London 1908 Olympic Games silver prize medal for Freestyle Middleweight Wrestling awarded to the British competitor George de Relwyskow,designed by Bertram MacKennal, circular form, obverse depicting two women crowning an athlete with a laurel wreath, reverse St George slaying the dragon, rim engraved VAUGHTON, SECOND PRIZE MIDDLE WRESTLING (C.AS C), by Vaughton & Sons, diameter 33mm., 22gr., in original case with silver lettering OLYMPIC GAMES SECOND PRIZE MIDDLE WRESTLING (C.AS C) LONDON 1908, some wear to case George de Relwyskow was the youngest winner of an Olympic gold medal for wrestling - a record which stood for nearly 70 years. He took up wrestling as a means of keeping fit while training as an artist and designer in London, and represented Great Britain in the 1908 Olympics.
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London 1908 Olympic Games silver prize medal for Freestyle Middleweight Wrestling awarded to the British competitor George de Relwyskow,designed by Bertram MacKennal, circular form, obverse depicting two women crowning an athlete with a laurel wreath, reverse St George slaying the dragon, rim engraved VAUGHTON, SECOND PRIZE MIDDLE WRESTLING (C.AS C), by Vaughton & Sons, diameter 33mm., 22gr., in original case with silver lettering OLYMPIC GAMES SECOND PRIZE MIDDLE WRESTLING (C.AS C) LONDON 1908, some wear to case George de Relwyskow was the youngest winner of an Olympic gold medal for wrestling - a record which stood for nearly 70 years. He took up wrestling as a means of keeping fit while training as an artist and designer in London, and represented Great Britain in the 1908 Olympics.