2026 Summer Premier
Thu, Jul 9, 2026 01:00PM EDT - Sun, Jul 26, 2026 10:30PM EDT
Lot 532
2016 Rio Summer Olympics Silver Winner's Medal for Women's Heavyweight Judo with Original Wooden Presentation Case
Unsold
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At the 2016 Rio Olympics, Idalys Ortiz of Cuba entered the women's +78 kg heavyweight final as the reigning Olympic and world champion, only to be upset by France's Emilie Andeol, who claimed gold in front of a raucous Carioca Arena crowd, relegating Ortiz to the silver medal. Offered here is the silver medal awarded to Ortiz for that result, one of an eventual four Olympic judo medals she would collect across her decorated career (gold in 2012, silver in 2016 and 2020, and bronze in 2008), placing her among the most decorated judo athletes in Olympic history. Getty image 588936520 shows Ortiz on the podium with this very medal draped around her neck.
The robust silver medal features the traditional Rio 2016 design crafted by the Brazilian Mint. The front depicts stylized laurel leaves (ancient Greek symbol of victory) surrounding the 2016 Rio Games logo. The reverse shows Nike, Greek goddess of victory, over Panathenaic Stadium with the Acropolis in the background and “XXX Olympiad Rio 2016” above. The name of the event “JUDO | Women’s +78kg” is etched along the bottom edge. Measuring 85 mm in diameter and 7 mm thick, the medal made of gilt silver is attached to a long green ribbon with “Rio 2016” in white. Altogether with the ribbon it weighs a hefty 538 grams (19 ounces). This was the first Olympics held in South America and sustainability was a major theme. Ribbons were composed of 50% recycled plastic bottles and presentation cases were crafted from freijó wood certified by the Forest Stewardship Council.
The medal comes with its original, uniquely-shaped wooden presentation case (2016 Rio Games logo on top) with a sliding cover that is loose and slightly damaged, but certainly repairable. (These wooden cases alone can go for $500 plus.) The medal exhibits moderate wear with scattered marks on both surfaces. We attribute this to a design flaw with a lack of padding on the interior of the case. This tends to happen to all 2016 Rio winners' medals due to rubbing and scratching against the case. The green ribbon (37" in total length) remains in outstanding condition.
Ortiz's sustained excellence across four Olympic Games, capped by a second consecutive silver in this same weight class five years later in Tokyo (Lot 533), cements her status as one of judo's true legends. A significant piece of Olympic judo history. Our consignor acquired both medals directly from Ortiz.
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