The title of "Honoured Master of Sport" () was established by the Polish government on 17 April 1950. It has been awarded by the highest national authorities responsible for sport:
Main Committee for Physical Culture ("Główny Komitet Kultury Fizycznej") – until 1960
Main Committee for Physical Culture and Tourism ("Główny Komitet Kultury Fizycznej i Turystyki") – 1960–1985
Main Committee for Physical Culture and Sport ("Główny Komitet Kultury Fizycznej i Sportu") – 1985–1987
Committee for Youth and Physical Culture ("Komitet do Spraw Młodzieży i Kultury Fizycznej") – 1987–1989
Office for Physical Culture and Tourism ("Urząd Kultury Fizycznej i Turystyki") – in modern Poland.
The badge is a gold medal with a diameter of 34 mm, attached to a gold bar measuring 30×8 mm.