Medal, Commemorative
Object number2003.47.39
Date1927
MediumMetal
Credit LineGift of Cleon Wingard
DescriptionRound silver medal with a tab and ring at the top. The front of the medal has a design of a woman extending an olive branch with text around the edge. On the back a design of leaves and various sports equipment encircles the edge, and text at top and in center.Dimensions1.25 in. (3.2 cm)InscriptionsText written around edge: "AMATEUR ATHLETIC UNION OF THE UNITED STATES MDCCCLXXXVIII." At the top "Champion" is written and in the center is an inscription.
Inscription on back: "400 YARDS FREE / STYLE RELAY SWIM / 1927"
Historical Notes400 Yard Freestyle Relay Swim Medal. Donated by Cleon Wingard, whose mother, Lenore Kight Wingard, was an Olympic swimmer and an internationally renowned athlete in the 1930s. She participated in the 1932 and 1936 Olympic Games.
Related person
Lenore Kight Wingard
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1999