| Celebration for a Champion | |
| Artist: | Curtis Patterson |
| Medium: | Bronze sculpture |
| Height Imperial: | 13 |
| Diameter Imperial: | 32 |
| Metric Unit: | m |
| Imperial Unit: | ft |
| City: | Columbus, Ohio, United States |
| Mapframe: | yes |
| Mapframe-Zoom: | 13 |
| Mapframe-Marker: | monument |
Celebration for a Champion is an outdoor bronze sculpture commemorating Jesse Owens' achievements by Curtis Patterson, installed on the Ohio State University campus in Columbus, Ohio, United States.[1]
The abstract polished bronze artwork, dedicated on May 4, 1984, commemorates Jesse Owens' track and field career at Ohio State and the Olympics. It has four triangle-shaped pieces representing the world records he set at the Big Ten Conference in 1935 and his gold medals at the 1936 Summer Olympics.[1] The sculpture is approximately 13feet tall and has a diameter of 32feet. It rests on a brown brick and concrete that has a diameter of 37feet and weighs 15,000 lbs.[1]
It is located in Jesse Owens Plaza immediately north of Ohio Stadium. Prior to remodeling, Ohio Stadium contained the track where Jesse ran while at Ohio State.
The sculpture cost $100,000. It was surveyed by the Smithsonian Institution's "Save Outdoor Sculpture!" program in 1994.[1]