Olympic Winter Games Winner Gold Medal USSR

Olympic Winter Games Winner Gold Medal USSR - The USSR's first participation in the Winter Olympics and the first gold medal for the USSR ice hockey team at the Olympic Games. Gold medal from the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo for the USSR in ice hockey, awarded to Viktor Shuvalov (1923-2021). Silver (hallmarked 800), gold-plated, 6 cm. In the original green leather case with applied color-enamelled Olympic rings. Included: winner's diploma "VII Giochi Olimpica Winterali Cortina 1956. DIPLOMA Viktor Shuvalov URSS. 1st torneo di Hockey." With the original signature of the IOC President. Every branding. 48 x 38 cm. --Very fine medal, minor gold abrasion on the face of the goddess of victory and on the ice crystal (Condition: A-). Medal case: heavily rubbed; (Condition: C); certificate (Condition: A-); . Viktor Shuvalov became world ice hockey champion in 1954 and later played soccer in the USSR's first division. Provenance: The deceased collector frequently traveled to the USSR for work in the 1980s and 1990s and received this medal directly from Shuvalov. Condition: