Panathlon International

Panathlon International
Motto Ludis Jungit
Formation 1951
Type Sports organization
Headquarters Rapallo Italy
Official language
 English, French
President
 Giacomo Santini Italy
Website Panathlon.net

Panathlon International (PI) is an international sports federation, member of SportAccord and recognized by the International Olympic Committee.[1]

History

Panathlon was founded in Venice on 12 June 1951. The word panathlon is derived from Greek meaning collection of sporting activities.[2] The motto of the federation ludis jungit stands for united by sports.

Presidents

No. Name Years
1 Paolo Cappabianca 1977–1988
2 Antonio Spallino 1988–1996
3 Vittorio Adorni 1996–2004
4 Enrico Prandi 2004-2012
5 Giacomo Santini 2012-

Flambeau d'Or

The Flambeau d'Or (Golden Torch) is a prestigious award that is presented every four years. It aims to reward distinguished international sport personalities. It is awarded in three categories for outstanding achievements in sport promotion, sport culture and organisation.[3]

Past Winners
Year Promotion Culture Organisation
1972 Giulio Onesti Avery Brundage Willi Daume
1976 Marc Hodler Lord Killanin Juan Antonio Samaranch
1980 Mohamed Mzali Nikolaos Nissiotis Beppe Croce
1984 João Havelange Franco Carraro Mario Vazquez Rana
1988 Un Yong Kim Giulio Andreotti Anselmo Lopez
1992 Jacques Rogge Raymond Gafner Pasqual Maragall y Mira
1996 Pelé Hans Erni Gerhard Heiberg
2000 Albert II, Prince of Monaco He Zhenliang Michael Knight
2004 Sergey Bubka[4] Bruno Grandi[5] Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki
2008 Oscar Pistorius Gudrun Doll-Tepper[6] Hein Verbruggen

Notes

  1. ↑ IOC recognized organisations
  2. ↑ Clarification of the word panathlon
  3. ↑ "Flambeaud'Or".
  4. ↑ "Sergiy Bubka receives "Golden Torch 2005" international prize".
  5. ↑ "Biography" (PDF).
  6. ↑ "Professor Gudrun Doll-Tepper Honored with Two International Awards".

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