Special Awards like cups, statues and trophies
After the 1906 Olympic Games the winners got there winners medals
and an olive wreath for the first three in each event. In additional to the
winner medals a lot of special awards where handed over. But unfortunately
that kind of awards are not completely documented. The folllowing awards
are known and specified:
| Kind of Award | Donator | Recipient |
|---|---|---|
| Silver Inkwell | Princess Sophia of Greece | Winner law tennis Max Decugis |
| Copper Cup | Princess Sophia of Greece | Third place in tennis mixed double, Aspasia Matsa and Xeonophon Kasdaglis |
| Marble statue, Goddes Athene work of the Greek sculptor G. Vroutos |
Municipal council of Athen | Winner Marathon race, William Sherring, Canada |
| Two Hermes statues | Chamber of Trade, Athen | Winner in Rope Climbing Georgios Aliprantis and Nikolaos Aliprantis |
| Trophy | Organising Committee | |
| Porcelain vase | Education Secretary France | |
| Large silver cup | Brothers Mouratis, Greeks from Great Britain |
|
| Different prizes manufactured in Gold and Silver |
P & K Brothers Botasi | |
| Statue Hermes and Statue Aphrodite |
N. Kanellopoulos | |
| Bronzecopy from a wolf from the Capitol in Rome | Lordmajor of Rome, Italy | |
| Copy of the Honved monument in Budapest | Hungary | Greek Team |
| Copy in copper from a ancient discus thrower | Victor Balck | Greek gymnastic clubs |
| Cup | Winner discus throwing Greek style, Werner Järvinnen, Finland |
|
| Large silver badge | Winner discus throwing free style Martin Sheridan, USA |
|
| Together about 50 spezial awards |
Silver Inkwell, donator was Princess Sophia of Greece
for Max Decugis, winner in law tennis
photo: private collection
Detail: silver Inkwell
photo: private collection
Copper Cup
Third place in tennis mixed double,
Aspasia Matsa and Xeonophon Kasdaglis
photo: Book "100 years Lawn Tennis Club Athens , 1895 - 1995"
Nikolaos Aliprantis (right) and Georgios Aliprantis (left)
with different spezial awards on the table
Photo: Book "Olympische Siege, Sportverlag Berlin"
Throphy of Hermes carrying the world
presented to the gold medal winner in rope climbing
Georgios Aliprantis
photo: Ingrid O`Neil, www.ioneil.com
Cup from Georgios Demetriades (1878 - 1941)
source: Official Report 1906 from Savvadis, page 133
Paul Harry Pilgrim (USA)
winner 400m and 800 m
with cups and laurel wreaths
Silver Plaque won by Martin J. Sheridan
for throwing the disucus (free style, 1. place)
Special thanks to Stratos Klimou for his support:
http://www.olympicgr.com/