Artefacts

Reference record. Lausanne 2020, winner's medal of the Youth Olympic Games, gold.

Physical description

Obverse: design "Beauty in diversity" symbolizing an ice spiral illustrating "the culture of respect, friendship and excellence", caption: "3rd Winter Youth Olympic Games; Lausanne /2020" surmounted by the Olympic Symbol. Reverse: elements of the Look of the Games assembled to form a large "L" for Lausanne with the emblem of the Games. Blue ribbon bearing the graphic line of the Youth Games.

Created

Created: ELM Created: Zakea PAGE Created: Comité d'organisation pour les Jeux Olympiques de la Jeunesse 2020 (COJOJ)Created: Oriane DUPASQUIER

Materials

metal, gold

Colors

gold

Dimension

ø 8 x 8.8 x 0.7 cm, 242 g

Literature

The Olympic Studies Centre. Youth Olympic Games Medals from Singapore 2010 to Lausanne 2020. The Olympic Studies Centre, 2020 Le Centre d'Etudes Olympiques. Les médailles des Jeux Olympiques de la Jeunesse de Singapour 2010 à Lausanne 2020. Le Centre d'Etudes Olympiques, 2020

Type of item

Medals -> winner's medal

Reference number

158688

Keywords

Lausanne 2020, Winter Youth Olympic Games victory Olympic emblem Ice visual identity Olympic symbol

Notes

Youth Olympic Games Lausanne 2020, winners’ medals. The winning design in the IOC’s international competition to create the medal came from Zakea Page, 20, from New Zealand. It is inspired by Maya Angelou’s quote, “Beauty in Diversity”. It features an icy spiral symbolising the culture of respect, friendship and excellence. It also celebrates the journey of hard work and dedication made by each individual athlete. Donated by the OCOG