Artefacts

Reference record. Lake Placid 1932, winner's medal, silver.

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

Materials

silver

Colors

silver

Dimension

ø 5.5 x 0.51 cm, 51 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. Le Centre d'Etudes Olympiques. Les médailles des Jeux Olympiques d'hiver de Chamonix 1924 à Beijing 2022. Le Centre d'Etudes Olympiques, 2022 The Olympic Studies Centre. Olympic Winter Games Medals from Chamonix 1924 to Beijing 2022. 2022

Type of item

Medals -> winner's medal

Reference number

140256

Keywords

Lake Placid Lake Placid 1932, Olympic Winter Games Laurel Mountain Stadium victory