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Paralympic
Games medals
The
Paralympic Games medals are one of the most
important design applications, since the medals is
given to the athletes, the real protagonists and heroes
of the Paralympic Games as a reward for their
achievements.
 The
medals for the Athens Paralympic Games were presented on
17 September 2003. ATHENS 2004 aim was to modify both
sides of the medal so that it includes Greek
elements. The aim was to propose a design for the medal
of the 2004 Paralympic Games that would reflect the
visual identity of the Paralympic Games and would remind
athletes of Greece, the country that hosted them.
On
one side the ATHENS 2004 Paralympic emblem expresses the
strength and determination of all Paralympic athletes
and appears together with the words “ATHENS 2004” in
Braille.
The
challenge for the other side was to select a landmark of
Athens that would be characteristic and universally
recognised.
 The
Acropolis, with the temple of Parthenon, is the most
recognisable landmark, a symbol of the city, which is
acknowledged as the birthplace of democracy and the
cradle of modern civilisation. Τhe Acropolis
represents in the best possible way the unique
historical and cultural environment where the ATHENS
2004 Paralympic Games will be hosted.
This
medal will be an inspiration for all athletes to go to
the limit, to outdo themselves and achieve the highest
distinction in Athens in 2004.
The
design of the medal was created by Constantinos
Kazakos.
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