Coubertin Academy 

Social Inclusion through Sport Values

With this project we would like to pay tribute to Ivan Luknar, a great enthusiast of the ideals of Pierre de Coubertin and successful modern pentathlete who passed away in 2018.

Ivan Luknár worked professionally as a pedagogue and later as a long-time director of Pierre de Coubertin School in Piešťany, Slovakia. He had been in charge of the school from 1992 to 2014. His passion for sport and the values of Olympism had a huge impact on his students and colleagues. Thanks to Ivan's great efforts and enthusiasm the school joined the International Network of Pierre de Coubertin Schools in 1999. He participated in numerous major events of the International Pierre de Coubertin Committee. He realized one of his many dreams by having the 10th International Youth Forum of Pierre de Coubertin Schools in 2015 in Slovakia and thus writing a successful new page of the International Pierre de Coubertin Committee history.

Ivan Luknár was also the founder and supporter of modern pentathlon in Piešťany. For his eternal ideals and the unscrupulous desire to prove and realize the impossible he became a unique member of the modern pentathlon family.

Inspirator, teacher, athlete, sports figure, promoter of sports virtues, Ivan Luknár was a recognized authority not only in Slovakia but also abroad. He will be greatly missed!