This week, we’re paying tribute to American athlete Alice Coachman, who made history at the 1948 Olympic Games. When she completed her first high jump at the 1948 Olympic Games, Alice Coachman ...
Sammy Lee, Alice Coachman ... but that's all I'm telling." Coachman, who died Monday in Albany, Ga. after suffering a stroke in April, won the high jump at the 1948 London Games.