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Physical Description:
fabric, nylon (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 79.5 cm x 60.5 cm; 31 5/16 in x 23 13/16 in
Object Name:
wheelchair rugby jersey
jersey, adaptive sports, wheelchair rugby
jersey, adaptive sports
jersey, paralympics
Date made:
2015
2014
Description (Brief):
Jersey used by the USA Wheelchair Rugby team during the 2014 season. This jersey was not specifically worn by a player on the team but it is a representation of the team uniform worn by players in 2014. The first Paralympic Games were held in Rome in 1960, a week after the Summer Olympics. This tradition of holding the games for athletes with disabilities after the Olympics continues today. These first games were for wheelchair users only, but in 1976 athletes with other disabilities were welcomed. In that same year adaptive athletes from the Winter Olympics were also embraced. The 1996 games in Atlanta marked a turning point as the first games to fully include the Paralympic athletes and events under the Team USA banner.
The 2014 Winter Paralympics, also known as the 11th Winter Paralympic Games were held in Sochi, Russia with 45 countries and 550 athletes participating. This was the first time Russia hosted the Paralympics with snowboarding making its debut. Five sports were featured with 72 events. American Amy Purdy won bronze in snowboard cross and the US men’s Paralympic sled hockey team beat Russia in the gold medal game 1-0. Russia topped the medal count with 80 but it was discovered that Russia’s team was supplied steroids by the state and as a result many athletes had their medals stripped.
Location:
Currently not on view
Web subject:
Sports  Search this
Adaptive Sports  Search this
Disabilities  Search this
Name of sport:
Wheelchair Rugby  Search this
Level of sport:
Amateur  Search this
paralympics  Search this
ID Number:
2016.0063.02
Accession number:
2016.0063
Catalog number:
2016.0063.02
See more items in:
Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
Sports & Leisure
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-5a57-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1803970