The IOC has opened nominations for the 4th edition of the Olympic Lifetime Achievement Awards for excellence in coaching according to Olympics dot com.
The nomination period is currently and will run through the 26th of October 2022.
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The award is a well-established IOC recognition of individuals who have gone beyond their calling to help athletes achieve their athletic goals.
The awards are presented by the IOC Athletes’ Entourage Commission - designed to recognize the achievements of coaches’ accomplishments and commitment to the Olympic values.
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Nominations can be made by Olympians, International Federations, National Olympic Committees, members of the IOC Athletes’ or Athletes’ Entourage Commissions, and IOC Members.
Awards will be presented to one female coach and one male coach, either active or retired, whose athletes have participated in at least one edition of either the Olympic Summer or Winter Games and who have carried out exceptional work supporting athletes.
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The awardees will be following in the footsteps of Malcolm Arnold, an athletics coach from Great Britain, and Germany’s Ulla Koch, who was the head coach of the country’s artistic gymnastics team at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
Arnold’s coaching career spanned over 60 years, during which he trained multiple Olympic champions. Koch started working as a coach in 1975 becoming the head coach of Germany’s artistic gymnastics team in 2005.
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“Coaches are pivotal in helping athletes fulfill their potential and be at their best. Not only are they experts in their sporting fields, but they are also pillars of support and guidance throughout an athlete’s career, both on and off the field of play,” said Olympic champion Sergii Bubka, Chair of the IOC Athletes’ Entourage Commission and IOC Member.
“The relationship between athlete and coach is fundamental to performance and fulfillment, and we are delighted to be able to celebrate it with these awards.”
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The winners will be chosen by a panel composed of IOC President Thomas Bach and members of the IOC Athletes’ Entourage Commission. These include former Olympic champion and Chairman of the Commission, Sergii Bubka.
Two-time Olympic medalist, golfer Lydia Ko from New Zealand, explained the comprehensive impact coaches can have on athletes’ careers.
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“My coach has helped me from a technical standpoint, but also to clear questions in my head. Every time I talk to him, I feel like I get a lot of his great energy and great advice. He’s been much more than just a technical swing coach to me – he has been like a mentor and has helped a lot.”
The launch of the Women’s in Sport High Performance Pathway program in 2022 was another example of the IOC’s commitment to supporting women’s coaches. Through a four-year initiative, which was supported by a grant of $1 million from the IOC Solidarity Fund, over a hundred female coaches will be able to improve their skills and reach the highest levels of their chosen sport.
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The first pairing of coaches who join the program will get to participate in a week-long residential program, where they will receive one-on-one mentoring and develop their leadership and self-assessment skills.
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