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Official silver medal winner’s diploma awarded to Swiss gymnast Eugen Mack at the Berlin 1936 Summer Olympics, 19.75 x 15, with a view of the Olympiastadion flanked by embossed images of the Brandenburg Gate and the Olympic Bell, annotated with bold German text: “Eugen Mack, Schweiz, Zweiter, Turnen Zwolfkampf [Switzerland, Second Place, Gymnastics All-Around Competition].” Includes its original presentation folder, the cover of which bears the Olympic rings and lettering in gilt: “XI. Olympiade, Berlin 1936.” In fine condition, with light scattered spotting to the diploma and folder, which also bears scuffs and marks.
Eugen Mack (1907–1978) was a Swiss gymnast and two-time Olympic champion. Competing in the 1928 and 1936 Olympics, he earned a total of eight medals: two gold, four silver, and two bronze. Although he never captured the Olympic all-around title, he did win the World All-Around Championship. With 15 individual medals across the Olympics and World Championships—more than any gymnast of the pre-WWII and pre-1952 eras—he is considered the most decorated gymnast of that period.
