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Larry,
In watching the coverage this year, the announcers mentioned that
the '04 medals were completely re-designed 'by a Greek jeweller' and
that this new design will be used at future games. You may want to
narrow your search to this artist / jeweller (sorry I don't have a
name).
Here's a description of what the new medal looks like:
July 1, 2003
For the first time in 76 years, there will be a new design on
the Olympic medals for the 2004 Summer Games in Athens.
Since the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics, the front side of the
medals has featured a Roman stadium and a horse-drawn chariot
with Nike holding a laurel wreath above her head.
"The stadium looked like the Colosseum in Rome and that was
hard for Greeks to swallow," IOC sports director Gilbert Felli
said.
The new design features the all-marble Panathinaiko stadium,
site of the first modern games in 1896 and venue for archery
and the finish line of the marathon at next year's Olympics.
The new image of Nike is based on a marble statue by the
sculptor Paionios of Chalkidiki, carved in 421 BC and placed in
the Temple of Zeus in Olympia.
The image of Nike, with outstretched wings, gives the
impression that she is descending from heaven to crown the
victors with an olive wreath.
By tradition, the reverse side of the medals has featured
different designs created by each host city. In this case,
according to IOC officials, the flip side will show the Athens
logo, the Olympic flame and ancient Greek writing.
http://www.freep.com/sports/othersports/line1_20030701.htm
Cheers,
Taylor in Toronto
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