Olympic gold medal won for Men's 100m dash awarded to Jim Hines
date: label: Date
content: 1968
name: label: Created by
content: International Olympic Committee, Swiss, founded 1894
label: Received by
content: Jim Hines, American, 1946 - 2023
notes: label: Description
content: The 1968 Olympic gold medal for the Men's 100m dash awarded to Jim Hines, with original green ribbon. The medal is made of sterling silver plated with solid gold. The obverse depicts Victory holding palm fronds in one hand and a laurel wreath crown in the other. Raised lettering reads [XIX Olympiada Mexico 1968]. The reverse depicts an Olympian celebrating victory by being carried on the shoulders of his teammates. A hanging ring at the top of the medal is fastened to a square pendant with a slot ring where the green neck ribbon attaches. The square pendant has an image of a raised foot wearing running cleats. The reverse is inscribed [100mts. planos varonil].
place: label: Place made
content: Mexico, North and Central America
label: Place collected
content: Oakland, California, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Athletes
label: Topic
content: Men
label: Topic
content: Olympics
label: Topic
content: Sports
label: Topic
content: Track and field
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Awards, Medals, and Insignia
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
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2024.42.1.1
objectType: label: Type
content: medals
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No known copyright restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: silver gilding with ribbon
label: Dimensions
content: Diameter: 2 3/8 in. (6.1 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 18 13/16 × 3 7/8 × 3/8 in. (47.8 × 9.9 × 1 cm)