Welcome to Olympin
If you are visiting our site because you are a collector of Olympic pins or other memorabilia relating to the greatest sporting event on earth, then you have found the right place. The Olympin Collectors Club is a non-profit group reaching some 500 members in over 30 countries. It is the oldest active pin club in the pin world, recognized for its integrity, reliability and quick service. We invite you to relax, surf around our website and then join us!
June 2025 Newsletter
Greetings to our 499 members located in 32 nations. A hardy welcome to the 15 new members who have joined Olympin in the last three or four months. This June newsletter is filled with many interesting articles about your Olympic hobby. Read about the recent WOCF in Prague a few weeks ago. Get the latest info on Olympin’s 44th annual show coming up in Orlando, FL in September, and learn more about Milano Cortina 2026. Even gain insights into visiting NOC offices!
To view the newsletter, please log in to the Members Area of the website.
IOC Awards 2026 WOCF to Olympin & SPI
The IOC's Olympic Foundation for Culture and Heritage has just awarded the XXIXth World Olympic Collectors' Fair to Colorado Springs, CO. Olympin Collectors Club and Sports Philatelists International are co-hosting organizations. Olympin Vice President Jim Goddard and SPI President Mark Maestrone are co-Presidents of the Colorado Springs 2026 Organizing Committee. Further information on dates, accommodations, tables and special events will be announced in due course. To read the announcement letter, please click here.
Ingrid O'Neil Wins 2024 ISOH Lifetime Award
The International Society of Olympic Historians has just announced that its prestigious Lifetime Award for 2024 has been presented to Ingrid O'Neil in recognition of her many years of service to the Olympic community. Ingrid was "selected for her outstanding contributions to the preservation of Olympic history," adding that "in the Olympic world, she is a well-known and respected name among collectors, sports museum professionals, curators, and researchers." The presentation will take place virtually on 30 November during the ISOH General Assembly. The public is invited to attend.
Click here to view the official announcement.
Gallery - 2024 Olympin Festival
Atlanta, Georgia - 8-10 November 2024
