PARALYMPIC ORDER
THE PARALYMPIC ORDER
The Paralympic Order is the highest and most prestigious accolade anyone can be recognised with by the IPC. It is awarded to individuals/organisations who have made an outstanding and long-lasting contribution to the Paralympic Movement, normally during a ceremony held around the General Assembly.
How are individuals/organisations nominated?
Nominations may be submitted by IPC Members and members of the Governing Board and Athletes’ Council, with a limit of one entry per nominator. The IPC will send an invitational letter and a nomination form to all IPC Members, including the timelines and criteria.
A Selection Committee will be appointed by the President to evaluate the nominations received and recommend a maximum of six candidates to the Governing Board for approval. The Selection Committee must have a strong gender balance, and may include members of the Governing Board, Management Team and other suitable members of the Paralympic Movement.
The Governing Board will then select a maximum of four candidates to receive the Paralympic Order.
2023 PARALYMPIC ORDER
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NAME |
TITLE |
|---|---|
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David Hadfield |
Former President of World Boccia |
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Jin-owan Jung |
President of the Korean Paralympic Committee |
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Jorge Ochoa |
President of NPC El Salvador |
2021 PARALYMPIC ORDER
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NAME |
TITLE |
|---|---|
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Paul Bird |
President of Oceania Paralympic Committee |
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Rita van Driel |
IPC Governing Board Member at Large |
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Greg Nugent |
London 2012 Paralympic Games marketer and filmmaker behind the Paralympic documentary Rising Phoenix |
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Yasushi Yamawaki |
Vice President, Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee and IPC Governing Board Member at Large |
2019 PARALYMPIC ORDER
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NAME |
TITLE |
|---|---|
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Late Jose Luis Campo |
Former President of the Americas Paralympic Committee |
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Greg Hartung AO |
Former IPC Vice-President and former President of Paralympic Australia |
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Alan Dickson |
Former IPC Governing Board Member |
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Rudi van den Abbeele |
President of the International Wheelchair & Amputee Sports Federation |
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Dr. Bassam Qasrawi |
Head of Classification of World Para Powerlifting Sport Technical Committee |
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Mahmoud Khosravi Vafa |
President of I.R. Iran National Paralympic Committee |
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Georg Schlachtenberger |
Former IPC Chief Operating Officer and Agitos Foundation Director |
Paralympic Order (1994-2018)
Earlier Paralympic Order winners, dating back to 1994, can be found in this document.