Janez Kocijančič Award

30th Edition 2024
- (ITA)
  
  Mr Raffaele PAGNOZZI
  
  EOC Secretary General

29th Edition 2023
- (POL)
  
  Mr Andrzej KRASNICKI
  
  Honorary President

28th Edition 2022
- (SWE)
  
  Ms Gunilla LINDBERG
  
  ANOC Secretary General

27th edition 2021
- (CYP)
  
  Mr Kikis LAZARIDES
  
  EOC Treasurer

26th edition, 2020
- (SLO)
  
  Mr Janez KOCIJANCIC
  
  EOC President

25th edition, 2019
- (SVK)
  
  Mr Frantisek CHMELAR
  
  Former Member of the EOC Executive Committee

24th edition, 2018
- (RUS)
  
  Mr Alexander KOZLOVSKY
  
  Former Member of EOC Executive Committee

23rd edition, 2017
- (CRO)
  
  Mr Zlatko MATESA
  
  President of the NOC of Croatia

22nd edition, 2016
- Did not take place

21st edition, 2015
- (AZE)
  
  HE Mehriban ALIYEVA
  
  First Lady of Azerbaijan

20th edition, 2014
- (GER)
  
  Dr Thomas BACH
  
  IOC President

19th edition, 2013
- (ISL)
  
  Mr Olafur RAFNSSON
  
  President of NOC of Iceland

18th edition, 2012
- (GBR)
  
  Lord Sebastian COE
  
  Chairman London Games 2012

17th edition 2024
- (UKR)
  
  Mr Oleg VOLKOV
  
  Former President Ukrainian Shooting Federation
- (SLO)
  
  Mr Tone JAGODIC
  
  NOC Former Secretary General
- (GRE)
  
  Ms Gianna ANGELOPOULOS-DASKALAKI
  
  President Athens 2004
- (CRO)
  
  Ms Mimi VURDELJA
  
  NOC Manager of Health Care Programmes and Top Level Athletes Nutrition

17th edition, 2011
- (RUS)
  
  Mr Vitaly SMIRNOV
  
  IOC Member

16th edition 2023
- (ITA)
  
  Mr Carlo MORNATI
  
  Secretary General
- (AUT)
  
  Mr Otto FLUM
  
  Former Vice President
- (FIN)
  
  Ms Susanna RAHKAMO
  
  Vice President
- (HUN)
  
  Mr Zoltán MOLNÁR
  
  Former Secretary General
- (NED)
  
  Ms Marijke FLEUREN
  
  President European Hockey Federation

16th edition, 2010
- (POL)
  
  Mr Piotr NUROWSKI
  
  President of NOC of Poland

15th edition 2022
- (BUL)
  
  Mr Belcho GORANOV
  
  NOC Secretary General
- (CRO)
  
  Ms Zvjezdana TUMA-PAVLOV
  
  NOC & Croatian Athletics Federation Board Member
- (CZE)
  
  Mr Frantisek DVORAK
  
  Former NOC Vice-President & Chef de Mission
- (DEN)
  
  Mr Niels NYGAARD
  
  Former NOC President & EOC Vice-President
- (GBR)
  
  Sir Craig REEDIE
  
  IOC Honorary Member at present. Former WADA President. Former NOC Chairman.
- (GRE)
  
  Mr Pavlos KANELLAKIS
  
  Former NOC Vice President & National Shooting Federation President
- (HUN)
  
  HE Pal SCHMITT
  
  IOC Honorary Member. Former NOC President. Former President of the Republic
- (LAT)
  
  Mr Atis STRENGA
  
  Former President of the Latvian Luge Federation
- (UKR)
  
  Mr Viktor KHRYSTOIEV
  
  Former NOC Board Member

15th edition, 2009
- (GER)
  
  Mr Walther TROEGER
  
  IOC Member

14th edition, 2008
- (FRA)
  
  Mr Henri SERANDOUR
  
  IOC Member, President NOC of France

14th edition 2021
- (AUT)
  
  Mr Peter KLEINMANN
  
  President National Volleyball Federation; NOC Board Member
- (BIH)
  
  Mr Marijan KVESIC
  
  President of the NOC of Bosnia and Herzegovina at present.
- (CRO)
  
  Ms Sanda ČORAK
  
  Vice President for 2 terms Former Judo Athlete, she won fourteen Croatian championship titles, five national championships (ex-Yugoslavia) and was a vice-champion of the Balkans in 1985.
- (CZE)
  
