[güttsfükk]

came across this and thought these were pretty cool.
they are from all the summer games from 1896 to 2008, which is every 4 years excluding 1916, 1940 and 1944 due to the world wards.

they are posted below in chronological order, 1896 being at the top



list of medals shown. list also includes the years it was cancelled, showing the intended host cities:

1896 - Athens, Greece
1900 - Paris, France
1904 - St. Louis, United States
1908 - London, United Kingdom
1912 - Stockholm, Sweden
1916 - Scheduled for Berlin, Germany*
1920 - Antwerp, Belgium
1924 - Paris, France
1928 - Amsterdam, Netherlands
1932 - Los Angeles, United States
1936 - Berlin, Germany
1940 - Scheduled for Tokyo, Japan*
1944 - Scheduled for London, United Kingdom* 1948 - London, United Kingdom
1952 - Helsinki, Finland
1956 - Melbourne, Australia
1960 - Rome, Italy
1964 - Tokyo, Japan
1968 - Mexico City, Mexico
1972 - Munich, West Germany (now Germany)
1976 - Montreal, Canada
1980 - Moscow, U.S.S.R. (now Russia)
1984 - Los Angeles, United States
1988 - Seoul, South Korea
1992 - Barcelona, Spain
1996 - Atlanta, United States
2000 - Sydney, Australia
2004 - Athens, Greece
2008 - Beijing, China

[candymosh]

[Faline]

Cool

[fenek]

It's weird to see the shift in graphics on the 1972 one (to present). I've always hated the Olympic's shit post-modern graphic design, and now I know what year that all started.

[Sandbwoy]

Now I know what Audley Harrison's olympic medal looks like

[Faline]

The London 2012 were revealed yesterday:



The medals are thought to be the biggest in the history of the Summer Olympics, weighing between 375g and 400g.

Read more: http://www.metro.co.uk/news/870654-l...#ixzz1TOOIc5Cl

[luton loyal]

[shoottokill]

oldest one 1896, is the coolest, no doubt. worth a few bucks too

[RedneckR0nin]

Awesome post!

[jovz999]

Love this post