Warm up suit worn by Simone Manuel at the 2016 Olympics
date: label: Date
content: 2016
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Nike Inc., American, founded 1971
label: Worn by
content: Simone Manuel, American, born 1996
notes: label: Caption
content: Simone Manuel wore this suit at the 2016 Rio Olympics, where she won two gold and two silver medals. Manuel became the first African American woman to win an individual Olympic gold medal in swimming when she tied for gold with Canadian Penny Oleksiak in the 100-meter freestyle. Her win set an Olympic record and an American record. She also won gold in the 4x100-meter medley, and silver in the 50-meter freestyle and the 4x100-meter freestyle relay.
label: Description
content: A warm-up suit worn by Simone Manuel.
label: Description
content: .6a The navy blue jacket has a textured navy blue collar, a navy blue zipper going down the front, and red and navy striped sleeves. There is a white Nike logo on the proper right side of the chest. There is a circular logo on the proper left side of the chest. It is white with a thick red border. Inside the white circle there is a red, white, and blue American flags and the Olympic rings logo with five colors. In the red border there is arched white text which reads [UNITED STATES / OLYMPIC TEAM] with white stars. The fronts of the sleeves are textured red and navy striped with a red cuff. The back sides of the sleeves are a red net-like texture with navy underneath. The sides of the jacket are a navy net-like texture with red underneath. There is a pocket on either side of the jacket at the hip with blue zippers. The insides of the pocket zippers and the center zipper are red.
label: Description
content: The center of the back side of the jacket has the navy net-like texture with red underneath. There are red letters going vertically down the back which read [USA].
label: Description
content: Inside the jacket on the back of the neckline there is a white Nike label that reads [MADE IN ITALY]. The initials “SM” are handwritten in black ink. There is a white manufacturer’s label inside the jacket. It has black text and contains information about the materials and where it was made. The front of the label reads [Simone] handwritten in black ink.
label: Description
content: .6b The navy sweatpants have a white Nike logo on the proper left thigh, textured horizontal lines along the knee, and zippered pockets on either hip. The zippers are navy and red. There are also textured vertical stripes going down the outer side of each leg and blue vertical zippers at the ankles. There is a drawstring at the waist. The back side of the pants features a net-like textured area at the top and near the knees with red underneath. The waistband and ankle cuffs have elastic.
label: Description
content: There are two white manufacturer’s labels inside the sweatpants. The smaller label has a white Nike label that reads [MADE IN ITALY]. The initials “SM” are handwritten in black ink. The larger label has black text which featured information about materials and where it was made. It reads [Simone] in handwritten black ink. There is a smaller label above it with a series of letters and numbers with a black Nike logo.
place: label: Place used
content: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Latin America, South America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Athletes
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Olympics
label: Topic
content: Sports
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 2001-
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: Simone Manuel Collection
label: Classification
content: Clothing - Sports Uniforms
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Simone Ashley Manuel
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2018.99.6ab
objectType: label: Type
content: jackets
label: Type
content: sweat pants
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Nike
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: nylon and spandex
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (.6a Jacket): 28 1/4 × 24 in. (71.8 × 61 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (.6b Pants): 36 1/2 × 21 in. (92.7 × 53.3 cm)