Original Mexico City ‘68 Olympic Games Stadium sport art cool poster

Description: Scene depicts The Olímpico Universitario which hosted the 1968 Summer Olympics; for the event the seating capacity was increased from 70,000 to 83,700 spectators (without substantially modifying the original structure) to cover the IOC requirements for an Olympic stadium. It was the location of the track and field competitions, equestrian events, certain association football matches, the arrival of the marathon and the opening and closing ceremonies. This was the Olympics in which Tommie Smith and John Carlos protested the treatment of African Americans in the United States by performing a black power salute during the medal ceremony for the 200 metres (which occurred in this stadium,see last picture). The posters for the 1968 Games served to promote every aspect of the Games and the Cultural Program of the XIX Olympiad. All together, 159 different posters were created for the Games and they quickly became coveted souvenirs. There was an additional set of 18 sports posters created for these Games that this original poster belongs to. Mexico City was the first Latin American location for the Games. These were the Games at which Dick Fosbury introduced to the world the "Fosbury Flop" in the men's high jump. This is also the Olympics where Bob Beamon set the men's long jump record of 29 Ft. 2 ½ in. This jump beat the previous record by 21 ⅔ inches and would last for 22 years. Size: 30x30 cm (12" x 12") Material: paper Publisher: IMPRESOS AUTOMATICOS DE MEXICO, S.A. Made in Mexico Printed in the late 60’s Condition: as seen on the pictures. This is not a recent issue, replica or tourist souvenir. If you are interested in Soviet posters, I have one of the largest collections of original Soviet posters on Ebay at the following link: https://www.ebay.co.uk/usr/original_soviet_posters

Price: 100 GBP

Location: London

End Time: 2024-11-26T22:32:03.000Z

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