Artefacts

Olympic athletics challenge trophy for the discus throwing, put back into play at three Olympic Games.

Physical description

Bronze statue representing an athlete ready to throw his discus. On the base, caption: "Prix du discobole offert par Madame G. de Montgomery pour les Jeux Olympiques de 1908".

Created

Created: Lucy de MONTGOMERY DE PEMBROKE

Used

Used: Martin SHERIDAN Used: Armas Rudolf TAIPALE Used: Elmer Konstantin NIKLANDER

Materials

wood

Colors

brown

Dimension

55 x 35 x 23 cm

Literature

LENNARTZ, Karl. Olympische Siege: Medaillen, Diplome, Ehrungen. Berlin : Sportverlag, cop. 2000. 474 p. ISBN 3-328-00865-9. COOK, Theodore Andrea. The Fourth Olympiad being the Official Report of The Olympic Games of 1908 celebrated in London. Londres : The British Olympic Association, 1909. Comité exécutif des Jeux d'Anvers. Rapport officiel des Jeux de la VIIème Olympiade. Anvers 1920. Belgique : s.n., ca 1920. "La distribution des récompenses". In: Revue Olympique, Juillet 1908, N° 31, pp. 111-112. GILLMEISTER, Heiner (Ed.). From Bonn to Athens, Single and Return: The Diary of John Pius Boland, Olympic Champion, Athens 1896. Sankt Augustin: Academia Verlag, cop. 2008.

Type of item

Artworks -> challenge

Reference number

4156

Ensemble

Keywords

Stockholm 1912, Olympic Games London 1908, Olympic Games Antwerp 1920, Olympic Games Athletics/discus throw[M]