RR Auction: Olympics Auction

Scarce winner’s medal issued for the 1875 Zappas Olympics. Silver (B Class), 37 mm, 22 gm, by Albert Désiré Barre; manufactured by the Par...

Rare complete set of the five variations of non-athletic award medals issued for the Paris 1900 Exposition Universelle Internationale, which played ho

Extremely rare official custom-bound hardcover program in English for the Paris 1900 Summer Olympics, 6.5 x 9.75, 64 pages, with title page reading:...

Scarce brass judge’s badge issued for the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis, which played host to that year's Olympic Games, 1.25?...

Extremely rare official's participation medal issued for the St. Louis 1904 Summer Olympics. Copper, 40 mm, 30 gm, by Dieges & Clust, New Yo...

Sought-after winner’s medal issued for the Athens 1906 Intercalated Summer Olympics. Silver, 50 mm, 58 gm, by Jules Clement Chaplain. The front depict

Participation medal issued for the Athens 1906 Intercalated Summer Olympics. Gilt bronze, 50 mm, 58 gm, by Nikephoros Lytras. The front shows a seated

Unusual silver winner’s medal presentation case issued for the London 1908 Summer Olympics. The dark blue leather case, 2.75 x 2.75 x .75, manufacture

Rare winner's medal issued for water polo at the London 1908 Summer Olympics. Bronze, 33.5 mm, 19 gm, designed by Bertram Mackennel; manufacture...

Participation medal issued for the London 1908 Summer Olympics. Silvered bronze, 51 mm, 60 gm, by Bertram Mackennal. The front depicts a quadriga with

Brilliant winner's medal issued for the Stockholm 1912 Summer Olympics. Pewter, 16 gm, 33 mm, by Bertram Mackennal and Erik Lindberg. The front ...

Beautiful winner's medal issued for the Stockholm 1912 Summer Olympics. Silver, 18 gm, 33 mm, by Bertram Mackennal and Erik Lindberg; manufactur...

Two official daily programs of the Stockholm Summer Olympics for July 12 and 13, 1912, both measure 5.75 x 8.75, sixty-four and fifty-six pages, with

Pair of vintage programs for the Antwerp 1920 Summer Olympics: an official program in French, 5.75 x 8.25, which lists various events, athletes, and a

Formidable winner's medal issued for the Antwerp 1920 Summer Olympics. Silver, 60 mm, 86.5 gm, by Josue Dupon; manufactured by Hoosemans of Brus...

Uncommon softcover pair of American Olympic Committee Reports for the 1920 and 1928 Summer Games, including: Report of the American Olympic Committee:

Official participation badge issued for the Paris 1924 Summer Olympics, 35 mm x 42 mm, marked on the reverse, "7157." The handsome badge f...

Choice winner's medal issued for the Paris 1924 Summer Olympics. Silver, 55 mm, 76 gm, by Andre Rivaud, Paris. The front depicts a triumphant at...

Handsome participation medal issued for the Paris 1924 Summer Olympics. Bronze, 55 mm, 72 gm, by Raoul Benard. The front features a stunning raised de

Official 'Marathon Stand' admittance ticket for the Paris 1924 Summer Olympics, 5.25 x 3, stamped "45" with Olympic rings, and hig...

Oval-shaped souvenir brass ashtray from the Paris 1924 Summer Olympics, measuring 5.25 x 3.25, designed by P. Lasserre and featuring a raised image of

American competition swimmer and actor (1904–1984) best known for his role as Tarzan in the films of the 1930s and 1940s; he was also one of the faste

Participation medal issued for the St. Moritz 1928 Winter Olympics. Bronze, 37 mm, 22 gm, by Milo Martin. The front depicts the goddess Victory holdin

Official athlete's badge, diameter of 31 mm, featuring a blue border with silver text, "2es Jeux Olympiques d´hiver St.Moritz 1928 IXe...

