Artefacts

Oslo 1952, winner's medal, gold, awarded to Ria FALK (GER), figure skating Olympic champion.

Physical description

Obverse: Olympic symbol surmounted by a flaming torch. In the background is "OLYMPIA". Caption of the medal: "JEUX OLYMPIQUES ; CITIUS ALTIUS FORTIUS ". Initials "TH.M / C.S." at the base of the Olympic symbol. Reverse: stylized facade of the Oslo City Hall above the caption: "DE VI. OLYMPISKE / VINTERLEKER / OSLO 1952 " with three crystals of snow. Letter "Y" from the name of the artist at the base of the medal. Edge: manufacturer's name: "TH. MARTHINSEN NORWAY " with the word " STERLING ".

Created

Created: Knut YRAN Created: Th. Marthinsen Created: Vasos FALIREAS (1905)

Used

Used: Ria FALK

Materials

vermeil

Colors

gold

Dimension

ø 7 x 0.5 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. Organising Committee (publ.). VI Olympiske Vinterleker Oslo 1952 = VI Olympic Winter Games Oslo 1952. 1953 (ca).

Type of item

Medals -> winner's medal

Reference number

235968

Keywords

Olympic champion Oslo 1952, Olympic Winter Games Oslo Germany Figure skating/Pairs[X]monument Snow Olympic symbol Olympic torch Olympic motto Citius, altius, fortius

Notes

Oslo 1952, winner’s medal, gold, awarded to Ria FALK (GER), Olympic figure skating champion. Ria and Paul Falk were two-time world champions, in 1951 and 1952, and Olympic champions in 1952. They invented the Lasso Lift and were the first couple to perform side-by-side double jumps, thereby succeeding their pre-war compatriots Ernst Baier and Maxi Herber, who had been the first to perform side-by-side single jumps. Purchased at auction