Ticket for volleyball during the1996 Atlanta Summer Olympic Games
Ticket for volleyball during the1996 Atlanta Summer Olympic Games
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- Description (Brief)
- Ticket for volleyball during the1996 Atlanta Summer Olympic Games. The 1996 Summer Olympic Games were held in Atlanta, Georgia and marked the first time since 1984 that the United States topped the medal count. These Games saw over 10,000 athletes, from 197 countries, competing in 26 sports, including the debuts of beach volleyball, mountain biking, softball and women’s soccer. This was also the first Games in which American women, who had taken full advantage of Title IX legislation, competed and excelled in Olympic competition. The women’s gymnastics, soccer, softball and basketball teams all won gold, propelling the US women athletes into the global spotlight and beginning their dominance in Olympic competition. Atlanta benefitted from the Games as Centennial Olympic Park led to the revitalization of the downtown area and the Olympic Village became residence housing for area universities.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- ticket, olympics
- olympic ticket
- date made
- 1996
- Physical Description
- paper (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 6 in x 2 1/2 in; 15.24 cm x 6.35 cm
- ID Number
- 2018.3010.377
- nonaccession number
- 2018.3010
- catalog number
- 2018.3010.377
- subject
- Olympics
- volleyball
- Amateur
- Olympic Summer Games: Atlanta, 1996
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- Cultural and Community Life: Sport and Leisure
- Sports & Leisure
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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