1996 Olympic Gold Medal for Men's Long Jump awarded to Carl Lewis
date: label: Date
content: 1996
name: label: Issued by
content: International Olympic Committee, Swiss, founded 1894
label: Received by
content: Carl Lewis, American, born 1961
label: Commissioned by
content: Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games, American, 1991 - 1997
label: Designed by
content: Giuseppe Cassioli, Italian, 1865 - 1942
label: Designed by
content: Malcolm Grear Designers, American, founded 1960
label: Manufactured by
content: Reed & Barton, American, founded 1824
notes: label: Description
content: An Olympic gold medal with attached ribbon. The medal is molded with figures in relief on the obverse and reverse. The obverse side features a seated woman, representing Lady Victory, dressed in a flowing robe and holding a palm frond in her left hand and a winner's crown of leaves above her head. To her left the words [XXVI / OLYMPIAD / ATLANTA 1996] appear in relief. The five interlocking Olympic rings appear between [OLYMPIAD] and [ATLANTA]. The reverse features a running human figure at the bottom of the disc, with leaf patterns extending up and curving around the medal. Above the figure is the official torch emblem of the 1996 Summery Olympics, below which reads [100 / Atlanta 1996]. Type circling the medal's border reads [CENTENNIAL OLYMPIC GAMES]. Etched into the rim of the medal are the words [MEN'S LONG JUMP]. A bar extends out of the top of the medal, through which the ribbon has been looped. The ribbon is dark green, trimmed with gold and decorated with a leaf pattern. Embroidered at the top of the ribbon are the words [Atlanta 1996] and the Olympic torch emblem.
place: label: Place depicted
content: Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
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
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Carl Lewis Estate
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2013.126.20
objectType: label: Type
content: medals
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © International Olympic Committee
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: silver, gold, ribbon
label: Dimensions
content: With Ribbon: 19 7/8 x 2 3/4 x 1/2 in. (50.5 x 7 x 1.3 cm)