Wichita Kiwanas Track Club uniform worn by Jim Ryun during High School
date: label: date made
content: ca 1963
label: date made
content: ca 1966
label: date made
content: ca 1965
name: label: user
content: Ryun, Jim
label: maker
content: General Athletic Products
label: Associated Name
content: House of Representatives
label: Associated Name
content: Kiwanis International
label: maker
content: General Athletic Products
notes: label: Description
content: Jim Ryun (b. 1947) wore this uniform in track & field events while a high schooler in Wichita, KS. At this time Ryun set numerous under-19 world records.
label: Description
content: After graduation, Ryun competed for the University of Kansas track and field team. While at Kansas, Ryun set numerous world records, including in the half-mile, mile (1966) and 1,500 (1967.) A three-time Olympian (1964,1968,1972,) he won silver medal in the 1500-meter event at the Mexico City games.
label: Description
content: After his athletic career, Ryun was elected to the United States House of Representatives representing Kansas' second Congressional District. A Republican, he held the office from 1996-2007.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: name of sport
content: track
label: name of sport
content: Running
label: level of sport
content: High School
label: Subject
content: Politics
setName: label: See more items in
content: Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift from Jim Ryun
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1979.0536.02
label: accession number
content: 1979.0536
label: catalog number
content: 1979.0536.02
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Uniform, 2-pc.
label: Object Name
content: track uniform uniform,
label: Object Name
content: track uniform
label: Object Name
content: uniform, track
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: fabric, cotton (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: fabric, satin (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: jersey: 23 in x 17 in; 58.42 cm x 43.18 cm
label: Measurements
content: shorts: 12 1/2 in x 10 in; 31.75 cm x 25.4 cm