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Olympic Order and its miniature badge, produced by GDE Bertoni Milano, Collection Fabio Ferrari. 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.
A. Shinzo Abe; Gérard d'Aboville; Rubén Acosta (volleyball) Vittorio Adorni; Helene Ahrweiler; Eduardo Airaldi Rivarola; Tamás Aján; John Akii-Bua; Paul Allaire
Category: Sports award winners. ... Recipients of the Olympic Order (7 C, 218 P) P. Parade High School All-Americans (4 C) Recipients of the Paralympic Order (45 P)
At 2014 Winter Olympics, Ole Einar Bjørndalen won gold at the 10 km sprint biathlon event, tying the record number of total medals in the Winter Olympics at 12, along with Bjørn Dæhlie, and becoming the oldest Winter Olympics medalist at age 40. [5] Skeleton Oldest skeleton gold medalist 39 Duff Gibson [6] Oldest male skeleton gold medalist 39
In 2024, the wide, wide world of sports saw repeat champions, first-time titlists, a grand Paris summer and some epic fails. The winners and losers:
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 ...
T he Olympics Opening Ceremony kicked off this year’s games on July 26— but this time with a twist. ... the order of the parade itself followed closely to tradition. Greece, where the first ...
The all-time medal table for all Olympic Games from 1896 to 2024, including Summer Olympic Games, Winter Olympic Games, and a combined total of both, is tabulated below. These Olympic medal counts do not include the 1906 Intercalated Games which are no longer recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as official Games. The IOC ...