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Metadata
Accession Number |
2019.29.00 |
Catalog Number |
2019.29.01 |
Object Name |
Uniform |
Collection |
Jordyn Wieber |
Date |
2012 |
Description |
Size large long-sleeved leotard constructed from white nylon-spandex blend with hot pink metallic lamé accents and double snap closure at nape, signed by Olympic gold medal-winning gymnast, Jordyn Wieber. The body and sleeves of the leotard are predominantly white, with insertions of the pink lamé at neck, armscye, back and in three stripes down sides of garment. At the center of the chest, the leotard is machine-embroidered "USA" and encircled with embroidered stars, while the right shoulder is embroidered with the three stripe "adidas" logo. The interior tag denotes the leotard is constructed from 80% nylon and 20% spandex textiles. Jordyn Wieber excelled in elite gymnastics for a number of years, perhaps most famously by winning a gold medal as a member of the U.S. Women's Gymnastics team at the 2012 London Olympics. Wieber has Arab American ancestry through her maternal grandmother Emiline Anne Haddad, whose own parents trace their lineage to Lebanon and modern-day Palestine. |
Artist |
Adidas |
Title |
Gymnast's Leotard |
People |
Wieber, Jordyn Wieber, Rita |
Search Terms |
Lebanese Americans |
Subjects |
Athletes Autographs Gymnastics Gymnasts Olympics Sport clothes Sports |
Lexicon category |
3: Personal Artifacts |
Relation |
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