1987 IAAF World Championships Gold Medal for Men's Long Jump won by 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 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. Engraved into the obverse of the triangle are the words [SALTO IN LUNGO M./C. LEWIS].
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: 2013.126.25
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 7/8 x 2 5/8 x 3/8 in. (53 x 6.7 x 1 cm)