Object Details
Description (Brief)
Sarajevo Winter Olympics pin, 1984. The pin is rectangular with a black enamel ground and the Olympic rings in gold at the top of the pin. The snowflake design for the Sarajevo games is in red in the center of the pin.
The 1984 Winter Olympics, also known as the Games of the XIV Olympiad were held in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia with 49 countries, 1,272 athletes participating. This was the first Olympics held in a socialist state. Disabled skiing was a demonstration sport at these Games. Scott Hamilton won the gold in men’s figure skating, while American Rosalynn Sumners took silver as Katerina Witt took the gold. American twins Phil and Steve Mahar took gold and silver in the slalom, the first twins to do so. The Soviet Union won the medal count with 25 with the United States tying for 5th place with Sweden.
Location
Currently not on view
date made
1984
ID Number
2022.0044.02
accession number
2022.0044
catalog number
2022.0044.02
Object Name
pin, winter olympics
olympic pin
Physical Description
metal (overall material)
enamel (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 1 1/4 in x 1 in x 1/4 in; 3.175 cm x 2.54 cm x .635 cm
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
web subject
Olympics
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_2014998