About Laureus

Laureus uniting the world through sport

Laureus celebrates the universal power of sport to bring people together as a force for good, passionately embodying the very spirit of sport - the pursuit of excellence, overcoming challenges, celebrating achievement and excellence, and winning against the odds. Laureus attracts groups of people who share a belief in the power of sport to break down barriers, to engage with others and to change the world for the better.

Foundation

The Laureus Sport for Good Foundation supports and funds sports-related programmes that bring together sporting heroes and children in deprived communities. These inspirational projects achieve real improvement in their quality of life.

Academy

Laureus brings together an Academy of sporting legends whose collective passion, influence and authority across the whole field of sport and human endeavour means they can promote and inspire changes in sporting and social issues, nationally and internationally.

Awards

Laureus regularly brings together the worlds of sport and entertainment to celebrate and honour the very best achievements of excellence in sport, through the Laureus World Sports Awards, and to showcase and generate support for the work of the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation.

Laureus World Sports Awards ceremony

Laureus seeks to inspire hope and positive change for children around the world, using sport as a unique social vehicle. This is made possible through the backing from its Founding Partners, Mercedes-Benz and IWC Schauffhausen and ICAP as a Global Corporate Supporter of the Foundation.

For these children a better future is a dream. Through sport Laureus seeks to inspire a better reality.

To find out more, visit www.laureus.com


Laureus Members

  • Profile of Michael Johnson

    Michael Johnson

    5 Olympic Gold Medals, 9 World Championship Gold Medals

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  • Profile of Marcel Desailly

    Marcel Desailly

    1998 World Cup winner; Captain of France; played 116 times

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  • Profile of Emerson Fittipaldi

    Emerson Fittipaldi

    2 Formula One World Championships, 2 Indianapolis 500 victories

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  • Profile of Franz Beckenbauer

    Franz Beckenbauer

    2 World Cup wins - 1 as a player, 1 as coach, 2 European Footballer of the Year Awards

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  • Profile of Mike Horn

    Mike Horn

    Global expeditions Equator, Arctic Circle, North Pole

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  • Profile of Gary Player

    Gary Player

    3 Open Championships, 3 US Masters, 2 US PGA Championships, 1 US Open

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