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Gold 1980 Lake Placid Olympics Medal
Lake Placid, New York, United States hosted the 1980 Winter Olympic Games and had the participation of 1,072 athletes from 37 nations. A momentous winner from these games was American speed skater Eric Heiden who won five speed skating events and set a record in all of them. Additionally, he became the first person to win five gold medals at one Winter Olympics.
Below is a recent realized price for a gold 1980 Lake Placid Olympics medal. We at Nate D. Sanders Auctions can obtain up to this amount or more for you:
Gold 1980 Lake Placid Olympics Medal. Sold for Nearly $30,000.
Nate D. Sanders Auctions has been successful with Olympic memorabilia. Below are some examples we have sold:
Olympic relay torch used in the 1968 Winter Games in Grenoble, France, one of only 33 produced by the Societe Technique d’Equipement et de Fournitures Industrielle (STEFI), the scarcest of all Olympic torches. The Torch Relay tradition began in 1928, and transports a spark – ignited by the sun using a parabolic mirror, from the parent flame in Olympia, Greece to the host city in time for the Opening Ceremonies. In this case, the flame was carried by over 5,000 torchbearers, ending at Grenoble on 6 February 1968 to launch the Games. Copper plate torch features a crenellated design at top, resembling the Olympic flame and also serving as its wind shield. The long handle segues to the top portion that holds the burner, distinguished by a silver plate featuring the official emblem of the Games designed by Roger Excoffonan. Torch measures 30” long and 3.75” wide at top. Burning apparatus is no longer present, as is often the case, and torch has only one silver plate rather than three. Small dent at bottom of handle. Remnants of soot from its use during the Games. One of the finest Olympic torches offered for sale, part of a select group of 33, all individually manufactured before mass production of Olympic torches became standard. Displays beautifully. Sold for $178,500.
1928 Gold Medal From the 1928 Summer Olympics, Held in Amsterdam, Netherlands
1928 Gold medal from the IX Olympiad, won at the games in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Medal bears relief of the traditional goddess of victory, as she holds a palm in her left hand and a winner’s crown in her right, with an Olympic champion carried in triumph by the crowd. This was the first Olympics bearing this medal design by Giuseppe Cassioli, which remained until the 1972 games. Measures 2″ or 55 mm in diameter and weighs 68 grams or 2.4 oz. Near fine condition. Sold for $14,079.
Bronze winner’s medal and badge from the XVI Olympiad, won by a member of the Bulgarian football team in Melbourne, Australia in 1956. The Bulgarian football team defeated India 3-0 in the Bronze medal game on 7 December 1956. Medal bears a relief of the goddess Victory to obverse, as she holds a winner’s crown in her right hand and a palm leaf in her left, accompanied by the inscription, ”XVIth / Olympiad / Melbourne 1956”. Reverse contains a relief of an Olympian carried through a crowd, the Olympic stadium in the background. Lot also includes the Olympic badge, attached to a purple ribbon with ”Football” printed in gold lettering. Medal measures 51 mm in diameter and weighs 63 grams. Slight fading to lettering on badge, otherwise near fine. Sold for $12,500.
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Bronze medal from the XV Olympiad, won at the Olympic games in Helsinki, Finland in 1952. Medal was won by a member of the Finnish men’s gymnastics team, who were awarded the bronze medal in the team competition that year. Medal’s obverse bears a relief of the goddess Victory as she holds a winner’s crown in her right hand and a palm leaf in her left, accompanied by the inscription, ”XV / Olympiad / Helsinki / 1952”. Reverse contains a relief of an Olympian carried through a crowd, the Olympic stadium in the background. Measures 2” in diameter. Very good to near fine. Sold for $12,500.
Silver Medal From the 1968 Summer Olympics, Held in Mexico City, Mexico — Awarded for the Gymnastics Vault Event
Silver medal from the XIX Olympiad, won in the Gymnastics Vault competition by Erika Zuchold at the Olympic games in Mexico City, Mexico in 1968. Medal bears a relief of the goddess Victory as she holds a winner’s crown in her right hand and a palm leaf in her left, accompanied by the inscription, ”XIX OLIMPIADA / MEXICO / 1968”. Verso features the relief of an Olympian being carried through a crowd with the Olympic stadium in the background. Medal is attached to original ruby silk ribbon. Also included is the IOC winner pin which was awarded to Zuchold in the 1990s. In her career, Zuchold won 4 silver medals and one bronze medal for East Germany and was the first woman to ever complete the flick-flack element on the balance beam. Comes with official medal certificate from the Olympic committee, measuring 12″ x 12″. Medal measures 2.25″ and weighs 124 g. or 4.4 ounces. Slight tarnishing, minor scuffing, overall very good condition. Sold for $11,942.
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