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Sought-after winner’s medal for ice hockey at the Grenoble 1968 Winter Olympics. Bronze, 60 mm, 114 gm, designed by Roger Excoffon and manufactured by the Paris Mint. The front, inscribed, “Xemes Jeux Olympiques D’Hiver, Grenoble 1968,” features the symbol of Grenoble, a snow crystal and three roses, and the Olympic rings; the reverse identifies the sport as ice hockey, “Hockey sur Glace,” and depicts a stylized silhouette of a hockey player. Complete with its original ribbon striped with Olympic colors and attractive black leather presentation case by Monnaie de Paris.
Winner's medals for the Grenoble 1968 Winter Olympics were produced for the first time with a unique design for each sport. This particular bronze medal was awarded to a member of the Canadian national hockey team, which lost in the final match to a powerhouse Soviet Union squad that went 7-1 in tournament play. Although Canada lost in the finals in the typical runner-up position, the silver was awarded to the Czechoslovakian team, which beat the USSR in their penultimate match of the tournament and earned them a tie-breaking advantage—both teams had a record of 5 wins, 1 loss (10 points) with one game remaining. To win the championship, Czechoslovakia needed to win its game against Sweden (the match was a draw) and for Canada to lose or tie its game with the USSR. Had Canada won against the USSR and Czechoslovakia won its game over Sweden, Canada would have tied Czechoslovakia with 12 points and prevailed in the tiebreaker to win the gold medal.
