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Extraordinary rare Olympic gold medal awarded in the 1932 Summer Games, won by American Edwin Argo in the Equestrian Team Event. Riding his horse Honolulu Tomboy, Argo was the only rider with no faults in the jumping portion of the three-day event that won gold for the United States. He was also the only field artillery officer in the competition, having attended West Point before dropping out to fight in World War I.
Designed by Giuseppe Cassioli, front of medal bears a relief of the traditional goddess of victory holding a winner's crown, with the words ''Xth Olympiad Los Angeles 1932''. Reverse features an Olympic champion carried in triumph by the crowd. Measures 55 mm in diameter, and weighs 97 grams. Some tarnishing and spotting to top of obverse. Very good condition. Accompanied by an LOA from the consignor, whose parents owned a gold store in Shreveport, Louisiana where this medal was sold in the 1970s. Argo passed away in Shreveport in 1962.
Gold Medal Awarded in the 1932 Summer Olympics, Awarded to U.S. Equestrian Team Member Edwin Argo
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