Medal, Commemorative
Object number2003.47.51
Date1986
MediumMetal; Fabric
Credit LineGift of Cleon Wingard
DescriptionRound gold medal attached to a red, white, and blue vertical striped ribbon and pin attached to top. The front of the medal has a design of three swimmers in the water with the Statue of Liberty behind them and a sun to the left and text to the right.Dimensions1.5 x 3.257 in. (3.8 x 8.3 cm)Inscriptions"USA" to the right of the Statue of Liberty image.
Historical NotesDonated 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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