Special Olympics torch from the 2015 World Games in Los Angeles
date: label: date made
content: 2015
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Special Olympics torch from the 2015 World Games in Los Angeles is white metal with blue, purple, yellow and red square designs decorating the bottom half of the torch. There is an opening at the top of the torch for a sterno can placed in the torch while on the relay run. The torch is a stylized design that swoops to the left at the top.
label: Description (Brief)
content: From its beginnings as Camp Shriver in Eunice Kennedy Shriver’s backyard, to the first international games in 1968, Special Olympics has been about giving people with intellectual disabilities the opportunity to participate in sport. This participation builds confidence, provides emotional support and offers social opportunities for the athletes and their families. As of 2025, with state chapters and a global presence through its World Games, “Special Olympics is the largest sports organization for people with intellectual disabilities with 5 million athletes in 170 countries worldwide.”
topic: label: name of sport
content: Special Olympics
label: web subject
content: Disabilities
setName: label: See more items in
content: Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
label: See more items in
content: Sports & Leisure
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Special Olympics International
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2017.0331.12
label: accession number
content: 2017.0331
label: catalog number
content: 2017.0331.12
objectType: label: Object Name
content: torch, special olympics
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 19 1/2 in x 4 1/4 in x 5 in; 49.53 cm x 10.795 cm x 12.7 cm