BUENOS AIRES, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Friday gave this year's Coaches Lifetime Achievement Awards to Hungarian canoeing coach Katalin Rozsnyoi and Austrian skeleton coach Andreas Schmid.
Rozsnyoi was recognized for her significant contribution to Hungary's success at the Olympic Games and the outstanding number of medals won by her athletes in canoeing. After winning a silver medal at the 1968 Olympic Games, the 14-time national champion became an even more successful coach. Her athletes have won 11 medals at the Olympic Games, 84 medals at world championships and 70 medals at European championships.
Schmid, coaching the British skeleton team, received the award for coaching over 10 Olympians who medaled at each of the five consecutive Olympic Winter Games since 2002, racking up eight Olympic medals. He helped Britain secure 50 percent of all skeleton medals in PyeongChang 2018, with Lizzy Yarnold becoming the first skeleton athlete to retain an Olympic title. Schmid himself won three medals at world championships and was overall World Cup champion in 1987 and 1988.
Launched last year, the IOC Coaches Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes a female and male coach's outstanding achievements and contribution to Olympians' lives and the Olympic Movement.
