List of athletes awarded Stora grabbars och tjejers märke
Stora grabbars och tjejers märke (lit. 'Big Boys' and Girls' Badge') or SFIF:s hederstecken (lit. 'Swedish Athletics Association decoration') is an honorary award in Swedish athletics, awarded by the Swedish Athletics Association.[1] Stora grabbars och tjejers märke are honorary awards within several Swedish sports, first named in 1928 by Bo Ekelund.[2] To be awarded, a sportsperson has to gather a certain number of points in international (and sometimes national events) according to different rules depending on the sport in question.[1][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10] The recipients are called a 'Stor grabb' (lit. 'Big Boy').[11] When women gain the title, the recipient is called a 'Stor tjej' (lit. 'Big Girl').[2]
In athletics, six points from a point table were needed to obtain the badge were needed to obtain the badge in the 1930s, where six points were awarded for an Olympic gold medal.[12] In 1941, the level was increased to ten points, which also was the new number for an Olympic gold medal.[11]
Since 1981, 25 points are needed to obtain the badge in athletics.[1] Each different event and result gives different numbers of points, e.g. 25 points for an individual Olympic or World Athletics Championships gold medal, 20 points for a silver medal in said events, three points for an individual Swedish Athletics Championships title, one point for an individual international championship appearance, and half a point for a relay international appearance.[1]
Awarding of the recipients takes place at the following Swedish Athletics Championships.[1] A recipient is granted free entrance to all athletic competitions in Sweden.[12] Athletics recipients may enter the association Friidrottens stora (lit. 'The Bigs of Athletics') that organises events for recipients and awards stipends to young athletes.[13]
63 athletes were awarded in the first year, 1928, with Carl E. Helgesson having badge number 1 reaching the points needed first.[14] As of 2023, 584 athletes have been awarded.[15]
Recipients
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See also
References
- ":: Friidrott.se :: - Stora Grabbar och Tjejer m M".
- "Stora grabbar", Nationalencyklopedin
- "Stora Grabbar - Svenska Bandyförbundet". www.svenskbandy.se. Archived from the original on 2015-02-12.
- "Svenska Bandyförbundet - Stora Tjejer".
- "Stora Grabbars Märke".
- "Stora tjejers märke - Svensk fotboll".
- "Hedersutmärkelsen Framstående Gymnast".
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- "Hedersmärket".
- "Stora Grabbar". Nordisk familjeboks sportlexikon: uppslagsverk för sport, gymnastik och friluftsliv. Band 6 S–Övrevoll (in Swedish). Stockholm: Nordisk familjeboks förlag. 1946. pp. 645–646.
- "Friidrottsmärken". Nordisk familjeboks sportlexikon: uppslagsverk för sport, gymnastik och friluftsliv. Band 3 Flugvikt–Hjärtstock (in Swedish). Stockholm: Nordisk familjeboks förlag. 1940. pp. 417–420.
- "Om oss – Friidrottens Stora".
- ":: Friidrott.se :: - Stora Grabbar & Tjejer".
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