Warm-up sweat suit worn by Wyomia Tyus during the 1964 Tokyo XVIII Olympics
- Manufactured by
- Wilson Sporting Goods Co., American, founded 1914
- Talon Zipper, American, founded 1893
- Worn by
- Tyus, Wyomia, American, born 1945
- Date
- 1964
- Medium
- polyester , cotton (textile) , thread and metal
- Dimensions
- H x W (2017.52.2.1): 24 13/16 × 20 1/4 in. (63.1 × 51.5 cm)
- H x W (2017.52.2.2): 31 3/4 × 17 15/16 in. (80.7 × 45.5 cm)
- Description
- A Team USA dark blue Olympic warm-up suit worn by Wyomia Tyus during the 1964 XVIII Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. The warm-up suit is made by Wilson and includes a jacket and sweatpants.
- 2017.52.2.1:
- Warm-up sweat suit jacket worn by Wyomia Tyus during the 1964 Tokyo XVIII Olympics. The jacket is predominantly dark blue with red and white trim. The jacket has a spread collar and a Talon, gold colored metal zipper at the neckline. The cuffs and the bottom of the jacket are ribbed. They have one (1) red, two (2) white, and two (2) blue bands running around them. Across the chest are large, red, stitched letters outlined in white thread that reads [USA]. Below the letter [A] is a small pocket with a Talon gold metal zip pull. The back of the jacket is blank. There are three (3) white tags sewn inside the sweatshirt on the back collar. The large, rectangular, manufacturer’s tag in the center reads [Wilson / SPORTS EQUIPMENT / MADE IN U.S.A. / WILSON / SPORTING GOODS CO] printed in black and red ink. The rectangular tag attached below has black text that reads [2” BODY / 1” Sleve[sic]]. The small rectangular tag attached to the right edge of the manufacturers label has black printed text that reads [SMALL].
- 2017.52.2.2:
- Warm-up sweatpants worn by Wyomia Tyus during the 1964 Tokyo XVIII Olympics.
- The sweatpants are predominantly dark blue, with red and white vertical stripes. There are two (2) white vertical stripes going down the outer side of each pant leg with a red stripe in between the white stripes. The sweatpants have a cinched elastic waistband and have white elastic stirrup bands attached to the bottom of the leggings. There is a zipper going up the interior pant leg. It goes around 3 inches up the leg starting at the ankle. At the interior bottom corner of each zipper is a mother-of-pearl button. There are two white tags sewn inside the sweatpants at the waist. The large, rectangular, manufacturer’s tag in the back center reads [Wilson / SPORTS EQUIPMENT / MADE IN U.S.A. / WILSON / SPORTING GOODS CO] printed in black and red ink. A small rectangular tag attached to the left edge of the manufacturers label has black printed text that reads [SMALL].
- Place used
- Tokyo, Japan, Asia
- Place made
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Clothing - Sports Uniforms
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Wyomia Tyus
- Object number
- 2017.52.2.1-.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
- Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.