(1911-06-26)June 26, 1911 Port Arthur, Texas, U.S.
Died
September 27, 1956(1956-09-27) (aged 45) Galveston, Texas, U.S.[1]
Height
5 ft 7 in (170 cm)[1]
Weight
126 lb (57 kg)[1]
Sporting nationality
United States
Spouse
George Zaharias
(m. 1938)
Career
Turned professional
1947
Former tour(s)
LPGA Tour (joined 1950, its founding)
Professional wins
48
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour
41
Other
7
Best results in LPGA major championships (wins: 10)
Western Open
Won: 1940, 1944, 1945, 1950
Titleholders C'ship
Won: 1947, 1950, 1952
U.S. Women's Open
Won: 1948, 1950, 1954
Achievements and awards
World Golf Hall of Fame
1974 (member page)
LPGA Tour Money Winner
1950, 1951
LPGA Vare Trophy
1954
Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year
1932, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1950, 1954
Bob Jones Award
1957
Presidential Medal of Freedom
2021
Babe Didrikson Zaharias
Sport
Sport
Athletics
Event(s)
Sprint, 80 m hurdles, high jump, long jump, javelin throw, discus throw, shot put
Club
Employers' Casualty Co. Club
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
80 mH – 11.7 (1932) 100 m – 12.3 (1931) 200 m – 25.6 (1931) HJ – 1.65 m (1932) LJ – 5.70 m (1930) JT – 43.69 m (1932) DT – 42.06 m (1932) SP – 12.04 m (1932)[1][2]
Medal record
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
1932 Los Angeles
80 m hurdles
1932 Los Angeles
Javelin throw
1932 Los Angeles
High jump
Mildred Ella "Babe" Didrikson Zaharias (/zəˈhɑːriəs/; néeDidrikson; June 26, 1911 – September 27, 1956) was an American athlete who excelled in golf, basketball, baseball, and track and field. She won two gold medals and a silver in track and field at the 1932 Summer Olympics before turning to professional golf and winning 10 LPGA major championships.
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