Title:
Innsbruck 1964
Description:
Olympic Winter Games Innsbruck 1964 Medals
Front: "Innsbruck 1964" above the Tirol mountains with sport listed below.
Back: At center, the Innsbruck Olympic emblem within German legend, "Olympische Winterspiele IX."
Ribbon: Red, white, red grosgrain ribbon
Medals presented in red case with gold lettering
Designer: M. Coufal
Mint: Austrian Mint, Vienna
Front: "Innsbruck 1964" above the Tirol mountains with sport listed below.
Back: At center, the Innsbruck Olympic emblem within German legend, "Olympische Winterspiele IX."
Ribbon: Red, white, red grosgrain ribbon
Medals presented in red case with gold lettering
Designer: M. Coufal
Mint: Austrian Mint, Vienna
Fun fact(s):
Speedskater Terry McDermott earned the only gold medal for the United States, winning the men's 500-meter while establishing a new Olympic record. In 1980, he spoke the official's oath at the Olympic Winter Games Lake Placid 1980.
More Info:
The 1964 Winter Games prize medals were the first to use a cloth ribbon to suspend the medal around the athlete's neck.
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Front: Innsbruck 1964 gold medal, legend over Tirol mountains, ice hockey
Front: Innsbruck 1964 silver medal, legend over mountains, speed skating
Front: Innsbruck 1964 bronze medal, legend over mountains, luge
Back: Innsbruck 1964 prize medals, German legend with Innsbruck emblem
Front: Innsbruck 1964 gold medal, legend over Tirol mountains, ice hockey
Front: Innsbruck 1964 silver medal, legend over mountains, speed skating
Front: Innsbruck 1964 bronze medal, legend over mountains, luge
Back: Innsbruck 1964 prize medals, German legend with Innsbruck emblem