Medal, Commemorative

Object/Artifact

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Shanaman Sports Museum

Name/Title

Medal, Commemorative

Entry/Object ID

1243L

Description

Medallion with chain presented to Gertrude Wilhelmsen at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. Wilhelmsen, a Puyallup native, finished seventh in the javelin and eighth in the discus at the Berlin Olympics. The front of the medallion says “XI Olympiade Berlin 1936.” The Berlin Olympics were the Games of the XI Olympiad. The back of the medallion features a bell with an eagle grasping the five Olympic rings.

Made/Created

Date made

1936

Lexicon

Search Terms

Track & Field, Track and Field, Olympics, Documentary Artifact

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Wilhelmsen, Gertrude

Person or Organization

1936 Berlin Summer Olympics

Person or Organization

XI Olympiade Berlin