Artefacts

Antwerp 1920, winner's diploma, 3rd place, awarded to Georges ROOMS (BEL), weightlifting (lightweight).

Physical description

Caption: "VIIe Olympiade Anvers 1920, 3e prix , Poids et haltères – Poids léger, Georges Rooms, Belgique". Signed by Count de Baillet-Latour, IOC's President, and by the secretary general. Stamp of the Belgian Club of Weightlifting (in French and Flemish). Coronation of the winner athlete in a Greek decor. Behind, sight of the town and the olympic stadium. Signed.

Created

Created: Henri PRIVAT-LIVEMONT Created: Etablissements Jean Malvaux S.A.Created: J.-E. Goossens

Used

Used: Georges Florimond ROOMS (1894)

Materials

paper, linen

Colors

beige, red, brown, white

Dimension

55.2 x 71.8 cm Sans tissu, 70 x 86.8 cm Avec tissu

Literature

LENNARTZ, Karl. Olympische Siege: Medaillen, Diplome, Ehrungen. Berlin : Sportverlag, cop. 2000. 474 p. ISBN 3-328-00865-9. Comité exécutif des Jeux d'Anvers. Rapport officiel des Jeux de la VIIème Olympiade. Anvers 1920. Belgique : s.n., ca 1920.

Type of item

Archives and Documents -> diploma -> winner's diploma

Reference number

201220

Keywords

medal winner Antwerp 1920, Olympic Games Belgium Ancient Greece Weightlifting Stadium