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2023 Gold Coast Marathon:
Marathon medals revealed with uniquely Gold Coast design
The 2023 Gold Coast Marathon finisher's medals were revealed this morning
with the stunning creations showcasing the new event logo and depicting a
very definite Gold Coast palette and design.
The new branding adopts an abbreviated version of Gold Coast Marathon with
a strong and straight angled GCM depicting a fast and flat course. The
inner gentle wave design reflects the events scenic, coastal location. The
blue and gold sum up the colours of the city, the bright gold of the sun
and glittering blue surf, synonymous with the Gold Coast.
Gold Coast based designers, Epic Medals worked with the Gold Coast Marathon
team to create a suite of bold and exciting medals that will hang around
the necks of more than 22,000 participants in this year's event.
Epic Medals CEO, Sally Jarvis said they were delighted to work with the GCM
team to create a medal for each of the eight races that would reflect the
passion, energy and excitement of the event and complement the branding.
"Epic Medals is a legacy of the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games with
members of the ceremonies team sharing a passion for delivering great
events and stunning medals deciding to bring the business venture to life.
"From design, creating the mould, deciding on textures and colours, to the
style of ribbon attachment, we work with our clients to ensure they have
the very best reflection of their event in the medals for participants." Ms
Jarvis said.
Gold Coast Marathon Chief Operating Officer, Tony Mullen said the medals
needed to make a statement about the iconic Gold Coast event and were an
important tangible reward for participants to cherish alongside the
ultimate goal of finishing their chosen event.
"We are very proud of this year's medals and the very definite connection
in their design of the Gold Coast's key attributes being the beautiful
coastline and our glorious weather."
The 2023 Gold Coast Marathon weekend (1-2 July) will also feature the ASICS
Half Marathon, Southern Cross University 10km Run, Gold Coast Airport 5km
Run, the Health and Wellbeing Queensland 2km and 4km Junior Dashes and the
CPL marathon and 10km wheelchair races.
The Gold Coast Double 63.3km event - contested by hardy runners competing
in both Saturday's half and Sunday's full marathon - will also be
contested.
Gold Coast locals 20% discount on entry applies until the 28 April early
bird deadline.
People wanting further information on the 2023 Gold Coast Marathon events
can visit www.goldcoastmarathon.com.au
The Gold Coast Marathon is organised by Events Management Queensland, a
major event management company wholly owned by the Queensland Government as
part of Tourism and Events Queensland.
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