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Women First Competed in the Olympics
The first time women were allowed to compete in the olympics was in the summer 1900. The first woman to win a gold medal in the olympics was Charlotte Cooper. Cooper won the gold in womens singles in tennis. She later went on to win the mixed doubles tournament. This was a huge event in womens history in sports because it led to women being able to be more involved in sports and other recreational activities. -
Ederle swims the canal
Ederle was the first woman to swim across the English channel. She was an American that was raised in New York. Her father taught her to swim at a very young age and she had the opportunity to swim across the channel when she was twenty one years of age. She swam across the 21 mile wide English Channel in a little over seven hours. This is a major accomplishment in women's history because it stated that women can do everything a man can. -
Donna De Varona youngest swimmer in the 1960 olympics
De Varona was the youngest swimmer to compete in the 1960 olympics. In her olympic career she brought home 2 gold medals. But more impotantly she broke 18 world records. But even with all of her success she was not able to get a swimming scholarship to go to college. She became one of the first woman sports news broadcasters. This opened many doors for women in this feild of sports. -
Wilma Rudolph won three Olympic gold medals
Rudolph became the first woman to win three gold medals in track and feild in a single olympics. She paved the way for women to be successful in track and feild. As an American she brought home three golds and a bronze for the United States. She came froma rough backgound. She was the 20th child of 22 brothers and sisters. She also had many diseases as a child that resulted in many different leg braces. She is an inspiration to many people, and a great woman to pave the way for other women. -
President Nixon Signs into law Title IX
Tltle IX was signed in to law on June 23, 1972. This new law moslty effected high school and collegeic sports and really included race, religon and national origin. It took many executive orders to include women in this law. This law states that high schools and colleges could not discriminate agaist race, religion, ethnicity or gender if the sport or activity was federally funded. This lead to women being able to compete at the same levels as men in sports. -
King Beats Riggs in "Battle of the Sexes"
The battle of the sexes was competed on September 20, 1973. This was a nationally televised and was a best of five event. this match was highly promoted. There was so much buzz around this match that it was compared to a prize-winning fight. King won this match in 3 games. She beet Riggs 6-4, 6-3, 6-3. This event brought national attention to women in sports. -
Nadia Comaneci gets perfect 10
Uneven Bars Perfect 10 Nadia was 15 years old and competeing in the 1976 olympics. She was the first gymnast to ever recieve a perfect 10 in an olympic event. In her career she won 5 gold medals, 3 silver medals, and 1 bonze. She was also named one of the athletes of the century in 2000. She was an amazing gymnast that gained the respect of people all over the world. -
Jackie Joyner-Kersee wins gold and breaks world record
Joyner competed in 4 olympics over her career and won 3 gold medals, 1 silver medal, and 2 bronze medals. She as an amazing athlete in her sport of track and field. She competed in the woman's heptatholon and in the long jump. She broke many world records in her career and set an amazing precident for many woman to come into track and feild and be very successful. -
Strug vaulted the US to Gold
At the age of 19 Strug was a part of something much bigger than herself. She was a member of the magnificent seven. The magnificent seven was a group of elite gymnast that won the all-around gold medal in the 1996 olympics. The biggest thing that she is remembered for is the way she performed her second vault on an injuried ancle and still stuck the landing. By doing this the women of the magnificent seven became gold medal winners at the 1996 summer games in Atlanta,Ga. -
First Women's Ice Hockey played in the Olympics
In 1998, the olympics added a new sport to the medals. This sport was women's ice hockey. The Canadian women were favored for the gold at the 1998 winter olympics all the way up until the last match. The United States was up against the firece Canadian rivals but at the end of the day the Americans took home the gold. Not only did the women on this American hockey team get to compete at the olympic level they won the first ever women's ice hockey gold medal!
