Artefacts

Reference record. Los Angeles 1984, winner's medal, silver.

Physical description

Medal with belly ring and ribbon in the colours of the Look of the Games. Obverse: representation of a woman, allegory of Glory, holding a laurel wreath in her right hand and a palm branch in her left hand. She is sitting on steps that have bas-reliefs representing a chariot with horses. To her right is an amphora. In the background there is a two-storey building with arcades. Caption: "XXIII / OLYMPIAD / LOS ANGELES / 1984". Reverse: victorious athlete, carried in triumph by a procession of athletes, who greets the public and holds a palm branch with his left hand. There is a building in the background. Edge: name of the event in English.

Created

Created: Giuseppe CASSIOLI Created: Dugald STERMER Created: Jostens Inc., Minneapolis Created: Berwick Offray

Materials

silver

Colors

silver

Dimension

ø 6 x 0.8 cm, 137 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. Comité d'organisation Olympique de Los Angeles. Rapport officiel des Jeux de la XXIIIe Olympiade, Los Angeles 1984. Volume 1: organisation et plannification. Los Angeles, 1985. ISBN #0961451203. Le Centre d'Etudes Olympiques. Les médailles des Jeux Olympiques d'été d'Athènes 1896 à Tokyo 2020. Le Centre d'Etudes Olympiques, 2019 The Olympic Studies Centre. Olympic Summer Games Medals from Athens 1896 to Tokyo 2020. The Olympic Studies Centre, 2019

Type of item

Medals -> winner's medal

Reference number

140327

Keywords

Los Angeles 1984, Olympic Games victory [athlète]Athlete Laurel