Title: European Members
Post by: caskur on April 26, 2020, 06:40:04 AM
Post by: caskur on April 26, 2020, 06:40:04 AM
Some guy gave his medal to my husband decades ago and I've always wondered what it says.
Title: Re: European Members
Post by: Vancouver on April 26, 2020, 07:46:09 AM
Post by: Vancouver on April 26, 2020, 07:46:09 AM
Title: Re: European Members
Post by: Anonymous on April 26, 2020, 11:11:28 AM
Post by: Anonymous on April 26, 2020, 11:11:28 AM
Can anyone translate what this bronze medal says?Quote from: "caskur"
Some guy gave his medal to my husband decades ago and I've always wondered what it says.
I can't see all of it even if I was able to translate it.
Title: Re: European Members
Post by: Odinson on April 26, 2020, 11:34:48 AM
Post by: Odinson on April 26, 2020, 11:34:48 AM
Gustav Thöni is a name.
Marsch = March.
The rest are names of places in europe.
Its one of those medals you can buy from the olympic games.
They can be quite valuable.. But aussies dont have any appreciation for winter sports.
Title: Re: European Members
Post by: caskur on April 26, 2020, 02:38:03 PM
Post by: caskur on April 26, 2020, 02:38:03 PM
- 1. Gustav Thöni Marsch - Prad a. Stilfserjoch - 1974- südtirol -Quote from: "Odinson"
Gustav Thöni is a name.
Marsch = March.
The rest are names of places in europe.
Its one of those medals you can buy from the olympic games.
They can be quite valuable.. But aussies dont have any appreciation for winter sports.
It's really heavy. Someone in Europe gave it to my husband in 1975 when he was in Europe.
Thanks for that info.
Title: Re: European Members
Post by: caskur on April 26, 2020, 02:39:29 PM
Post by: caskur on April 26, 2020, 02:39:29 PM
An Italian ski racer named Gustav Thoni. He won a world championship in 1974. Prad am stilfserjoch is a municipality in the Province of Suditrol(South Tyrol) northern Italy.Quote from: "TheVancouverGuy"(//%3C/s%3E%3CURL%20url=%22https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Gustav_Th%C3%B6ni_1972.jpg/200px-Gustav_Th%C3%B6ni_1972.jpg%22%3E%3CLINK_TEXT%20text=%22https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/%20...%20i_1972.jpg%22%3Ehttps://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Gustav_Th%C3%B6ni_1972.jpg/200px-Gustav_Th%C3%B6ni_1972.jpg%3C/LINK_TEXT%3E%3C/URL%3E%3Ce%3E)
Wow. Very interesting as well.
Thank you. I'll go read about him now.
Title: Re: European Members
Post by: caskur on April 26, 2020, 02:45:46 PM
Post by: caskur on April 26, 2020, 02:45:46 PM
This is from wiki, "Thöni was born in the German-speaking province of South Tyrol, in the hamlet of Trafoi of the Stilfs municipality, which is situated on the northern ramp of the Stelvio Pass. He currently operates a hotel there.[1]"
Kurt said the guy who gave him the medal said it was his medal to give... And Thöni is still alive I can ask him, "do you want your medal back?"....lol