An athletics relay baton used at the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games, VERY RARE SURVIVAL: varnished wood, printed maker's mark for Berg, inscribed Olympia-G
Hammer:
£5,500
Estimate:
£3,000 - £5,000
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An athletics relay baton used at the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games, VERY RARE SURVIVAL: varnished wood, printed maker's mark for Berg, inscribed Olympia-Gerat above the Games bell insignia, length 30cm., 11 3/4in. This baton belonged to the German sprinter Erwin Gillmeister who won a bronze medal as part of the 4 x 100m team at the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games. He successfully determined to keep the baton as a souvenir of the occasion despite the attempts of an official to retrieve it after the race.