Yachting Plaque awared to Angelita, Winner of the Olympic Gold Medal in 1932
date: label: date made
content: 1932
label: associated date
content: 1932
name: label: associated person
content: Churchill, Owen
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Plaque features a wooden cross-section of a yacht hull which is white with red and blue stripes. Owen Churchill was the owner and captain of the yacht Angelita, winner of the Olympic Gold medal at the 1932 Los Angeles games. Churchill was also the first to design and patent the swim fin and his were the only manufactured fins from 1940 to 1947.
label: Description (Brief)
content: The 1932 Summer Olympics also known as the Games of the X Olympiad were held in Los Angeles, California and included 37 countries, fewer than the 1928 Games as the depression kept many athletes from making the trip. Because of the expense of putting on the Games, many existing venues were used including the Rose Bowl and the LA Coliseum. The Olympic village debuted at the 1932 Games and became the standard for future games along with the victory podium. The Olympic mascot also made its first appearance at these Games; a Scottish Terrier named Smoky. American athlete Babe Didrikson was a standout, winning two gold medals in the javelin and hurdles events although was penalized in the high jump for an illegal jump-off and awarded silver. The United States led the medal count with 103.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: name of sport
content: Racing
label: level of sport
content: Olympics
label: web subject
content: yacht club
label: web subject
content: Sports
setName: label: See more items in
content: Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Owen T. Churchill
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1983.0200.04
label: accession number
content: 1983.0200
label: catalog number
content: 1983.0200.04
objectType: label: Object Name
content: plaque
label: Object Name
content: plaque, olympics
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: brass (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 6 in x 2 1/2 in x 22 in; 15.24 cm x 6.35 cm x 55.88 cm