List of Olympic medalists in art competitions

Under the pseudonyms Georges Hohrod and Martin Eschbach, IOC founder Pierre de Coubertin won a gold medal in the literature category at the 1912 Summer Olympics.

There were 146 medalists in the art competitions that were part of the Olympic Games from 1912 until 1948. These art competitions were considered an integral part of the movement by International Olympic Committee (IOC) founder Pierre de Coubertin and necessary to recapture the complete essence of the Ancient Olympic Games. Their absence before the 1912 Summer Olympics, according to journalism professor Richard Stanton, stems from Coubertin "not wanting to fragment the focus of his new and fragile movement".<ref name="Stanton3">Template:Cite book</ref> Art competitions were originally planned for inclusion in the 1908 Summer Olympics but were delayed after that edition's change in venue from Rome to London following the 1906 eruption of Mount Vesuvius.<ref name="Stanton18">Stanton, p. 18.</ref> By the 1924 Summer Olympics they had grown to be considered internationally relevant and potentially "a milestone in advancing public awareness of art as a whole".<ref name="Stanton69">Stanton, p. 69.</ref>

During their first three appearances, the art competitions were grouped into five broad categories: architecture, literature, music, painting, and sculpture. The Dutch Organizing Committee for the 1928 Summer Olympics split these into subcategories in the hopes of increasing participation.<ref name="Stanton95">Stanton, p. 95.</ref> Although it was a successful strategy, the 1932 Summer Olympics eliminated several of these subcategories, which led to fewer entries in the broader categories.<ref name="Stanton146">Stanton, p. 146.</ref> For the 1936 Summer Olympics, the German government proposed the addition of a film contest to the program, which was rejected.<ref name="Stanton158">Stanton, p. 158.</ref>

Following a final appearance at the 1948 Summer Olympics, art competitions were removed from the Olympic program. Planners of the 1952 Summer Olympics opposed their inclusion on logistical grounds, claiming that the lack of an international association for the event meant that the entire onus of facilitation was placed on the local organizing committee.<ref name="Stanton210">Stanton, p. 210.</ref> Concerns were also raised about the professionalism of the event, since only amateurs were allowed to participate in the sporting tournaments,<ref name="Stanton211">Stanton, p. 211.</ref> and the growing commercialization of the competitions, as artists had been permitted to sell their submissions during the course of the Games since 1928. In 1952 an art festival and exhibition was held concurrent with the Games, a tradition that has been maintained in all subsequent Summer Olympics.<ref name="Stanton213">Stanton, p. 213.</ref>

In 1952, art competition medals were removed from the official national medal counts.<ref name="e048">Template:Cite news</ref> The IOC does not track medalists in Olympic art competitions in its database and thus the prize winners are only officially recorded in the original Olympic reports. Judges were not required to distribute first, second, and third place awards for every category, and thus certain events lack medalists in these placements. Since participants were allowed multiple submissions, it was also possible for artists to win more than one in a single event, as Alex Diggelmann of Switzerland did in the graphic arts category of the 1948 edition.<ref name="1948 Report">Template:Cite book</ref> Diggelmann is tied with Denmark's Josef Petersen, who won second prize three times in literature, for the number of medals captured in the art competitions. Luxembourg's Jean Jacoby is the only individual to win two gold medals, doing so in painting in 1924 and 1928. Of the 146 medalists, 11 were women and only Finnish author Aale Tynni was awarded gold. Germany was the most successful nation, with eight gold, seven silver, and nine bronze medals,<ref name="SRArt">Template:Cite web</ref> although one was won by Coubertin himself, a Frenchman. He submitted his poem Ode to Sport under the pseudonyms Georges Hohrod and Martin Eschbach, as if it were a joint-entry, and won first prize in the 1912 literature category. The original report credits this medal to Germany.<ref name="Coubertin">Template:Cite web</ref> Two individuals, Walter W. Winans<ref name="Winans">Template:Cite web</ref> and Alfréd Hajós, won medals in both athletic and art competitions.<ref name="Hajos">Template:Cite web</ref>

Architecture

Mixed architecture

Alfréd Hajós was one of two individuals to win medals in sport and art competitions.

