Tuesday, 15 July 2014

First Black Woman To Win Olympic Medal Dies.

The first black woman to win an Olympic gold medal, Alice Coachman Davis, has died in the US at the age of 90. 

She died at a hospital near her home in Albany, Georgia, on Monday, three months after suffering a stroke.

A US track and field legend, she set a new record, winning gold in the high jump at the 1948 Games in London.

Ms Coachman's athletic achievements pre-dated the civil rights era, which meant she was barred from public sports facilities because of her colour.

She won her first national title at 16 and went on to win 25 track and field championships before retiring, aged 25, after winning the Olympic gold medal.

She was inducted to the USA Track and Field Hall of fame in 1975 and the US Olympic Hall of Fame in 2004.

No comments:

Post a Comment

Disclaimer: All comments and opinions on any part of this blog/stories are not that of Olusegun Akinleye but strictly that of the readers/visitors.

For complaints, advert placements and tip-offs, contact me:
Email: mypenspeaks@gmail.com