Olympic Gold medal won by Bobby Morrow at the 1956 Olympic Games
date: label: date made
content: 1956
name: label: user
content: Morrow, Bobby
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Gold medal won by American sprinter Bobby Morrow (b. 1935) in the 1956 Olympic games held in Melbourne, Australia.
label: Description (Brief)
content: That year the native Texan was named as Sports Illustrated Magazine's "Athlete of the Year." He won three gold medals at the Melbourne games, individually in the 100 and 200 meter dashes and as part of the 4x100 meter relay team. He was the first man to win two individual gold medals for the U.S. since Jesse Owens in 1936.
label: Description (Brief)
content: The 1956 Summer Olympics Games, also known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad were held in Melbourne, Australia and included 72 countries, 2,939 men and 376 women athletes participating. Known as the ‘Friendly Games', these were the first to be contested in the Southern Hemisphere and were held in November due to Australia's seasonal differences. Many countries boycotted the Games due to various political situations throughout the globe although the East and West Germany teams competed as one. Australia dominated the swimming events while the US took the most gold in track and field with Bobby Morrow winning three golds. The Soviet Union won the medal count with 98 with the United States coming in second with 74.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: level of sport
content: Olympics
label: web subject
content: Sports
label: name of sport
content: Track and Field
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content: Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
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content: Highlights from the Culture and the Arts Collection
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content: Coins, Currency and Medals
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Bobby Morrow
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1979.0619.01
label: accession number
content: 1979.0619
label: catalog number
content: 1979.0619.01
objectType: label: Object Name
content: medal
label: Object Name
content: medal, olympic
label: Object Name
content: medal, summer olympics
label: Object Name
content: medal, olympics
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal, gold (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 1/4 in x 2 in; .635 cm x 5.08 cm