  Ms Kveta PECKOVA
  
  Olympic medalist and Chair of Czech Fair Play commission.
- (FRA)
  
  Mr Denis MASSEGLIA
  
  President of the NOC of France from 2009 through 2021.
- (HUN)
  
  Mr Jeno KAMUTI
  
  Two-time Olympic silver medalist Hungarian foil fencer, surgeon, sports leader, President of the International Committee for Fair Play
- (LAT)
  
  Mr Zintis EKMANIS
  
  Former Bobsleigh Athlete Since 1990 together with like-minded people is organizing, developing, and promoting the sport of bobsleigh in Latvia. Due to his dedication, Bobsleigh is one of the most famous and popular sports in Latvia.
- (POL)
  
  Mr Jozef LIPIEC
  
  Chairman of the Polish Olympic Academy, author of many publications and scientific monographs, promoter of doctorates on Olympism, one of the leaders of culture and Olympic education of the Polish Olympic Committee, teacher and lecturer specialised in Olympic values, Olympic history and Olympic legacy.
- (SVK)
  
  Ms Maria MRACNOVA
  
  Former Athletics Athlete She is one of the most valuable members of the Slovak Olympic Family contributing to the creation of the Slovak Olympic and Sports Committee, serving many years in its structure as a Board Member as well as Vice-President.
- (UKR)
  
  Mr Ihor CHEREDINOV
  
  For 35 years Mr. Cheredinov has been successfully working on training a generation of shooting athletes. Thoroughly thought-out and scheduled preparation for the year ahead, individually developed approaches to each athlete are the key to effective performances of his teams.

13th edition, 2007
- (MEX)
  
  Mr Mario VAZQUEZ RAÑA
  
  ANOC President, Member of the IOC Executive Board

13th edition 2019
- (BEL)
  
  Mr Eddy DE SMEDT
  
  High Level Sport Director for 33 years. 4-time Chef de Mission at the Olympic Games.
- (CZE)
  
  Mr Milan JIRASEK
  
  Former NOC President, Former EOC Executive Committee Member
- (FIN)
  
  Mr Kalevi TUOMINEN
  
  Functions within the NOC: Director of the Finnish Olympic Committee for 23 years
- (GEO)
  
  Ms Mariam GIORGOBIANI
  
  Functions within the NOC: Executive Board Member; President of Georgian Figure Skating Federation
- (POL)
  
  Mr Kajetan HADZELEK
  
  Former Vice President Polish NOC. Honorary Member of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA)
- (NED)
  
  Mr Andre BOLHUIS
  
  Former NOC President and board member for 12 years.

12th edition, 2006
- (ITA)
  
  Mr Mario PESCANTE
  
  Member of the IOC Executive Board, EOC Honorary President for life

12th edition, 2018
- (AUT)
  
  Prof Peter SCHRÖCKSNADEL
  
  President, Austrian Ski Federation; Member of FIS Council
- (GEO)
  
  Mr Jansug BAGRATIONI
  
  Functions within the NOC: former President, Honorary President at present. Handball player and coach.
- (GRE)
  
  Mr Emmanuel KATSIADAKIS
  
  Functions within the NOC: former Secretary General. Secretary General, International Fencing Federation
- (ISL)
  
  Mr Ellert SCHRAM
  
  Honorary President, National Olympic and Sports Association of Iceland Former NOC President from 1990 to 1997
- (LUX)
  
  Mr Jean-Louis MARGUE
  
  Functions within the NOC: former Vice-President, Board Member (40 years) and Treasurer
- (POR)
  
  Mr José Vicente MOURA
  
  Functions within the NOC: former President. Founder of the National Olympic Academy of Portugal

12TH EDITION, 2023
- (GER)
  
  Ms Darja VARFOLOMEEV
- (TUR)
  
  Mr Kuzey TUNCELLI
- (SVK)
  
  Ms Patricia TOMANKOVA
- (UKR)
  
  Mr Kirill BOLIUKH
- (BEL)
  
  Ms Sarah CHAARI

11th edition, 2017
- (BUL)
  
  Mr Tzeno TZENOV
  
  President, United World Wrestling Europe
- (HUN)
  
  Mr Rezso GALLOV
  
  Water polo player, coach, sport journalist
- (ITA)
  
  Mr Roberto FABBRICINI
  
  Secretary General, National Olympic Committee of Italy
- (ESP)
  
