JACKIE FIELDS' 1924 OLYMPIC GOLD MEDAL
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JACKIE FIELDS' 1924 OLYMPIC GOLD MEDAL
Medallion, 2 inches diameter, featuring two figures on the obverse and 'VIIIeme / OLYMPIADE / PARIS / 1924' on the reverse, encased in lucite with plaque reading 'Presented to / Jackie Fields / Featherweight Champion / 8th Olympic Games / Paris, France 1924; WITH: bronze participation medallion, 2 inches diameter, weight 72g, the obverse featuring Nike crowning a champion and signed 'Raoul Bernard,' the reverse featuring a skyline view of Paris and reading 'VIIe OLYMPIADE / PARIS / 1924 / RD.' AND WITH: a 5 x 8 inch gelatin silver print photo of the U.S. 1924 Olympic Point Winners, including Fields, with long inscription on the verso from Spike Webb, August 5, 1924; a 3 x 5 inch GSP of Fields and Olympic trainers; a press pass to the 1924 Paris Olympics; and related press clippings of Fields' performance.
Jackie Fields (1908-1987) was only 16 when he won a gold medal in featherweight boxing at the 1924 Paris Olympics. Fields fought 5 bouts at the Olympics, defeating competitors from Ireland, Norway, Chile and Argentina before facing his teammate Joseph Salas in the gold medal round.
Medallion, 2 inches diameter, featuring two figures on the obverse and 'VIIIeme / OLYMPIADE / PARIS / 1924' on the reverse, encased in lucite with plaque reading 'Presented to / Jackie Fields / Featherweight Champion / 8th Olympic Games / Paris, France 1924; WITH: bronze participation medallion, 2 inches diameter, weight 72g, the obverse featuring Nike crowning a champion and signed 'Raoul Bernard,' the reverse featuring a skyline view of Paris and reading 'VIIe OLYMPIADE / PARIS / 1924 / RD.' AND WITH: a 5 x 8 inch gelatin silver print photo of the U.S. 1924 Olympic Point Winners, including Fields, with long inscription on the verso from Spike Webb, August 5, 1924; a 3 x 5 inch GSP of Fields and Olympic trainers; a press pass to the 1924 Paris Olympics; and related press clippings of Fields' performance.
Jackie Fields (1908-1987) was only 16 when he won a gold medal in featherweight boxing at the 1924 Paris Olympics. Fields fought 5 bouts at the Olympics, defeating competitors from Ireland, Norway, Chile and Argentina before facing his teammate Joseph Salas in the gold medal round.
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JACKIE FIELDS' 1924 OLYMPIC GOLD MEDAL
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