1976 Olympic Games athlete's number, worn by Raelene Boyle
Object Type
Clothing or accessories/Clothing/Sporting uniform/Athlete's number
Date Used
1976
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Object Detail
Brief Description
Yellow athlete's number worn by Raelene Boyle at the 1976 Olympics. Cloth has a black "1" below the 1976 Olympic Games Rings logo. Eyelet in each corner. At these Olympics, Boyle finished fourth in the final of the 100 metre sprint, but was disqualified from the 200 metre-race for making two false starts. Unfortunately, a video replay later showed that she had not false started on her first start. However, Boyle did receive the honour of acting as the flag bearer for the Australian team, the first woman to do so.
Measurements
0 - Whole: H: 205 W: 265 D: 3mm (H: 8 1/16 W: 10 7/16 D: 1/8")
Media/Materials
Associated Event
Date Used
1976
Location
On display
Registration No
1986.1118.2
Credit Line
Kindly donated to the Australian Gallery of Sport and Olympic Museum by Raelene Boyle
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