motto Citius, Altius, Fortius (Faster, Higher, Stronger) was proposed by Coubertin in 1894, and was official from 1924 until modified to the current Citius, Altius, Fortius – Communiter (Faster, Higher, Stronger – Together) in 2021. The traditional motto was coined by Henri Didon OP, a friend of Coubertin, for a Paris youth gathering of 1891. The Pierre de Coubertin medal (also known as the Coubertin medal or the True Spirit of Sportsmanship medal) is an award given by the International Olympic Committee to those athletes that demonstrate the spirit of sportsmanship in the Olympic Games. This medal is considered by many athletes and spectators to be the highest award that an Olympic athlete can receive, even greater than a gold medal. The International Olympic Committee considers it as its highest honor. A minor planet, 2190 Coubertin, was discovered in 1976 by Soviet astronomer Nikolai Stepanovich Chernykh and is named in his honour. The street where the Olympic Stadium in Montreal is located (which hosted the 1976 Summer Olympic Games) was named after Pierre de Coubertin, giving the stadium the address 4549 Pierre de Coubertin Avenue. It is the only Olympic stadium in the world that lies on a street named after Coubertin. There are also two schools in Montreal named after Pierre de Coubertin. He was portrayed by Louis Jourdan in the 1984 NBC miniseries, The First Olympics: Athens 1896. In 2007, he was inducted into the World Rugby Hall of Fame for his services to the sport of rugby union. List of works This is a listing of Pierre de Coubertin's books. In addition to these, he wrote numerous articles for journals and magazines: See also Statue of Pierre de Coubertin, Tokyo Citations References Further reading Pierre de Coubertin, Olympism: selected writings, edited by Norbert Müller, Lausanne, IOC, 2000 Stephan Wassong, Pierre de Coubertin's American studies and their importance for the analysis of his early educational campaign. Web publishing on LA84 Foundation. 2004. External links The International Pierre De Coubertin Committee (CIPC) – Lausanne Coubertin reader of Flaubert 1896 Olympic Games Programme – UK Parliament Living Heritage The Wenlock Olympian Society Discourse of Pierre de Coubertin at Sorbonne announcing the restoring of the Olympic games (in french, audio) 1863 births 1937 deaths Sciences Po alumni Barons of France French rugby union referees Founders of the modern Olympic Games International Olympic Committee members World Rugby Hall of Fame inductees Presidents