1906 Athens Summer Olympics
1906 Summer Olympics - Olympic Memorabilia
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- Category: 1906 Athens Summer Olympics
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Winner Medals |
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First place winning team members received a silver Medal, |
Winner Medal for Teams !
Diameter: 31 mm Weight: 18 gr Obverse: Reverse: 6-line Greek legend. |
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Participation Medal |
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Participant`s Medal by Greek Organising Committee 1906 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Diploma |
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image: © Multnomah Athletic Club in Portland, Oregon Diploma from Herbert W. Kerrigan, USA |
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Badges |
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Special Awards like cups, statues and trophies |
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After the 1906 Olympic Games the winners got there winners medals
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Kind of Award | Donator | Recipient |
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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"
Cup from Georgios Demetriades (1878 - 1941) source: Official Report 1906 from Savvadis, page 133 |
Throphy of Hermes carrying the world presented to the gold medal winner in rope climbing Georgios Aliprantis photo: Ingrid O`Neil, www.ioneil.com |
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/ |
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Postage Stamps |
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14 special stamps were |
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Tickets |
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11,8 x 8,4 cm |
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Vignettes |
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There are 7 Vignettes known Example: |
Picture Postcards |
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Some Examples | |