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American track and field athlete.
American track and field athlete.
The first player to win the United States Women’s Singles lawn-tennis championship four times (1896, 1901, 1903, and 1905).
American track and field champion
Military veteran and Paralympian
Australian surfing pioneer
Australian gold medal winning swimmer, and Vice President of the Amputees Association.
Racecar driver Marie Jenkins rose to prominence in 1920s Australia
German dancer and teacher Inge Stange promoted dance gymnastics in Sydney (Australia) in the early 1930s. She believed “this type of physical education is better adapted than almost any other for inspiring inner cheerfulness and a new courage to face life in these times.” She also performed at the Prince Edward Theatre in London in 1933.
In 1912, Fanny Durack became the first Australian woman to win an Olympic gold medal.
At her home Olympics in 2000, Cathy Freeman was the first Aboriginal Australian to win an individual Olympic gold medal.