Olympic Diploma for Bronze Medal in the 400M Hurdles awarded to Richard Howard

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A diploma from the 1960 Olympics in Rome awarded to Richard Wayne Howard. The diploma is a color print of a stone plaque on a stylized brick wall. The plaque is central with the logo of the 1960 Olympics on the left side. The logo features the Olympic rings capped with a statue of the Capitoline Wolf and the date in Roman numerals [MCMLX]. Text is printed in Italian in the central panel that recognizes Howard as the winner of the Bronze Medal in the Men's 400 M Hurdles. The diploma is signed by the International Olympic Committee president Avery Brundage and by the Organizational Committee president Giulio Andreotti. The back of the diploma is blank.

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