- On View
- Sports Gallery
- Museum Maps
- Objects in this Location
- Exhibition
- Sports: Leveling the Playing Field
- Issued by
- International Olympic Committee, Swiss, founded 1894
- Received by
- Lewis, Carl, American, born 1961
- Commissioned by
- Seoul Olympic Organizing Committee, South Korean, 1981 - 1989
- Designed by
- Cassioli, Giuseppe, Italian, 1865 - 1942
- Yang, Sung-chun, Korean
- Manufactured by
- Korea Minting and Security Printing Corporation, South Korean, founded 1951
- Date
- 1988
- Medium
- silver, gold, ribbon
- Dimensions
- With Ribbon: 19 7/8 x 2 3/8 x 3/8 in. (50.5 x 6 x 1 cm)
- Description
- An Olympic gold medal with attached ribbon. The medal is molded with figures in relief on the obverse and reverse. The obverse side features a seated woman, representing Lady Victory, dressed in a flowing robe and holding a palm frond in her left hand and a winner's crown of leaves above her head. A coliseum is visible behind her. To her left the words [XXIV / Olympiad / Seoul / 1988] appear in relief. The reverse features a stylized relief outline of a dove holding a laurel branch in its beak. Above the bird 5 interlocking rings appear, and above this are a group of three concentric spirals, the Korean Taeguk. The rim of the medal is engraved with the words [ATHLETICS MEN LONG JUMP] at the bottom. The medal is attached by a chain link to a loop of white, orange, red, and blue striped ribbon, which is sewn at the top.
- Place depicted
- Seoul, South Korea, Asia
- Classification
- Awards and Medals
- Type
- medals
- Topic
- Men
- Olympics
- Sports
- Track and field
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Carl Lewis Estate
- Object number
- 2013.126.16
- Restrictions & Rights
- © International Olympic Committee
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