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Winner's medal issued for the Paris 1900 Olympics. Silvered bronze, 57 gm, 42 mm x 60 mm, by Frederic Vernon, Paris. The front, inscribed "Republique Francaise, Exposition Universelle, Paris 1900," features a winged goddess scattering laurels over the grounds of the Exposition; the reverse identifies the event as gymnastics, “XXVIme Fete Federale de Gymnastique,” and depicts a victorious athlete upon a podium. Stamped "Bronze" on the edge.
Held between July 29 and 30, 1900, the Fete Federale gymnastics event consisted of 16 exercises, with each exercise capable of earning the participant a maximum of 20 points, and a possible total maximum score of 320 points. The events were mostly gymnastic in nature—parallel bars, rings, floor exercise, and so on—but also included a number of athletics events and a weightlifting competition.
From the personal collection of a lifelong collector, teacher, and traveler with a passion for world history. His collecting years ranged from the 1970s to the present day, meaning that several of the premier pieces have not been on the market in decades.
