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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Groton School Running High Kick Medal
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Groton School Running High Kick Medal

Artifact IDMO 1981.13
Object Type Medal
Maker (American)
Date1897
Mediummetal
Dimensionsoverall H 2 1/8 in x W 1 1/4 in x D 1/4 in (5.4 cm x 3.2 cm x 0.6 cm )
Physical Descriptiona) A silver-colored medal consisting of a top bar attached to the medal with two strands of metal links. The top bar is inscribed: G.S.A.A. Inscribed at the center obverse of the medal: 1897 / III / RUN. HIGH KICK. /1ST / PRIZE. The maker's mark is on the reverse: J. Harriott / Boston.

b) A simple black box in which the medal came (stored separately).
Historical NoteFDR was not a notable athlete at the Groton School, the boarding school he attended from 1896-1900. But he excelled in one unusual sport—the running high kick. He was awarded this medal in 1897. It is on display in the EDUCATION exhibit in the Museum’s FOUNDATIONS OF A PUBLIC LIFE gallery.
Additional Details
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesPersonal Possessions of the Roosevelt Family (National Archives Identifier 782689)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestricted
CopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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