Lot 3676

Description

School sporting medals, (1956-1961), New South Wales Amateur Athletic Assn, in silvered (30mm) (2), reverse inscribed on first, 'State C'Ships/Sub.Jnr.1 Mile/R.Vagg/1st. 4.40.8S/26.2.56', on the second, 'State C'Ships/1 Mile/Sub.Jnr.C.C.C'ships/"R.Vagg"/1st. 4M.56S./9.6.56.'; same medal design but larger (38mm), in silvered, reverse inscribed, 'State C'ships/5M.Novice C.C.C./R.Vagg/25M.4S'1st/5.7.'58', another in bronze, reverse inscribed, 'State C'ships/5M.Novice Teams Race/R.Vagg/19 Pts./1st/5.7.'58'; same medal design but larger (44.5mm), reverse inscribed, 'State C'ships/6 Miles/R.Vagg/2nd/19.1.'60'; Amateur Athletics Association of N.S.W., in silvered (31x35mm), with suspension, reverse, School Boys/Championships, inscribed, 'Und.17. 1 Mile./"R.Vagg"/1st. 4.34.5/30.9.'56'; The Amateur Athletic Union of Australia, medal in gilt (45mm), reverse inscribed, 'R.A.Vagg/10,000 Metres/C.C.C'ship/35m.20s./26.8.61.'; another identical in bronze, reverse inscribed, 'R.A.Vagg/3 Miles C'ship/3rd/5.3.61'. A few with some verdigris, otherwise fine - very fine. (8)

Bob Vagg was a distance running athlete. In 1958 he won the NSW Novice Cross Country Male Championship (5 miles), representing Eastern Suburbs AAC, hosted by St George AAC at Scarborough Park, Ramsgate. At the Australian Track and Field Championships 1960-61 held at Lang Park, Brisbane he finished 3rd in the 3 miles race, and 1st in the 6 miles. He also represented Australia in the marathon at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.