1983 Pole Vault/Cycling

U.S. #C112w
1983 35¢ Men’s Cycling and Pole Vaulting

Summer Olympics

Issue Date: November 4, 1983
First City: Colorado Springs, Colorado
Printed by: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Printing Method: Photogravure
Perforation: 11

Color: Multicolored

This First Day Cover commemorates the 23rd Olympic Games, which were held in Los Angeles during the summer of 1984.  These stamps feature Olympic sports men’s cycling and women’s fencing.

Cycling at the 1984 Olympics consisted of three road cycling events and five track cycling events. The U.S. won the most medals in this sport with nine medals, including four gold. 

Pole vaulting is a track and field event in which competitors use a flexible pole to clear a bar that is raised to increasing heights. In 1984, Americans earned the silver and bronze medals with vaults that exceeded 18 feet.