The word trophy derived from ‘trophies’ in Greek, meaning ‘for defeat’ and trophies are a symbol of victory. Be it battle, sports, or corporate work; trophies have own identities and some legends associated with it. The iconic trophies in sports are always pricey, with long past, and one or more legends associated with it to make it interesting and worth to take pride if you are among the winners. For more details visit at https://www.olympia.com.au/corporate/

1. Famous Sports Trophies

2. ASHES URN TROPHY
The wife of Sir William Clarke, the president of the Melbourne Cricket
Club has given a personal gift to Bligh in the four-inch terracotta
perfume bottle. It contained ashes. The Sporting Times in 1882 has
reported that event as the body will be cremated and the ashes were
taken to Australia hence, it was the mock obituary in the memories of
English Cricket.

3. AMERICA’S CUP
New Yorkers were arranging yachting race and declared ‘Auld Mug’
as a prestigious prize for the winners. Thus, it became the oldest
trophy in international sport.
In the midst of the 1800s era, Henry Williams Paget produced off the
shelf trophy. The yacht races arranged around the Isle of Wight and
trophy knew as R.Y.S. £100 Cup given to the winners.

4. WIMBLEDON TROPHY
The oldest and the most prestigious trophy for tennis players
is Wimbledon trophy. The famous tennis competitions were held at the
All England Club in a suburb of London known as Wimbledon.
Therefore, the trophy was famously known as Wimbledon Trophy in the
world of tennis sports.

5. FIFA WORLD CUP
World famous football trophy is FIFA world cup trophy for association
football tournaments. Football also is known as soccer in the USA
and other regions. The trophy was originally known as “Victory
Trophy” and later on “Jules Rimet Trophy” before it got a present
name.

6. GOLF CHAMPION
TROPHY
It is awarded to the champions of the golf tournaments arranged for the golfers
on both shores of Atlantic Ocean. It is also famous as ‘Claret Jug’ in golf sports
world. In 1873, Tom Kidd from Prestwick Golf Club was the first winner. The
original silver jug was created by Mackay Cunningham Co. in Edinburgh for
British Open golf tournament.

7. KING GEORGE V GOLD
CUP
The trophy commissioned by the monarch from Garrard & Co in 1911. It
worth of £250,000 so it is locked in a vault in London and has security guard
dedicated when it brought to All England Jumping Course at Hickstead,
West Sussex in every summer.

8. THE RAC TOURIST
TROPHY
In the most of motor race tournaments, trophies given were of low quality
and prices. Therefore, Lewis Hamilton in 1905 created an elegant
sculpture of Hermes for the first motor race arranged on the Isle of Man
on a 50 mile-a-lap circuit and trophy known as Tourist Trophy in motor
racing.

9. CALCUTTA CUP
In 1873, a Rugby School set up Calcutta Rugby Club, and it joined with RFU
(Rugby Football Union) in the following year. When the British army left there
were 270 silver coins were remained in the bank account. The club had melted
those silver rupees (Coins) into a beautiful cup with an Indian elephant
sculpture on the lid and King Cobra as handles. It was presented to RFU for
causes of rugby sports.

10. LARRY O’BRIEN NBA
CHAMPIONS TROPHY
The trophy is made from polished gold and shows a basketball in the rim
and net. The original name of the trophy was Walter A. Brown Trophy
and renamed in 1984.
The most memorable moments in the history of the trophy was a guard,
named Michael Jordan who had shaded tears in the joy of his team’s
success.

11. STANLEY CUP
The trophy is made from silver moulded to a bowl on the top of a
pedestal. The aim behind the trophy is to honours the sporting with the
USA and Canada to be polite neighbours! Therefore, it is the most
recognised trophy for professional pro hockey players.
It was first presented to Montreal Amateur Association in 1893 on behalf
of Montreal Hockey Club. It commemorates the NHL championships for
fierce competition.

12. CONCLUSION
Sports Trophies are available in a variety of shapes such as a jug, vase, or
miniature urn. When costly metals involved in the creation of trophies in a
unique design, it demands several hundred hours to accomplish it up to
finishing and delivery.
Based on several experiences to create legendary trophies for top sporting
events held in Australia and elsewhere, Olympia, a leading trophy-making
business in Australia is capable of providing sports trophies from two-digit
figure price tags to six digit figures.

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