Artefacts

Sydney 2000, basketball suit of Teresa EDWARDS (USA), olympic champion.

Physical description

Shirt and short with the number 4 and the texts "USA Basketball" and "Edwards". Size 18.

Created

Created: Champion

Used

Used: Teresa EDWARDS

Materials

textile, synthetic material

Colors

red, white, blue

Dimension

105 x 54 cm Dimensions à plat, 623 g

Type of item

-> Sport equipment

Reference number

235543

Ensemble

Keywords

Olympic champion bronze medallist Sydney 2000, Olympic Games Los Angeles 1984, Olympic Games Seoul 1988, Olympic Games Barcelona 1992, Olympic Games Atlanta 1996, Olympic Games United States of America Basketball/basketball[W]

Notes

Sydney 2000, Olympic champion Teresa EDWARDS' (USA) basketball outfit. Teresa Edwards is the only female basketball player to win five Olympic medals (four of them gold). She also boasts the feat of being both the youngest and oldest gold medallist in her sport, having helped team USA to the title for the first time in 1984 at the age of 20, and for the last in 2000 when she was 36. Auction purchase