Jersey worn by Carl Lewis at the 1984 Summer Olympics

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

Red mesh tank top jersey worn by Carl Lewis at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. The tank top straps and the u-neckline are trimmed with a silver fabric. The proper right strap has the Kappa logo screen-printed in white and outlined in blue. It features the silhouette of a man and a woman sitting back to back with their knees bent. [USA] is screen-printed in white with a blue outline across the chest. Both sides of the jersey have three stripes going down the center- white on the outer edges and red in the center. The lines are interrupted by four blue squares, starting directly under the arm holes. The blue squares contain the Kappa logo in white. The back of the jersey is a solid red mesh. There are no distinguishing words, logos, etc.

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