Artefacts

Östersund 1957, commemorative badge of the World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Men, that belonged to Jean AMANN, timekeeper at Omega.

Physical description

Badge featunring a speed skater on the earth globe. Caption "PÅSKRIDSKOR I ÖSTERSUND 15-17 2 1957".

Created

Created: Lagerströms Fabriks AB

Used

Used: Jean AMANN (1926)

Materials

bronze, enamel

Colors

multi coloured, red, blue, gold

Dimension

2,6 x 2,3 x 0,6 cm, 7 g

Literature

John E. Findling and Kimberly D. Pelle. Encyclopedia of the modern Olympic movement. Westport, CT [etc.] : Greenwood Pr., 2004.

Type of item

Badges -> commemorative pin

Reference number

238583

Keywords

World Championship timekeeper Sweden Speed skating

Notes

Set of commemorative medals and pins from the Olympic Games in Stockholm, Cortina and Melbourne, the Central American and Caribbean Games and several championships. This set belonged to Jean Amann, a timer at OMEGA. It was accompanied by photo albums that illustrated his career and offered a behind-the-scenes look at the Games in the 1960s. Individual donation