1988 Olympic Gold Medal for Men's 100M awarded to Carl Lewis
date: label: Date
content: 1988
name: label: Issued by
content: International Olympic Committee, Swiss, founded 1894
label: Received by
content: Carl Lewis, American, born 1961
label: Commissioned by
content: Seoul Olympic Organizing Committee, South Korean, 1981 - 1989
label: Designed by
content: Giuseppe Cassioli, Italian, 1865 - 1942
label: Designed by
content: Sung-chun Yang, Korean
label: Manufactured by
content: Korea Minting and Security Printing Corporation, South Korean, founded 1951
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. A coliseum is visible behind her. To her left the words [XXIV / Olympiad / Seoul / 1988] appear in relief. The reverse features a stylized relief outline of a dove holding a laurel branch in its beak. Above the bird 5 interlocking rings appear, and above this are a group of three concentric spirals, the Korean Taeguk. The rim of the medal is engraved with the words [ATHLETICS MEN 100M] at the bottom. The medal is attached by a chain link to a loop of white, orange, red, and blue striped ribbon, which is sewn at the top.
place: label: Place depicted
content: Seoul, South Korea, Asia
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: 2013.126.17
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 1/2 x 2 3/8 x 3/8 in. (49.5 x 6 x 1 cm)