1988 Australian Olympic team tracksuit jacket, worn by Duncan Armstrong
Object Type
Clothing or accessories
Date Used
1988
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Object Detail
Brief Description
An Adidas branded Australian Olympic team zip tracksuit jacket, worn by Duncan Armstrong during his medal presentations at the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games. The jacket is white with green and gold decorative bands around sleeves and waist. A gold Adidas brand is embroided on the right breast, below Amstrong's autograph with the word "GOLD". The left breast includes embroided "SEOUL 1988", above a Australian olympic emblem patch and below is the Australian bicentennial logo. The back of the jacket features a large embroided green and gold "AUSTRALIA". The inside label reads "TRI-ACETATE/POLYESTER / CHEST 100 CM / SIZE 18 / WAIST 90 CM" and verso; "MADE IN AUSTRALIA / UNDER LICENSE" with care instructions and hand written name "RALPH RICHARDS."
Measurements
0 - Whole: H: 740 W: 540 D: 2mm (H: 29 1/8 W: 21 1/4 D: 1/16")
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Associated Event
Date Used
1988
Place Used
Location
On display
Registration No
2017.8
Credit Line
Kindly donated by Louise Tierney
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