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!
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.
September 2024 Newsletter
Greetings to our 514 members located in 33 nations.
A special welcome to the 14 new members who
joined since the June newsletter. Most joined during
the Paris Olympics, possibly because our bevy of
members who attended the Games encouraged them
to do so. Included in this issue are several articles from
members who attended the Paris 2024 Summer
Olympic Games! One who attended and traded pins
called them the best Olympics ever. Also, see the
news about our upcoming Olympin Show in Atlanta in early November.
To view the newsletter, please log in to the Members Area of the website.
2024 Memorabilia Festival, Atlanta, 7-10 November
The annual Olympin Collectors' Memorabilia Festival will be held at the Marriott Atlanta Buckhead Hotel and Conference Center, 3405 Lenox Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30326. Dates for the festival will be November 7-10, 2024. There will be a Thursday evening welcome reception. Additional plans are being made and the details will be added to this site under the "Details" tab above when completed.
We've got great hotel rates of just $109/night (plus taxes and additional fees). Registration for each table includes one 6' x 30" table. Cost per table will be $150. Don't wait a moment longer! For additional information and registration forms, visit:
2025 WOCF Awarded to Prague - 29 May to 1 June
On 27 February 2024, the Olympic Foundation for Culture and Heritage officially awarded the organization of the XXVIII World Olympic Collectors’ Fair to Prague 2025 (Czech Republic). This event, jointly organised by AICO and OLYMPSPORT will bring together Olympic collectors from all over the world from 29 May to 1 June 2025 to share and discuss their passion and Olympic culture. The WOCF will be in the same dates as the historical IOC Congress held 100 years ago. The Organizing Committee is already in place to ensure the success of this event, to which all collectors and enthusiasts of Olympism are invited. The official announcement may be read here.
Bob Beamon Video
Here's an interesting Vimeo (video) featuring 1968 Olympic gold medalist and still the Olympic world record holder in the long jump, Bob Beamon. The video is just 4:30 in length and includes clips from his Mexico City Olympic exploits. Click here to watch.
When this was filmed in 2023, Bob was attending a jazz concert by the Bone Squad on a beautiful midsummers night in Branford, Connecticut. Hundreds of music lovers were spread out on the village green to hear the jazz ensemble at which Bob was featured as a special guest on percussion. At 77, Bob Beaman is still tall and lean and still in search of challenges.
Pam Litz featured in local newspaper
Pam Litz is the "cover girl" on the October 5, 2023 issue of The Argonaut, a local Los Angeles publication, speaking about Olympic collecting and how she got started, the Olympin Collectors Club, and of course the upcoming Olympin Festival to be held at the MdR Hotel in Los Angeles. Accompanying photographs are of Bud Kling's fabulous collection. Read all about it by downloading the PDF of the article here.
Gallery - 2023 Olympin Festival
Marina del Rey, California - 12-15 October 2023
Photos: Pam Litz, Jim Goddard, and Bud Kling
Olympin member Ed Schneider created a video of the Festival's events, which can be viewed at: https://clipchamp.com/watch/NIk9NCBp7BF