Olympic medalists in mixed architecture

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1912 Stockholm	Template:FlagIOCathlete Building-plan of a modern Stadium	Template:Hsnone awarded	Template:Hsnone awarded
1920 Antwerp	Template:Hsnone awarded	Template:FlagIOCathlete Project pour une Ecole de Gymnastique	Template:Hsnone awarded
1924 Paris	Template:Hsnone awarded	Template:FlagIOCathlete Plan d'un Stade	Template:FlagIOCathlete Stade pour Monte-Carlo

Mixed architecture, architectural designs

Jan Wils, 1928 gold medalist in architectural designs

Olympic medalists in mixed architecture, architectural designs

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1928 Amsterdam	Template:FlagIOCathlete Olympic Stadium in Amsterdam	Template:FlagIOCathlete Swimming pool at Ollerup	Template:FlagIOCathlete Stadium at Versailles
1932 Los Angeles	Template:FlagIOCathlete Design for a "Cirque pour Toros"	Template:FlagIOCathlete Design for the Payne Whitney Gymnasium, New Haven, Conn.	Template:FlagIOCathlete Design for a "Schlesierkampfbahn" in the Sport Park of Breslau
1936 Berlin	Template:FlagIOCathlete Skiing Stadium	Template:FlagIOCathlete Reich Sport Field	Template:FlagIOCathlete Sporting Center in Vienna
1948 London	Template:FlagIOCathlete Skisprungschanze auf dem Kobenzl	Template:FlagIOCathlete Watersports Centre in Carinthia	Template:FlagIOCathlete Baths and Sporting Hall for Gothenburg

Town planning

Charles Downing Lay, 1936 silver medalist in designs for municipal planning

Olympic medalists in town planning

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1928 Amsterdam	Template:FlagIOCathlete Stadium at Nuremberg	Template:FlagIOCathlete Stadium at Versailles	Template:FlagIOCathlete Municipal park at Hamburg
1932 Los Angeles	Template:FlagIOCathlete Design for a Sports and Recreation Center with Stadium, for the City of Liverpool	Template:FlagIOCathlete Design for a Stadium and Public Park	Template:FlagIOCathlete Design for a "Maraton Park"
1936 Berlin<ref name="Town1936">In 1936, this event was listed as "Designs for Municipal Planning". Template:Cite book</ref>	Template:FlagIOCathlete Reich Sport Field	Template:FlagIOCathlete Marine Park, Brooklyn	Template:FlagIOCathlete Municipal Planning and Sporting Centre in Cologne
1948 London	Template:FlagIOCathlete The Centre of Athletics in Varkaus, Finland.	Template:FlagIOCathlete Swiss Federal Sports and Gymnastics Training Centre	Template:FlagIOCathlete The Athletic Centre in Kemi, Finland.

Literature

Mixed literature

Oliver St. John Gogarty, 1924 bronze medalist in literature

Kazimierz Wierzyński, 1928 gold medalist in lyric and speculative works

Olympic medalists in mixed literature

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1912 Stockholm	Template:FlagIOCathleteTemplate:Efn Ode to sport	Template:Hsnone awarded	Template:Hsnone awarded
1920 Antwerp	Template:FlagIOCathlete Canzoni Olimpioniche	Template:FlagIOCathlete Olympic Games of Antwerp	Template:FlagIOCathlete La Louange des Dieux
1924 Paris	Template:FlagIOCathlete Jeux Olympiques	Template:FlagIOCathlete Sword Songs	Template:FlagIOCathlete Vers le Dieu d’Olympie
		Template:FlagIOCathlete Euryale	Template:FlagIOCathlete Ode pour les Jeux de Tailteann
1932 Los Angeles	Template:FlagIOCathlete Am Kangehenzonga	Template:FlagIOCathlete The Argonauts	Template:Hsnone awarded

