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The Paralympic Order

The Paralympic Order is the highest tribute a person connected with the Paralympic Movement can achieve. It honours someone who has exemplified the Paralympic ideals through their actions, made remarkable strides in Paralympic Sport or rendered outstanding services the Paralympic cause. Please see below a list of past award winners.

2018 Paralympic Order

Patrick Jarvis (CAN)

Hee-Beom Lee (KOR)

Moon-soon Choi (KOR)

Hyungkoo Yeo (KOR)

Jooho Kim (KOR)

Jaeyoul Kim (KOR)

Kihong Kim (KOR)

2017 Paralympic Order

Ann Cody (USA)

Sir Philip Craven (GBR)

Paul DePace (USA)

Gerard Masson (FRA)

Karl Vilhelm Nielsen (DEN)

Jacques Rogge (BEL)

Miguel Sagarra (ESP)

2016 Paralympic Order

There were three Paralympic Orders and they were given to groups:

-to the Carioca people,

-to the City of Rio de Janeiro government representatives, its staff and volunteers,

-to Rio 2016 staff and volunteers.

2015 Paralympic Order
Name	Title
Sylvana Mestre	former Chairperson of the IPC Alpine Skiing Sport Technical Committee (STC)
Georgios Fountoulakis	President of the Hellenic Paralympic Committee
Dr. Axel Bolsinger	Ophthalmologist Adviser and Classifier for the German National Paralympic Committee (NPC)

2014 Paralympic Order
Name	Title
Dmitry Kozak	Deputy Prime Minister of Russia
Anatoly Pakhomov	Mayor of Sochi
Alexander Tkachev	Governor of Krasnador
Dmitry Chernyshenko	President of Sochi 2014 Organising Committee
Oleg Syromolotov	Chief of Interagency Security Command Centre, Sochi 2014
Alexander Gorovoy	Deputy Chief of Interagency Security Command Centre, Sochi 2014
Vladimir Lukin	President of NPC Russia

2013 Paralympic Order
Name	Title
Bob Balk	former Chairperson of the IPC Athletes’ Council
Michael Barredo	former President of IBSA
Duncan Campbell	founder of wheelchair rugby
Jonquil Solt	former Chairperson of the IPC Equestrian Committee and FEI Para Equestrian Technical Committee

2012 Paralympic Order
Name	Title
Lord Sebastian Coe	Chair of the London 2012 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games
Sir Keith Mills	Deputy Chair of the London 2012 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games
Paul Deighton	Chief Executive of the London 2012 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games
Chris Holmes MBE	Director of Paralympic Integration of the London 2012 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games
Boris Johnson	Mayor of London

2011 Paralympic Order
Name	Title
Matthias Berg	Seven-time Paralympian and former member of NPC Germany
Luca Pancalli	Paralympian and President of NPC Italy
Nabil Salem	Former President of NPC Egypt and African Paralympic Committee
Randy Snow	10-time US Open Champion and International Tennis Federation member

2010 Paralympic Order
Name	Title
John Furlong	CEO of the Vancouver 2010 Organizing Committee (VANOC)
Dena Coward	VANOC Paralympic Games Director
Jack Poole	VANOC Chairman of the Board of Directors
Rusty Goepel	VANOC Chairman of the Board of Directors

2009 Paralympic Order
Name	Title
Valeriy Sushkevych	President of the National Paralympic Committee of Ukraine
Maura Strange	Executive Director and Secretary General of IWAS
Pol Wautermartens	Former Chairperson of the IPC Powerlifting Sport Technical Committee
Tony Sainsbury	Former Vice-President IWBF Europe and five-time Chef de Mission of the British Team for the Paralympics
Jerry Johnston	Founder of the Canadian Association for Disabled Skiing (CADS)
Jens Bromann	Former President of IBSA
Bob Fisher	Former Chairperson of the Football 7-a-Side Committee of the CPISRA

