The Pierre de Coubertin medal (also known as the De Coubertin medal or the True Spirit of Sportsmanship medal) is a special medal given by the International Olympic Committee to those athletes that demonstrate the spirit of sportsmanship in Olympics events. The medal was named in honor of Pierre de Coubertin, founder of the modern Olympic Games. A Medal can mean three things: a wearable medal awarded by a government for services to a country (such as Armed force service); strictly speaking this only refers to a medal of coin-like appearance, but informally the word also refers to an Order (decoration); a table medal awarded by... The International Olympic Committee is an organisation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin in 1894 to reinstate the Ancient Olympic Games held in Greece, and organise this sports event every four years. ... An athlete is a person possessing above average physical skills (strength, agility, and endurance) and thus seen suitable for physical activities, in particular, contests. ... Sportsmanship is, in a basic sense, conforming to the rules of sport. ... For months before the Olympic Games, runners relay the Olympic Flame from Olympia to the opening ceremony. ... Baron Pierre de Coubertin Baron Pierre de Coubertin (January 1, 1863-September 2, 1937), born as Pierre de Frédy, was a French pedagogue and historian, but is best known as the founder of the modern Olympic Games. ... For months before the Olympic Games, runners relay the Olympic Flame from Olympia to the opening ceremony. ...

The Pierre de Coubertin medal is considered by many athletes and spectators to be the highest award that an Olympic athlete can receive, even greater than a gold medal. The International Olympic Committee considers it as its highest honour. As a noun, Olympian can refer to: One of the Twelve Olympians (see also Greek mythology). ... A gold medal will generally represent the highest award for achievement in a non-military field, with no restriction on eligibility. ... Honour (CwE) or honor (AmE) comprises the reputation, self-perception or moral identity of an individual or of a group. ...

Quotations

“Winning is important in sports, but sometimes, good sportsmanship is more important.”

“It's not whether you win or lose, it's how you play the game.”

“Nash didn't win because I gave him the bolt. He won because he had the fastest run.”

—Eugenio Monti when interviewed after giving a bolt from his own bobsled to his competitors, the British bobsled team, at the 1964 Winter Olympics. Monti was awarded the Pierre de Coubertin medal for his sportmanship.

“You can melt down all the medals and cups I have and they wouldn't be a plating on the twenty-four kilates friendship that I felt for Lutz Long at that moment.”

—Jesse Owens after being advised by his competitor, Lutz Long, at the 1936 Summer Olympics. Long was posthumously awarded the Pierre de Coubertin medal for his sportmanship.

Eugenio Monti (January 23, 1928 – December 1, 2003) was an Italian bobsledder known for an act of sportsmanship during the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria that made him the first athlete ever to receive the Pierre de Coubertin medal. ... A bolt may be one of the following things: A type of threaded fastener. ... Bobsleigh is a winter sport in which teams make timed runs down narrow, twisting, banked purpose-built iced tracks in a gravity-powered, steerable sled. ... The IX Olympic Winter Games were held in 1964 Innsbruck, Austria. ... James Cleveland Jesse Owens (September 12, 1913 - March 31, 1980) was an African-American athlete and civic leader. ... Medal ceremony for the long jump at the 1936 Olympics with Tajima, Owens and Lutz Long. ... The Games of the XI Olympiad were held in 1936 in Berlin, Germany. ...

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• List of Pierre de Coubertin medal recipients