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Sports

Tori Bowie

1990–2023

Frentorish "Tori" Bowie (August 27, 1990 – April 23, 2023) was an American track and field athlete, who primarily competed in the long jump, 100 meters, and 200 meters. She won the silver medal in the 100 m and bronze in the 200 m at the 2016 Rio Olympics,…

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Tori Nelson

1976–

Tori Jovan Nelson (born August 26, 1976) is an American professional boxer. She is a former three-weight world champion, having held the WBC female middleweight title in 2011: the WIBA middleweight title in 2012; the WIBA welterweight from 2013 to 2014;…

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Tori Paul

2002–

Tori Nicole Paul (born 22 August 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder and a forward for the Trinidad and Tobago women's national team. Born in the United States, she represents Trinidad and Tobago internationally.

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Tori Polk

1983–

Tori Polk (born September 21, 1983) is an American track and field athlete who competes in the long jump. She has a personal record of 6.75 m (22 ft 1+1⁄2 in) for the event. She represented the United States at the World Championships in Athletics in both…

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Toriana Patterson

1994–

Toriana Patterson (born 2 February 1994) is an American-born Jamaican former footballer who played as a midfielder.

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Toriano Morgan

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Toriano J. Morgan (born c. 1978) is an American college football coach. He is the co-offensive coordinator and running backs coach for the Tennessee State Tigers, a position he has held since 2025. He was previously the head football coach for Edward…

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Sports

Torii Hunter

1975–

Torii Kedar Hunter (; born July 18, 1975) is an American former professional baseball center fielder and right fielder. Hunter currently serves as Special Assistant to Los Angeles Angels general manager Perry Minasian. He played in Major League Baseball…

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MUSEUM OBJECT
Visual Arts

Torino Olympiqué

2005

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An acrylic painting depicting people participating in Winter Olympic events. The sports depicted at the top are the luge, speed skating and snowboarding. The sports depicted at center are the biathlon, alpine skiing, and speed skating. The ports depicted…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.151.1
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Sports

Tornado Alicia Black

1998–

Tornado Alicia Black (born May 12, 1998) is an American former tennis player. She was taught by Rick Macci, a former tennis player. Macci taught many people including Serena and Venus Williams.

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Torri Edwards

1977–

Torri Edwards (born January 31, 1977) is an American sprinter. She competes in 100 and 200 meters, winning an Olympic medal in 4 × 100-meter relay in 2000. In 2003, she won six medals in major international competitions, including one World Championship…

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MUSEUM OBJECT
Photographs and Still Images

Torry Holt, St. Louis, MO 2001

2001

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An image of Torry Holt outstretched mid-air reaching for a football. Holt is wearing his St. Louis Rams jersey. He is facing the camera and has his arms out to the left of the image reaching to catch a football.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.164.29
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Tory Woodbury

1978–

Tory Woodbury (born July 12, 1978) is an American football coach and former player who is the head coach for the Winston-Salem State Rams. He played professionally as a quarterback for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). Woodbury…

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Sports

Tosaint Ricketts

1987–

Tosaint Antony Ricketts (born 6 August 1987) is a Canadian former professional soccer player who played as a forward.

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Sports

Tosan Evbuomwan

2001–

Torisesan "Tosan" Evbuomwan (eh-WOH-mah; born 16 February 2001) is a British professional basketball player for FC Barcelona of the Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball for the Princeton Tigers.

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Sports

Tosin Adarabioyo

1997–

Oluwatosin Abdul-Nasir Oluwadoyinsolami Adarabioyo (born 24 September 1997), commonly known mononymously as Tosin, is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur. Adarabioyo started his…

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Sports & Achievement

Touki Toussaint

1996–

Dany Gilbert Kiti "Touki" Toussaint (; born June 20, 1996) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Shenzhen Bluesox of Chinese Professional Baseball. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Atlanta Braves, Los Angeles…

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MUSEUM OBJECT
Clothing - Costume

Track and field warm-up suit worn by Isabelle Daniels

1956

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Track and field warm-up suit worn by Isabelle Daniels. The quarter-zip sweatshirt (2023.96.6a) is navy blue. It has a cutaway collar, which has wider collar points that are angled outwards instead of pointing down. There is a golden colored metal zipper…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2023.96.6ab
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Clothing - Sports Uniforms

Track cleats worn by Tommie Smith for the 1968 Olympics

1968

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A pair of Tommie Smith's track cleats. The main parts of the shoes are made of a red suede. There are off white stripes on both sides of the shoes. The stripes are wider near the fronts of the shoes and get thinner as the move towards the backs of the…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.110.2ab
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Clothing - Sports Uniforms

Track cleats worn by Wyomia Tyus in the 1964 Tokyo XVIII Olympics

1964

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A pair of Adidas track cleats worn by Wyomia Tyus in the 1964 Tokyo XVIII Olympics. The shoes are predominantly white leather with three (3) blue leather stripes that run down the interior and exterior sides of the shoes. There is additional blue leather…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.52.1ab
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Clothing - Sports Uniforms

Track jersey for University of Texas at El Paso worn by Bob Beamon

ca. 1968

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Sleeveless orange University of Texas track jersey worn by Bob Beamon. The jersey has a white boder around the neck and arms and a white [UT] logo inside of a white circle on the center front of the jersey. The proper left front is signed with black ink:…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.107.11
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Clothing - Sports Uniforms

Track jersey worn by Edwin Moses

1987

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A sleeveless track jersey worn by Edwin Moses. The jersey is blue, bordered in white, and with white panels at the sides. Across the front are white letters bordered in red reading [USA]. The proper right strap has the Kappa logo screenprinted in white. It…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.107.10.1
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Clothing - Sports Uniforms

Track shoes worn by Carl Lewis

ca. 1994

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A pair of custom designed spike track shoes worn by Carl Lewis. The upper body is primarily a white mesh material. Gold metallic material on the heel, around the laces, on both sides of the toe box, and on the toe. The shoes have white laces. There is a…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.154.55ab
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Tools and Equipment

Track shoes worn by Carl Lewis for the University of Houston

1980

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A pair of blue and yellow Adidas track shoes used by Carl Lewis. The body of the shoes are primarily made of blue synthetic, a darker blue suede is used along the toe and heel. Three diagonal yellow stripes with zigzag edges are machine sewn on both sides…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.154.52.1ab
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Track shoes worn by Jackie Joyner-Kersee at the 1984 Olympic trials

1984

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A pair of track shoes worn by Jackie Joyner-Kersee. The shoes are white with three vertical, orange stripes on the outside of each shoe. At the center of the tongue of the shoe is an orange box with the Adidas logo in black at center. The heel of the shoe…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2013.219.7ab
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