1967 Vintage Junior Olympics New York Medal - Jr. Olympics Medallion New York 1967

This listing is for the 1967 Vintage Junior Olympics New York Medal. It was not until 1967 that the Jr. Olympics went national; this was their first official year. The idea came to fruition when Vice-President Hubert H. Humphrey proclaimed the first AAU Junior Olympic Games open on August 21, 1967 in downtown Washington, D.C at the Departmental Auditorium on Constitution Avenue. Five hundred twenty-three athletes competed in the inaugural AAU Junior Olympic Games in Washington, D.C. in 1967. National champions were determined in swimming and track and field. Eighteen AAU records in swimming and three in track and field were established. Interesting Find!!!

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1967 Vintage Junior Olympics New York Medal - Jr. Olympics Medallion New York 1967