Figurine of 2016 Rio Olympic logo owned by Simone Manuel
date: label: Date
content: 2016
name: label: Designed by
content: Tátil Design de Ideias, Brazilian, founded 1989
label: Used by
content: Simone Manuel, American, born 1996
notes: label: Caption
content: Simone Manuel received this figurine 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: An Olympic figurine owned by Simone Manuel.
label: Description
content: The detached green base is in the shape of a scalene triangle, with each side a different length. The three corners are rounded, not pointed. There is a small hole near one of the three sides. There is a white rounded shape with text on it. It reads [Rio 2016] in black. The five (5) Olympic rings are below it, in color. There is a shape above the text. It is green, yellow, and blue, and contains three abstract figures with arms connected. There are some scratches on the top and bottom of the base. On the bottom there is white text which reads [TM Rio 2016 © 2010]. There is white text along one of the sides which reads [XXXI Olimpíada Rio 2016].
label: Description
content: The figurine is red, blue, orange, yellow, and green. It is a 3-D version of the Rio 2016 logo and features three (3) abstract figures with arms connected. The middle figure is yellow, orange, and red, the figure on the proper left side is blue, red, and green, and the figure on the proper right is green, blue, and orange. There is a crack on the green figure’s “arm”. There is a small peg-like protrusion on the center figure that connects to the hole on the base.
label: Description
content: The figurine doubles as a medal holder.
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: Olympics
label: Topic
content: Sports
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 2001-
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: Simone Manuel Collection
label: Classification
content: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
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: 2018.99.8
objectType: label: Type
content: figurines
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: plastic
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (.8a figures): 1 × 4 1/4 × 3 1/2 in. (2.5 × 10.8 × 8.9 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (.8b base): 3 1/2 × 4 3/4 × 1/2 in. (8.9 × 12.1 × 1.3 cm)