Who was the First Black Women to win a Gold Medal?

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Who was the First Black Women to win a Gold Medal?

2006-08-23 03:56:00 · 2 answers · asked by notthesharpone 2 in Sports ➔ Olympics

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High Jumper Alice Coachman in 1948

2006-08-23 04:01:07 · answer #1 · answered by Kenneth G 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Alice Coachman (born November 9, 1923 in Albany, Georgia) is an American former athlete. She specialized in high jump, and was the first black woman to win an Olympic gold medal.

In the high jump finals of the 1948 Summer Olympics, Coachman leaped 1.68 m (5 ft 6 1/8 in) on her first try. Her nearest rival, Great Britain's Dorothy Tyler, matched Coachman's jump, but only on her second try. Coachman was the only American woman to win an Olympic gold medal in 1948.

2006-08-23 21:59:35 · answer #2 · answered by kasiuleczek 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