German Sports Medals Early 1900s made of sterling and bronze. 2 3/8 x 1 5/8 in. wide, the small soccer pin from 1891 measures 1/2 in. wide, and the display case is 19 1/2 x 15 3/4 in. wide. 22 German sports medals and pins that range from 1909 to 1929, all first, second, and third place awards won by Otto Bremer, a German athlete that we don’t know much about, but judging by the variety of medals, he had to be a tremendous athlete. The pins and medals cover golf, the hammer throw (Schleuderball in German, or sling ball), weightlifting, archery, soccer, gymnastics - even a triathlon (dreikampf) - and there is also a German Iron Cross with a medal depicting Samson (Simson) fighting a lion in the middle. We have not seen any Iron Crosses awarded for sports heroics, so this is indeed an unusual variety of pins and medals. At the bottom of the display case, in the center, there is a German National Sports Badge that was awarded by the army prior to 1937, and we don’t know if Otto had any military service, but he can be seen in the photo wearing many of the pins and badges, and by the dates on the medals, we believe he earned them in the late teens to mid 1920’s. One pin is dated 1891 and was earned for soccer at a local sports club, but we’re not sure if Otto was alive then, so this may have been an early acquisition by him or someone in the family. To give you a sense of size, the Iron Cross measures 2 1/4 in. in diameter, the golf medal measures