- Manufactured by
- Dieges & Clust, American, founded 1898
- Issued by
- Amateur Athletic Union, American, founded 1888
- Received by
- Peacock, Eulace, American, 1914 - 1996
- Date
- 1935
- Medium
- metal
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 2 1/4 × 1 13/16 × 3/16 in. (5.7 × 4.6 × 0.5 cm)
- Description
- Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) silver medal for the Indoor Run Broad Jump event awarded to Eulace Peacock in 1935. The medal is round, silver colored, and has a bezel attached to a jump ring. The obverse of the medal is edged with two concentric circles. In the center of the medal is a relief depiction of a Greek goddess standing in three quarters profile with her proper right knee resting on a round shield decorated with an eight (8) ray sun motif. Her proper right hand is extended, holding a laurel wreath, and draped over her proper left forearm are two additional wreaths. Printed in relief around the central figure is the text [AMATEUR ATHLETIC UNION OF THE UNITED STATES MDCCCLXXXVIII]. The reverse of the medal is also edged with two concentric circles. A relief depiction of a laurel wreath interlaced with sporting equipment runs around almost the full outer edge of the circle. At the top is the text [CHAM] and [PION] divided by a winged cleated shoe. Inscribed in the center of the medal is engraved text that reads [RUN BROAD JUMP / INDOOR / 1935]. There is maker's mark printed in relief on the bottom edge of the medal that reads [DIEGES & CLUST].
- Place made
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Place used
- Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Awards, Medals, and Insignia
- Type
- medals
- Topic
- Athletes
- Sports
- Track and field
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- A2014.63.105.1.4
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