Gorgeous official participation diploma issued to a gymnastics judge at the Amsterdam 1928 Summer Olympics, 18.25 x 25.25. Printed by Senefelder and d

Attractively re-plated winner’s medal issued for the Amsterdam 1928 Summer Olympics. Gilt silver (re-plated), 55 mm, 66 gm, by Giuseppe Cassioli; manu

Handsome winner's medal issued for the Amsterdam 1928 Summer Olympics. Silver (professionally cleaned), 55 mm, 69 gm, by Giuseppe Cassioli; manu...

Official admittance ticket for the Amsterdam 1928 Summer Olympics, 3.75 x 2.5, marked "S, 12" and numbered "32," with center tex...

Winner's medal issued for the Los Angeles 1932 Summer Olympics. Silver, 55 mm, 66 gm, by Giuseppe Cassioli. The front, inscribed, "Xth Olym...

Scarce participation medal issued for the 1932 Lake Placid Winter Olympics. Bronze, 60 mm x 48 mm, 83 gm. The front depicts the winged figure of Fame

Rare official poster of the 1932 Winter Olympics, 24.5 x 38.75, featuring a four-man bobsled team as the central artwork, with an additional four even

Attractive set of three multicolored celluloid tickets from the Lake Placid 1932 Winter Olympics, each measuring 3.27 x 2.25, with front reading, &q...

Gorgeous participant’s diploma from the Los Angeles 1932 Summer Olympics featuring an ornate classical Greek design, 21.5 x 16.25, awarded to John H.

Circa 1970s ballpoint signature, "Jesse Owens,” on an off-white 7.5 x 10.75 sheet bearing an ownership notation and much earlier 1940 date. In ...

American swimmer and actor (1908–1983) best known for his roles in the Tarzan, Flash Gordon, and Buck Rogers film series; as a swimmer, he won a gold

Participation medal issued for the Garmisch 1936 Winter Olympics. Bronze, 60 mm, 71 gm, by Kunststickerei M. Jorres. The front, inscribed, "Oly...

Athlete's badge issued for the Garmisch 1936 Winter Olympics. Bronze, 32 mm, 18 gm. The badge features an enamel design of the Winter Olympics l...

Impressive winner's medal issued for the Garmisch 1936 Winter Olympics. Bronze, 100 mm, 334 gm, struck by Deschler and Sohn of Munich, Germany, ...

Official 1936 Berlin Olympics torch, comprised of steel, measuring 10.5? in length and 6? at its widest point, manufactured by Krupp. Engraved on the

Uncommon Olympic presentation plaque featuring two gilt bronze medals issued for the Berlin 1936 Summer Games. Mounted to a 6.75 x 3.5 x .75 marble ba

Rare winner's medal for the Berlin 1936 Summer Olympics. Bronze, 55 mm, 74 gm, by Giuseppi Cassioli. The front, inscribed, “XI. Olympiad, Berlin...

Participation medal issued for the Berlin 1936 Summer Olympics. Green brown bronze, 70 mm, 114 gm, by Otto Placzek. The front depicts five athletes, r

Extremely attractive official bronze medal winner’s diploma issued to the German eight-man rowing team at the Berlin 1936 Summer Olympics, 19.75 x 15,

Rare color 24.75 x 39.5 English variant of the official poster designed by Franz Wurbel for the 1936 Berlin Summer Olympics. The poster portrays a gol

Original molded Bakelite topographical model of the Reichssportfeld, the Grunewald sporting complex constructed for the Berlin 1936 Olympic Summer Oly

Desirable participation medal issued for the St. Moritz 1948 Winter Olympics. Bronze, 40 mm, 25 gm, by Emil Wiederkehr. The front depicts a symbolic f

Participation medal issued for the London 1948 Summer Olympics. Bronze, 51 mm, 61 gm, by Bertram Mackennal/John Pinches. The front features a quadriga

Sought-after official 1948 London Olympics torch, comprised of aluminum alloy, measuring 16? in length and 5? at its widest point, designed by Ralph L

Appealing winner's medal issued for the Helsinki 1952 Summer Olympics. Bronze, 51 mm, 59 gm, by Giuseppe Cassioli. The front, inscribed, "X...

