The Elmer Lach Auction - October 2006
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 10/24/2006
Superb Olympic keepsakes, these two medals are what participants in the 1998 Nagano and 2002 Salt Lake Winter Olympics received as souvenirs, to go along with their lifetime of memories! The Nagano medal, with a gold/bronze composition, measures just over 2 1/4” in diameter. The rectangular Salt Lake memento is in bronze and is approximately 1 1/2” by 3”. With a relatively low mintage of 5500 and in its classy presentation box, it’s from the games in which Canada secured its first gold medal in hockey in 50 years. Both pieces are in like-new perfect condition and are sure to impress. *startred* These participant’s medals were only given to the athletes who participated in those respective Winter Olympics, including the 2002 gold medal winners; Team Canada and the 1998 gold medal winners; Czech Republic's. The Women's Hockey first competed in the Winter Olympics in Nagano in 1998. Team USA claimed the gold medal, as six countries battled it out for this honour. These participant’s medals were not available for sale, you had to compete in these Games to get one. *endred*
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