November 9, 1923 (1923-11-09) Albany, Georgia, U.S.
Died
July 14, 2014 (2014-07-15) (aged 90) Albany, Georgia, U.S.
Sport
Country
United States
Sport
Athletics
Retired
Yes
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
1948 London
High jump
Alice Marie Coachman Davis (November 9, 1923 – July 14, 2014) was an American athlete. She specialized in high jump and was the first black woman to win an Olympic gold medal.
Alice Marie Coachman Davis (November 9, 1923 – July 14, 2014) was an American athlete. She specialized in high jump and was the first black woman to win...
part in 126 events in 19 sports. By winning the women's high jump, AliceCoachman became the first black woman to clinch an Olympic gold medal. Nine cyclists...
Albany State University. Retrieved January 17, 2018. "Biography of AliceCoachman". Archived from the original on February 2, 2011. "NFL Players who attended...
medal, winning bronze in a track and field event. A few days later AliceCoachman became the first woman of colour in the world and the first African-American...
Leila Alice Denmark (née Daughtry; February 1, 1898 – April 1, 2012) was an American pediatrician in Atlanta, Georgia. She was the world's oldest practicing...
heteronormative standards, fought ideas of what a woman should be and inspired Alice Walker in developing her characters for The Color Purple. Bragging about...
Dorothy Odam Great Britain Elfriede Kaun Germany 1948 London details AliceCoachman United States Dorothy Tyler Great Britain Micheline Ostermeyer France...
Stephens 1938–40: Not held 1941: Jean Lane 1942–44: Not held 1945–46: AliceCoachman 1947: Not held 1948: Juanita Watson 1949–50: Dolores Dwyer 1951: Catherine...
Myers Nancy MacKay Diane Foster Patricia Jones 47.8 High jump details AliceCoachman United States 1.68 m Dorothy Tyler Great Britain 1.68 m Micheline...
Dorothy Odam Great Britain Elfriede Kaun Germany 1948 London details AliceCoachman United States Dorothy Tyler Great Britain Micheline Ostermeyer France...
Robinson Mabel Walker Jean Walraven Lillian Young Women's field athletes AliceCoachman Dorothy Dodson Frances Kaszubski Theresa Manuel Bernice Robinson Emma...
indoor championship four times in 1941, 1945, 1946 and 1948. Tuskegee's AliceCoachman was the first African American woman to win an Olympic gold medal in...
Robinson Mabel Walker Jean Walraven Lillian Young Women's field athletes AliceCoachman Dorothy Dodson Frances Kaszubski Theresa Manuel Bernice Robinson Emma...
Robinson Mabel Walker Jean Walraven Lillian Young Women's field athletes AliceCoachman Dorothy Dodson Frances Kaszubski Theresa Manuel Bernice Robinson Emma...
Omicron Delta Professional Wrestler, World Wrestling Entertainment AliceCoachman Davis Honorary first African-American woman to win an Olympic Gold Medal...
Stephens 1938–40: Not held 1941: Jean Lane 1942–44: Not held 1945–46: AliceCoachman 1947: Not held 1948: Juanita Watson 1949–50: Dolores Dwyer 1951: Catherine...
Stephens 1938–40: Not held 1941: Jean Lane 1942–44: Not held 1945–46: AliceCoachman 1947: Not held 1948: Juanita Watson 1949–50: Dolores Dwyer 1951: Catherine...
Walter Weir, a prominent landscape painter. After the death of her sister Alice, in 1880, Juliette relocated to Savannah to take over household duties while...
Stephens 1938–40: Not held 1941: Jean Lane 1942–44: Not held 1945–46: AliceCoachman 1947: Not held 1948: Juanita Watson 1949–50: Dolores Dwyer 1951: Catherine...
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