Artefacts

Squaw Valley 1960, winner's medal, gold, awarded to Jean VUARNET (FRA), downhill Olympic champion.

Physical description

Medal encased in an hexagonal wooden wall bracket. Obverse: profile of a young woman and, in the background, that of a young man, symbolizing the youth of America and the world, caption: "VIII OLYMPIC ; WINTER GAMES". Reverse: Olympic Symbol, caption: "CITIUS ALTIUS FORTIUS ; SKI".

Created

Created: Herff Jones

Used

Used: Jean VUARNET

Materials

silver, wood, gold

Colors

gold, brown

Dimension

18 x 20.5 x 2.2 cm, 218 g

Type of item

Medals -> winner's medal

Reference number

236216

Keywords

Olympic champion Squaw Valley 1960, Olympic Winter Games France Male Female Alpine Skiing/Downhill[M]Olympic motto Citius, altius, fortius Olympic symbol

Notes

Squaw Valley 1960 – medal awarded to Jean VUARNET (FRA), Olympic downhill champion. The athlete himself decided to display his Olympic downhill medal in a wooden case. Donated by the athlete’s son