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History of Summer Olympic Medals
[ 2007-04-05 11:14 ]
Athens 2004
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The main feature of the medals is the Greek character shown on both sides, since their basic side has been changed for the first time since the Amsterdam Olympic Games in 1928. This is of particular importance, as from now on all Olympic medals will reflect the Greek character of the Games as regards both their origin and their revival.
On the medals awarded to Olympic athletes from 1928 until the Sydney Games, goddess Nike was seated, holding an ear of corn in one hand and a wreath in the other. Here, she flies into the stadium bringing victory to the best athlete. The Organising Committee has chosen to show the Panathenic stadium, where the Games were first renewed in 1896. On the obverse, the athlete's discipline is also engraved.
The reverse side of the medal is composed of three elements: The eternal flame that was lit in Olympia and travelled through the five continents by way of the 2004 Torch Relay; the opening lines of Pindar's Eighth Olympic Ode composed in 460 BC to honour the victory of Alkimedon of Aegina in wrestling and the ATHENS 2004 Olympic Games emblem.
The design of the Medal was created by Elena Votsi.
自1928年阿姆斯特丹奧運(yùn)會(huì)以來(lái)，獎(jiǎng)牌正面的設(shè)計(jì)首次修改，以反映希臘特色。從此以后，所有奧林匹克獎(jiǎng)牌都將反映希臘特色，因?yàn)樗菉W運(yùn)會(huì)的起源和復(fù)興之地。從1928年阿姆斯特丹奧運(yùn)會(huì)到2000年悉尼奧運(yùn)會(huì)，頒給運(yùn)動(dòng)員的獎(jiǎng)牌上刻的都是勝利女神奈基的坐像。而從2004年雅典奧運(yùn)會(huì)開(kāi)始，獎(jiǎng)牌上的奈基站了起來(lái)，而且插上翅膀，飛向體育場(chǎng)，把勝利帶給最優(yōu)秀的運(yùn)動(dòng)員。組委會(huì)選擇的獎(jiǎng)牌圖案是潘那辛納科體育場(chǎng)，那里是1896年現(xiàn)代奧運(yùn)會(huì)的發(fā)祥地。
獎(jiǎng)牌背面圖案共有3個(gè)成分：在奧林匹亞點(diǎn)燃并在2004年火炬?zhèn)鬟f中穿越五大洲、熊熊燃燒著的圣火；古希臘詩(shī)人品達(dá)公元前460年創(chuàng)作的奧林匹亞頌的頭幾行詩(shī)；2004年雅典奧運(yùn)會(huì)會(huì)徽。
獎(jiǎng)牌的設(shè)計(jì)者是埃萊娜·沃特斯。
（英語(yǔ)點(diǎn)津boeybb編輯）
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