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Rare winner's medal awarded to a member of the Russian men's volleyball team for their first-place finish at the London 2012 Summer Olympics. Gilt silver, 85 mm, 430 gm, by David Watkins. The front of the medal features text across the top, "XXX Olympiad London 2012," above the winged Nike over Panathinaikon Stadium with the Acropolis in the background; the reverse features the emblem of the London Games against an abstract linear background. The event, “Volleyball Men,” is engraved along the bottom edge of the medal. Includes its purple ribbon with "London 2012" and the Olympic rings embroidered in white. Includes the original information card and black winner’s medal case, which is heavily scuffed and worn (as typical for this issue).
Men's volleyball at the London 2012 Olympics featured twelve top teams from around the world competing for the gold. Russia claimed victory in a thrilling final, defeating Brazil 3-2 after a dramatic comeback from a two-set deficit. This win gave Russia its first Olympic gold in men’s volleyball since the 1980 Games in Moscow.