  Mr Victor SÁNCHEZ NARANJO
  
  Treasurer of the Spanish Olympic Committee
- (UKR)
  
  Mr Igor LYSOV
  
  President, Ukrainian Diving Federation

11th edition, 2005
- (MON)
  
  HSH Prince Albert II de MONACO
  
  IOC Member

11TH EDITION, 2022
- (SRB)
  
  Ms Angelina TOPIC
- (GBR)
  
  Ms Andrea SPENDOLINI-SIRIEIX
- (ITA)
  
  Mr Filippo BERTONI
- (GRE)
  
  Ms Sofia DALIDOU
- (ISR)
  
  Ms Daria ATAMANOV

10th edition 2016
- (CRO)
  
  Mr Luciano SUŠANJ
  
  Vice-President, Croatian Olympic Committee
- (CYP)
  
  Mr Constantinos MICHAELIDES
  
  President, Cyprus National Olympic Committee
- (GEO)
  
  Mr Kakhi KAKHIASHVILI
  
  Olympic Champion
- (ITA)
  
  Mr Nicola PIETRANGELI
  
  Outstanding tennis player
- (LTU)
  
  Mr Arvydas JUOZAITIS
  
  Vice-President, National Olympic Committee of Lithuania
- (SVK)
  
  Mr Zdenko KRIZ
  
  Executive Committee Member, Slovak Olympic Committee
- (UKR)
  
  Ms Svitlana SAIDOVA
  
  Head Coach, Ukrainian Synchronised Swimming

10th edition, 2004
- (BEL)
  
  Mr Jacques ROGGE
  
  IOC President

10th edition, 2021
- (ROU)
  
  Mr David POPOVICI
- (SRB)
  
  Ms Adriana VILAGOS
- (ESP)
  
  Ms Adriana CEREZO IGLESIAS
- (GBR)
  
  Ms Sky BROWN
- (RUS)
  
  Ms Viktoria LISTUNOVA

9th edition 2015
- (CRO)
  
  Mrs Morana PALIKOVIC GRUDEN
  
  President of the Croatian Skating Federation
- (FRA)
  
  Mr Alain GELES
  
  a strong career within the French NOC
- (MLT)
  
  Mr Joseph CASSAR
  
  Secretary General of the Maltese Olympic Committee
- (ROU)
  
  Mr Ioan DOBRESCU
  
  one of the longest serving Secretaries General for the NOC of Romania
- (RUS)
  
  Mr Igor KAZIKOV
  
  more than 40 years working in Russian sport institutions

9th edition, 2003
- (TUR)
  
  Mr Sinan ERDEM
  
  IOC Member, President of NOC of Turkey

9th edition, 2019
- (UKR)
  
  Ms Yaroslava MAHUCHIKH
- (CRO)
  
  Mr Franko GRGIC
- (ITA)
  
  Ms Giorgia VILLA
- (EST)
  
  Mr Madis MIHKELS
- (HUN)
  
  Ms Liza PUSZTAI

9TH EDITION, 2024
- (FIN)
  
  Ms Minja KORHONEN
- (FRA)
  
  Mr Antnoni GUY
- (GER)
  
  Ms Julia TANNHEIMER
- (AUT)
  
  Mr Stephan EMBACHER
- (GBR)
  
  Mr Zak CARRICK-SMITH

8th edition 2014
- (BEL)
  
  Mr Guido DE BONDT
  
  Former NOC Secretary General
- (GER)
  
  Ms Gudrun DOLL-TEPPER
  
  Chairperson, German Olympic Academy
- (POL)
  
  Mr Zbigniew PACELT
  
  Swimming Olympian and Modern Pentathlon champion
- (UKR)
  
  Mr Oleksandr VOLKOV
  
  Basketball Olympian and sports leader

8th edition, 2002
- (CZE)
  
  Ms Vera CASLAVSKA
  
  NOC of Czech Republic

8th edition, 2018
- (AUT)
  
  Ms Laura STIGGER
- (SLO)
  
  Ms Eva Alina HOCEVAR
- (HUN)
  
  Ms Ajna KESELY
- (POL)
  
  Ms Iga SWIATEK
- (CZE)
  
  Mr Jakub STASTNY

8TH EDITION, 2023
- (SVK)
  
  Ms Nela LOPUSANOVA
- (UKR)
  
  Ms Oleksandra MERKUSHYNA
- (GBR)
  
