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International Olympic Committee
The International Olympic Committee is an international corporation based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin on 23 June 1894 with Demetrios Vikelas as its first president...
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It was instituted by Pierre de Coubertin
Pierre de Coubertin
Pierre de Frédy, Baron de Coubertin was a French educationalist and historian, founder of the International Olympic Committee, and is considered the father of the modern Olympic Games...
in 1906 and is awarded to an institution or association with a record of merit and integrity in actively developing the Olympic Movement.
Its recipients have included amateur sports clubs, schools, newspapers and national sporting administrations, though it is primarily awarded to groups connected with the organization of the Olympic Games
Olympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
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Recipients of the Olympic Cup
- 1906 — Touring Club de France
- 1907 — Henley Royal RegattaHenley Royal RegattaHenley Royal Regatta is a rowing event held every year on the River Thames by the town of Henley-on-Thames, England. The Royal Regatta is sometimes referred to as Henley Regatta, its original name pre-dating Royal patronage...
- 1908 — Sveriges Centralförening för Idrottens Främjande
- 1909 — Deutsche Turnerschaft
- 1910 — Ceska obec Sokolska
- 1911 — Touring Club Italiano
- 1912 — Union des Sociétés de Gymnastique de France
- 1913 — Magyar Athletikai Club
- 1914 — Amateur Athletic Union of America
- 1915 — Rugby SchoolRugby SchoolRugby School is a co-educational day and boarding school located in the town of Rugby, Warwickshire, England. It is one of the oldest independent schools in Britain.-History:...
- 1916 — Confrérie Saint-Michel de Gand
- 1917 — Nederlandsche Voetbal Bond
- 1918 — Equipes Sportives du Front Interallié
- 1919 — Institut Olympique de Lausanne
- 1920 — Y.M.C.A. International College, SpringfieldSpringfield CollegeSpringfield College is a private, coeducational university located in the City of Springfield, Massachusetts. Springfield College is most famous as the site where the sport of basketball was invented...
- 1921 — Dansk Idraets Forbund
- 1922 — Amateur Athletic Union of Canada
- 1923 — Association Sportiva de Cataluna
- 1924 — Fédération Gymnique et Athlétique Finlandaise
- 1925 — Comité National d'Education Physique de l'Uruguay
- 1926 — the Norwegian Skiing Federation
- 1927 — Colonel Robert M. Thomson
- 1928 — Junta Nacional Mexicana
- 1929 — Y.M.C.A. World Committee
- 1930 — Association Suisse de Football et d'Athlétisme
- 1931 — National Playing Fields Association, Great Britain
- 1932 — Deutsche Hochschule für Leibesübungen
- 1933 — Sociéte Fédérale Suisse de Gymnastique
- 1934 — Opera Dopolavoro Romea
- 1935 — National Recreation Association of U.S.A.
- 1936 — Segas: Union des Sociétés Helléniques de Gymnastique et d'Athlétisme, Athénes
- 1937 — Oesterreichischer Eislauf Verband
- 1938 — Königl. Akademie für Körpererziehung in Ungarn
- 1939 — Kraft durch FreudeKraft durch FreudeKraft durch Freude was a large state-controlled leisure organization in Nazi Germany. It was a part of the German Labour Front , the national German labour organization at that time...
- 1940 — Svenska Gymnastik - och Idrottsföreningarnas Riksförbund
- 1941 — Comité Olympique Finlandais
- 1942 — William May GarlandWilliam May GarlandWilliam May Garland was the son of Jonathan May Garland and Rebecca Heagan Jewett....
, Los Angeles - 1943 — Comite Olimpico Argentino
- 1944 — City of Lausanne
- 1945 — Norwegian Athletics AssociationNorwegian Athletics AssociationThe Norwegian Athletics Association is the national governing body for the sport of athletics in Norway, including track and field, road running, cross country running and racewalking...
- 1946 — Comite Olimpico Colombiano
- 1947 — J. Sigfrid Edström, Stockholm, President of the IOC
- 1948 — The Central Council of Physical Recreation, Great Britain
- 1949 — Fluminense Football ClubFluminense Football ClubFluminense Football Club is a sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Founded in the beginning of the 20th century as a single-sport institution, Fluminense is today an umbrella organization for several teams in more than 16 different sport activities. The most popular endeavor of Fluminense,...
