Gold medal won by Shirley Strickland for 220x110x110 yards relay, 1950 Empire Games
Object Type
Trophies and awards/Medal/Gold medal
Date Used
1950
11 Feb 1950
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Object Detail
Brief Description
Gold medal awarded to Shirley Strickland as a member of the Australian women's 220 x 110 x 110 Yards Relay team at the 1950 British Empire Games - the last year that this alternative distance race was held in these Games. Interestingly, the engraving in the centre of the medal reads 'WOMEN/440 YARDS RELAY/ S. STRICKLAND/ AUSTRALIA', as if the distances had been the same as that for the men's race. This medal was one of four won by Strickland at these Games, including a silver in the 100 yards, a silver in the 220 yards, and a gold in the 80 metre hurdles. 'BRITISH EMPIRE GAMES/ 1950' debossed on obverse, around an image of a helmeted winged lady holding aloft a laurel wreath with her right hand, and a trident held in her left. The reverse features leaves and flowers around the edge, with a small map of New Zealand inside a laurel wreath at the bottom.
Measurements
1 - Gold medal: H: 65 W: 65mm (H: 2 9/16 W: 2 9/16")
2 - Box: H: 105 W: 105 D: 22mm (H: 4 1/8 W: 4 1/8 D: 7/8")
2 - Box: H: 105 W: 105 D: 22mm (H: 4 1/8 W: 4 1/8 D: 7/8")
Date Used
1950
11 Feb 1950
11 Feb 1950
Location
On display
Registration No
2003.3903.641
Credit Line
Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program by a private collector.
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