Olympics on Stamps

15th Olympic Summer GamesHost City - Helsinki, FinlandStadium - Olympic Stadium It is worth mentioning...- Emil Zátopek Czech long-distance runner won the 5000m, 10000m, and marathon earning him 3 gold medals. - Lis Hartel a Danish equestrian who was paralyzed from the knees below from polio won a silver medal in equestrian dressage. - American Bil Havens had to miss the Olympics because his wife was expecting their first child. Twenty eight years later, his son Frank Havens competed in the Olympics and won the 10,000 m canoeing event. ************************************************************************************************************************************************ Austria Olympic Rings & Laurel BranchIssued: 1952 ************************************************************************************************************************************************        Germany Torch, Laurel & Olympic RingsIssued:...

6th Olympic Winter GamesHost City - Oslo, NorwayStadium - Bislett Stadion It is worth mentioning...- Hjalmar Andersen a Norwegian speed skater won three gold medals and team mates Arnfinn Bergmann and Torbjorn Falkanger won gold and silver medals respectively in the ski jump. - Richard “Dick” Button a figure skater from the US only needed to perform a "safe" program to keep his Olympic title but instead, he performed a perfect triple loop that earned him high marks from the Olympic judges and a second gold medal. ************************************************************************************************************************************************ Austria Olympic Rings & Laurel BranchIssued: 1952 ************************************************************************************************************************************************        Germany Torch, Laurel & Olympic RingsIssued: 1952 ************************************************************************************************************************************************...

14th Olympic Summer GamesHost City - London, United KingdomStadium - Wembley Stadium It is worth mentioning...- Bob Mathias an American athlete was only 17 years old when he won the decathlon, just 4 months after taking up the sport. ***********************************************************************************************************************************************         United Kingdom King George VIIssued: 1948 ***********************************************************************************************************************************************                       Monaco Hurdling, Running, Discus Throw, Basketball, Diving, Rowing, Tennis, SailingIssued: 1948 ***********************************************************************************************************************************************           Maps, Basketball, Sculpture, Shooting Issued: 1948 ***********************************************************************************************************************************************     Dominican Republic Bob Mathias - USAIssued: 1971Gold - Decathlon ************************************************************************************************************************************************ Subscribe to this blog's RSS feed by copying and pasting this URL into a...

5th Olympic Winter GamesHost City - St. Moritz, SwitzerlandStadium - St. Moritz Olympic Ice Rink It is worth mentioning...- Henri Oreiller was the first Frenchman to win both the combined and downhill Olympic title events. ***********************************************************************************************************************************************              Switzerland Sun of St. Moritz & Olympic Rings, Snow Crystal & Olympic Rings, Downhill Skiing, Ice HockeyIssued: 1948 ***********************************************************************************************************************************************     Korea Korea's Participation in the 1948 Olympic GamesIssued: 1948 ***********************************************************************************************************************************************     Bhutan Henri Oreiller - FranceIssued: 1997 ************************************************************************************************************************************************ Subscribe to this blog's RSS feed by copying and pasting this URL into a feed reader i.e. Feedreader, Feedly, Digg, etc:   https://stampphenom.com/blogs/olympics-on-stamps.atom

11th Olympic Summer GamesHost City - Berlin, GermanyStadium - Olympic Stadium It is worth mentioning... - Marjorie Gestring an American diver was the youngest springboard diver at 13 years old who won a gold medal.- Inge Sorensen from Denmark was only 12 years old when she won a bronze medal in the 200m breaststroke. ***********************************************************************************************************************************************                       Germany Soccer, Diving, Gymnastics, Olympic Torch Running, Fencing, Javelin Throw, Rowing, Horseback  Issued: 1936 *********************************************************************************************************************************************** Subscribe to this blog's RSS feed by copying and pasting this URL into a feed reader i.e. Feedreader, Feedly, Digg, etc:   https://stampphenom.com/blogs/olympics-on-stamps.atom