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IHF Olympic Order

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The Council of the IHF is entitled and has the duty to suggest to the IOC eminent personalities for the award of the Olympic Order in recognition of their outstanding merit and success in the development of handball in their own country, their many years of close collaborative links with the IHF and their dedicated service to the Olympic Movement.

Olympic Order

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The Olympic Order is the highest award of the Olympic Movement and is awarded for particularly distinguished contributions to the Olympic Movement, i.e. recognition of efforts worthy of merit in the cause of sport. It was established in May 1975 by the International Olympic Committee as a successor to the Olympic Certificate. The Olympic Order originally had three grades (gold, silver and bronze), although the bronze grade fell dormant in 1984. Traditionally, the IOC bestows the Olympic Order upon the chief national organiser(s) at the closing ceremony of each respective Olympic Games.

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 the five rings in Gold, Silver and Bronze according to grade, is presented to recipients to wear as appropriate.

Nadia Comăneci is the only athlete to be awarded the Olympic Order twice (1984, 2004), as well as being its youngest ever recipient.

Recipients of IHF Olympic Order

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Year Recipient Country
1984 Nelson Paillou  France
1984 Jószef Szalay  Hungary
1984 Paul Högberg  Sweden
1986 Max Rinkenburger  West Germany
1991 Prof. Ioan Kunst-Ghermănescu  Romania
1994 Dr. Er. Vladimir Krivcov  Soviet Union /  Russia
1996 Vladimir Maksimov  Soviet Union /  Russia
1998 Aleksandr Kozhukow  Soviet Union /  Russia
2001 Raymond Hahn  France
2001 Janis Grinbergas  Lithuania
2002 Erwin Lanc  Austria
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