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  • What is represented by the sinuous lines on the obverse of the medal for the 1972 Winter Games in Sapporo?

  • What do the two figures on the reverse of the medal for the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich symbolise?

  • Which female German skier won two gold medals (in the downhill and slalom) and a silver medal (in the giant slalom), like the ones seen here, at the 1976 Olympic Games in Innsbruck?

  • Which outstanding Romanian gymnast won three gold medals, a silver medal and a bronze medal at the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal?

  • Which famous New York jeweller designed the medals for the 1980 Olympic Games in Lake Placid?

  • Which Soviet gymnast won a clutch of eight medals (including four silver like the one presented below) at the Moscow 1980 Olympic Games?

  • What was special about the winners’ medals for the 1984 Olympic Games in Sarajevo?

  • In which discipline and in which year did Portugal win its first Olympic title?

  • What was special about athlete Christa Luding-Rothenburger (East Germany), who won a silver medal and a gold medal in the speed skating events at the Calgary 1988 Olympic Games?

  • For which Olympic Games was a medal created the reverse of which featured a representation of a dove?

  • What was the original feature of the winner’s medal created for the Barcelona 1992 Olympic Games?

  • Why was the medal for the Lillehammer 1994 Olympic Games revolutionary?

  • Why was “Centennial Olympic Games” inscribed on the reverse of the winner’s medal for the Atlanta 1996 Olympic Games?

  • Why were the winners’ medals designed for the Nagano 1998 Olympic Games an amalgam of techniques and know-how?

  • Which detail on the obverse of the medal designed for the Sydney 2000 Games makes reference to Australia?

  • What unusual element was added to the winner’s medals of the Salt Lake City 2002 Olympic Games?

  • Which building can you see on the obverse of the winner’s medal designed for the Athens 2004 Olympic Games?

  • Why did the winner’s medal designed for the Turin 2006 Olympic Games have a hole in the centre?

  • How did the winner’s medal for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games manage to unite Chinese culture and the Olympic spirit?

  • What edifice is represented on the obverse of the medal of the Los Angeles 1932 Olympic Games?

  • Which was the first edition of the Games at which a gold medal was given to the winner of a competition, a silver to the runner-up, and a bronze (like the one shown here) to the third placed athlete?

  • This medal, created for the Albertville 1992 Olympic Games, was designed to include using a material used for the first time to make an Olympic medal. What was this material?

  • What is the particularity of the reverse of the medals created on the occasion of Grenoble 1968 Olympic Games?

  • Why does the Stockholm 1956 Olympic Games medal show a representation of a horse?

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