Olympic Order
Awarded for | Contribution to the Olympic Movement |
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Presented by | International Olympic Committee |
History | |
First award | 1975 |
Most wins | Nadia Comăneci (twice: 1984, 2004) and Carlos Arthur Nuzman (twice: 1992, 2016) |
The Olympic Order, established in 1975, is the highest award of the Olympic Movement. It is awarded for particularly distinguished contributions to the Olympic Movement, i.e. recognition of efforts worthy of merit in the cause of sport. Traditionally, the IOC bestows the Olympic Order upon the chief national organiser(s) at the closing ceremony of each respective Olympic Games.
History
[edit]The Olympic Order was established in May 1975 by the International Olympic Committee as a successor to the Olympic Diploma of Merit. The Olympic Order originally had three grades (gold, silver and bronze).
In 1984, at the 87th IOC Session in Sarajevo (Yugoslavia), it was decided that in future there would be no distinction between the silver and bronze order. The gold order would continue to be awarded to heads of state and for exceptional circumstances.
Design
[edit]The insignia of the Olympic Order is in the form of a collar (or chain), in Gold, Silver or Bronze according to grade; the front of the chain depicts the five rings of the Olympic Movement, flanked on either side by kotinos emblem (olive wreath). A lapel badge, in the form of miniature five rings and kotinos in Gold, Silver and Bronze according to grade, is presented to recipients to wear as appropriate.
Recipients
[edit]The following is a list of recipients of the Olympic Order. Some no longer have their orders, as they have been withdrawn.[1]
Gold Olympic Order
[edit]Silver Olympic Order
[edit]Bronze Olympic Order
[edit]Recipients with missing data
[edit]Following is the list of recipients of Olympic Order with some missing data like year of award, country and colour of award.