1996 Australian Olympic Committee plaque presented to WA Baseball League

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Overview

A plaque presented to the WA Baseball League by the 1996 Australian Olympic Committee. The copper-coloured metal plaque is attached to a wooden back. A raised bronze emblem of the Australian Olympic Committee is attached at the top of the plaque. It consists of the Australian coat-of-arms over the five Olympic rings. In the lower half of the plaque is a raised bronze plate with lettering both embossed and imprinted.

Historical information

Baseball had its second appearance as an official medal sport at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States, with games played at Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium. Baseball was an event open only to amateurs for the second and last time.
Eight nations competed, including Australia, with the preliminary phase consisting of each team playing every other team. Playoffs were then held, with the four highest ranked teams advancing.
For the semifinals, the 1st place team played the 4th place team and the 2nd place team played against the 3rd place team. The winners of those semifinals competed against each other for the gold medal, with the loser getting the silver medal. The teams defeated in the semifinal played a match for the bronze medal.
Medal winners were Cuba (gold), Japan (silver) United States (bronze).

Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baseball_at_the_1996_Summer_Olympics]

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-100-2020.141

Item type

Material

Width

14 cm

Height or length

19.5000 cm

Depth

2 cm

Themes

People

Social History

Sport

Inscriptions and markings

[Australian Olympic Committee emblem]
[Inscription on bronze plate]
'Presented to WA Baseball League'
'In appreciation of your valued support of the Australian Olympic Team'
'XXVI Olympic Games, Atlanta 1996'

Contextual Information

This plaque had been in the possession of Baseball WA and was passed to the Baseball WA Museum & Archives.

Keywords

Australian Olympic Committee

1996 Olympics

XXVI Olympic Games, Atlanta

West Australian Baseball League

WA Baseball League

Baseball WA

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