Sports Group to a SA 1936 Winter Olympic Man

[Steve T]

Herman von Valta was a German bobssleigh man who competed in the 1930s. He won two gold medals at in the four-man event at the FIBT World Championships (1934, 1935).

The FIBT World Championships 1934 took place in Engelberg, Switzerland (Two-man) and in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany (Four-man). The FIBT World Championships 1935 took place in Igls, Austria (Two-man) and in St. Moritz, Switzerland (Four-man).

Valta also competed at the Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, finishing fifth in the two-man event and seventh in the four-man event. (Ref. Wikipedia)

Pictures of the awards and books together with some shots of with his 4 man team.

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[Robert T.]

Very nice Group.

Cheers!
Robert

[Erich B.]

Great that it's stayed together! I wonder if there are other items of his floating around?
Erich

[LandZack2013]

The way the watermark is colored along with the original ink stamping I thought that your mark was on the documents for real! Cool grouping!

[Wood]

Interesting badge on his SA uniform pocket, anyone know what it is? A tinnie?
Pete