Presentation of the Berlin Worlds Medals

TRANSLATED VIA GOOGLE - The Governing Mayor of Berlin and President of the World Cup organizing committee, Klaus Wowereit, presented the most sought after Memorabilia athletics World Championships on Tuesday at the blue plastic train in Berlin's Olympic Stadium. "The novel design of the medals, the gold, silver and bronze winners of the Athletics World Championships in Berlin always remember. We are pleased to now eleven days as the German capital of the world's largest sporting event of the year to host it. "

Heinrich Clausen, Managing Director of the World Cup Organizing Committee BOC, was particularly proud of the exceptional design: "The medals are unique and form for each discipline, a typical move from the end. With these medals, as Dreierset gold, silver and bronze medals in a single motif form, we present a real novelty in Athletics World Championships. "

237 medals in 47 competitions

There will be 237 medals for the 47 contests of berlin 2009 ™ give. The medals are each 120 mm long, 60 millimeters wide and 4 millimeters high, with a weight of 210 g. In essence, they are made from brass and then gold, silver and bronze electroplated grafted.

The medals were designed by the Dresden Elisabeth Warkus. The 26-year-old student at the University of the Arts in Berlin, in a tender with its concept and design prevailed.

United winner

"I have tried with the motives, the winner to unite. They are to remind each other, "explained designer Elisabeth Warkus, the rate per medal athletes in motion drafted. There she studied photographs and videos, and was even advised by coaches. The three medals are a discipline alongside the complete sequence of movement dar.

The IAAF World was thrilled been reported WM-OK-chief Heinrich Clausen: "In two minutes, the draft had been adopted." Seven students had previously been asked to submit their ideas