Designed by
Tátil Design de Ideias, Brazilian, founded 1989
Used by
Manuel, Simone, American, born 1996
Date
2016
Medium
plastic
Dimensions
H x W x D (.8a figures): 1 × 4 1/4 × 3 1/2 in. (2.5 × 10.8 × 8.9 cm)
H x W x D (.8b base): 3 1/2 × 4 3/4 × 1/2 in. (8.9 × 12.1 × 1.3 cm)
Caption
Simone Manuel received this figurine at the 2016 Rio Olympics, where she won two gold and two silver medals. Manuel became the first African American woman to win an individual Olympic gold medal in swimming when she tied for gold with Canadian Penny Oleksiak in the 100-meter freestyle. Her win set an Olympic record and an American record. She also won gold in the 4x100-meter medley, and silver in the 50-meter freestyle and the 4x100-meter freestyle relay.
Description
An Olympic figurine owned by Simone Manuel.
The detached green base is in the shape of a scalene triangle, with each side a different length. The three corners are rounded, not pointed. There is a small hole near one of the three sides. There is a white rounded shape with text on it. It reads [Rio 2016] in black. The five (5) Olympic rings are below it, in color. There is a shape above the text. It is green, yellow, and blue, and contains three abstract figures with arms connected. There are some scratches on the top and bottom of the base. On the bottom there is white text which reads [TM Rio 2016 © 2010]. There is white text along one of the sides which reads [XXXI Olimpíada Rio 2016].
The figurine is red, blue, orange, yellow, and green. It is a 3-D version of the Rio 2016 logo and features three (3) abstract figures with arms connected. The middle figure is yellow, orange, and red, the figure on the proper left side is blue, red, and green, and the figure on the proper right is green, blue, and orange. There is a crack on the green figure’s “arm”. There is a small peg-like protrusion on the center figure that connects to the hole on the base.
The figurine doubles as a medal holder.
Place used
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Latin America, South America
Collection title
Simone Manuel Collection
Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
Type
figurines
Topic
Athletes
Olympics
Sports
U.S. History, 2001-
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Simone Ashley Manuel
Object number
2018.99.8
Restrictions & Rights
© International Olympic Committee
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd58f07f8a3-0303-403a-9bdf-b82e833afdc0

Cataloging is an ongoing process and we may update this record as we conduct additional research and review. If you have more information about this object, please contact us at NMAAHCDigiTeam@si.edu

Share this page