Alice Coachman
Alice Marie Coachman (November 9, 1923 – July 14, 2014) was an American athlete. She specialized in high jump. She was the first black woman to win an Olympic gold medal.[1] In 2002 she was designated a Women's History Month Honoree by the National Women's History Project.[2]
| Olympic medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Women's athletics | ||
Representing the  United States | ||
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon} | 1948 London | High jump |
References
- "Alice Coachman Biography". sports.jrank.org. Archived from the original on 2010-09-28. Retrieved 2010-09-27.
- "Honorees: 2010 National Women's History Month". Women's History Month. National Women's History Project. 2010. Archived from the original on 24 June 2011. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
Other websites
- Alice Coachman's oral history video excerpts at The National Visionary Leadership Project
- Alice Coachman Archived 2012-10-10 at the Wayback Machine (Entry in the New Georgia Encyclopedia)
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