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FIMS Awards
FIMS has a track record of honoring members who have made significant contributions in the field of sports medicine and sports science. There are a number of FIMS award categories, including the following:
- FIMS Gold Medal
- FIMS Citation of Honor
- FIMS Bronze medal
FIMS Gold Medal
A FIMS Gold Medal may be awarded to an individual who has demonstrated outstanding leadership which has resulted in advancement in sports medicine of international dimension and importance. Nominations for an award will be referred to the Awards Committee. Following review of credentials and discussion of the rationale for the nomination, the Awards Committee will make its recommendation to the Executive Committee which, by official action, will approve the Gold Medal. The FIMS Awards Committee shall consist of five members of the FIMS Executive Committee, one member of which will be a Vice President and four will be elected members of the Executive Committee. The Vice-President will serve as the chairperson.
Recipients of the FIMS Gold Medal
Professor Giuseppe La Cava (Italy) 1976
Professor Jiri Kral (Czechoslovakia) 1980
Professor John Williams (United Kingdom) 1980
Professor Alojzij (Yugoslavia) 1980
Professor Ludwig Prokop (Austria) 1982
Professor Per-Olof Astrand (Sweden) 1982
Professor Ernest Strauzenberg (Germany) 1986
Professor Wildor Hollmann (Germany) 1990
Professor Antonio Venerando (Italy) 1990
Prince Alexandre De Merode (Belgium) 1992
Professor Albert Dirix (Belgium) 1992
Professor Ludovit Komadel (Czechoslovakia) 1992
Professor Ali Bouzayen (Tunisia) 1998
Professor Francisque Commandre (France) 1998
Professor Robert Frenkl (Hungary) 1998
Professor Per Renstrom (Sweden) 1999
Professor Juan Jose Gonzalez Iturri (Spain) 1999
Professor Qu Mian-Yu (China) 2000
Professor Kurt Tittel (Germany) 2002
Professor Eduardo De Rose (Brazil) 2004
Professor Kai-Ming Chang (Hong Kong) 2008
FIMS Citation of Honor
The FIMS Citation of Honor may be awarded to an individual who has made outstanding contributions to sports medicine in one or more of the following categories:
- Research in sports medicine and the sports sciences
- Scholarly activity and publication in sports medicine and the sports sciences
- Medical care of athletes
- Regional and/or national leadership
- Service to FIMS
Nominations for the Citation of Honor, will forward the nomination to the Council of Delegates which will have the power to approve the recommendation and make the award.
Recipients of the FIMS Citation Award
Professor Ion Dragan (Romania) 1993
Professor Qu Mian-Yu (China) 1994
Professor Panagiotis Kontoulakos (Greece) 1994
Professor Richard Felten (Germany) 1998
Professor Michel Rieu (France) 1998
FIMS Bronze medal
The FIMS Bronze medal has been awarded to a number of individuals who have contributed to the work of FIMS in the past.
Recipients of the FIMS Bronze Medal
Professor Eduardo De Rose (Brazil) 1978
Professor Reinhart Stucker (Austria) 1982
Professor Yoshia Kuroda (Japan) 1985
Professor Anthony Parker (Australia) 1986
Professor Kevin Hobbs (Australia) 1986
Professor Sjung Hermans (The Netherlands) 1990
Professor Wim Mosterd (The Netherlands) 1990
Doctor John Wesseling (The Netherlands) 1990 | 
