Track And Field Gallery

Letter from US Representative Tom DeLay to Carl Lewis, August 27, 1996. Creator: Unknown

African-American track and field athlete Carl Lewis (born 1961) won nine Olympic gold medals, one Olympic silver medal, and 10 World Championships medals, including eight gold. The letter congratulates him for winning gold (in the long jump) at the 1996 Olympic Games at Atlanta, Georgia. Typed letter from Tom DeLay. Texas Congressman, to Carl Lewis, with DeLay's signature. Dated August 27, 1996. Blue U.S. House of Representatives letterhead at the top. The letter reads [August 27, 1996 / Mr. Carl Lewis / USA Track & Field / P.O. Box 120 / (One RCA Dome, Ste. 140) / Indianapolis, IN 46206 (46225) / Dear Mr. Lewis: I wanted to take the opportunity to congratulate you for your exceptional performance in / the U.S. Olympic long jump competition. / Once again, you have proven yourself an excellent and enduring athlete. Your hard work / and dedication have paid off, adding more medals to your already flourishing collection. This is / something of which you deserve to be immensely proud. / Congratulations on your accomplishments. You are a fine representative of the United / States and the great state of Texas, and I wish you the best of luck in your future endeavors. / Sincerely / Tom DeLay / Tom DeLay / Member of Congress / TD:ple]

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British athlete Douglas Lowe winning the 800 metres in Athletics, 1928. Creator: Unknown

British athlete Douglas Lowe winning the 800 metres in Athletics, 1928. Lowe (1902-1981) was a double Olympic Games champion, winning gold medals at the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, and at the 1928 Summer Olympics, held in Amsterdam. From "Die Welt in Bildern", (The World in Pictures), cigarette card album, c1928. [Georg A Jasmatzi, A.-G. Dresden, Germany]

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Ethel Catherwood of Canada, world champion high jumper, 1928. Creator: Unknown

Ethel Catherwood of Canada, world champion high jumper, 1928. Ethel Catherwood (1908-1987) won a gold medal in the women's High Jump at the 1928 Summer Olympics, held in Amsterdam, the world's first ever gold medal awarded to a female high jumper. She still holds the title as the only Canadian female athlete to have won an individual gold medal in an Olympic track and field event. From "Die Welt in Bildern", (The World in Pictures), cigarette card album, c1928. [Georg A Jasmatzi, A.-G. Dresden, Germany]

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