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Silver Medal]] A Silver medal is a Medal awarded to the second place finisher of contests (typically Athletics competitions) such as the Olympic Games , Commonwealth Games , etc. First and third place finishers traditionally receive a Gold Medal and Bronze Medal , respectively. OLYMPIC GAMES In artist Giuseppe Cassioli with text giving the host city; the reverse showed another generic design of an Olympic champion. From 1972 - 2000 , Cassioli's design (or a slight reworking) remained on the obverse with a custom design by the host city on the reverse. Noting that Cassioli's design showed a Roman amphitheatre for what was originally a Greek games, a new obverse design was commissioned for the Athens 2004 Games. Winter Olympics medals have been of more varied design. WORLD CUP Silver medals were, unusually enough, awarded for the third place in the 1974 and 1978 Football World Cups (the runners-up were awarded a gilded medal). This fact has been used for propaganda purposes by Communist authorities in Poland (third at the 1974 World Cup), and the designation silver eleven entered common usage. THE OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP In The Open Championship golf tournament, the Silver Medal is an award presented to the lowest scoring Amateur player at the tournament. EXTERNAL LINK |
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