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November 9, 1923 · Athletics, Education & Opportunity

Alice Coachman Cleared More Than a Bar

Training on dirt roads and improvised equipment, she became the first Black woman from any nation to win an Olympic gold medal.

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Then

Segregation denied Black athletes facilities, while gender expectations discouraged girls from serious competition.

Now

Coachman's Olympic victory stands within a lineage of Black women whose excellence transformed global sport.

Next

Talent needs safe facilities, skilled coaching, financial support, and permission to imagine a future in sport.

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