Konex Award
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Konex Foundation awards, or simple Konex awards are cultural awards from the Konex Foundation
to Argentine cultural personalities.
Created in 1980, where conceived as a way to reward the Argentine personalities and institutions of different fields, as well as to stimulate the beginners.
Even though the awards are handed every year, they are organised by cycles of 10 years. From 1980 to 1989 awards were given to personalities for their life-time accomplishments. From 1990 to 1999 the they were awarded for accomplishments in the last decade. Then the cycle starts again, from 2000 to 2009 with life-time accomplishments. The fields of the awards different for each year, but they repeat in each cycle, and each year 20 specialist on the selected field are selected as members of the Grand Jury, each of them expert in a subfield.
The fields of every year:
5 persons are nominated for each category, and given a Merit Diploma. Then a Platinum Konex is awarded to one of this categories, and a Diamond Konex given to one of them as the most important achievement in the field. Finally, a Honour Konex is awarded to one notable dead person. From 2002 the Grand Jury choice the MERCOSUR Konex Award winners between the outstanding personalities in the countries of the ampliated MERCOSUR
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For instance, in the 1980 Konex awards on sports, 20 Platinum Konex awards where given in the specialities of Athletics, Ball, Basketball, Billiard, Boxing, Chess, Cycling, Fencing, Football (Soccer), Golf, Horsemanship, Polo, Racing, Roller-Skating Hockey, Rowing, Rugby, Swimming, Tennis, Turf and Yachting.
Juan Manuel Fangio
, besides the Platinum Konex for Racing, received the Diamond Konex. The Honour Konex was awarded to Jorge Newbery
.
The Konex Awards are internationally recognised since its creation, and are one of the most important and distinguished in Argentina.
Honour Konex Award winners
MERCOSUR Konex Award winners
Konex Foundation
Konex Foundation is an Argentine cultural non-profit organization created in 1980 to promote, stimulate, help, and participate in any form of cultural, educational, intellectual, artistic, social, philanthropic, scientific or sports initiative, work, and enterprise, in their most relevant aspects,...
to Argentine cultural personalities.
Created in 1980, where conceived as a way to reward the Argentine personalities and institutions of different fields, as well as to stimulate the beginners.
Even though the awards are handed every year, they are organised by cycles of 10 years. From 1980 to 1989 awards were given to personalities for their life-time accomplishments. From 1990 to 1999 the they were awarded for accomplishments in the last decade. Then the cycle starts again, from 2000 to 2009 with life-time accomplishments. The fields of the awards different for each year, but they repeat in each cycle, and each year 20 specialist on the selected field are selected as members of the Grand Jury, each of them expert in a subfield.
The fields of every year:
- 1980 1990 2000 Sports
- 1981 1991 2001 Entertainment
- 1982 1992 2002 Visual Arts
- 1983 1993 2003 Science and Technology
- 1984 1994 2004 Literature
- 1985 1995 2005 Popular Music
- 1986 1996 2006 Humanities
- 1987 1997 2007 Communication / Journalism
- 1988 1998 2008 Institutions / Communities / Companies
- 1989 1999 2009 Classical Music
5 persons are nominated for each category, and given a Merit Diploma. Then a Platinum Konex is awarded to one of this categories, and a Diamond Konex given to one of them as the most important achievement in the field. Finally, a Honour Konex is awarded to one notable dead person. From 2002 the Grand Jury choice the MERCOSUR Konex Award winners between the outstanding personalities in the countries of the ampliated MERCOSUR
Mercosur
Mercosur or Mercosul is an economic and political agreement among Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay. Founded in 1991 by the Treaty of Asunción, which was later amended and updated by the 1994 Treaty of Ouro Preto. Its purpose is to promote free trade and the fluid movement of goods, people,...
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For instance, in the 1980 Konex awards on sports, 20 Platinum Konex awards where given in the specialities of Athletics, Ball, Basketball, Billiard, Boxing, Chess, Cycling, Fencing, Football (Soccer), Golf, Horsemanship, Polo, Racing, Roller-Skating Hockey, Rowing, Rugby, Swimming, Tennis, Turf and Yachting.
Juan Manuel Fangio
Juan Manuel Fangio
Juan Manuel Fangio , nicknamed El Chueco or El Maestro , was a racing car driver from Argentina, who dominated the first decade of Formula One racing...
, besides the Platinum Konex for Racing, received the Diamond Konex. The Honour Konex was awarded to Jorge Newbery
Jorge Newbery
Jorge "George" Newbery, born Jorge Alejandro Newbery , was an Argentine pilot of North American descent. His father, Ralph Newbery , emigrated from Long Island, to Argentina after the American Civil War...
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The Konex Awards are internationally recognised since its creation, and are one of the most important and distinguished in Argentina.
Lists of the Konex Award winners
Diamond Konex Award winnersDiamond Konex Award winners
-This is the list of all the Diamond Konex Award winners.:1980 - Sports - Juan Manuel Fangio1981 - Entertainment - Alfredo Alcón | Luisa Vehil1982 - Visual Arts - Horacio Alberto Butler1983 - Science and Technology - Luis Federico Leloir...
Honour Konex Award winners
Honour Konex Award winners
-This is the list of all the Honour Konex Award winners.:1980 - Sports - Jorge Newbery1981 - Entertainment - Luis Sandrini1983 - Science and Technology - Bernardo Alberto Houssay1984 - Literature - Julio Cortázar1985 - Popular Music - Carlos Gardel...
MERCOSUR Konex Award winners
MERCOSUR Konex Award winners
-This is the list of all the MERCOSUR Konex Award winners.:2002 - Visual Arts - Luis Camnitzer 2002 - Visual Arts - Carlos Colombino 2002 - Visual Arts - Eugenio Dittborn 2002 - Visual Arts - Oscar Niemeyer...