1980 United States Congressional Olympic Team Medal awarded to Carl Lewis
date: label: Date
content: 1980
name: label: Received by
content: Carl Lewis, American, born 1961
label: Commissioned by
content: United States Olympic Committee, American, founded 1894
label: Created by
content: United States Congress, American, founded 1789
label: Manufactured by
content: Tiffany & Co., American, founded 1837
notes: label: Description
content: A bronze-colored medal with attached ribbon. Medal is concave on both faces and has images in relief on both obverse and reverse. Obverse features a flaming torch in the center, with the five interlocking Olympic rings and a laurel branch at the bottom. Around the upper edge of the medal are the words [UNITED STATES OLYMPIC TEAM], the year [1980] is at the bottom of the medal, above the laurel wreath. On the reverse there are five flying doves on the far right with the words [GAMES / OF THE / XXII / OLYMPIAD] on the right. The medal has red, white, and blue ribbon.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Olympics
label: Topic
content: Sports
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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: 2013.126.21
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: bronze, ribbon
label: Dimensions
content: With Ribbon: 17 1/2 x 3 x 3/8 in. (44.5 x 7.6 x 1 cm)