Dramatic works

Olympic medalists in dramatic works

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1928 Amsterdam	none awarded	Template:FlagIOCathlete Icaro	none awarded

Epic works

Olympic medalists in epic works

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1928 Amsterdam	Template:FlagIOCathlete L’histoire des Jeux Olympiques	Template:FlagIOCathlete Boetius von Orlamünde	Template:FlagIOCathlete De Nar uit de Maremmen
1936 Berlin	Template:FlagIOCathlete Avoveteen	Template:FlagIOCathlete For the Top of the World	Template:FlagIOCathlete Dysk Olimijski
1948 London	Template:FlagIOCathlete La Grotta	Template:FlagIOCathlete The Olympic Champion	Template:FlagIOCathlete The Well of Youth

Lyric and speculative works

Olympic medalists in lyric and speculative works

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1928 Amsterdam	Template:FlagIOCathlete Laur Olimpijski	Template:FlagIOCathlete Reitvorschrift fur eine Geliebte	Template:FlagIOCathlete Symphonia Heroïca
1936 Berlin<ref name="Lyrics1936">In 1936, this event was listed as "Lyric Works". Template:Cite book</ref>	Template:FlagIOCathlete The Runner	Template:FlagIOCathlete Profili Azzuri	Template:FlagIOCathlete The Discus
1948 London<ref name="Lyric1948">In 1948, this event was listed as "Lyrics". Template:Cite book</ref>	Template:FlagIOCathlete Laurel of Hellas	Template:FlagIOCathlete Six Poems	Template:FlagIOCathlete Rythme du Stade

Music

Mixed music

Josef Suk, 1932 silver medalist in music

Olympic medalists in mixed music

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1912 Stockholm	Template:FlagIOCathlete Triumphal March	Template:Hsnone awarded	Template:Hsnone awarded
1920 Antwerp	Template:FlagIOCathlete Olympique	Template:FlagIOCathlete Epinicion	Template:Hsnone awarded
1932 Los Angeles	Template:Hsnone awarded	Template:FlagIOCathlete Into a New Life	Template:Hsnone awarded

Compositions for orchestra

Olympic medalists in compositions for orchestra

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1928 Amsterdam	Template:Hsnone awarded	Template:Hsnone awarded	Template:FlagIOCathlete Symphony No. 2 "Hellas"
1936 Berlin	Template:FlagIOCathlete Olympic Festive Music	Template:FlagIOCathlete The Victor	Template:FlagIOCathlete Mountain Suite
1948 London<ref name="Orchestra">In 1948, this event was listed as "Choral and Orchestra". Template:Cite book</ref>	Template:FlagIOCathlete Olympic Symphony	Template:FlagIOCathlete Karhunpyynti	Template:FlagIOCathlete Viguer

Solo and chorus compositions

Kurt Thomas, 1936 silver medalist in solo and chorus compositions

Olympic medalists in solo and chorus compositions

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1936 Berlin	Template:FlagIOCathlete Olympic Vow	Template:FlagIOCathlete Olympic Cantata, 1936	Template:FlagIOCathlete The Runner

Instrumental and chamber

Olympic medalists in the instrumental and chamber event

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1948 London	none awarded	Template:FlagIOCathlete Divertimenti for Solo Flute and Strings	Template:FlagIOCathlete Toccata per Pianoforte

Vocal

Olympic medalists in the vocal event

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1948 London	none awarded	none awarded	Template:FlagIOCathlete Inno Olimpionico

Painting

Mixed painting

Jack Butler Yeats, 1924 silver medalist in painting

Olympic medalists in mixed painting

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1912 Stockholm	Template:FlagIOCathlete Winter Sports	Template:Hsnone awarded	Template:Hsnone awarded
1920 Antwerp	Template:Hsnone awarded	Template:FlagIOCathlete L'Elan	Template:FlagIOCathlete Joueur de Football
1924 Paris	Template:FlagIOCathlete Etude de Sport	Template:FlagIOCathlete Natation	Template:FlagIOCathlete Patineurs

