Artefacts

Innsbruck 1976, "egg-helmet" worn by Balthasar SCHWARM (FRG), silver meddallist in two-man luge.

Physical description

Aerodynamic helmet with eyeshade.

Created

Created: Römer

Used

Used: Balthasar SCHWARM

Materials

plastic, fibreglass

Colors

yellow, red, black

Dimension

25 x 25 x 50 cm, 1.2 kg

Literature

The Treasures of the Olympic Winter Games / texts by Martha Macintosh. London: Carlton Books, 2009. DVORAK, Phred; HELLIKER, Kevin. "The Olympics of Engineering: From Heart Monitors to Translucent Fabric, the Winter Games Often Come Down to Who Has Better Gear". In: The Wall Street Journal, 1 March 2010, "Medaillen für Mechaniker". In: Der Spiegel, 1976, N° 7, p. 97.

Type of item

Sport equipment -> sports headwear -> helmet

Reference number

36694

Keywords

silver medallist Innsbruck 1976, Olympic Winter Games Federal Republic of Germany Male Luge/doubles[X]security

Notes

“Egg Helmet” worn by Balthasar SCHWARM (FRG), silver medallist in the men’s doubles luge event, Innsbruck 1976 This helmet, with its aerodynamic shape, was used only during these particular Games. Indeed, by the next Games, it was considered a danger and from then on regulations imposed a material that could be adjusted to the shape of the head.