Artefacts

Reference record. Calgary 1988, winner's medal, gold.

Physical description

Medal with belly ring and turquoise ribbon with off-centre blue band, edged in orange. Obverse: emblem of the Games with the captions (French, English): "XVes Jeux Olympiques d'hiver / XV Olympic Winter Games ; Calgary 1988". Reverse: profile of the head of an athlete crowned with laurel and that of a Native American wearing a headdress whose feathers have been replaced by winter sports equipment: a pair of skis, a ski pole, a bobsleigh, a skate blade, a hockey stick, a luge and a rifle. Edge: name of the sport (English, French) in caption.

Created

Created: Jostens Inc., Minneapolis Created: Friedrich PETER (1933)Created: Berwick Offray

Materials

vermeil

Colors

gold

Dimension

ø 7.9 x 0.7 cm, 198 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 des XVes Jeux olympiques d'hiver. Rapport officiel des XVes Jeux olympiques d'hiver = XV Olympic Winter Games official report. Calgary:Association de développement olympique de Calgary, 1988, 1988. 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

140335

Keywords

Sport equipment Calgary 1988, Olympic Winter Games Olympic emblem Laurel Participant victory