Category: National Girls & Women in Sport’s Day
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Alice Coachman: First Black Woman Olympic Champion

Alice Marie Coachman Davis (November 9, 1923 – July 14, 2014) was an American track and field star who excelled in the high jump and made history as the first Black woman to win an Olympic gold medal. Biography Early life and education Alice Coachman was born on November 9, 1923, in Albany, Georgia, the…