Artefacts

Tokyo 1964, winner's medal, gold, for weightlifting, awarded to Leonid ZHABOTINSKY (URS).

Physical description

Medal with belly ring and ribbon. The belly ring is made up of a ring which encloses the medal. Obverse: representation of a woman, allegory of Glory, holding a laurel wreath in her right hand and a palm branch in her left hand. She is sitting on steps with bas-reliefs representing a chariot with horses. To her right is an amphora. In the background there is a two-storey building with arcades. Caption: "XVIII / OLYMPIAD / TOKYO / 1964 / WEIGHTLIFTING". Name of the manufacturer on the left side of the amphora: "THE JAPANESE MINT". Reverse: victorious athlete, carried in triumph by a procession of athletes, who greets the public and holds a palm branch with his left hand. Presence of a building in the background. Initials "T.K" of the engraver on the far left.

Materials

textile, vermeil

Colors

gold, multi coloured

Dimension

ø 6.3 x 7 x 0.6 cm, 51.6 cm Longueur avec le ruban., 120 g Poids avec le ruban.