Participation medal issued for the 1956 Cortina Winter Olympics. Bronze, 45 mm, 48 gm, by Constantino Affer. The front features the head of Victory cr

Winner’s medal issued for the Cortina 1956 Winter Olympics. Bronze, 60 mm, 118 gm, by Constantino After, Milan. The front, inscribed, “VII Giochi Olim

Extremely desirable winner's medal issued for the Melbourne 1956 Summer Olympics. Gilt silver, 51 mm, 69 gm, by Giuseppe Cassioli; manufactured ...

Participation medal issued for the equestrian events held in Stockholm for the Melbourne 1956 Summer Olympics. Bronze, 38 mm x 50 mm, 39 gm, by John S

Participation medal issued for the Melbourne 1956 Summer Olympics. Bronze, 63 mm, 105 gm, by Andor Meszaros. The front depicts the Olympic motto encir

Scarce official winner’s diploma issued to Great Britain’s Elenor Gordon in the 200-meter breaststroke at the Melbourne 1956 Summer Olympics, 23 x 17.

Participation medal issued for the Squaw Valley 1960 Winter Olympics. Bronze, 50 mm, 77 gm, by Herff Jones, Indiana. The front features the Squaw Vall

Very desirable official gold medal winner’s diploma issued to Finland’s Veikko Hakulinen for the 4 x 10 kilometer relay cross-country skiing event at

Uncommon complete set of the 11 official daily programs issued at the Squaw Valley 1960 Winter Olympics between February 18 and 28, 1960. Each program

Group of six souvenir items relating to the 1960 Squaw Valley Winter Olympics, including: a vintage Howard flat lighter with gold-tone body featuring

Official 1960 Rome Summer Olympics torch, constructed of bronzed aluminum, measuring 15.5? in length and 3.75? at its widest point, manufactured by th

Beautiful winner's medal issued for a gymnastics event at the Rome 1960 Summer Olympics. Silver, 68 mm, 102 gm, by Giuseppe Cassioli; manufactur...

Participation medal issued for the Rome 1960 Summer Olympics. Bronze, 55 mm, 78 gm, by Emilio Greco. The front features a nude female torchbearer supe

Official participation diploma issued for the Rome 1960 Summer Olympics, 13.5 x 18.75, with embossed image of a bronze-colored medallion depicting Rom

Participation medal issued for the Innsbruck 1964 Winter Olympics. Bronze, 61 mm, 78 gm, by Welz. The front depicts the Innsbruck Games emblem with ra

Official 1964 Tokyo Olympics torch, consisting of a blackened aluminum alloy bowl and a stainless steel cylinder, measuring 25.5? in length and 6.75?

Extremely rare winner's medal issued for a fencing event at the Tokyo 1964 Summer Olympics. Gilt silver, 63 mm, 102 gm, by Toshikaka Koshiba (ba...

Official winner's diploma from the 1964 Tokyo Summer Olympics, 15 x 15, awarded to Juan Carlos Gesualdi of Argentina for "6th, Equestrian S...

Uncommon International Olympic Committee (IOC) badge from the 63rd IOC Session held in October 1965 in Madrid, Spain. The bronze-tone badge, 31 mm x 5

Attractive official participation diploma issued to a Bulgarian team official for the Tokyo 1964 Summer Olympics, 11 x 15, with upper Games logo follo

Stunning winner’s medal issued for the Grenoble 1968 Winter Olympics. Gilt silver, 60 mm, 124 gm, by Roger Excoffon; manufactured by the Paris Mint. T

Excessively rare and historically significant official 1968 Grenoble Winter Olympics torch, used by French wrestler Daniel Robin to light the Olympic

Participation medal issued for the Grenoble 1968 Winter Olympics. Bronze, 68 mm, 158 gm, by J. M. Coeffin. The front depicts a Greek athlete wearing a

Unused official 1968 Mexico Olympics ‘type 4’ torch, constructed of black aluminum and a wooden handle, measuring 20.5? in length and 4? at its widest

Official 1968 Mexico Olympics ‘type 3’ torch, constructed of silver aluminum and a wooden handle, measuring 20.75? in length and 4? at its widest poin

Very rare winner's medal issued for a team fencing event at the Mexico City 1968 Summer Olympics. Silver, 60 mm, 124 gm, originally designed by ...

