Ordre du Mérite

L’Ordre du Mérite des COE est la plus haute distinction des Comités Olympiques Européens. Il récompense les mérites éminents d’un personne physique à l’égard du Mouvement olympique. L’Ordre du Mérite des COE, créé en 1995, prévoit le port d’une décoration à titre personnel.

Peut recevoir l’Ordre du Mérite des COE, toute personne ayant contribué par ses actions à :

  • La diffusion en Europe des idéaux olympiques selon la Charte olympique du CIO
  • La promotion de la coopération entre les CNO européens et plus généralement toute personne ayant illustré l’idéal olympique par ses actions, acquis des mérites éminents dans le monde sportif ou ayant rendu des services exceptionnels à la cause olympique.
  • 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
    • (ESP)
      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
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