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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.