2008 Paralympic Order
Name	Title
Liu Qi	President of the Beijing 2008 Organizing Committee (BOCOG), Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, Secretary of the CPC Beijing Committee
Hui Liangyu	Vice Premier of the State Council, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee
Liu Yandong	Vice President of BOCOG, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, State Councilor
Chen Zhili	Vice President of BOCOG, Vice Chairperson of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress
Deng Pufang	President of the China Disabled Persons’ Federation (CDPF), Executive President of BOCOG, Vice Chairperson of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC)
Liu Peng	Executive President of BOCOG, Minister of the General Administration of Sport of China, President of the Chinese Olympic Committee
Guo Jinlong	Mayor of Beijing, Executive President of BOCOG
Tang Xiaoquan	President of the Executive Board and Vice President of the China Disabled Persons’ Federation, Executive Vice President of BOCOG
Zhao Wenzhi	Deputy of Paralympic Games Command Center, Vice Chairperson of CPPCC Beijing Committee
Manolo Romero	Managing Director of Olympic Broadcasting Services (OBS)
Anne Ebbs	Former Secretary General of the Paralympic Council of Ireland (PCI)

2007 Paralympic Order
Name	Title
Silas Chiang	Former Secretary General of the Hong Kong Disabled Sports Association and involved in the organization of FESPIC Games for over 25 years
Spyros Stavrianopoulos	President of the Hellenic Paralympic Committee and promoter of sports for persons with a disability in Greece

2006 Paralympic Order
Name	Title
Dr. York Chow	Member of the international task force that formed the IPC in 1989. Former Vice President Policy and Planning on the IPC Executive Committee/Governing Board until 2005
Guiseppe Ferrari	Secretary General of the Committee for the Paralympic Winter Games of Torino 2006 (ComParTo)
Dr. Björn Hedman	Current member of the IPC Medical and Anti-Doping Committee; IPC Medical Officer and member of the IPC Executive Committee/Governing Board (2001 to 2005)
Fred Jansen	Current Chairperson of the IPC Sports Council. Former member of the IPC Executive Committee/Governing Board (1998 to 2005). Co-opted as a member of the IPC GB in March 2006
Tiziana Nasi	President of the Committee for the Paralympic Winter Games of Torino 2006 (ComParTo)
Juan Palau	Former President of the International Sports Organisation for the Disabled (ISOD) and IOSD Representative on the IPC Executive Committee/Governing Board from (1993 to 2005)
Dr. Bob Price	Former Chairperson of the British Paralympic Association. President of the European Paralympic Committee (2001 to 2005) and former member of the IPC Executive Committee/ Governing Board (2001 to 2005)
François Terranova	Former Chairperson of the Paralympic Games Liaison Committee since 1997. Former Vice President of Paralympic Games on the IPC Executive Committee/Governing Board (1997 to 2005)
Cesare Vaciago	Chief Executive Officer of the Organizing Committee for the XX Olympic Winter Games (TOROC)

2005 Paralympic Order
Name	Title
Jack Benedick	Former athlete; World Championship and Paralympic Games Technical Delegate. Chairperson of IPC Alpine Skiing. Board of Directors of the US Ski and Snowboard Association
Birgitta Blomquist	Past representative to a variety of sport federations (Swimming Committee Chairperson 1984-1992 and Wintersport Committee Chairperson 1986-1992)
Chris Cohen	Chairperson of the IPC Athletics Executive Committee
Leen Coudenys	IPC Executive Assistant
Ian Harrison, MBE	President of the International Foundation for Disabled Sailing (IFDS)
Dr. Robert Jackson	Past Director, Vice-President and President of the International Stoke Mandeville Games Federation from 1972 until 1984
Carol Mushett	Past IPC Technical Officer of the IPC Executive Committee
Enrique Perez	Past President of the International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) and President of the World Blind Union
Deng Pufang	President of the Chinese NPC, the China Disabled Persons’ Federation (CDPF) and Executive President of the Beijing 2008 Organizing Committee (BOCOG)
Sir Albert Tricot	Founder of the Belgium NPC
Dr. Whang, Youn Dai	Vice-President of the Korea Sports Association for the Disabled (KOSAD) and founder of the ‘Whang Youn Dai Prize’

