Alice Coachman: American high jumper
Alice Marie Coachman (November 9, 1923 – July 14, 2014) was an American athlete.
She specialized in high jump. She was the first black woman to win an Olympic gold medal. In 2002 she was designated a Women's History Month Honoree by the National Women's History Project.
| Olympic medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Women's athletics | ||
Representing the  United States | ||
 | 1948 London | High jump |
References
Other websites
- Alice Coachman's oral history video excerpts at The National Visionary Leadership Project
- Alice Coachman Archived 2012-10-10 at the Wayback Machine (Entry in the New Georgia Encyclopedia)
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