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100 m freestyle. 1924 Paris. 400 m freestyle. Gertrude Caroline Ederle (October 23, 1905 [1] – November 30, 2003) was an American competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and world record-holder in five events. On August 6, 1926, she became the first woman to swim across the English Channel. [2]
Olympic and Paralympic deaths. At the modern Olympic Games, as of the conclusion of the 2020 Summer Paralympics, eight Olympic or Paralympic athletes and six horses have died as a result of competing in or practicing their sport at Games venues; three other deaths were potentially a result of competition. In addition, another 16 participants ...
Florence Griffith Joyner. Florence Delorez Griffith Joyner[4] (born Florence Delorez Griffith; [2] December 21, 1959 – September 21, 1998), also known as Flo-Jo, was an American track and field athlete and the fastest woman ever recorded. She set world records in 1988 for the 100 m and 200 m. During the late 1980s, she became a popular figure ...
Joan Benoit. Scott Samuelson (m. September 29, 1984) [1] Joan Benoit Samuelson (born May 16, 1957) is an American marathon runner who was the first women's Olympic Games marathon champion, winning the gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. [2] She held the fastest time for an American woman at the Chicago Marathon for 32 years ...
Olympic Games. The rate of participation of women in the Olympic Games has been increasing since their first participation in 1900. Some sports are uniquely for women, others are contested by both sexes, while some older sports remain for men only. Studies of media coverage of the Olympics consistently show differences in the ways in which ...
As the Paris Olympics wind to their conclusion, here are some of those stories, as told by the Olympians and others at these Games. Some are bringing home medals, some are returning home with only ...
Gracie Gold. Grace Elizabeth Gold (born August 17, 1995), known as Gracie Gold, [2] is an American figure skater. She is a 2014 Olympic bronze medalist in the team event, a six-time Grand Prix medalist (2 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze), and a two-time U.S. national champion (2014, 2016). Gold placed 4th at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.
Yemi Mary John *. Hannah Kelly *. Jodie Williams *. Lina Nielsen *. Note: * Indicates athletes who ran in preliminary rounds and also received medals. nb1 Marion Jones was stripped of her Olympic medal in 2000. nb2 Crystal Cox was stripped of her Olympic medal in 2004. nb3 Dominique Blake was accidentally given her Olympic medal and she ...