Title:
Lake Placid 1980
Description:
Olympic Winter Games Lake Placid 1980 Medals
Front: Hand holding Olympic torch in between legend, "XIII Olympic Winter Games" and Olympic rings with Adirondack Mountains in background.
Back: Conifer branch next to legend with Lake Placid logo at the top, "Lake Placid 1980" below. Name of sport engraved underneath in English.
Ribbon: Grosgrain ribbon is 'Tiffany blue" with white trim on either side
Medals presented in dark blue leather case
Designer: Tiffany & Co.
Mint: Medallic Art Co., Danbury, CT
Front: Hand holding Olympic torch in between legend, "XIII Olympic Winter Games" and Olympic rings with Adirondack Mountains in background.
Back: Conifer branch next to legend with Lake Placid logo at the top, "Lake Placid 1980" below. Name of sport engraved underneath in English.
Ribbon: Grosgrain ribbon is 'Tiffany blue" with white trim on either side
Medals presented in dark blue leather case
Designer: Tiffany & Co.
Mint: Medallic Art Co., Danbury, CT
Fun fact(s):
Eric Heiden won every event in men's speedskating at Lake Placid for a total of five gold medals. His amazing feat was overshadowed when the young U.S. men's ice hockey team stunned the Soviet Union with its upset win forever known as the Miracle on Ice.
More Info:
Gold medal awarded in men's cross country skiing, 4x10km relay to Nikolay Zimyatov of the Soviet Union
Silver medal awarded in Ice Hockey to member of the Soviet Union team
Bronze medal awarded in Men's Luge Doubles to Georg Fluckinger of Austria
Silver medal awarded in Ice Hockey to member of the Soviet Union team
Bronze medal awarded in Men's Luge Doubles to Georg Fluckinger of Austria
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Front: Lake Placid 1980 gold medal, hand holding torch with legend
Back: Lake Placid 1980 gold medal, legend with conifer, 4x10km skiing
Front: Lake Placid 1980 silver medal, hand holding torch with legend
Back: Lake Placid 1980 silver medal, legend with conifer, ice hockey
Front: Lake Placid 1980 bronze medal, hand holding torch with legend
Back: Lake Placid 1980 bronze medal, legend with conifer, luge doubles
Front: Lake Placid 1980 gold medal, hand holding torch with legend
Back: Lake Placid 1980 gold medal, legend with conifer, 4x10km skiing
Front: Lake Placid 1980 silver medal, hand holding torch with legend
Back: Lake Placid 1980 silver medal, legend with conifer, ice hockey
Front: Lake Placid 1980 bronze medal, hand holding torch with legend
Back: Lake Placid 1980 bronze medal, legend with conifer, luge doubles