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Alice Coachman Davis November 9, 1923 - Albany, Georgia Tuskegee Institute Albany State College ‘48
Track & Field Hall of Fame |
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50-meter dash, Outdoor, 1943-47 100-meter, Outdoor, 1942, 1945, 1946 50-meter Dash, 1945 50-meter, Indoor, 1945, 1946 |
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A member of 3 SIAC basketball championship teams |
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Set a new Olympic and American record in the high jump -5' 6 1/8" The only American woman to win a track and field event in the ‘46 Olympics The first black woman to win an Olympic gold medal
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