Artefacts

Reference record. Lake Placid 1980, participation medal.

Physical description

Obverse: Representations of nine winter sports. Signature, on the lower right: OOV. Reverse: In the middle, Games' Emblem. Caption: "IN THE NAME OF ALL COMPETITORS I PROMISE THAT WE SHALL TAKE PART IN THESE ; OLYMPIC GAMES RESPECTING AND ABIDING BY THE RULES WHICH GOVERN ; THEM IN THE TRUE SPIRIT OF SPORTSMANSHIP FOR THE ; GLORY OF SPORT AND THE HONOR OF OUR TEAMS". Edge: © IOC 1978 MACO

Created

Created: Robert W. WHITNEY Created: Medallic Art Co.Created: Marcel JOVINE Created: Neil KENNEDY

Materials

silver, nickel

Colors

silver

Dimension

ø 7,61 x 0,5 cm, 200 g

Literature

LENNARTZ, Karl. Olympische Siege: Medaillen, Diplome, Ehrungen. Berlin : Sportverlag, cop. 2000. 474 p. ISBN 3-328-00865-9. GADOURY, Victor, Médailles et Monnaies Olympiques, Monaco : Editions Victor Gadoury, 1996. 555 p. ISBN 2-906602-10-8. Final report : XIII Olympic Winter Games, February 13-24, 1980 = Rapport final : XIII Jeux olympiques d'hiver, 13-24 février 1980 Lake Placid, N.Y. Lake Placid : XIII Olympic Winter Games Committee, 1980?. The Treasures of the Olympic Winter Games / texts by Martha Macintosh. London: Carlton Books, 2009.

Type of item

Medals -> official commemorative medal

Reference number

143204

Keywords

Athlete's oath Lake Placid 1980, Olympic Winter Games Olympic emblem