Drawings and water colors

Rugby by Jean Jacoby, the winning entry in the 1928 drawings category

Olympic medalists in drawing and water colors

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1928 Amsterdam<ref name="Drawings">In 1928, this event was listed as "Drawings". Template:Cite book</ref>	Template:FlagIOCathlete Rugby	Template:FlagIOCathlete Gestes de Football	Template:FlagIOCathlete Posters
1932 Los Angeles	Template:FlagIOCathlete Rodeo	Template:FlagIOCathlete Jackknife	Template:FlagIOCathlete Horseman
1936 Berlin	Template:Hsnone awarded	Template:FlagIOCathlete Four Sketches for Frescoes	Template:FlagIOCathlete Classical Horse Racing in Japan

Engravings and etchings

Olympic medalists in engravings and etchings

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1948 London	Template:FlagIOCathlete Swimming Pool	Template:FlagIOCathlete Polo Players	Template:FlagIOCathlete Seaside Sport

Graphic works

William Nicholson, 1928 gold medalist in graphic works

Olympic medalists in graphic works

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1928 Amsterdam	Template:FlagIOCathlete Un Almanach de douze Sports	Template:FlagIOCathlete Posters	Template:FlagIOCathlete Mailcoach
1932 Los Angeles<ref name="Graphic1932">In 1932, this event was listed as "Prints".Template:Cite book</ref>	Template:FlagIOCathlete Leg Scissors	Template:FlagIOCathlete Stadium	Template:FlagIOCathlete Stabwechsel
1936 Berlin<ref name="Graphic1936">In 1936, this event was listed as "Commercial Graphic Art". Template:Cite book</ref>	Template:FlagIOCathlete Arosa I Placard	Template:FlagIOCathlete International Automobile Race on the Avis	Template:FlagIOCathlete Yachting Club Certificate
1948 London<ref name="Graphic1948">In 1948, this event was listed as "Applied Art and Crafts". Template:Cite book</ref>	Template:Hsnone awarded	Template:FlagIOCathlete World Championship for Cycling Poster	Template:FlagIOCathlete World Championship for Ice Hockey Poster

Paintings

David Wallin, 1932 gold medalist in painting

Olympic medalists in paintings

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1928 Amsterdam	Template:FlagIOCathlete Cavalier Rouge	Template:FlagIOCathlete Boxeurs	Template:FlagIOCathlete Patinage
1932 Los Angeles	Template:FlagIOCathlete At the Seaside of Arild	Template:FlagIOCathlete Struggle	Template:Hsnone awarded
1936 Berlin	Template:Hsnone awarded	Template:FlagIOCathlete Runner at the Finishing Line	Template:FlagIOCathlete Ice Hockey
1948 London	Template:FlagIOCathlete London Amateur Championships	Template:FlagIOCathlete Le Pistard	Template:FlagIOCathlete Meath Hunt Point-to-Point Races

Sculpturing

Mixed sculpturing

Walter W. Winans was one of two individuals to win medals in sport and art competitions.

Frederick William MacMonnies, 1932 silver medalist in medals and reliefs

Mahonri Young, 1932 gold medalist in statues

Olympic medalists in mixed sculpturing

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1912 Stockholm	Template:FlagIOCathlete An American trotter	Template:FlagIOCathlete Model of the entrance to a modern Stadium	Template:Hsnone awarded
1920 Antwerp	Template:FlagIOCathlete La Force	Template:FlagIOCathlete Les Patineurs	Template:FlagIOCathlete Lanceur de Poids et Coureur
1924 Paris	Template:FlagIOCathlete Discobole Finlandais	Template:FlagIOCathlete Vers l'olympiade	Template:FlagIOCathlete Le Boxeur
			Template:FlagIOCathlete Cadre de Medailles

Medals

Olympic medalists in medals

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1936 Berlin	none awarded	Template:FlagIOCathlete Medals	Template:FlagIOCathlete Equestrian Medals

Medals and plaques

Olympic medalists in medals and plaques

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1948 London	none awarded	Template:FlagIOCathlete Eight Sports Plaques	Template:FlagIOCathlete Prize Rowing Trophy

