Medal, German champions, Berliner SC, in ice hockey 1920.
Front decorated with ice hockey players and marked "L.CHR LAUER NUERNBERG" (Ludwig Christian Lauer, Nuremberg, Germany, 1790-1924). The reverse has the inscription in German "Deutsche Meisterschaft 1920" and decoration with a laurel wreath. Diameter 5 cm.
Occasional surface wear on the patina.
Provenance
Nils "Molle" Molander (1889-1974), collection.
Subsequently by descent.
Molander was one of the first two known Swedish ice hockey players (forward) and played club hockey in Germany from 1912 to 1928 for Berliner SC (German champions 10 times during those years). In 1920 and 1924, he participated in the Swedish national team during the Olympics. In total, Nils Molander played 23 matches for the Swedish national team and scored 24 goals. He became the first in Swedish ice hockey to receive the Great Guys' badge (now the Great Guys' and Girls' badge) accordingly with number 1. In 2012, he was inducted into the Swedish Hockey Hall of Fame as number 21.
Molander also competed in speed skating and represented Denmark in 1914 at the European Championships in Berlin in the 500 meters.
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