, Rio de Janeiro - 1950 — Comité Olympique Belge
- 1950 — New Zealand Olympic and British Empire Games Association
- 1951 — Académie des Sports, Paris
- 1952 — City of Oslo
- 1953 — City of Helsinki
- 1954 — Ecole Féderale de Gymnastique et de Sports, Macolin, Switzerland
- 1955 — Organizing Committee VIIth Centroamerican and Caribbean Games, Mexico
- 1955 — Organizing Committee IInd Panamerican Games, Mexico
- 1956 — No award
- 1957 — Federazione Sport Silenziosi d'Italia , Milan
- 1958 — No award
- 1959 — Panathlon Italiano, Genoa
- 1960 — Centro Universitario Sportivo Italiano
- 1961 — Helms Hall Foundation, Los Angeles
- 1962 — Comite Organizador de los Juegos Deportivos Bolivarianos, Barranquilla, Colombia
- 1963 — Australian British Empire and Commonwealth Games Association
- 1964 — Southern Californian Committee for the Olympic Games, Los Angeles
- 1965 — City of Tokyo
- 1966 — Comité International des Sports Silencieux, Liège
- 1967 — Juegos Deportivos Bolivarianos
- 1968 — People of Mexico City
- 1969 — Comité Olympique Polonais
- 1970 — Organizing Committee of the Asian Games in Bangkok
- 1971 — Comité Organisateur des Jeux Panaméricains de Cali, Colombia
- 1972 — Comité Olympique Turc
- 1972 — City of Sapporo
- 1973 — People of Munich, Germany
- 1974 — Comité Olympique Bulgare
- 1975 — Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano
- 1976 — Czechoslovakian Physical Culture and Sports Federation
- 1977 — Comité Olympique Cote-d´lvoire
- 1978 — Comité Olympique Hellénique
- 1979 — Organizing Committee of the 1978 World Rowing Championships in New Zealand
- 1980 — Ginásio Clube Portugues
- 1981 — Conféderation Suisse, International Olympic AcademyInternational Olympic AcademyAs stated on the website of the International Olympic Academy, "The International Olympic Academy functions as a multicultural interdisciplinary center that aims at studying, enriching and promoting Olympism."...
, Olympia - 1982 — Racing Club de France
- 1983 — Comité Olympique de Puerto Rico
- 1984 — Organizing Committee of the world athletics championship in Helsinki
- 1985 — Chinese Olympic Committee
- 1986 — City of Stuttgart
- 1987 — L'ÉquipeL'ÉquipeL'Équipe is a French nationwide daily newspaper devoted to sports, owned by Éditions Philippe Amaury. The paper is noted for coverage of football , rugby, motorsports and cycling...
- 1988 — People of Australia
- 1989 — City of Seoul
- 1989 — La Gazzetta dello SportLa Gazzetta dello SportLa Gazzetta dello Sport is an Italian newspaper dedicated to coverage of various sports. It was first published on April 3, 1896, allowing it to cover the first modern Olympic Games held in Athens...
- 1990 — Club Athlétique Panhellinios à Athènes
- 1991 — The Japanese Olympic Committee
- 1992 — Department de la Savoie, Région Rhone-Alpes
- 1992 — City of Barcelona
- 1993 — Comité Olympique Monégasque
- 1994 — Comité National Olympique et Sportif Francais
- 1994 — People of Norway
- 1995 — Korean Olympic Committee
- 1996 — City of Baden-BadenBaden-BadenBaden-Baden is a spa town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is located on the western foothills of the Black Forest, on the banks of the Oos River, in the region of Karlsruhe...
- 1997 — No award
- 1998 — People of Nagano, Japan
- 1999 — United Nations Organization
- 2000 — City of Sydney
- 2001 — Kip Keino School, EldoretEldoretEldoret is a town in western Kenya and the administrative centre of Uasin Gishu District of Rift Valley Province. Lying south of the Cherangani Hills, the local elevation varies from about 2100 metres above sea level at the airport to more than 2700 metres in nearby areas...
- 2002 — People of Salt Lake City
- 2003 — Team AlinghiAlinghiAlinghi is the syndicate set up by Ernesto Bertarelli, racing under the colors of the Société Nautique de Genève, to challenge for the America's Cup. Bertarelli had raced several smaller yachts named Alinghi previously, but 2003 was his first attempt at the America's Cup...
- 2004 — People of Athens
- 2005 — The 1932 & 1980 Lake Placid Winter Olympic MuseumLake Placid Winter Olympic MuseumThe 1932 & 1980 Lake Placid Winter Olympic Museum, sometimes referred to as the Lake Placid Winter Olympic Museum, in Lake Placid, New York, commemorates the 1932 Winter Olympics and 1980 Winter Olympics, which were based in the village...
- 2006 — People of Turin
- 2007 —
- 2008 — The citizens of BeijingBeijingBeijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
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- 2010 — People of SingaporeSingaporeSingapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
- 2011 — South African Olympic Committee and the people of Durban
Fluminense Football Club
Fluminense Football Club
Fluminense Football Club is a sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Founded in the beginning of the 20th century as a single-sport institution, Fluminense is today an umbrella organization for several teams in more than 16 different sport activities. The most popular endeavor of Fluminense,...
from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, is the only football club in the world that has ever received the honored prize.
Y.M.C.A. International is the only school of Springfield that has ever received the honored prize.