Reliefs and medallions

Olympic medalists in reliefs and medallions

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1928 Amsterdam	Template:FlagIOCathlete Médailles	Template:FlagIOCathlete Médaille pour les Jeux Olympiques	Template:FlagIOCathlete Plaquette
1932 Los Angeles<ref name="Reliefs">In 1932, this event was listed as "Medals and Reliefs". Template:Cite book</ref>	Template:FlagIOCathlete Sport Sculpture II	Template:FlagIOCathlete Lindbergh Medal	Template:FlagIOCathlete Shield of the Athletes

Reliefs

Olympic medalists in reliefs

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1936 Berlin	Template:FlagIOCathlete Hurdlers	Template:FlagIOCathlete Ball	Template:Hsnone awarded
1948 London	Template:Hsnone awarded	Template:Hsnone awarded	Template:FlagIOCathlete The End of the Covert

Statues

Olympic medalists in statues

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1928 Amsterdam	Template:FlagIOCathlete Boxer	Template:FlagIOCathlete Athlète au repos	Template:FlagIOCathlete Footballeur
1932 Los Angeles	Template:FlagIOCathlete The Knockdown	Template:FlagIOCathlete Wrestling	Template:FlagIOCathlete Odysseus
1936 Berlin	Template:FlagIOCathlete Sulky Driver	Template:FlagIOCathlete Decathlon Athlete	Template:FlagIOCathlete Wrestling Youths
1948 London	Template:FlagIOCathlete Homage to Ling	Template:FlagIOCathlete The Stag	Template:FlagIOCathlete Nageuse

Statistics

Multiple medalists

Multiple medalists in Olympic art competitions

Athlete	Nation	Olympics	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Template:Sortname	Template:FlagIOCteam	1936–1948	1	1	1	3
Template:Sortname	Template:FlagIOCteam	1924, 1932, 1948	0	3	0	3
Template:Sortname	Template:FlagIOCteam	1924–1936	2	0	0	2
Template:Sortname	Template:FlagIOCteam	1932–1936	1	1	0	2
Template:Sortname	Template:FlagIOCteam	1928–1936	1	1	0	2
Template:Sortname	Template:FlagIOCteam	1928, 1948	1	0	1	2
Template:Sortname	Template:FlagIOCteam	1928	0	1	1	2

Medals per year

Medals won by country by year

Nation	1912	1920	1924	1928	1932	1936	1948	Total
Template:FlagIOCteam	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	1	Template:Sort	4	4	9
Template:FlagIOCteam	Template:Sort	6	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	1	1	Template:Sort	8
Template:FlagIOCteam	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	1	Template:Sort	1	2
Template:FlagIOCteam	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	2	3	2	Template:Sort	2	9
Template:FlagIOCteam	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	1	4	5
Template:FlagIOCteam	1	1	3	2	3	Template:Sort	3	13
Template:FlagIOCteam	Template:Sort	1	1	2	1	Template:Sort	4	9
Template:FlagIOCteam	1	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	8	3	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	24
Template:FlagIOCteam	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	1	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	1
Template:FlagIOCteam	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	1	1	1	Template:Sort	1	4
Template:FlagIOCteam	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	2	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	1	3
Template:FlagIOCteam	2	2	Template:Sort	1	Template:Sort	5	4	14
Template:FlagIOCteam	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	2	Template:Sort	2
Template:FlagIOCteam	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	2	1	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	3
Template:FlagIOCteam	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	1	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	1
Template:FlagIOCteam	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	1	4	1	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	6
Template:FlagIOCteam	Template:Sort	1	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	1
Template:FlagIOCteam	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	2	2	3	1	8
Template:FlagIOCteam	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	2	2
Template:FlagIOCteam	1	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	2	Template:Sort	1	3	7
Template:FlagIOCteam	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	1	1	2	4
Template:FlagIOCteam	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	2	1	Template:Sort	3
Template:FlagIOCteam	1	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	7	1	Template:Sort	9

References

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