For his successful running career and wartime military services, Mimoun received four Legion of Honour awards during his lifetime from four different presidents of France: Chevalier (1956), Officier (1972), Commandeur (1999) and Grand Officier(2008).[1] He also received the Sporting Order of Merit (Ordre du Mérite sportif), Gloire du sport, and the National Order of Merit. He is the first French person of North African origin to receive the Legion of Honour.