Althea Gibson
Pioneering African American tennis player and golfer who broke through racial barriers in both sports during a time when opportunities for Black athletes were severely limited.
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Constance Abraham
Community and church leader in Palmerston North (New Zealand) for many years
Eileen Hope Williams
New Zealand golfer, community leader
Rhona Adair
Irish amateur international golfer in the early 1900s
Margaret Ives Abbott
In 1900, Abbott won the women’s Olympic golf tournament, but she never knew what she had achieved.
Mildred “Babe”Didrikson Zaharias
One of America’s foremost female athletes, Mildred Ella “Babe” Didrikson Zaharias was an Olympic gold medal winner who broke world records in multiple sports and went on to found the Ladies Pro Golf Association.