  Ms Mia BROOKES
- (ITA)
  
  Mr Erik CANOVI
- (BEL)
  
  Ms Nina PINZARRONE

7th edition 2013
- (GEO)
  
  Mr Emzar ZENAISHVILI
  
  NOC Secretary General
- (LIE)
  
  Mr Josef EBERLE
  
  Former NOC President
- (POR)
  
  Mr Vasco LYNCE
  
  Former NOC President
- (RUS)
  
  Mr Valery KUVAYEV
  
  NOC Chef de Mission
- (TUR)
  
  Mr Togay BAYATLI
  
  Former NOC President

7th edition, 2001
- (ESP)
  
  Mr Juan Antonio SAMARANCH
  
  IOC Honorary President for life

7th edition, 2017
- (ITA)*
  
  Ms Letizia PATERNOSTER
- (HUN)
  
  Ms Reka NAGY
- (GRE)
  
  Mr Dimitrios PAPADIMITRIOU
- (TUR)
  
  Mr Mihrac AKKUS
- (CZE)
  
  Mr Filip NEPEJCHAL

7TH EDITION, 2022
- (SLO)
  
  Ms Nika PREVC
- (SVK)
  
  Mr Juraj SLAFKOVSKY
- (GER)
  
  Mr Leon ULBRICHT
- (AUT)
  
  Ms Victoria OLIVIER
- (ITA)
  
  Mr Lorenzo PREVITALI

6th edition 2012
- (BUL)
  
  Mr Zeko MINEV
  
  President of the National Ski Federation
- (CZE)
  
  Mrs Dana ZATOPKOVA
  
  Javelin thrower, a life dedicated to athletics
- (GRE)
  
  Mr Diοnyssis S. GANGAS
  
  Director of the International Olympic Academy
- (ISR)
  
  Mr Zvi VARSHAVIAK
  
  NOC President

6th edition, 2000
- (POL)
  
  Mr Aleksander KWASNIEWSKI
  
  President of the Republic of Poland
- (BRA)
  
  Mr Joao HAVELANGE
  
  IOC Member, Honorary President of FIFA

6th edition, 2016
- (GRE)
  
  Mr Emmanouil KARALIS
- (GBR)*
  
  Ms Amy TINKLER
- (BLR)*
  
  Ms Nadzeya MAKARCHANKA
- (MDA)
  
  Ms Alexandra EMILIANOV

6th EDITION, 2021
- (SLO)
  
  Ms Lena REPINC
- (BEL)
  
  Ms Evy POPPE
- (CRO)
  
  Ms Zrinka LJUTIC
- (EST)
  
  Mr Henry SILDARU
- (GBR)
  
  Ms Kirsty MUIR

5th edition 2011
- (FRA)
  
  Mr Alain CALMAT
  
  Top figure skater, politician and sports leader
- (GBR)
  
  Mr David HEMERY
  
  Triple Olympic medallist and World Champion – hurdler
- (POR)
  
  Mr Luis SANTOS
  
  President of the National Handball Federation

5th edition, 1999
- (SWE)
  
  Mr Gunnar ERICSSON
  
  IOC Honorary Member

5th edition, 2015
- (CZE)
  
  Mr Jiri JANOSEK
- (RUS)*
  
  Ms Yana KUDRYAVTSEVA
- (GBR)*
  
  Mr Luke GREENBANK
- (SVK)*
  
  Mr Jakub GRIGAR
- (GER)
  
  Ms Jessica TIEBEL

5TH EDITION, 2020
- (ITA)
  
  Ms Linda ZINGERLE
- (AUT)
  
  Ms Lisa-Marie HIRNER
- (CZE)
  
  Mr Matej SVANCER
- (LAT)
  
  Mr Gints BERZINS
- (GER)
  
  Ms Jessica DEGENHARDT

4th edition 2010
- (AZE)
  
  Mr Chingiz HUSEYNZADA
  
  NOC Vice President
- (MLT)
  
  Mr Lino FARRUGIA SACCO
  
  NOC President
- (SVK)
  
  Mr Vladimir MILLER
  
  NOC Vice President
- (RUS)
  
  Mr Yury YURIEV
  
  NOC Former Secretary General

4th edition, 1998
- (SEN)
  
  H.E. the Judge Keba MBAYE
  
  IOC Vice President

4th edition, 2014
- (ITA)*
  
  Mr Simone SABBIONI
- (GBR)
  
