Olympic track and field uniform worn by Isabelle Daniels
date: label: Date
content: 1956
name: label: Worn by
content: Isabelle Daniels, American, 1937 - 2017
label: Subject of
content: International Olympic Committee, Swiss, founded 1894
label: Subject of
content: United States Olympic Committee, American, founded 1894
notes: label: Caption
content: U.S. Track and field Olympian Isabelle Daniels wore this uniform at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Olympics where she won the Bronze Medal in the 4 x 100 relay with her teammates Wilma Rudolph, Mae Faggs, and Margaret Matthews.
label: Description
content: Track and field uniform worn by Isabelle Daniels at the 1956 Summer Olympics. The uniform is a one-piece romper with short sleeves and short pant legs. It is off-white and has a collar with a small, notched lapel. There is a patch pocket on either side of the chest. The proper left pocket features an embroidered shield symbol. The top is blue and white and has the five Olympic rings on it. The bottom has red and white vertical stripes. There is a gold border around the shield. There is some slight ruching in the shoulders. Several buttons go down the top center of the uniform. There is a red, white, and blue striped ruched waistband and red, white, and blue ruched bands around each pant leg. A white label inside the uniform has faded lettering that reads [Sacony ®].
place: label: Place used
content: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Olympics
label: Topic
content: Track and field
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1953-1961
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Clothing - Costume
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: 2023.96.5
objectType: label: Type
content: uniforms
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: polyester, elastic, plastic, and thread
label: Dimensions
content: L x W: 30 1/2 × 21 1/2 in. (77.5 × 54.6 cm)