Artefacts

Lake Placid 1932, winner's medal, silver, awarded to Reto CAPADRUTT (SUI).

Physical description

Corrugated medal. Obverse: Winged victory over the clouds, holding a laurel wreath in his right hand, in his back the sky is dotted by the rays of the rising sun. Under the clouds lie the Adirondack Mountains with a winter sports stadium, ski jump and the scenery of Lake Placid at their feet. Reverse: Olympic symbol above the caption: "III OLYMPIC / WINTER GAMES / LAKE PLACID / 1932" with two laurel branches. Edge: hallmark of the manufacturer: "ROBBINS CO / ATTLEBORO" with the mention "STERLING".

Created

Created: Julio KILENYI Created: Robbins Company

Used

Used: Reto CAPADRUTT (4.3.1912)

Materials

silver

Colors

silver

Dimension

ø 5.5 x 0.5 cm, 85 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. GREENSFELDER, Jim. "Premiers prix". In: Revue Olympique, nov.-déc. 2005, III Olympic Winter Games Committee Lake Placid, NY, USA. III Olympic Winter Games, Lake Placid 1932 : official report. Lake Placid : III Olympic Winter Games Committee, cop. 1932. GADOURY, Victor, Médailles et Monnaies Olympiques, Monaco : Editions Victor Gadoury, 1996. 555 p. ISBN 2-906602-10-8.

Type of item

Medals -> winner's medal

Reference number

4221-001

Keywords

Lake Placid 1932, Olympic Winter Games Lake Placid Switzerland Bobsleigh/Four-man[M]Nature and the environment Stadium Olympic symbol victory Mountain Laurel Sport complexe