Object Details
- Description (Brief)
- "Champions" jersey is white with short sleeves with red and blue trim and patches on the sleeves and silly string remnants throughout. The number "5" is in blue on the front and the number "19" is in blue on the back of the jersey. This was worn by defender Kelley O'Hara for the gold medal ceremony immediately following the 2019 U.S. Women's National Soccer Team World Cup Final victory in Paris, France. The jersey is not a match-quality uniform but a replica, with "Champions" printed on the upper back where players' last names normally are printed. It is stained from alcohol and silly string sprayed during the ensuing locker-room celebration, from which videos were posted and went viral online.
- O'Hara was wearing the jersey when she kissed her girlfriend in celebration after the match. The kiss went viral, as O'Hara was not among the team's openly queer players. In several interviews (including with the curator who acquired the jersey), O'Hara explicitly stated that the kiss was not planned and that she hoped it reflected a new era when queer people didn't have to announce "coming out" but rather could simply express their love spontaneously like heterosexual people.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- date made
- 2019
- maker
- Nike, Inc.
- name of sport
- Soccer
- web subject
- Women
- LGBTQ
- Subject
- LGBTQ Rights
- Gay Rights
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
- Sports & Leisure
- Credit Line
- Gift of Kelley O'Hara
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- ID Number
- 2020.0091.02
- accession number
- 2020.0091
- catalog number
- 2020.0091.02
- Object Name
- jersey
- jersey, soccer
- Physical Description
- fabric, synthetic (overall material)
- fabric, cotton (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 26 in x 19 in; 66.04 cm x 48.26 cm
- Record ID
- nmah_2000309
Related Object Groups
3D Model