Bobsledding Olympic Gold Medal, Colorado Springs, CO
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ronjean
N 38° 50.351 W 104° 47.735
13S E 517740 N 4298950
From the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Olympics, this Gold Medal was awarded to the German 4-Man Bobsledding team.
Waymark Code: WM9JZG
Location: Colorado, United States
Date Posted: 08/27/2010
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This is the team medal, donated for display at the Olympic Training Center. I assume the individuals kept their personal medals. There is a Hall of Fame at this site that also includes the US Bobsled (the official name of the event is "Bobsleigh"). The visitor center has a shop, of course, to buy your own Olympic-logo clothing, but no medals to buy! It is not permitted by the Olympic rules for anyone to create a look-alike medal. Also on display are torches carried to the Los Angeles, Salt Lake, and Atlanta games.
The coordinates are at the entrance to the visitor center. No cost to visit the Hall of fame, but it is open only 9 am to 6 pm.
The bobsleigh results for the 2002 Winter Olympic Games at Salt Lake City (from
Wikipedia.
| Medal |
Team |
Time |
| Gold |
Germany II
André Lange
Enrico Kühn
Kevin Kuske
Carsten Embach |
3:07.51 |
| Silver |
USA I
Todd Hays
Randy Jones
Bill Schuffenhauer
Garrett Hines |
3:07.81 |
| Bronze |
USA II
Brian Shimer
Mike Kohn
Doug Sharp
Dan Steele |
3:07.86 |
Sport: 4-man Bobsledding
Year: 2002
Contest: Winter Olympics, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Adress of the Building:
One Olympic Plaza
Colorado Springs, CO USA
80909
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Visit Instructions:
Please take a photo of the award and describe your experience. If it is particularly large trophy or cup include a photo with yourself for scale.
Special note regarding schools: Public secondary schools are public places, and they often include public displays of trophies, medals and cups; however, security concerns might make it difficult to visit these locations at certain times. The best time to visit is probably during an athletic competition. The trophy case is very often adjacent to the gymnasium, and it would be very easy to photograph the trophies at such times. Alternately, you may visit during the school day. Respect school policy and sign in at the office as appropriate. You might explain that you heard that there was a national championship trophy on display somewhere in the school and you would like to photograph it. The secretary will likely direct you down the correct hallway, pleased as punch that people still care about that old championship.