Gymnastics leotard worn by Special Olympian Lee Dockins
date: label: date made
content: 2011
label: date made
content: 2005-2007
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Leotard worn by Lee Dockins of Russellville, Kentucky representing Team USA at the Special Olympics World Summer Games in Shanghai, China in 2007. Lee Dockins (b. 1987) started gymnastics at age five. She soon began to compete, practicing at least three days each week at her local gym in Russellville, Kentucky. After more than 150 competitions, including at several World Games, she became a coach at her local gym. Today, she works with preschoolers of all abilities, teaching them to build their flexibility and introducing them to difficult equipment, such as the parallel bars.
label: Description (Brief)
content: From its beginnings as Camp Shriver in Eunice Kennedy Shriver’s backyard, to the first international games in 1968, Special Olympics has been about giving people with intellectual disabilities the opportunity to participate in sport. This participation builds confidence, provides emotional support and offers social opportunities for the athletes and their families. With state chapters and a global presence through its World Games, “Special Olympics is the largest sports organization for people with intellectual disabilities with 5 million athletes in 170 countries worldwide.”
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Pennsylvania, Reading
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content: Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Lee Dockins
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2017.0287.01
label: accession number
content: 2017.0287
label: catalog number
content: 2017.0287.01
objectType: label: Object Name
content: leotard, special olympics
label: Object Name
content: gymnsatics leotard
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: nylon (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: synthetic fibers (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: silica crystals (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 23 1/2 in x 31 in x 3/4 in; 59.69 cm x 78.74 cm x 1.905 cm