk, Belarus |
| Shaul Ladany | Israel | For "unusual outstanding sports achievements during a span covering over four decades" | 17 May 2007 | Minsk, Belarus |
| 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 | Australia |
| Emanuel Bosák | Czech Republic | — | May 2009 | Jičín, Czech Republic |
| Xia Geng [zh] | China | Mayor of Qingdao [zh] 2003–2012, "to thank Qingdao City for its efforts in the Olympic Movement" | 22 July 2009 | Qingdao, China |
| Boyan Radev | Bulgaria | — | 15 September 2009 | — |
| Eric Monnin | France | Olympic education specialist, first French recipient | August 2012 (awarded)
6 August 2013 (presented) |
— |
| Bob Nadin | Canada | Veteran ice hockey referee and referee supervisor, medal presented at the 2013 IIHF World Championship | May 2013 | Stockholm, Sweden |
| Richard Garneau | Canada | French Canadian sports broadcaster, "for his lifetime dedication to Olympism" | 6 February 2014 | Sochi, Russia |
| Hermann Andrecs | Austria | Co-founder and former president of the Austrian Olympic Academy, "for services to the Olympic Movement" | 10 September 2014 | Vienna, Austria |
| Michael Hwang | Singapore | "Exceptional services to the Olympic Movement" | 13 October 2014 | 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" | 28 November 2014 | 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 | Athens, Greece |
| Eduard von Falz-Fein | Liechtenstein | "Long service to the Olympic Movement" | 17 February 2017 | Vaduz, Liechtenstein |
| Lü Junjie | China | First Zisha artist to be awarded, for "his work using Zisha to spread the Olympic spirit" | 15 January 2018 | Lausanne, Switzerland |
| Han Meilin | China | Designer of the Fuwa, mascots of the 2008 Summer Olympics | 24 April 2018 | 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" | 28 August 2018 | Guatemala City, Guatemala |
| Aldons Vrubļevskis | Latvia | Former President of the Latvian NOC | 28 November 2020 | Sigulda, Latvia |
| André Leclercq [fr] | France | At the 70th anniversary of the French Pierre de Coubertin Committee [fr] | 5 November 2021 | Lausanne, Switzerland |
| Cui Jingzhe | China | Chinese artist, for "[his] efforts in spreading the Olympic spirit through art" | 11 January 2022 | Beijing, China |
| George Hirthler | United States | Author of The Idealist about Pierre de Coubertin | 23 June 2022 | 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 | Lausanne, Switzerland |
| Kim Min-jae | South Korea | Korean sports photographer, first Korean recipient | May 2018 (awarded)
19 October 2022 (presented) |
Seoul, South Korea |
| Michael Robert Payne | United Kingdom | Author of the 2021 IOC book Toon In! | 1 December 2022 | 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)
August 2024 (presented) |
Paris, France |
| Jean Durry [fr; it] | France | Author of Coubertin autographe – Tome I (1889–1915) about Pierre de Coubertin | 23 June 2023 | Lausanne, Switzerland |
| Ed Hula | United States | Editor and Founder of Around the Rings | 23 June 2023 | 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) | November 2023 | London, England |
| Telmo Guerra | Portugal | Portuguese artist, first Portuguese recipient | 21 June 2024 | Lausanne, Switzerland |
Citazioni
[modifica | modifica wikitesto]«Nash non ha vinto perché gli ho dato il bullone. Ha vinto perché aveva la corsa più veloce.»
«Gli ci è voluto molto coraggio per dimostrarsi mio amico davanti a Hitler... Potete fondere tutte le medaglie e le coppe che possiedo e non sarebbe che una placcatura sull'amicizia a ventiquattro carati che ho provato per Lutz Long in quel momento.»
«Non posso accettare la medaglia di Emanuel. Sono felice con la mia, è di bronzo, ma significa oro.»
«La vittoria a causa di equipaggiamento inadeguato degli avversari non è un merito. La cooperazione tra le persone di sport è una parte fondamentale dell'Olimpismo.»
Note
[modifica | modifica wikitesto]- ^ (EN) Larry Schwartz, ESPN.com: Owens pierced a myth, su espn.go.com, 2007. URL consultato il 14 agosto 2008.
- ^ (PT) Emanuel surpreende e oferece sua medalha de ouro para Vanderlei Cordeiro [Emanuel surprises and offers his gold medal to Vanderlei Cordeiro], su www1.folha.uol.com.br, Folha Online, 1º settembre 2004. URL consultato l'8 agosto 2012.
Voci correlate
[modifica | modifica wikitesto]Collegamenti esterni
[modifica | modifica wikitesto]- Sito ufficiale, su olympic.org.
