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The pre-Borg-Warner Indianapolis 500 winner's trophy awarded to Ray Keech in 1929 Detail of the image of a man on the top of the Borg-Warner Trophy. Because this man is depicted naked, after the traditional depiction of athletes in ancient Greek art, the trophy is most often photographed at an angle so that the man's arm blocks the view of the figure's genitalia.
Each year thereafter, retroactive trophies were presented to the first eight winners of the Triple Crown in reverse order until all of the previous winners or their heirs were awarded. [1] Today the Triple Crown Trophy is a permanent trophy awarded to the winner with information pertaining to each race engraved on corresponding sides.
The following other wikis use this file: Usage on ab.wikipedia.org Олимпиадатә хәмаррақәа; Usage on af.wikipedia.org Rugby
Trophies have marked victories since ancient times. The word trophy, coined in English in 1550, was derived from the French trophée in 1513, "a prize of war", from Old French trophee, from Latin trophaeum, monument to victory, variant of tropaeum, which in turn is the latinisation of the Greek τρόπαιον (), [3] the neuter of τροπαῖος (tropaios), "of defeat" or "for defeat ...
The Hales Trophy, officially the North Atlantic Blue Riband Challenge Trophy [1] is an award for the fastest Atlantic crossing by a commercial passenger vessel. The award was created in 1935 when Harold K. Hales , a British politician and owner of Hales Brothers shipping company, donated the trophy [ 2 ] to be a permanent, tangible expression ...
Starting in 2017, an identical trophy as the American League trophy was made, and a new trophy is now made each season. Warren's son Bill Giles, the honorary league president and former part-owner of the Philadelphia Phillies, presents the trophy to the National League champion at the conclusion of each National League Championship Series. [15]
A chevron (also spelled cheveron, especially in older documents) is a V-shaped mark or symbol, often inverted.The word is usually used in reference to a kind of fret in architecture, or to a badge or insignia used in military or police uniforms to indicate rank or length of service, or in heraldry and the designs of flags (see flag terminology).
On October 29, 2008, Major League Soccer unveiled a redesigned trophy for the MLS Cup, named after Philip F. Anschutz, league co-founder and owner of multiple teams.The new trophy stands 24 inches (61 cm) tall above a 4 + 5 ⁄ 8-inch (12 cm) base, with two handles that have 11 facets each to represent the 22 players on the field during a match.