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WOMEN IN SPORTS
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Women compete in the Paris Olympics in golf, tennis, and Croquet.
Women compete in the Paris Olympics in golf, tennis, and Croquet.1,330 athletes, including 11 women, competed in 1900, representing 22 countries, according to the official IOC numbers, which have been revised several times. -
Since there was no women's competition, figure skater Madge Syers of Britain enters the men's world championships and places 2nd.
Florence Madeline "Madge" Syers (née Cave, 16 September 1881 – 9 September 1917) was a British figure skater. She became the first woman to compete at the World Figure Skating Championships in 1902 by entering what was previously an all-male event and won the silver medal, which prompted the International Skating Union (ISU) to create a separate ladies' championship. -
AAU allows women to registar for the national swimming championship
In 1914 the AAU (American Athletic Union) finally allows women to register for the national swimming Championship. -
Gertude Ederle becomes the first woman to swim the English Channel.
Video of Gertrude Ederle Gertrude Caroline Ederle (October 23, 1905 – November 30, 2003) was an American competitive swimmer. In 1926, she became the first woman to swim across the English Channel. -
Virne Mitchell strikes out Babe Ruth!
Virne Beatrice "Jackie" Mitchell Gilbert (August 29, 1912, 1913 or 1914 – January 7, 1987) was one of the first female pitchers in professional baseball history. Pitching for the Chattanooga Lookouts Class AA minor league baseball team in an exhibition game against the New York Yankees, she struck out Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig in succession.[1] -
The All American Girls Baseball League is formed.
(AAGPBL) was a women's professional baseball circuit which existed for twelve seasons from 1943 through 1954. For the first three seasons the league did not have an official All-Star team. Nevertheless, on July 1, 1943 took effect the first All-Star Game of the league, which coincidentally became the first night game ever played at Wrigley Field. -
Alice is the first black woman to win an oympic gold medal!
Alice Marie 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. -
16 year old Marilyn Bell is the 1st person to swim accross Lake Ontario!
Marilyn Bell Di Lascio is a retired long distance swimmer, born October 19, 1937, in Toronto, Ontario. She was the first person to swim across Lake Ontario and later swam the English Channel and Strait of Juan de Fuca. -
Althea Gibson is the 1st black person to win a tennis Grandslam title.
Althea Gibson (August 25, 1927 – September 28, 2003) was a World No. 1 American sportswoman who became the first African-American woman to be a competitor on the world tennis tour and the first to win a Grand Slam title in 1956. -
The National Women's Rowing Association is founded.
The National Women's Rowing Association was founded in 1962. The National Women's Rowing Association sponsored some regional and national competitions, -
Women get the offical nod to play 5 player full court basketball! woop!
Not until 1924 did women self-govern their basketball competitions. The three-section court wasn't reduced to two sections until 1938, which was two years after men began playing basketball in the Olympic (the guys were nice enough to let us in 40 years later). In 1971, we were finally considered robust enough to play a full-court game, -
Billie Jean King defeats Bobby Riggs in "Battle of the Sexes" tennis match!
Billie Jean KingBillie Jean King (née Moffitt; born November 22, 1943) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. She won 12 Grand Slam singles titles, 16 Grand Slam women's doubles titles, and 11 Grand Slam mixed doubles titles. -
Ann Meyers becomes the first woman to try out and sign a contract with an NBA team
She was a standout player in high school, college, the Olympic Games, international tournaments, and the professional levels. Meyers was the first player to be part of the U.S. national team while still in high school. She was the second woman to be signed to a four-year athletic scholarship for college, at UCLA She was also the only woman to sign a contract . -
Georgeann wells Blackwell is the first woman to dunk in collegiate basketball!
Georgeann Wells was an All-American basketball player at West Virginia University (WVU) who became the first woman to register a dunk in an official NCAA intercollegiate basketball game. She did it with a regulation-size ball (a men's basketball) -
The U.S Women's soccer team wins 1st Women's World Cup.
The United States women's national soccer team (sometimes referred to as USWNT) represents the United States in international soccer competition and is controlled by U.S. Soccer. The U.S. team won the first ever Women's World Cup in 1991, and has since been a superpower in women's soccer. It is currently ranked first in the world by the FIFA Women's World Rankings.[1] The team has also won the 1999 Women's World Cup, three Olympic Women's Gold Medals (1996, 2004 and 2008) and eight Algarve Cups -
Ann Meyers is put into the basketball hall of fame!
Ann Meyers career escalated women's basketball to a new level. Meyers was the first high school player to make a U.S. national team and the first woman to receive a full athletic scholarship from UCLA, where she finished her stunning career owning twelve of thirteen school records. A supremely talented all-around player with natural basketball ability and instincts, Meyers was the first player, male, or female, named to Kodak's All-America team in four straight seasons. She also played on the fi -
Chamique Holdsclaw becomes 1st woman basketball player to win the Sullvian award.
Her offical website
The James E. Sullivan Award, presented by the American Amateur Athletic Union (AAU), is awarded annually in April to "the outstanding amateur athlete in the United States". Often referred to as the Oscar of sports awards. The award is named for the AAU's founder and past president, James Edward Sullivan. Based on the qualities of leadership, character, and sportsmanship. -
Effa Manley is 1st women elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame
Effa L. Manley (March 27, 1897 – April 16, 1981) was an American sports executive, and the first woman inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. She co-owned the Newark Eagles baseball franchise in the Negro leagues with her husband Abe from 1935 to 1946 and was sole owner through 1948 after his death. -
Danica Patrick Won the Indy Japan 300, becoming the 1st woman to win an Indy car race.
The Win!"It's a long time coming. Finally," Patrick said. "It was a fuel strategy race, but my team called it perfectly for me. I knew I was on the same strategy as Helio and when I passed him for the lead, I couldn't believe it. This is fabulous." -
Amy Palmiero Winters continues to compete with a custom made running prosthetic and breaks records.
Amy Palmiero-Winters (born August 18, 1972) is a below-knee amputee who currently holds eleven world records in various track events. In 2010, she was awarded the James E. Sullivan Award as the top amateur athlete in the United States and the ESPN ESPY Award as the top female athlete with a disability in the world. -
IWG: International Working Group on Women and Sport
Article from IWG's siteSportAccord signed the Brighton Declaration on Women and Sport as a step towards improving gender equality within the international sports movement.
