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Sydney 2000 Olympic Games accreditation card

Overview

This Sydney 2000 Olympic Games Accreditation Card displays a photograph of the Baseball Liaison Officer Ian Ross. Accompanying the card are an Interpretation Services Card and a Baseball Competition Liaison Officer's Contact Card. All three cards are laminated and attached to two silver-coloured metal clips. Attached to the clips is a yellow cotton lanyard with the Sydney 2000 logo and the Olympic rings printed in black, and the Kodak name printed in red.

Historical information

Baseball at the 2000 Summer Olympics was the third time an Olympic baseball tournament had been held as a full medal sport, and the ninth time it had been part of the Summer Olympic Games in any capacity. It was held in Sydney, Australia from 17 September through to the bronze and gold medal games on 27 September. Two venues were used for the Games: the Sydney Baseball Stadium and Blacktown Olympic Park. For the first time in Olympic competition, professional baseball players were eligible to participate.

Eight countries competed: Australia, Cuba, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, South Africa, South Korea and the United States. The United States won the gold medal by defeating Cuba 4–0. South Korea won their first Olympic baseball medal, beating Japan in the bronze medal match 3–1.

Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baseball_at_the_2000_Summer_Olympics]

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-100-2020.350
Width
11 cm
Height or length
18 cm
Inscriptions and markings

Games of the XXVII Olympiad
Jeux de la XXVII Olympiade
WKF
T5
V
Sydney 2000 (logo)
Ian Ross
BB IF Liaison Officer
Baseball
S
BB
Olympic Games Accreditation Card
Laissez-Passer Olympique
6

Contextual Information

These Sydney 2000 Olympics official's cards belonged to Ian Ross, who was a baseball liaison officer at the Games. Ian donated the item to the Baseball WA Museum & Archives.

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Sydney 2000 Olympic Games accreditation card
Sydney 2000 Olympic Games accreditation card.

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