Silver medal won by Shirley Strickland for 4x100m relay, 1948 Olympic Games
Object Type
Trophies and awards/Medal/Silver medal
Date Used
1948
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Object Detail
Brief Description
Silver medal awarded to Shirley Strickland for 2nd place in the 4x100m relay at the 1948 London Olympic Games. Strickland also won at these Olympics a bronze medal in the 100m and bronze in the 80m hurdles.
Debossed on the obverse of the medal is 'XIVTH/ OLYMPIAD/ LONDON/ 1948', next to an image of a lady cradling a sheaf of wheat, holding a laurel wreath above her head. The reverse features an image of a naked young man being hoisted on the shoulders of a crowd of other young men.
Debossed on the obverse of the medal is 'XIVTH/ OLYMPIAD/ LONDON/ 1948', next to an image of a lady cradling a sheaf of wheat, holding a laurel wreath above her head. The reverse features an image of a naked young man being hoisted on the shoulders of a crowd of other young men.
Measurements
H: 51 W: 4mm (H: 2 W: 3/16")
Media/Materials
Associated Event
Date Used
1948
Location
On display
Registration No
2003.3903.329.1
Credit Line
Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program by a private collector.
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