1987 IAAF World Championships Gold Medal for Men's 100M awarded to Carl Lewis
date: label: Date
content: 1987
name: label: Issued by
content: International Association of Athletics Federation, founded 1912
label: Received by
content: Carl Lewis, American, born 1961
label: Manufactured by
content: Bertoni, Milano, Italian, founded around 1900
notes: label: Description
content: An IAAF gold medal with attached ribbon. The medal has images and words in relief on both the obverse and reverse. The obverse features a [a'87] in large forced-perspective and dramatically raised type in the center of the medal. The letters are striped horizontally green, yellow, red, and blue. Around the outer edge of the medal are the words [campionati mondiali di atletica / Roma 29 agosto / 6 settembre 1987]. The reverse features a winged female figure wearing a flowing robe and standing on a globe with a laurel crown held above her head. Above the figure are the letters [I A A F]. There is a triangular piece of metal attaching the medal to a green, yellow, red, blue, and black striped ribbon.
place: label: Place depicted
content: Rome, Roma, Italy, Europe
label: Place made
content: Milan, Milano, Italy, Europe
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Men
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: 2013.126.23
objectType: label: Type
content: medals
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: metal and ribbon
label: Dimensions
content: With Ribbon: 20 1/4 x 2 5/8 x 3/8 in. (51.4 x 6.7 x 1 cm)