1980 United States Congressional Olympic Team Medal awarded to Carl Lewis

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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.

A bronze-colored medal with attached ribbon. Medal is concave on both faces and has images in relief on both obverse and reverse. Obverse features a flaming torch in the center, with the five interlocking Olympic rings and a laurel branch at the bottom. Around the upper edge of the medal are the words [UNITED STATES OLYMPIC TEAM], the year [1980] is at the bottom of the medal, above the laurel wreath. On the reverse there are five flying doves on the far right with the words [GAMES / OF THE / XXII / OLYMPIAD] on the right. The medal has red, white, and blue ribbon.

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