Honorary Awards

Order of Merit

The Order of Merit may be awarded to individuals, whether members of FIH or not. In the case of FIH members for distinguished service over a period of at least ten years, or for exceptional achievement or contribution that is important in the international field. In the case of those who are not members of the FIH, constructive and positive activity over a period of at least 15 years, or unique personal achievement or contribution which has benefited international hockey. No more than four awards may be given during each two-year period.

Leslie Howard NORTON

NZL

Posthumous

Albert DEMAUREX

SUI

1974

Eska de Josselin de JONG

NED

1974

Mark G. COWLISHAW

ENG

1974

Kenneth H. INGLEDEW

WAL

1974

Rodolfo WESTENDARP

CHI

1976

Harry V. WARREN

CAN

1977

Wolfgang KLEE

AUT

1979

Havilah DOWN

NZL

1979

Adrienne LANCASTER

BEL

1979

Louise MOREAU

FRA

1980

Hec CORMIE

AUS

1980

Stewart Mac ILDOWIE

RSA

1981

Ashwini KUMAR

IND

1982

O. de SALES

HKG

1983

Mahmoud RAAFAT

EGY

1983

Miguel AZRIEL

ARG

1984

E. Newbold BLACK IV

USA

1984

Alain DANET

FRA

1984

Maurice FRAIKIN

BEL

1984

HARDIAL SINGH

KEN

1984

Eileen HYNDMAN

SCO

1984

Pat G. RYAN

AUS

1984

Dorothy SIBERT-BAILEY

MAL

1984

HRH. SULTAN AZLAN SHAH

MAL

1984

Elisabeth TUMMERS

BEL

1984

Muneyoshi UEDA

JPN

1984

Harry Van ZINNICQ-BERGMANN

NED

1984

Doris CRISP

ENG

1985

Brig (Rtrd) M.H. ATIF

PAK

1986

L.S.E. JONES

ENG

1986

Finlay MACNAB

AUS

1986

Mrs. Ruby ROBINSON

AUS

1987

Mrs. Barbara KOLBENSCHLAG

GER

1986

Miss Mercedes CORBACHO

ESP

1986

Peter N. PORRITT

CAN

1987

Patrick ROWLEY

ENG

1987

Willy HENKEL

GER

1987

Dorothy SIMONS

NZL

1987

Brig (Rtrd) M.H. ATIF

PAK

1987

Jacobus D.J. IDENBURG

NED

1987

Aileen GOODER

NZL

1988

Vaclav POSIK

CZE

1988

K.George D. CROFT

ENG

1989

ErnestS. WALL

SCO

1989

Ivo ZLATAR

YUG

1989

Carlos HERNANDEZ SCHAEFLER

MEX

1991

Tadeus SOCHOLIK

POL

1991

Antonio von ONDARZA

VEN

1991

Jurg SCHAEFER

GER

1992

Rosa de MASSA

ARG

1992

Brian BREMNER

NZL

1994

Albert LEIKIN

RUS

Posthumous

Peter M. CRANE

ENG

1994

Els VAN BREDA VRIESMAN

NED

1994

Heinz WOLTJE

GER

1994

Frank YEEND

AUS

1994

Phil APPLEYARD

ENG

1996

Bob DAVIDZON

NED

1996

Marguerite GLICHITCH

FRA

1996

Ingeborg GRUNER

AUS

1996

Sue NEILL

CAN

1998

Jacqueline COUTOU

FRA

1998

Willem F.CORNELIS

NED

1998

Robert LYCKE

BEL

2000

Leandro NEGRE

ESP

2000

Brenda READ

ENG

2000

Wolfgang ROMME

NED

2000

Gamal SHIRAZI

EGY

2000

Theo YKEMA

NED

2000

J.O. CONNOR

IRL

2001

Pamela TYE

AUS

2001

Robert WATSON

ENG

2001

Allan WOODS

USA

2001

Adrien PETERS

BEL

2001

Seif AHMED

EGY

2002

Peter COHEN

AUS

2002

Annabel DILLON

SIN

2002

Steve JASPAN

RSA

2002

David BURT

ENG

2004

Roger WEBB

ENG

2004

Claire PEETERS-MONSEU

BEL

2006

Derek WILSHERE

NZL

2006

Fook WONG

USA

2006

Bark-Jae SHIN

KOR

2006

Peter Paul LATHOUWERS

NED

2008

Evlyn RAISTRICK

SCO

2008

Jean-Pierre STREBEL

SUI

2008

Martin COLOMER

ESP

2008

Aaron SHER

USA

2010

Anne ELLIS

WAL

2012

Johan WAKKIE

NED

2014

Ric CHARLESWORTH

AUS

2014

Tan Sri ALAGENDRA

MAS

2014

Claire DIGBY

RSA

2016

Martin GOTHERIDGE

ENG

2016

Sue CATTONN

ENG

2018

Alain RENAUD

FRA

2018

Yoshida MOTOHITO

JPN

2018

Peter WEFERS-BETTINK

NED

2018

Richard Kofi AKPOKAVIE

GHA

2020

Dr Robin MITCHELL

FIJ

2020

Yokoyama HIDE

JPN

2020

Peter ELDERS

NED

2020

Michael GREEN

GER

2022

Shahbaz AHMAD

PAK

2022

Sarinder DILLON

UK

2022

Hirofumi NAKASONE

JPN

2023