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Before Simone Biles And Serena Williams, Alice Coachman Blazed The Trail At The Olympics: This Is Her Story!

Summary by Shine My Crown
Before Simone Biles soared or Serena Williams dominated, there was Alice Coachman, the trailblazing high jumper who leapt into history in 1948 and became the first Black woman to win Olympic gold for the United States. Her name deserves to be as recognizable as any in the conversation about the greatest athletes of all time. Born on November 9, 1923, in segregated Albany, Georgia, Coachman defied both racial and gender barriers long before it wa…
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Shine My Crown broke the news in on Tuesday, June 17, 2025.
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