Impressive cased presentation set of participation and commemorative medals from the Mexico City 1968 Summer Olympics, with a label on the bottom of t

Official athlete’s participation diploma issued for the Mexico City 1968 Summer Olympics, 12.25 x 12.25, with background featuring the Mexico Games “6

Official 1972 Munich Olympics torch, comprised of metal and steel, measuring 29? in length and 8.5? at its widest, designed by Friedrich Krupp AG. The

Beautiful winner's medal issued to Ecaterina Stahl-Iencic for a fencing event (Team Foil) at the Munich 1972 Summer Olympics. Bronze, 66 mm, 132...

Highly sought-after winner's medal issued to Tatyana Samusenko for a fencing event (Team Foil) at the Munich 1972 Summer Olympics. Gilt silver, ...

Uncommon participation medal issued for the Munich 1972 Summer Olympics. Steel, 49 mm, 144 gm, by Fritz Konig. The front depicts the Munich Games embl

Massive 16-foot-long Olympic flag flown at Olympiapark during the Munich 1972 Summer Games. Manufactured by Fahnen-Gärtner of Mittersill, Austr...

Participation medal issued for the Montreal 1976 Summer Olympics. Copper, 45 mm, 40 gm, by G. Huel/P. Pelletier. The front features the Montreal Olymp

Uncommon official participation diploma issued to a member of the Hungarian wrestling team at the Montreal 1976 Summer Olympics, 11.75 x 16.75, with c

Two official flags from the Organizing Committee of 1980 Lake Placid Winter Olympics, from the collection of Rev. J. Bernard Fell, president of the La

Extremely rare 1980 Lake Placid Olympics torch, comprised of bronze-colored leather and metal, measuring 28.5? in length and 8.5? at its widest point,

Desirable complete set of unused tickets for each of American Eric Heiden’s five gold medal-clinching speed skating events at the Lake Placid 1980 Win

Complete set of unawarded gold, silver, and bronze winner's medals from the Lake Placid 1980 Winter Olympics, presented to Rev. J. Bernard Fell,...

Official 1980 Moscow Olympics torch, comprised of aluminum, measuring 22? in length and 4? at its widest point, designed by Boris Tutschin. The gray b

Participation medal issued for the Moscow 1980 Summer Olympics. Tombac, 60 mm, 125 gm, by Angelina Leonova. The front features the Moscow Games emblem

Official ‘torch relay’ diploma issued by the Organizing Committee of the Moscow 1980 Summer Olympics, 9.5 x 12.75, with rainbow stripes leading to emb

Scarce and sought-after winner's medal issued for basketball at the Moscow 1980 Summer Olympics. Silver, 61 mm, 125 gm, by Ilya Postol; manufact...

Uncommon Olympic Order certificate, 9 x 14, issued to Robert F. Osborne in 1983 with Olympic Rings and text in French, reading (translated): "O...

Participation medal issued for the Sarajevo 1984 Winter Olympics. Bronze, 60 mm x 65 mm, 129 gm, designed by Nebojsa Mitric. The front bears stylized

Rare unawarded medal issued for windsurfing, a demonstration sport at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Olympics. Bronze, 60 mm, 121 gm. The front depicts t

Official 1984 Los Angeles Olympics torch, brass-finished with tan leather handles, measuring 22.25 in length and 4.75 at its widest point, manufacture

Sought-after winner's medal issued to Brazilian football star David Cortes da Silva at the Los Angeles 1984 Summer Olympics. Silver, 63.5 mm, 13...

Volunteer participation medal issued for the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Olympics. Bronze, 60 mm, 94 gm. The front features the Olympic motto “Citius Alti

Two variations of the participation medal issued for the Los Angeles 1984 Summer Olympics, including one given to athletes and officials, and one give

Desirable Blessing Model B-175 herald trumpet issued for the Los Angeles 1984 Summer Olympics in a limited edition of 126, to be used in the fanfare a