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Margaret Ives Abbott (June 15, 1878 – June 10, 1955) was an American amateur golfer. She was the first American woman to win an Olympic event: the women's golf tournament at the 1900 Summer Olympics .
Abbott never knew that they were competing in the Olympics; she thought it was a normal golf tournament and died not knowing. Her historic victory was not known until University of Florida professor Paula Welch began to do research into the history of the Olympics and discovered that Margaret Abbott had placed first. Over the course of ten ...
Golf would be held again in 1904, with individual and team men's events that year. In 1908, which would have again been a men-only event, a dispute among the host nation's golfers resulted in all of the British competitors boycotting, leaving only a single competitor – George Lyon of Canada – and resulting in the cancellation of the event.
She is only the second U.S. woman to win a gold medal in golf; the other is Margaret Abbott (1878-1955), who won a gold medal at the 1900 Olympic Games. DYLAN (65A: ...
Margaret Abbott United States: Pauline Whittier United States: Daria Pratt United States: 1904–2012: not included in the Olympic program: 2016 Rio de Janeiro details: Inbee Park South Korea: Lydia Ko New Zealand: Shanshan Feng China: 2020 Tokyo details: Nelly Korda United States: Mone Inami Japan: Lydia Ko New Zealand: 2024 Paris details ...
Mary Perkins Ives Abbott (October 17, 1857 – February 9, 1904) was an American writer, golfer, reviewer and novelist. [1] [2] [3] She was born in Salem, Massachusetts. After marrying Charles Abbott, she moved to Calcutta, India (now Kolkata) with him. There she bore three children – Margaret, Charles Jr., and Sprague.
Margaret Ives Abbott (June 15, 1878 – June 10, 1955) was an American amateur golfer. She was the first American woman to win an Olympic event: the women's golf tournament at the 1900 Summer Olympics. Born in Calcutta in 1878, Abbott moved with her family to Chicago in 1884.
A. Margaret Abbott; Mary Abbott (golfer) Lynn Adams (golfer) Kathy Ahern; Kristi Albers; Amy Alcott; Marina Alex; Beth Allen (golfer) Brittany Altomare; Anya Alvarez