Canada Calgary
XV Winter International Olympic Games
13 – 28 February 1988
1423 athletes (including 301 female ones) of 57 nations competed at the Winter Games. 46 sets of medals had been played for in 10 sports.
Five countries made their debut at the Games – the Netherlands Antilles, Guatemala, Guam, Fiji and Jamaica. Later it became clear that it was the last Olympics for two separate German teams (FRG and GDR) and USSR national team.
The Olympic Programme has been radically expanded to include new disciplines – Super G and men’s and women’s combined events in Alpine skiing, team large hill in ski jumping, and women’s 5000-m speed skating races.
For the first time athletes contested in the 16-day format that remains valid until now. The Calgary Winter Games for the first time became profitable.
WINNER MEDALS
The Calgary Winter Olympics winner medal has a suspension ring for a red/navy blue/light blue ribbon.
OBVERSE: profiles of an athlete crowned with a laurel wreath and of a Red Indian, the innate of this region, with a headdress composed of skis, ski sticks, skate blades, hockey stick and sled.
REVERSE: the Olympic Games logo, a stylized snowflake, in the center, with the legends in French and English “XV Jeux Olympiques D’Hiver; XV Olympic Winter Games” around the rim, and the Olympic rings, name of the host city (Calgary) and year of celebration (1988) under the snowflake.
COMMEMORATIVE MEDAL
The medal features a deep embossed picture.
OBVERSE: the Olympic stadium with a panorama of Rocky Mountain and Calgary in the background, the Olympic flame on the left, and the Olympic motto “Citius, Altius, Fortius” underneath.
REVERSE: a stylized snowflake, the official logo of the Games, in the center, with the Olympic rings under the snowflake. The legend in English and French “XV Olympic Winter Games; XV Jeux Olympiques D’Hiver” goes round the medal rim. There is a name of the host city (Calgary) under the Olympic rings. The medal is designed by C. Martens.
GOLD WINNER MEDAL (FIRST PRIZE)
BRONZE WINNER MEDAL (THIRD PRIZE)
COMMEMORATIVE MEDAL
Five countries made their debut at the Games – the Netherlands Antilles, Guatemala, Guam, Fiji and Jamaica. Later it became clear that it was the last Olympics for two separate German teams (FRG and GDR) and USSR national team.
The Olympic Programme has been radically expanded to include new disciplines – Super G and men’s and women’s combined events in Alpine skiing, team large hill in ski jumping, and women’s 5000-m speed skating races.
For the first time athletes contested in the 16-day format that remains valid until now. The Calgary Winter Games for the first time became profitable.
WINNER MEDALS
The Calgary Winter Olympics winner medal has a suspension ring for a red/navy blue/light blue ribbon.
OBVERSE: profiles of an athlete crowned with a laurel wreath and of a Red Indian, the innate of this region, with a headdress composed of skis, ski sticks, skate blades, hockey stick and sled.
REVERSE: the Olympic Games logo, a stylized snowflake, in the center, with the legends in French and English “XV Jeux Olympiques D’Hiver; XV Olympic Winter Games” around the rim, and the Olympic rings, name of the host city (Calgary) and year of celebration (1988) under the snowflake.
COMMEMORATIVE MEDAL
The medal features a deep embossed picture.
OBVERSE: the Olympic stadium with a panorama of Rocky Mountain and Calgary in the background, the Olympic flame on the left, and the Olympic motto “Citius, Altius, Fortius” underneath.
REVERSE: a stylized snowflake, the official logo of the Games, in the center, with the Olympic rings under the snowflake. The legend in English and French “XV Olympic Winter Games; XV Jeux Olympiques D’Hiver” goes round the medal rim. There is a name of the host city (Calgary) under the Olympic rings. The medal is designed by C. Martens.
GOLD WINNER MEDAL (FIRST PRIZE)
| Metal | silver-gilt |
| Diameter | 69,1 mm |
| Thickness | 5 mm |
| Weight | 252,4 g |
| Designer | - |
| Mint | Jostens, Inc. (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) |
BRONZE WINNER MEDAL (THIRD PRIZE)
| Metal | bronze |
| Diameter | 69,1 mm |
| Thickness | 5 mm |
| Weight | 106,3 g |
| Designer | - |
| Mint | Jostens, Inc. (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) |
COMMEMORATIVE MEDAL
| Metal | bronze |
| Diameter | 64 mm |
| Thickness | 7 mm |
| Weight | 133 g |
| Designer | Cornelius Martens |
| Mint | Jostens, Inc. (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) |
Bronze commemorative medal
Bronze winner medal, third prize
Gold winner medal, first prize
Olympic Prize Winner Diploma
Participant Diploma