An official trophy presented to a member of the German gold medal winning handball team at the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games, in the form of a Bohemian cr

An official trophy presented to a member of the German gold medal winning handball team at the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games, in the form of a Bohemian crystal vase by Moser of Karlovy Vary (modern day Czech Republic), with a panel of two handball players in raised relief, the reverse with an eagle perched on Olympic Rings above the legend BERLIN 1936, extensively inscribed in German with details of the prize of the International Amateur Handball Federation to the German gold medal winning team. also inscribed DEUTSCHLAND - OSTERREICH, height 34cm., 13 1/2in. Germany won the handball competition at the Berlin Games. There was in fact no final tie, rather a final consisting of a round robin between Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Hungary. However, as it turned out the last match of the group between Germany and Austria was effectively a final as both teams has won their two earlier matches. Germany beat Austria 10-6 to maintain their 100% record in the tournament and claim the gold medal. Unlike today, the handball matches were played outdoors on a turf pitch.