Alice Coachman, (C) of the U.S., along with DJ Tyler (L), of Great Britain, and Micheline Ostermeyer of France, stand on a podium at Wembley Stadium to receive their awards for the Olympic women ...

Becoming a pioneer for Black American women in track and field wasn’t initially on the radar for Alice Coachman, but that’s exactly what happened in 1948 when Coachman became the first Black woman ...

July 14 (Reuters) - Track and field star Alice Coachman, who overcame segregation to become the first black woman to win a gold medal in the Olympic games, died in Georgia on Monday at the age of 90.

“For Alice Coachman and everyone who was a part of that generation, everything the African-American people did as a whole seemed to always have a larger purpose,” Barrett said.

Alice Marie Coachman was born in 1923 in Albany, Georgia. Growing up, she was physically active, but at that time it wasn’t socially acceptable for women to be athletes.

Alice Coachman defied segregation by creating her own high jump training facility with strings, sticks and rags. In 1948, she became the first African-American woman to win Olympic gold. In our ...

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Alice Coachman Davis, the first black female to win Olympic gold, died Monday. She was 90 years old. If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive ...

Alice Coachman is the first Black woman to win an Olympic gold medal and specialized in high jump. Growing up in the Jim Crow era, she was denied access to regular training facilities.

Alice Coachman, first Black Olympian and Albany native, honored in MaconTwo businesses want to place gas pumps on their properties and many residents are either totally for it or totally against it.