  Mr Giarnni REGINI MORAN
- (HUN)
  
  Ms Liliana SZILAGYI
- (MDA)*
  
  Mr Serghei TARNOVSCHI
- (RUS)*
  
  Ms Adelina SOTNIKOVA

4TH EDITION, 2019
- (RUS)
  
  Ms Alexandra TRUSOVA
- (AUT)
  
  Ms Magdalena EGGER
- (SVK)
  
  Ms Petra RUSNAKOVA
- (HUN)
  
  Mr Attila TALABOS
- (GER)
  
  Ms Annika Sophie MORGAN

3rd edition 2009
- (ARM)
  
  Mr Gagik TSARUKYAN
  
  NOC President
- (CRO)
  
  Mr Antun VRDOLJAK
  
  IOC Member
- (ISL)
  
  Mr Stefan KONRADSSON
  
  Former Secretary General
- (LTU)
  
  Mr Arturas POVILIUNAS
  
  NOC President

3rd edition, 1997
- (SUI)
  
  Mr Raymond GAFNER
  
  IOC Honorary Member
- (SUI)
  
  Mr Marc HODLER
  
  Member of the IOC Executive Board

3rd edition, 2013
- (LTU)*
  
  Ms Ruta MEILUTYTE
- (SLO)
  
  Mr Cene PREVC
- (GRE)
  
  Mr Apostolos CHRISTOU
- (GBR)*
  
  Ms Abbie WOOD
- (CRO)
  
  Ms Ana KONJUH

3rd edition, 2018
- (FRA)
  
  Ms Camille BENED
- (SWE)
  
  Ms Jennie Lee BURMANSSON
- (POL)
  
  Ms Karolina BOSIEK
- (GER)
  
  Ms Annika HOCKE
- (LUX)
  
  Mr Peter MURPHY

2nd edition 2008
- (FIN)
  
  Mr Tapani ILKKA
  
  NOC former President
- (CYP)
  
  Mr Andreas STAVROU
  
  NOC former Secretary General
- (MON)
  
  Mme Yvette LAMBIN-BERTI
  
  Secretary General
- (GER)
  
  Ms Erika DIENSTIL

2nd edition, 1996
- (ESP)
  
  Mr Anselmo LOPEZ
  
  Honour Director, IOC Olympic Solidarity

2n edition, 2012
- (LTU)*
  
  Ms Ruta MEILUTYTE
- (ROU)*
  
  Ms Larisa Andreea IORDACHE
- (AUT)*
  
  Mr Marco SCHWARZ
- (FRA)*
  
  Ms Charlotte BONNET
- (UKR)*
  
  Mr Oleg STEPKO

2nd edition, 2017
- (EST)
  
  Ms Kelly SILDARU
- (NOR)
  
  Mr Birk RUUD
- (SLO)
  
  Ms Nika KRIZNAR
- (POL)
  
  Ms Kamila STORMOWSKA
- (ITA)
  
  Mr Alex VINATZER

1st edition 2007
- (LAT)
  
  Mr Vilnis BALTINS
  
  Honorary President
- (UKR)
  
  Mr Volodymyr BRYNZAK
  
  1st Vice President
- (SRB)
  
  Mr Predrag MANOJLOVIC
  
  Secretary General
- (IRL)
  
  Mr Dermot SHERLOCK
  
  Secretary General

1st edition, 1995
- (FRA)
  
  Mr Claude COLLARD
  
  President Mediterranean Games International Committee
- (BEL)
  
  Mr Raoul MOLLET
  
  Honour President of COIB

1st edition, 2011
- (POL)
  
  Mr Tobiasz LIS
- (GER)*
  
  Ms Laura DAHLMEIER
- (GBR)*
  
  Mr Tom DALEY
- (CRO)*
  
  Ms Brigita MATIC
- (SLO)*
  
  Mr Simon BRUS
- (ESP)
  
  Mr Didac SALAS

1st edition, 2016
- (UKR)
  
  Ms Krystyna DMYTRENKO
- (SLO)
  
  Mr Bor PAVLOVCIC
- (AUT)
  
  Mr Manuel TRANINGER
- (GBR)
  
  Ms Madi ROWLANDS
- (ITA)
  
  Mr Felix SCHWARZ

1st Edition 2024
- (ITA)
  
  Ms Jessica ROSSI
  
  Shooting
- (GEO)
  
  Mr Lasha BEKAURI
  
  Judo