Medal, Commemorative

Object/Artifact

Shanaman Sports Museum

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

0337

Description

An Olympic medallion from the 1972 Munich Summer Games was presented to Tacoma native and Stadium High graduate Chuck Richards. Richards went on to attend Indiana University where he starred on the swim team and was a two-time All-American. He won the 1967 U.S. Pentathlon Junior title and went on to win the modern pentathlon titles in 1970-72 to become the U.S. champion. Richards won the CISM title in 1969, 1971 and 1972. He joined the U.S. Army after college and competed in the Olympics where he finished fourth. Olympic pentathlon events include fencing, freestyle swimming, equestrian show jumping and a final combined event of pistol shooting and cross country running. He was inducted into the Tacoma-Pierce County Sports Hall of fame in 2005.

Made/Created

Date made

1972

Lexicon

Search Terms

Pentathlon, Olympics, Professional/Semi-Pro, College, Documentary Artifact

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Richards, Chuck

Person or Organization

Munich Summer Games

Person or Organization

Tacoma

Person or Organization

Stadium High School

Person or Organization

Indiana University

Person or Organization

All-American

Person or Organization

U.S. Championships

Person or Organization

Tacoma-Pierce County Sports Hall of Fame

Person or Organization

Olympics