Medal Ceremony jersey from 2019 Women's World Cup Final worn by Kelley O'Hara
date: label: date made
content: 2019
name: label: wearer
content: O'Hara, Kelley
label: maker
content: Nike, Inc.
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: "Champions" jersey is white with short sleeves with red and blue trim and patches on the sleeves and silly string remnants throughout. The number "5" is in blue on the front and the number "19" is in blue on the back of the jersey. This was worn by defender Kelley O'Hara for the gold medal ceremony immediately following the 2019 U.S. Women's National Soccer Team World Cup Final victory in Paris, France. The jersey is not a match-quality uniform but a replica, with "Champions" printed on the upper back where players' last names normally are printed. It is stained from alcohol and silly string sprayed during the ensuing locker-room celebration, from which videos were posted and went viral online.
label: Description (Brief)
content: O'Hara was wearing the jersey when she kissed her girlfriend in celebration after the match. The kiss went viral, as O'Hara was not among the team's openly queer players. In several interviews (including with the curator who acquired the jersey), O'Hara explicitly stated that the kiss was not planned and that she hoped it reflected a new era when queer people didn't have to announce "coming out" but rather could simply express their love spontaneously like heterosexual people.
topic: label: name of sport
content: Soccer
label: web subject
content: Women
label: web subject
content: LGBTQ
label: Subject
content: LGBTQ Rights
label: Subject
content: Gay Rights
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content: Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
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content: Sports & Leisure
label: Exhibition
content: Entertainment Nation
label: Exhibition Location
content: National Museum of American History
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Kelley O'Hara
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2020.0091.02
label: accession number
content: 2020.0091
label: catalog number
content: 2020.0091.02
objectType: label: Object Name
content: jersey
label: Object Name
content: jersey, soccer
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: fabric, synthetic (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: fabric, cotton (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 26 in x 19 in; 66.04 cm x 48.26 cm