Olympic Games Winner Medals 1912


Winner Medals

*Olympic Games*	*Stockholm*	*1912*	*Sweden*

Design by: Erik Lindberg /
Bertram Mackennal

Diameter : 33 mm

Weight: 24 gr

Mint: C.C. Sporrong & Co, Stockholm

The Prize Medals 1912

In accordance with the General Programme of the Games, as determined by the International Olympic Committee, the first prize in individual events was to consist of a gold medal, but, in team events, of a silver-gilt medal for each member of the team; the second prize, for all competitions, was a silver medal, or medals, and, for the third prize, a bronze medal, or medals.

H.M. the King, crowing the winner of the marathon race 1912

The Swedish Olympic Committee resolved, however, to make the following exceptions from this rule: A gold medal was to be presented to each member of the winning teams in the Horse Riding Competitions; the first prize in the Lawn Tennis Doubles was to be a gold medal for each member of the winning pairs, and, in the Yacht Racing, as first prize in the 12-metres Class, a gold medal was to be awardet both to the successful helmsman and to his mate or leading hand.

After the Swedish Olympic Committee had come to the resolution, in May 1910, that the prize medals should bear the same obverse as that adopted for the London Games, and that Mr. Erik Lindberg should be asked to make a design for the reverse of the medal, a sketch by the above-mentioned engraver was laid before the said Committee at a meeting held on the 14 November, 1910, and was approved of after a short discussion.

(Source document: Official Report 1912, page 160)

Obverse: permanent or two female figures crowning a young victor in the Olympic Games with a lurel wreath;

Reverse: the figure of a herald, proclaiming the Olympic Games and standing close to a bust of Ling, the founder of the Swedish system of gymnastics.

Copies of medals:

                       Gold             90
                       Silver-gilt     200
                       Silver           285
                       Bronze         270

The presentation cases were blue, gold
red or green respectively.

In track and field, the winner receibed a gold medal, the socond a silver an the third a bronze medal.

In the team events, the first place carried with it a diploma and each member of the team got a vermeil medal. Those in the second- and third-placed teams had silver and bronze medals respectively.

There were always exceptions: in the equestrian events a medal went to each member of the firtst team; the same applied in the doubles teams. The helmsman and his second, winners in the 12 metre yachting class, each received a gold medal.

(Source document: Olympic Review, 1972)

1916 Berlin The Games did not take place because WW I


Winner Medals

*Olympic Games*	*Antwerp*	*1920*	*Belgium*



	Design by: Josué Dupon Diameter: 60 mm Weight: 85 gr Mint: Coosemans, Brüssel Obverse: Victorious athlete bringing back the palm of cictory; fame blowing horn in background.
Norman Ross receiving first prize for 400 and 1500 Meters races, 1920	Reverse: The monument of Antwerp commemorating the legend of Braba, the killer of the Giant who terrorised the river, standing out against the Cathedral and port of Antwerp. This medal was not made of gold. Copies of Medals: Minted in vermeil 450 Silver 400 Bronze 400 Besides the vermeil medal, the winner of the individual events received a bronze statuette "The Victorious Athlete". For this the artist was another Belgian, Mr. Grandmoulin. The design was put in hand by the Organising Committee at the International Olympic Committee, who approved it, but the cast was destroyed to prevent further reproductions. The second- and third-placed athletes were given silver and bronze medals respectively. In the team events, the winning team received a diploma and each member of that team was presented with a vermeil medal. A silver medal went to the second team and a bronze one to the third. In yachting, the procedure was slightly different as in each category, the helmsman of the first team received a vermeil medal and a statuette but the remaining members of the team got just the medal. In the doubles tennis, each player of the winning couple received a statuette and medal in vermeil. A miniature of the winner`s medal was made for the members of the National Olympic Committees an served as a badge. (Source document: Olympic Review, 1972)

Presentation case

"The Victorious Athlete"


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