| 1924 | Decorated by King Aleksander with the Order of St Sava, fifth class, for his success at the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris. |
| 1928 | Decorated by King Aleksander with the Order of St Sava, fourth class, for his success at the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam. |
| 1936 | Awarded a gold medal and appointed an honorary adviser by the Yugoslav Olympic Committee. |
| 1967 | As part of celebrations marking Olympic Week he was awarded a plaque as the most successful Yugoslav gymnast at the Olympics by the Yugoslav Olympic Committee. |
| 1968 | Made an honorary citizen of Novo Mesto and awarded a small town plaque by the municipal assembly of Novo Mesto. |
| 1983 | Awarded a large town plaque by the municipal assembly of Novo Mesto on his 85th birthday. |
| 1985 | Awarded a gold plaque by the Sportske novosti paper in Zagreb for many years' participation in the development and advancement of physical culture. |
| 1987 | Awarded the Olympic Order at the Universiade in Zagreb 1987 for his services to world sport and his loyalty to the ideal of Baron Pierre de Coubertin by the International Olympic Committee, presented by its president Juan Antonio Samaranch. |
| 1988 | Awarded a gold plaque on his 90th birthday by the Federation of Physical Culture Organisations of Slovenia. |
| 1989 |
Awarded a plaque by the Gymnastics Federation of Yugoslavia for
outstanding service to gymnastic sport.
Awarded a gold coat-of-arms of Maribor by the Maribor city assembly. |
| 1993 |
Presented with the Order of the Sokol Knight on his 95th birthday by
the Slovene prime minister Dr Janez Drnovšek at an event held in Novo
Mesto entitled Paris - Amsterdam - Berlin - Novo Mesto.
Made an honorary citizen of Maribor by the City of Maribor municipality. |
| 1996 | Decorated with the gold symbol of freedom of the Republic of Slovenia by the Slovene president Milan Kučan. |
| 1997 | Awarded the highest national recognition in the field of sports in the Republic of Slovenia, the Bloudek Prize, for life's work in sport. |