Front:
ANGELES
1984
90052
Olympics &4
20c
121
inu
Robert Goldsmith
CA
Back:
A lone figure stands at the end of a long paved runway.
All of her muscles tense as she begins a slow trot down
the long runway. As she continues down the runway,
she quickly picks up speed ... running faster and faster.
Finally, just as she reaches her top speed, she comes to
the end of the runway, where a large pit of sand takes
the runway's place. On the last few inches of paved
surface . . . just before she reaches the sand ... she
puts the full force of her momentum into one long,
powerful forward-leap. As she begins this strenuous
hurdle through the air, she equalizes her balance by
bringing her arms forward in front of her — parallel to
the ground. Then, near the end of the jump ... just
before she reaches the soft sand below ... she pulls her
legs far out in front of her body. In this position she
comes to an abrupt landing in the sand. At the exact
point where she lands, a marker is placed. Her jump is
then measured from the end of the runway to the marker.
Such are the rigors of the Olympics event of Women's
Long Jump ... the challenging sport honored on this
Maximum Card.
No. 84-22
©1984 The Maximum Card Collection
A Division of Unicover Corporation • Cheyenne, WY 82008-0007
Original painting by Robert Goldsmith.
