Track shoes worn by Carl Lewis for the University of Houston
date: label: Date
content: 1980
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Adidas AG, German, founded 1948
label: Worn by
content: Carl Lewis, American, born 1961
notes: label: Caption
content: Carl Lewis wore these Adidas track shoes while competing in track and field as a student at the University of Houston. Lewis would go on to compete in four Olympic games from 1984 to 1996, winning a total of ten Olympic track and field medals.
label: Description
content: A pair of blue and yellow Adidas track shoes used by Carl Lewis. The body of the shoes are primarily made of blue synthetic, a darker blue suede is used along the toe and heel. Three diagonal yellow stripes with zigzag edges are machine sewn on both sides of the shoes. The shoes have a blue tongue made of foam, a yellow rectangle with black lettering and the Adidas logo is stamped at the top of the tongue. The lettering is largely illegible and has faded. The eye stay is made of thick blue synthetic and has seven holes on each side. White cotton twill laces are woven though the eyelets and end in plastic aglets. The sole of each shoe is made of discolored textured plastic, a plastic spike plate is adhered to the front of the sole. The spike plate contains seven metal spike holes, three on each side of the shoe and one at the center. The inside of each shoe is made of cream knitted synthetic and brown synthetic. A foam insole printed with the Adidas logo and the text [adidas] is inside each shoe.
place: label: Place used
content: Houston, Harris County, Texas, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Athletes
label: Topic
content: Sports
label: Topic
content: Track and field
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Tools and Equipment
label: Exhibition
content: Sports: Leveling the Playing Field
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 052
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Carl Lewis Estate
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2012.154.52.1ab
objectType: label: Type
content: sneakers
label: Type
content: running shoes
label: Type
content: shoes (footwear)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Unknown - Restrictions Possible
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: synthetic, faux leather, cotton twill, foam, metal, synthetic knit, plastic, and adhesive
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (Overall for each shoe): 3 × 4 × 12 in. (7.6 × 10.2 × 30.5 cm)