Olympic Winter Games 1956 Winner Bronze Medal

Olympic Winter Games 1956 Winner Bronze Medal - Bronze medal from the 1956 Summer Olympic Games / Equestrian Games in Stockholm for third place. With edge stamp "Lagerströms - Mjolby" Bronze, 5 cm. --Only 12 bronze medals were awarded! --Melbourne, Australia, had been awarded the 1956 Olympic Games at the 1949 IOC Congress. This raised the question of how the equestrian competitions would be held. Australian Quarantine Law stipulated strict quarantine conditions, which would have meant a six-month quarantine for the horses… It wasn't until 1953 that the decision was made not to change the quarantine regulations and the equestrian competitions were canceled. Finally, in May 1954, the IOC reassigned the 1956 equestrian events separately from the other Olympic competitions, and Stockholm was awarded the venue. 164 athletes from 29 countries participated in the equestrian games. (wiki) Condition: A