- Issued by
- International Olympic Committee, Swiss, founded 1894
- Received by
- White, Marilyn Elaine, American, born 1944
- Date
- 1964
- Medium
- 2017.56.9a: metal and cloth;
- 2017.56.9b: leather with felt interior
- Dimensions
- H x W (2017.56.9a): 5 1/2 × 1 1/2 × 5/16 in. (14 × 3.8 × 0.8 cm)
- H x W (2017.56.9b): 7/8 × 2 3/4 × 7 1/2 in. (2.2 × 7 × 19.1 cm)
- Description
- A 1964 Tokyo Olympic Competitor badge and case. The competitor badge (2017.56.9a) has a metal sun on a square that is gold in color. Below the sun, a green bar has gold colored type that reads: [TOKYO 1964]. The Olympic rings are in between the text. Below the green bar, two orange strips of ribbon is attached to the gold square. A blue bar runs across the orange ribbons and reads: [COMPETITOR]. The orange ribbon continues below the blue bar and ends at a crisscross at the bottom. The back of the badge has a pin and clasp at the top. There is Japanese writing etched on the back of the square. The case (2017.56.9b) is white with a gold design. The front of the case has a gold circle at the top, followed by gold Olympic rings. Below the rings there is gold lettering that reads: [Tokyo 1964]. The case opens at a hinge at the top. The interior has a felt base where the competitor badge rests. The back of the case is blank.
- Classification
- Awards, Medals, and Insignia
- Type
- cases (containers)
- badges
- Topic
- Olympics
- Sports
- Track and field
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of 1964 Olympic Silver Medalist Marilyn E. White
- Object number
- 2017.56.9ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
- Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




