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Jul 22, 2021 · Sport: Basketball. The WNBA star made such a name for herself at her alma mater, The University of South Carolina—she holds the school's record for the most points scored in women's basketball and led them to a national championship—that they installed a statue of her at their campus's sports arena. Wilson was the number one WNBA draft pick ...
- Enith Brigitha (b. 1955) is the first Black woman to medal in Olympic swimming, winning bronze in the 100 and 200 freestyle in 1976. Brigithia competed for the Netherlands in 1972 and 1976.
- Earlene Brown (1935-1983) is the first U.S. woman to earn an Olympic medal in the shot put. Brown was a discus and shot thrower who set the American shot put record at the 1956 Olympics and won bronze at the 1964 Games.
- Surya Bonaly (b. 1973) is a French figure skater famous for her flips and athleticism. She is a three-time World silver medalist, a five-time European champion and a nine-time French national champion.
- Alice Coachman (1923-2014) is the first Black woman to win an Olympic gold medal, winning the high jump in the 1948 Olympics in London. She also won national titles and broke records while competing at Tuskegee.
In 1977, professional basketball changed forever when a player named Lusia Harris became the first and only Black woman to play in the NBA.
- First Black Women in the Olympics. 7 Female Firsts in Sports. One of the first women’s track teams in the United States began at the all-Black Tuskegee Institute (now Tuskegee University) in 1929.
- Ora Washington and Althea Gibson. Althea Gibson. Another pioneering Black female athlete, tennis player Ora Washington, won her first American Tennis Association singles title in 1929.
- Wilma Rudolph. If Gibson was an inspiration in the tennis world, Wilma Rudolph proved equally so in the realm of track and field. Stricken by polio as a young girl, Rudolph regained her strength and went on to win three gold medals (in the 100- and 200-meter dash and 400-meter relay) at the 1960 Olympics in Rome.
- Black Women in Basketball: Lynette Woodard and Cheryl Miller. Another historic first came in 1985, when Lynette Woodard became the first woman to join the famous Harlem Globetrotters basketball team.
Mar 3, 2022 · For decades, the trajectory of Black female head coaches in women’s college basketball has long felt more like a leveled plateau than a steepening curve. During the 1999-2000 season, 9.5% of head coaches in women’s college basketball were Black women, according to the NCAA.
- Sean Hurd
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Oct 24, 2020 · Tulu became Africa's first black female Olympic champion when she won 10,000m gold at the 1992 Barcelona Games. Since then, 20 more black African women have become Olympic champions....
Feb 24, 2024 · Award-winning host and ESPN sports analyst LaChina Robinson shares how basketball ignited her passion for creating impactful change and giving back to Black women in sports broadcasting.
