Pin made for the failed Houston 2012 Olympic bid
date: label: date made
content: 2012
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Pin made for the failed Houston 2012 Olympic bid is black and in the shape of a cowboy boot with a red, white and blue Olympic torch and white printing, "Houston [/] 2012". The donor was a volunteer for the International Olympic Committee and living in Houston when the city made a failed attempt to host the 2012 Games which were eventually held in London.
label: Description (Brief)
content: The 2012 Summer Olympics, also known as the Games of the XXX Olympiad were held in London, England with 204 countries, 5,992 men and 4,776 women athletes participating. With the inclusion of women’s boxing, these Games became the first with female competitors in every sport and the first at which each country entered, had a female representative. Women’s boxing debuted and mixed doubles in tennis was held for the first time since the 1924 Games. American Michael Phelps won his 22nd medal making him the most decorated Olympic athlete of all time. Every athlete to win a medal at these Games was drug tested and as of 2017, 31 medals had been rescinded due to doping. The United States won the medal count with 104.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: web subject
content: Olympics
setName: label: See more items in
content: Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
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content: Sports & Leisure
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2021.0123.03
label: accession number
content: 2021.0123
label: catalog number
content: 2021.0123.03
objectType: label: Object Name
content: pin, summer olympics
label: Object Name
content: olympic pin
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: enamel (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 1 in x 1 in x 1/8 in; 2.54 cm x 2.54 cm x .3175 cm