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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 ...
The Games have a checkered history with gender equality — most women were prohibited from even watching the competition in ancient Greece. Female athletes made their debut at the modern Olympics ...
A social media sensation, the athlete has been an outspoken advocate for women in sports and continues to push back against stereotypes of female athletes. ... I am online is how I am in real life ...
A'ja Wilson, Ilona Maher, Katie Ledecky and more elite athletes share their hopes for the future of women's sports with Women's Health. Plus, how you can help.
Jacqueline Joyner-Kersee (born March 3, 1962) is a retired American track and field athlete who competed in both the heptathlon and long jump. She won three gold, one silver, and two bronze Olympic medals at four different Olympic Games. Joyner-Kersee was also a four-time gold medalist (twice each in heptathlon and long jump) at the world ...
Charlotte Cooper. The first modern Olympic Games to feature female athletes was the 1900 Games in Paris. [3] Hélène de Pourtalès of Switzerland became the first woman to compete at the Olympic Games and became the first female Olympic champion, as a member of the winning team in the first 1 to 2 ton sailing event on May 22, 1900.
Ilona Maher and the United States women's rugby team use a unique exercise to prep their mental game for the Paris Olympics. It helped them win a bronze medal. How U.S. Women’s Rugby Used Their ...
400 m. 2018 Ostrava. 4x400 m mixed. Mokgadi Caster Semenya OIB (born 7 January 1991) is a South African middle-distance runner and winner of two Olympic gold medals [4] and three World Championships in the women's 800 metres. She first won gold at the World Championships in 2009 and went on to win at the 2016 Olympics and the 2017 World ...