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Belk Track Statues: The Javelin Thrower, The Hurdler, The Finish Line, UNC Chapel Hill
Source: Belk Track Statues: The Javelin Thrower, The Hurdler, The Finish Line, UNC Chapel Hill
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Description: The monument is composed of three bronze statues depicting athletes. The first statue depicts a runner breaking through the tape at the finish line. The second depicts a hurdler jumping a hurdle. The third depicts an athlete about to release his javelin. All three statues depict the athletes in motion.

Dedication date: 1990

Creator: Richard Hallier, Designer

Materials & Techniques: Bronze

Sponsor: The statues were donated by Irwin Belk.

City: Chapel Hill

County: Orange

Subjects: Educational Institutions,Historic Sports Figures

Latitude: 
35.90824
Longitude: 
-79.04544

Citation

Commemorative Landscapes of North Carolina. "Belk Track Statues." NCpedia. Commemorative Landscapes of NC, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. Accessed on December 15th, 2024. https://www.ncpedia.org/monument/belk-track-statues.