Pierre de Coubertin medal
The Pierre de Coubertin medal is a special decoration awarded by the International Olympic Committee to those athletes, former athletes, sports promoters, sporting officials and others who exemplify the spirit of sportsmanship in Olympic events or through exceptional service to the Olympic movement.
The medal was inaugurated in 1964 and named in honour of Pierre de Coubertin, founder of the International Olympic Committee. According to the Olympic Museum, it "is one of the noblest honours that can be bestowed upon an Olympic athlete."
Recipients
| Recipient | Country | Accomplishment | Date | Place |
| Luz Long | Nazi Germany | 1936 Summer Olympics | 1964 | Berlin, Germany |
| Eugenio Monti | Italy | 1964 Winter Olympics | 1964 | Innsbruck, Austria |
| Franz Jonas | Austria | — | July 1969 | Vienna, Austria |
| Karl Heinz Klee | Austria | 1976 Winter Olympics | February 1977 | Innsbruck, Austria |
| Lawrence Lemieux | Canada | 1988 Summer Olympics | September 1988 | Seoul, South Korea |
| Justin Harley McDonald | Australia | 1994 Winter Olympics | 1994 | Lillehammer, Norway |
| Raymond Gafner | Switzerland | — | 1999 | — |
| Emil Zátopek | Czechoslovakia | 1952 Summer Olympics | 6 December 2000 | Helsinki, Finland |
| Spencer Eccles | United States | 2002 Winter Olympics | February 2002 | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States |
| Tana Umaga | New Zealand | 2003 Rugby Test Match | June 2003 | Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom |
| Martin Franken | the Netherlands | In recognition of his contribution to the promotion of the Olympic Movement and services to the IOC | 16 November 2006 by the IOC President | Lausanne, Switzerland |
| Vanderlei Cordeiro de Lima | Brazil | 2004 Summer Olympics | 29 August 2004 | Athens, Greece |
| Elena Novikova-Belova | Belarus | 2007 XI International Scientific Congress | 17 May 2007 | Minsk, Belarus |
| Shaul Ladany | ISR | "Unusual outstanding sports achievements during a span covering over four decades" | 17 May 2007 | Minsk, Belarus |
| Petar Cupać | Croatia | 2008 Summer Olympics | 18 November 2008 | Beijing, China |
| Ivan Bulaja | Croatia | 2008 Summer Olympics | 18 November 2008 | Beijing, China |
| Pavle Kostov | Croatia | 2008 Summer Olympics | 18 November 2008 | Beijing, China |
| Ronald Harvey | Australia | — | 2 April 2009 | — |
| Eric Monnin | France | Olympic education specialist | 2012 | — |
| Bob Nadin | Canada | Ice hockey referee | 2012 | — |
| Richard Garneau | Canada | 2014 Winter Olympics | 6 February 2014 | Sochi, Russia |
| Manfred Bergman | Israel | For services rendered to the International Olympic Committee and the Olympic cause | December, 2008 | Lausanne, Switzerland |
| Michael Hwang | Singapore | "Exceptional services to the Olympic movement" | 13 October 2014 | Singapore, Singapore |
| Eduard von Falz-Fein | Liechtenstein | "Long service to the Olympic movement" | 17 February 2017 | Vaduz, Liechtenstein |
| Lü Junjie | China | Zisha artist | 16 January 2018 | Lausanne, Switzerland |
| Han Meilin | 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 |
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 5000m event and assisting each other to continue the race. The New Zealand Olympic Committee said that no such award had yet been made, and The Guardian later corrected their report confirming "the award was the International Fair Play Committee Award rather than the Pierre de Coubertin award".