The Henri Delaunay Cup
The Henri Delaunay Trophy, which is awarded to the winner of the European Championship, is named in honour of Henri Delaunay, the first General Secretary of UEFA, who came up with the idea of a European championship but died five years prior to the first tournament in 1960. His son, Pierre, was in charge of creating the trophy. Since the first tournament, it has been awarded to the winning team for them to keep for four years, until the next tournament.
For the 2008 tournament, the Henri Delaunay Trophy was remodelled to make it larger so as to reflect the scale and size of Europe's most prestigious international tournament.
The new trophy, which is made of sterling silver, now weighs 8 kilograms (18 lb) and is 60 centimetres (24 in) tall, being seven inches longer and one pound heavier than the old one. A small figure juggling a ball on the back of the original was removed, as was the marble plinth. The silver base of the trophy had to be enlarged to make it stable. The names of the winning countries that had appeared on the plinth have now been engraved on the back of the trophy.
The players and coaches of the winning teams and runner-up teams are awarded gold and silver medals, respectively. The runner-up team receives a plaque. Though there was no third place playoff, UEFA decided in the 2012 edition to award the semi-final losers (Germany and Portugal) bronze medals for the first time. Bronze medals were previously awarded for winners of the third place playoff, the last of which was held in 1980.