Autographed photograph of Kayla Harrison when she won a gold medal in judo during the 2012 London Olympic Games
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Object Details
- date made
- 2012
- depicted
- Harrison, Kayla
- Description (Brief)
- Autographed photograph of Kayla Harrison during the 2012 London Olympic Games when she became the first American (male or female) to win a gold medal in the sport of judo. Harrison began her judo career at age 6 and quickly rose to the top of the junior level field winning the 2003, 2004 and 2005 Junior US Open. In 2008, she became the third American to win the Junior World Championships and in 2010 only the fourth American to win the Senior World Championship. Harrison went on to become the only American to ever win an Olympic gold medal in judo at the 2012 and 1016 Olympic Games.
- The 2012 Summer Olympics, also known as the Games of the XXX Olympiad were held in London, England with 204 countries represented. With the inclusion of women’s boxing, this Games became the first with female competitors in every sport and also the first at which each country entered had a female representative. American Michael Phelps won his 22nd medal making him the most decorated Olympic athlete of all time. The United States won the medal count with 104.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- name of sport
- Judo
- level of sport
- Amateur
- Olympics
- web subject
- Women
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
- Sports & Leisure
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- ID Number
- 2017.0018.02
- accession number
- 2017.0018
- catalog number
- 2017.0018.02
- Object Name
- photograph, judo
- photograph, summer olympics
- Physical Description
- paper (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 10 in x 8 in; 25.4 cm x 20.32 cm
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
- Record ID
- nmah_1828923