Rudolph, Wilma 1940 With this medal, Coachman became not only the first black woman to win Olympic gold, but the only American woman to win a gold medal at the 1948 Olympic Games. Retrieved February 23, 2023 from Encyclopedia.com: https://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/coachman-alice-1923. advertisement advertisement Philanthropy The Alice Coachman Track and Field Foundation was founded in 1994 by Coachman to assist former Olympic competitors and youth athletes. If I had gone to the Games and failed, there wouldn't be anyone to follow in my footsteps. USA Track & Field. When she returned home to Albany, George, the city held a parade to honor her achievement. Coachman first attracted attention in 1939 by breaking Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) high school and college womens high-jump records while barefoot. Both Tyler and Coachman hit the same high-jump mark of five feet, 6 1/4 inches, an Olympic record. "Alice Coachman,' United States Olympic Committee, http://www.usoc.org/36370_37506.htm (December 30,2005). American discus thrower MLA Rothberg, Emma. It was time for me to start looking for a husband. Before the start of her first school year, the sixteen-year-old Coachman participated in the well-known Tuskegee Relays. In later years Coachman formed the Alice Coachman Foundation to help former Olympic athletes who were having problems in their lives. Cummings, D. L. "An Inspirational Jump Into History." We may earn commission from links on this page, but we only recommend products we back. I won the gold medal. Soon, Coachman was jumping higher than girls her own age, so she started competing against boys, besting them, too. This article was most recently revised and updated by, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Alice-Coachman, Encyclopedia of Alabama - Biography of Alice Coachman, BlackPast.org - Biography of Alice Marie Coachman, Alice Coachman - Children's Encyclopedia (Ages 8-11), Alice Coachman - Student Encyclopedia (Ages 11 and up). She suggested that Coachman join a track team. The exciting thing was that the King of England awarded my medal.. They divorced and later Coachman married Frank Davis, who died five years before her. King George VI of Great Britain put the medal around her neck. She went on to support young athletes and older, retired Olympic veterans through the Alice Coachman Track and Field Foundation. This unorthodox training led her to adopt an unusual jumping style that was neither the traditional western roll nor straight-ahead jumping, but a blend of both. The Tuskegee Institute is one of the earliest Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in the United States and is famous for its connections to Booker T. Washington and the highly decorated Tuskegee Airmen of WWII. In national championship meets staged between 1941 and 1948, Coachman took three first places and three seconds in the 100-meter dash, two firsts as part of relay teams, and five firsts in the 50-meter dash to go along with her perennial victories in the high jump. "Alice Coachman, 1st Black Woman Gold Medalist, To Be Honored." In addition, she worked with the Job Corps as a recreation supervisor.
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