by Brooke Kennedy
In a celebration of more than 100 years of sportsmanship, RR Auction is holding an auction of Olympic memorabilia – just in time for the Paris 2024 Games. Providing more than 400 lots, bidders will have their selection of winner’s and participation medals, torches, pins, badges, and other ephemera.
RR’s Olympic event marks the first public sale of a torch from the Paris 2024 Olympics of which only 2,000 were made, five times less than what has been used in previous events. Its sale for $44,549 makes for a historic one ahead of the 2024 Olympics. Accompanying the Paris torch are torches from Lake Placid 1980 ($44,688), Melbourne 1956 ($21,171), Calgary 1988 ($20,735), Innsbruck 1976 ($20,000), and Sapporo 1972 ($12,490).
Beyond torches, our selection of medals made buyers feel like they’re standing on the winner’s podium. Especially for the winning bidder of the St. Louis 1904 gold winner’s medal, sold for $80,163. Other chart topping awards included a London 2012 gold ($58,855), a Tokyo 1964 gold ($52,363), a Sydney 2000 gold ($51,620), an Antwerp 1920 gold ($43,036), and a Rio 2016 silver ($26,121). RR also saw Boxing champion Jackie Fields’s own gold medal from the Paris 1924 Games enter a bidder’s collection for the price of $21,588.
RR Auction is now in its eighth year of semi-annual Olympic auctions, and we’re excited we can share these pieces of sports history with our audience. From RR’s Olympic specialist, “The market for Olympic memorabilia has changed dramatically since RR began Olympic auctions almost 10 years ago…. They help involve new and old collectors with a category of memorabilia that wasn’t as widespread until recently. The auctions help drive and maintain interest in the Olympic Games in the years in between the Games themselves.”
If you’re looking to sell your own Olympic items, RR Auction is open to partner with you. Call our consignment specialist at 800-937-3880 or submit photos of your rare pieces for evaluation below.
Olympics
Auction closes July 18, 2024
