Artefacts

Lake Placid 1980, winner's medal, gold awarded to Joseph (Sepp) BENZ (SUI) at bobsleigh two man.

Physical description

Obverse: Hand holding the Olympic Torch. In the background, view of the lake and mountains Adirondack. Caption: "XIII Olympic Winter Games". Reverse: fir branch and fir cone. At the top, Games' Emblem. Caption: "Lake Placid 1980 / Bobsled / two man / Sepp Benz". Edge: Tiffany & co. Sterling silver © 1979.

Created

Created: Robert W. WHITNEY Created: Tiffany, New York Created: Medallic Art Co.

Used

Used: Joseph BENZ

Materials

vermeil

Colors

gold

Dimension

ø 8 x 0.6 cm, 207 g

Literature

LENNARTZ, Karl. Olympische Siege: Medaillen, Diplome, Ehrungen. Berlin : Sportverlag, cop. 2000. 474 p. ISBN 3-328-00865-9. GREENSFELDER, Jim. VORONTSOV, Oleg. LALLY, Jim.. Olympic Medals, A Reference Guide. Saratoga : GVL Enterprises, 1998. GADOURY, Victor, Médailles et Monnaies Olympiques, Monaco : Editions Victor Gadoury, 1996. 555 p. ISBN 2-906602-10-8. Final report : XIII Olympic Winter Games, February 13-24, 1980 = Rapport final : XIII Jeux olympiques d'hiver, 13-24 février 1980 Lake Placid, N.Y. Lake Placid : XIII Olympic Winter Games Committee, 1980?.

Type of item

Medals -> winner's medal

Reference number

4199

Keywords

Lake Placid 1980, Olympic Winter Games Switzerland Bobsleigh/two-man hand Nature and the environment Mountain Olympic symbol Olympic torch emblem