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womens sports

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    women sports timeline

  • Wilma Rudolph

    First women to win three gold medals in Track & Field at the Olympics.

  • Rowing Association

    Rowing Association
    First Rowing Association was founded

  • Larissa Latynina

    Larissa Latynina
    Soviet gymnast Larissa Latynina completes her Olympic career with a total of 18 medals—more than any other athlete in Olympic history

  • Roberta Gibb

    Roberta Gibb
    Roberta Gibb becomes the first woman to run and finish the Boston Marathon. It's unofficial since women weren't officially entered until 1972.

  • Wyomia Tyus

    Wyomia Tyus
    Wyomia Tyus is the first woman to win two consecutive Olympic gold medals in the 100 m dash.

  • Diane crump

    Diane crump
    Diane Crump rides onto Hialeah Racetrack and becomes the first woman to ride in a United States parimutuel race. The next year she would become the first woman to ride in the Kentucky Derby.

  • Sharon Sites Adams

    Sharon Sites Adams
    Sharon Sites Adams is the first woman to sail solo across the Pacific Ocean.

  • women basketball

    women basketball
    Women finally get the official nod to play five-player, full-court basketball.