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Title |
Chris Dorst Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame Plaque, 2022 |
Object Name |
Plaque, Award |
Description |
Chris Dorst Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame Plaque, 2022. MDF wooden plaque with a walnut laminate finish. Front has beveled acrylic rectangle over a printed silver metal dedication affixed to plaque with brass-colored brads in the corners. Top left corner has the Peninsula Sports 2022 Hall of Fame logo with a gold trophy, blue ribbon and blue stars. Bottom center has the San Mateo County Historical Association logo with the dome for the San Mateo County Courthouse in blue. Top right corner has an image of Chris Dorst bare-chested in a swimming pool in front of a net and looking at a ball behind two other figures. Text on plaque reads, "Chris Dorst / Menlo-Atherton High School / Inducted June 23, 2022 / For Chris Dorst, high-level aquatics competition must have / seemed like the norm at Menlo-Atherton High. By the / 1970s, the school was well-known for its swimming/water / polo standouts. Dorst quickly established himself as one of / the best. He took his gifts to nearby Stanford University / where his goalie work helped the school to a national title / in his senior year. He was a member of the U.S. Olympic / water polo team in the 1980s, capturing a silver medal in / the sport during the 1984 Games. He is a member of both / the Stanford Athletic Hall of Fame and the USA Water Polo / Hall of Fame." |
Date |
2022 |
Creator |
Spotlight Impressions (San Mateo) |
Role |
Manufacturer |
Catalog Number |
2022.032.002 |
Dimensions |
H-12 W-9 D-1 inches |
Collection |
3D - Documentary Objects |
Inscription Text |
"Chris Dorst / Menlo-Atherton High School / Inducted June 23, 2022 / For Chris Dorst, high-level aquatics competition must have / seemed like the norm at Menlo-Atherton High. By the / 1970s, the school was well-known for its swimming/water / polo standouts. Dorst quickly established himself as one of / the best. He took his gifts to nearby Stanford University / where his goalie work helped the school to a national title / in his senior year. He was a member of the U.S. Olympic / water polo team in the 1980s, capturing a silver medal in / the sport during the 1984 Games. He is a member of both / the Stanford Athletic Hall of Fame and the USA Water Polo / Hall of Fame." (black text on front); "20 Peninsula Sports 22 / HALL / OF / FAME" (white and blue text on logo in front top left corner); "SAN MATEO COUNTY / HISTORICAL / ASSOCIATION" (white text on logo at front bottom center); "spotlight impressions / your source for name badges, signs and awards / 147 South B Street, San Mateo, CA 94401 / (650) 348-5520 phone (650) 348-2974 fax / sales@spotlightimpressions.com / www.spotlightimpressions.com" (black text on silver oval-shaped sticker on back) |
Provenance |
Created by the San Mateo County Historical Association to honor the 2022 Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame inductees. |
Search Terms |
Awards Dorst, Chris Menlo-Atherton High School Sports |
Subjects |
Awards Plaques Sports Water polo |
People |
Dorst, Chris |
Credit line |
San Mateo County Historical Association Collection |