2004 Paralympic Order
Name	Title
Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki	President of the ATHENS 2004 Organizing Committee (ATHOC)
Ioannis Spanudakis	Managing Director of ATHOC
Ioanna Karyofylli	General Manager of ATHOC
Sir Ludwig Guttmann	Pioneer of sport for persons with a disability and founder of the Paralympic Movement
Organizacion Nacional de Ciegos (ONCE)	For their involvement in the Barcelona 1992 Paralympic Games, their support of the Paralympic Movement in Spain and their contributions to the International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA)

2003 Paralympic Order
Name	Title
Yasuhiro Hatsuyama	Former IPC Executive Committee member and East Asia Representative
Colin Rains	President of the Cerebral Palsy International Sports and Recreation Association (CPISRA)
Hector Ramirez	Past President of the Pan American Wheelchair Sport Federation, President of COPAR
Donald Royer	President of the Canadian Wheelchair Sports Association
Jean Stone	Technical Secretary to the IPC Sports Council, Women in Sport Committee
Carl Wang	Chairperson of the Norwegian Sports Organization for the Disabled and President of the European Paralympic Committee
Xavier Gonzalez	Paralympic Games Liaison Director and interim COO

2002 Paralympic Order
name	Title
Bob Garff	Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Salt Lake 2002 Organizing Committee (SLOC)
Mitt Romney	Chief Executive Officer and President of SLOC
Fraser Bullock	Executive Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer of SLOC
Bob McCullough	Past President of the International Stoke Mandeville Wheelchair Sports Federation (ISMWSF)
Prof. Dr. Gudrun Doll-Tepper	Past IPC Chairperson Science Committee and President of the International Council of Sport Science and Physical Education (ICSSPE)
Dr. Gertrude Krombholz	Past IPC Chairperson Wheelchair Dance Sport
Hans Lindström	Past IPC Technical Officer and Regional Representative Europe

2001 Paralympic Order
Name	Title
Dr. Robert Steadward	Past IPC President
Dr. Michael Riding	Past IPC Medical Officer
André Auberger	Past IPC Treasurer
Elisabeth Dendy	Past President of CPISRA
Lina Faria	Past President of CPISRA
Enrique Sanz	Past President of IBSA
Guillermo Cabezas	Past President of the International Sports Organization for the Disabled (ISOD)
Sir Harry Fang	Founding Father of the Far East and South Pacific Games for the Disabled (FESPIC)
Walter Tröger	International Olympic Committee (IOC) Delegate Member for Disabled Sport
George Dunstan	Past IPC Regional Representative South Pacific
Gilbert Felli	IOC Sports Director

2000 Paralympic Order
Name	Title
Dr. John Grant	President Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games Organizing Committee (SPOC)

1999 Paralympic Order
Name	Title
Joan Scruton	Past Secretary General of ISMWSF

1998 Paralympic Order
Name	Title
Goro Yoshimura	President of the Nagano 1998 Paralympic Games Organizing Committee (NAPOC)
Tasuku Tsukada	Mayor of Nagano
Yoshifumi Ihara	Deputy Secretary General of NAPOC

1996 Paralympic Order
Name	Title
Juan Antonio Samaranch	IOC President
Andrew Fleming	President of the Atlanta 1996 Paralympic Games Organizing Committee (APOC)

1994 Paralympic Order
Name	Title
Gerhard Heiberg	President of the Lillehammer 1994 Paralympic Games Organizing Committee (LPOC)
John Magdall	Managing Director of LPOC
Lill-Unni Ostern	Office Manager of LPOC
Rolf Jenssen	Venues Consultant of LPOC