Olympedia

The Olympic Cup (La Coupe olympique) was instituted by Baron Pierre de Coubertin in 1906. It is awarded to an institution or association with a general reputation for merit and integrity which has been active and efficient in the service of sport and has contributed substantially to the development of the Olympic Movement.

Holders:

1906: Touring club de France
1907: Henley Royal Regatta
1908: Sveriges centralförening för idrottens främjande
1909: Deutsche Turnerschaft
1910: Česká obec sokolská
1911: Touring Club Italiano
1912: Union des sociétés de gymnastique de France
1913: MAC
1914: Amateur Athletic Union of The United States
1915: Rugby School
1916: Confrérie Saint-Michel de Gand
1917: Nederlandse Voetbalbond
1918: Equipes Sportives du Front Interallié
1919: Institut olympique de Lausanne
1920: International YMCA College (Springfield)
1921: Dansk Idræts-Forbund
1922: Amateur Athletic Union of Canada
1923: Association Sportive Catalunya
1924: Suomen Voimistelu- ja Urheiluliitto
1925: Comisión Nacional de Educación Física del Uruguay
1926: Norges Skiforbund
1927: Colonel Robert Means Thompson
1928: Junta Nacional Mexicana
1929: Y.M.C.A. World’s Committee
1930: Association suisse de football et d’athlétisme
1931: National Playing Fields Association
1932: Deutsche Hochschule für Leibesübungen
1933: Société fédérale de gymnastique (Suisse)
1934: Opera Nazionale Dopolavoro (Roma)
1935: National Recreation Association (USA)
1936: ΣΕΓΑΣ - Σύνδεσμος Ελληνικών Γυμναστικών Αθλητικών Σωματείων (SEGAS - Hellenic Association of Amateur Athletics)
1937: Österreichischer Eislaufverband
1938: Magyar Királyi Testnevelési Főiskola (Hungarian Royal Physical Education College)
1939: Kraft durch Freude (Strength Through Joy)
1940: Svenska gymnastik- och idrottsföreningarnas riksförbund
1941: Suomen Olympiakomitea
1942: William Garland
1943: Comité Olímpico Argentino
1944: Ville de Lausanne
1945: Norges Friidrettsforbund
1946: Comité Olímpico Colombiano
1947: Sigfrid Edström
1948: Central Council of Physical Recreation (United Kingdom)
1949: Fluminense
1950: National Committee for Physical Education and Belgian Olympic Committee and New Zealand Olympic and Commonwealth Games Association
1951: Académie des sports (Paris)
1952: City of Oslo
1953: City of Helsinki
1954: Ecole fédérale de gymnastique et de sport (Macolin)
1955: Comité Organizador de los VII Juegos Centroamericanos y del Caribe (Organizing Committee of the 7th Central American and Caribbean Games held in Mexico City in 1954) and Comité Organizador de los II Juegos Panamericanos (Organizing Committee of the 2nd Pan American Games held in Mexico City in 1955)
1956: no award
1957: Federazione Sport Silenziosi d’Italia
1958: no award
1959: Panathlon Italiano
1960: Centro Universitario Sportivo Italiano
1961: Helms Hall Foundation
1962: Comité Organizador de los Juegos Deportivos Bolivarianos (Organizing Committee of the Bolivarian Games held in Barranquilla in 1961)
1963: Australian British Empire and Commonwealth Games Association
1964: Southern California Committee for the Olympic Games
1965: City of Tokyo
1966: Comité international des sports silencieux (Liège)
1967: Juegos Deportivos Bolivarianos
1968: The inhabitants from Mexico City
1969: Polski Komitet Olimpijski
1970: Organizing Committee of the Asian Games in Bangkok (held in 1970)
1971: Comité Organizador de los Juegos Panamericanos Cali (Organizing Committee of the Pan American Games held in Cali in 1971)
1972: Türkiye Millî Olimpiyat Komitesi and City of Sapporo
1973: The inhabitants of München
1974: Български олимпийски комитет (Bulgarian Olympic Committee)
1975: Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano
1976: Československý svaz tělesné výchovy a sportu
1977: Comité Olympique Ivoirien
1978: Ελληνική Ολυμπιακή Επιτροπή (Comité Olympique Hellénique)
1979: Organizing Commitee of the 1978 World Rowing Championships in New Zealand
1980: Ginásio Clube Português
1981: Conféderation Suisse, International Olympic Academy, Olympia
1982: Racing Club de France
1983: Comité Olímpico de Puerto Rico
1984: Organizing Committee from the World Championships in Athletics (held in Helsinki in 1983)
1985: 中国奥林匹克委员会 (Chinese Olympic Committee)
1986: City of Stuttgart
1987: L’Équipe
1988: People from Australia
1989: City of Seoul and La Gazzetta dello Sport
1990: Πανελλήνιος Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος (Panellinios Gymnastikos Syllogos)
1991: 日本オリンピック委員会 (Japanese Olympic Committee)
1992: Département de la Savoie and City of Barcelona
1993: Comité Olympique Monégasque
1994: Comité national olympique et sportif français and People from Norway
1995: 대한체육회 (Korean Olympic Committee)
1996: City of Baden-Baden
1997: no award
1998: The inhabitants from Nagano
1999: United Nations
2000: People of Sydney
2001: Kip Keino School Eldoret
2002: People of Salt Lake City
2003: Team Alinghi
2004: People of Athina (Athens)
2005: Lake Placid Winter Olympic Museum
2006: People of Torino
2007: Comité Olímpico Guatemalteco
2008: The citizens of Beijing
2009: Organising Committee of the XIII Olympic Congress (Copenhagen)
2010: The citizens of Vancouver and People of Singapore
2011: City of Durban and Suid-Afrikaanse Sport Konfederasie en Olimpiese Komitee
2012: People of Innsbruck and The citizens of London
2013: People of Buenos Aires
2014: People of Sochi and People of Nanjing
2015: United Nations
2016: People of Lillehammer and People of Rio de Janeiro
2018: People of Buenos Aires and World Union of Olympic Cities
2019: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and People of Lausanne and Canton Vaud
2021: World Health Organization (WHO)
2022: People of the People’s Republic of China