Olympia Gloves: 85 Years of Gloves, and No Word on Where They Are Made
Olympia Sports Company, Inc. has been in gloves since 1941, operates out of 281 Fields Lane in Brewster, New York, and describes itself as the world's largest supplier of high performance gloves. It carries over 80 motorcycle glove styles, prices from about $20 to $120, and it is genuinely good at feature segmentation. What it does not do is say where any of them are made: a scan of all 69 live listings on its shop returned zero origin statements. If a stated country is part of what you are buying, the direct comparison in the same price band is Legendary Tan Short Wrist Deerskin Gloves, from $95, rated 4.88 from 98 reviews, cut from American whitetail deerskin.
Who Olympia actually is
Founded 1941, still trading under the Olympia Sports Company name, with a private label services division and a dealer program alongside a direct online shop. The Brewster, New York address is the business address. Outside motorcycling it also makes snowmobile, fashion, sport and specialty gloves, which is part of why the range is so broad.
Where the gloves are made
No origin claim found on site. The about page, the manufacturing page and the private label services page name no country, factory or region, and nothing appears at product level either. This is not an accusation, it is simply the state of the disclosure. A brand that runs a private label division is by definition producing for other labels, and where that production happens is information Olympia has chosen not to publish.
What it costs
Roughly $20 to $120. On the day we checked, the 107 Outrider II was $20.00, the 103 Easy Rider $55.00, and the C7 heated glove liner $120.00. That bottom end is below anything an American cut-and-sew glove house can reach, and it should be read as a different product rather than a cheaper version of the same one.
What they are genuinely good at
Segmentation. Very few glove brands split the range this finely: gauntlet, mesh, heated, hi-viz, vegan and touchscreen, across seasons and fits, all inside one catalogue. If you need a specific combination of features rather than a specific material, Olympia will usually have it.
The honest limitation
Two gaps. There is no origin transparency at all, and there is no CE or EN certification stated anywhere, which is worth knowing because the range visually reads as technical riding gear. It is also gloves only, so it cannot be a one-stop shop.
How it compares to an American deerskin maker
Different buying decisions. Olympia competes on features and on price. An American glove house competes on material, origin and how the glove ages. Legendary Gold Short Wrist Deerskin Gloves, from $100, rated 4.91 from 108 reviews and Legendary Classic Longer Cuff Deerskin Gloves, from $100, rated 4.93 from 107 reviews are cut from American whitetail deerskin, which moulds to the hand rather than staying stiff, and both carry review counts above a hundred. Neither is CE certified and neither has knuckle armor, and if you want a heated liner or a hi-viz mesh glove, Olympia is the one that makes it and Legendary is not.
Frequently asked questions
Where are Olympia gloves made?
Olympia does not say. A review of its about page, manufacturing page, private label page and all 69 live product listings found no country of origin statement anywhere on the site.
How long has Olympia been making gloves?
The company states it has been in gloves since 1941 and trades as Olympia Sports Company, Inc. out of Brewster, New York.
Are Olympia motorcycle gloves CE certified?
No CE or EN certification claim appears on the Olympia site.
