Track Jersey worn by Jim Ryun at the University of Kansas
date: label: date made
content: ca 1965
label: date made
content: ca 1966
name: label: user
content: Ryun, Jim
label: Associated Name
content: University of Kansas
label: Associated Name
content: House of Representatives
notes: label: Description
content: Jim Ryun (b. 1947) wore this jersey while competing on 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: web subject
content: Sports
label: name of sport
content: track
label: name of sport
content: Running
label: level of sport
content: collegiate
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: 1979.0536.01
label: accession number
content: 1979.0536
label: catalog number
content: 1979.0536.01
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Track Jersey
label: Object Name
content: jersey, track
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: fabric, cotton (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 26 in x 20 1/2 in; 66.04 cm x 52.07 cm