Medal, Prize
Object number2024.46.4
Date2023
MediumFabric; Metal; Enamel
Credit LineGift of Roy Coperich
DescriptionSport medal comprised of medallion suspended from fabric neck ribbon. Rounded rectangular silver metal medallion with enamel decoration and text on front including blue background, double white border, and red sponsor name above white and yellow event name; reverse is silver. Circular black fabric neck ribbon has gold, blue, black, and white text and details including event logo, event/program slogans, and gold and black running stick figure. Medallion is connected to neck ribbon via two metal rings. DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 19.375 x 4 x 0.75 in. (49.2 x 10.2 x 1.9 cm)InscriptionsFront of medallion has red, white, and yellow text "Chick-fil-A / PITTSBURGH / KIDS / MARATHON"; the "O" in "MARATHON" has text inside " '23 ".
Neck ribbon has silver-gray text "RUNNER OF STEEL", white and black text "MOVE YOUR WAY 2023", and logo with white text "DICK'S / SPORTING GOODS / PITTSBURGH / MARATHON".
Historical NotesPittsburgh Kids Marathon medal. Part of a collection related to William Coperich and the 2023 Pittsburgh Kids Marathon.Label TextIn 2023, six-year-old William Coperich finished the Chick-fil-A Pittsburgh Kids Marathon with 5,803 other kids. Many had trained all year at sites around the region for this youth race, the largest of its kind in the country. William did fun physical activities with his Chartiers Valley Primary School Kids of STEEL group and earned charms for completing those activities. The group’s goal? To move, play, or run a collective 25.2 miles and then complete the final marathon mile on the Saturday of Pittsburgh Marathon weekend.
Related institution
Chick-fil-A
Previous owner
William Coperich
Related institution
Dick's Sporting Goods, Inc.
Related institution
Chartiers Valley Primary School
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1944-1945
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