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[Closed] stw's most bizarre help request yet? (80s athletic medal ID content)

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I found this while cleaning up Edinburgh's Water of Leith yesterday (as a volunteer).

After about 3 seconds of googling to try to ID it, I gave up, I suspect the place name is in a foreign language?

Over to you...

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Posted : 18/04/2018 1:30 pm
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George Orwell's predictive medallion of someone being booted of the STW forum?


 
Posted : 18/04/2018 1:32 pm
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inomhus in Swedish is indoors, innan means 'before' . an indoor athletics tournament / meet somewhere? same in Norwegian, probably Danish. Icelandic language?


 
Posted : 18/04/2018 1:32 pm
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Google translate says "Interior"

Given the poor quality/finish I can't imagine it's a large-scale competition.


 
Posted : 18/04/2018 1:52 pm
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Innanhus comes up as interior as a direct translation from Icelandic


 
Posted : 18/04/2018 1:54 pm
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Adidas running shoes!  Not sure what the broad 'ladder' on the left is, but it must have some significance


 
Posted : 18/04/2018 1:57 pm
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Pixie football?


 
Posted : 18/04/2018 1:58 pm
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No idea re medal but well done you cleaning up the river, or whatever it is.  I have cycled along it a few times and appreciate any efforts to keep it clean. I still remember the eggs benedict at di giorgio in stockbridge,best ever.


 
Posted : 18/04/2018 2:02 pm
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myopis (apt username BTW) I think it's the 100m track.

The squiggle on the right must be a loose lace on the shoe tho 🙂


 
Posted : 18/04/2018 2:09 pm
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The squiggle on the right must be a loose lace on the shoe tho

Could be snake racing?

I think the snake's just edged it in the photo finish.


 
Posted : 18/04/2018 2:12 pm
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No, its not the most bizzare help request, remember the thread about finding an old aeroplane nosecone? Surprising number of people been there/done that and able to give good advice, way before anyone asked why!

Anyway, as per Poolman, well done you.


 
Posted : 18/04/2018 2:47 pm
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I'm guessing some sort of 'naked games' due to the lack of clothing on the runner depicted on the medal..


 
Posted : 18/04/2018 3:08 pm
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The 1984 indoor European athletics championships were held in Sweden???

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1984_European_Athletics_Indoor_Championships


 
Posted : 18/04/2018 3:12 pm
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Antiques roadshow, could be worth millions...


 
Posted : 18/04/2018 3:34 pm
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This guys medal maybe?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ade_Mafe

Longest of longshots but a British Silver medalist at the 84 indoor european champs and British?


 
Posted : 18/04/2018 3:47 pm
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Looks like snakes and ladders from the engraving 🙂


 
Posted : 18/04/2018 3:53 pm
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Perchy wins the internet gag of the day award.


 
Posted : 18/04/2018 4:01 pm
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Athletics in 1984 can only mean one thing.

Da man


 
Posted : 18/04/2018 4:07 pm
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you could try reddit r/whatisthisthing (might not be exactly the right sub)


 
Posted : 18/04/2018 4:10 pm

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