Again our year-end look takes a peak at some of the triathlon finisher medals of 2012 from races around the world. From generic to highly custom designs, they offer those triathletes that like them a post race memory of the challenge they conquered whether short or long.
Yeah, yeah, some people like finisher medals, some don't. Some wear it proudly, some don't care. Without a doubt, the two most sought after triathlon medals of 2012 where the two gold medals at the London Olympic Games in the triathlon event, won by Nicola Spirig and Alistair Brownlee.
Again we have some real cool looking ones Revolution3 Triathlon from their Half-Full, Maine and Florida events. We can't forget to mention the unique ones athletes received in Cebu at the Ironman 70.3 Philippines race designed by local artist Kenneth Cobonpue. Honorable mention would go to the Roman numeral design for the Lifetime Tri - Chicago event, using the 3 X's to represent 30-years in their medal. Speaking of 30-years, we have two others medals in our collection from events being around for that long, the Gulf Coast Triathlon and the now gone Ironman Canada triathlon.
Take a peek at some of the triathlon finisher medals we came across from 2012 events (click on the image to see a bigger picture), categorized by North America races and International events.
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| 2575 Cancun | Atlantic City International Triathlon | |
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| California Kids Triathlon | Celebrating Heros Triathlon | Dash for Divas Triathlon |
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| DiabloMan Triathlon | Disco Triathlon | Eleven Triathlon Series |
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| Expedition Man Triathlon | Great Clermont Triathlon | Great Floridian |
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| Great Lakes 100 Mile Triathlon | Gulf Coast Triathlon | HITS Triathlon Series |
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| Ironman 70.3 Eagleman | Ironman 70.3 Hawaii | Ironman 70.3 Muskoka |
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| Ironman Canada | Ironman Wisconsin | Ironman World Championship |
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| Ironman World Championship 70.3 | Lake Meridian Triathlon | Lifetime Kids Triathlon |
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| Lifetime Tri - Chicago | Lifetime Tri - Minneapolis | Maple Grove Triathlon |
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| Miracle Kids Triathlon | Positive Energy Kids Triathlon | Pumpikman Triathlon Festival |
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| Rattlesnake Triathlon Series | Revolution3 Florida | Revolution3 Half-Full |
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| Revolution3 Knoxville | Revolution3 Maine | Revolution3 Sout Carolina |
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| San Diego Triathlon Classic | SheROX Triathlon Series | TriRock Annapolis |
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| Vermont Journey | Vineman Triathlon | Wildflower Triathlon |
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| XTERRA Portland | XTERRA World Championship | |
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| 5150 Liverpool | BerlinMan Triathlon | Challenge Arhus |
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| Challenge Roth | Dextro Energy Triathlon - Syndney | Elbaman Triathlon |
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| Hua Hin Triathlon | Ironman 70.3 Philippines | Ironman 70.3 UK |
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| Ironman Brazil | Kenyir Lake International Triathlon | The Brutal Extreme Triathlon |
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| TriStar Deauville | Virgin Active Indoor Triathlon | Volcano Triathlon |
It's great to see organizers going all out on their design, incorporating something from the setting into the design. The collection of 2012 triathlon finisher medals we saw or came across for the most part featured plenty of color and/or a unique design. Medals with circles and ovals proved to be popular in 2012, with squares not far behind. Of course we had a few non-traditional, good from something else medals (bottle openers) from a couple of events. For the most part organizers changed the design of their finisher medal except for one or two that have the same design as last year.
One guy that has a bragging collection to talk about from iron distance triathlon events around the world is James Lawrence. His 2012 collection includes 30 triathlon finisher medals from events on 5 continents. He not only has 30 triathlon medals to talk about, he has a new Guinness World Record to go along with them for most iron distance triathlons in one year.
What do you think? Do you have one of these? Do you have a favorite? Which one don't you like? Drop us a line and let us know.
You'll have to wait a year, when we see what triathlon events in 2013 have to offer...
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