For more than just the Olympics, Medals are awarded as tangible and lasting symbols of recognition of excellence in Sports, Military, Academics, Arts, and Literature.
My ASL Dictionary also acknowledges excellence with its small biographies on Deaf History. A cartoon of Deaf Wrestler Matthew Stanley Hamill, The Hammer, illustrates the ASL hand sign for MEDAL. In recognition of the countless awards in his wrestling career and his contributions to the deaf community.
Both index fingers trace down the neck for the ribbon while the bent index and thumbs bend into half circles over the chest for the award’s metal disk.
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First Posted January 4, 2023 in THE HAMMER