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Jul 22, 2021 · An ongoing list of history-making famous Black athletes to know, representing a wide variety of sports. You'll see many of these women at the Olympics.
8 October 2021 Sport 285. From Denise Lewis securing Olympic gold in 2000 to Raheem Sterling scoring against Germany at Euro 2020, BBC Sport has selected 21 of the most iconic black sporting...
- Althea Gibson. Gibson picked up tennisas a teenager in Harlem, and a year after she started, she won the American Tennis Association's (ATA) local tournament.
- Wilma Rudolph. When Rudolph was diagnosed with double-pneumonia, scarlet fever, and polio at age four, doctors told her she would never walk again— but she did, and grew up to be an Olympic runner.
- Debi Thomas. Thomas challenged the norms of figure skatingwhen she famously wore a black unitard at the Olympics, which the International Skating Union banned.
- Sheryl Swoopes. When the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) was first founded in 1996, Swoopes was the first player to be signed. Swoopes played for the Houston Comets and received three MVP awardsfrom the WNBA, and won the WNBA champs four times.
Apr 7, 2022 · Naya Samuel. Apr 7, 2022. Courtesy of Raven Saunders. Sports Illustrated and Empower Onyx are putting the spotlight on the diverse journeys of Black women across sports—from the veteran...
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- Nicola Adams, OBE. One of Britain's most treasured national treasures, Adams gained global fame as the first female boxer to become an Olympic Champion in 2012.
- Denise Lewis, OBE. The first European to win an Olympic heptathlon, Lewis has been breaking barriers ever since. Most familiar now in her role as athletics presenter, before retirement Lewis took gold at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, was crowned twice the Commonwealth Games champion, was the 1998 European Champion and won World Championship silver medals in 1997 and 1999.
- Tessa Sanderson, CBE. When we say Sanderson is the OG, we're not kidding – she's the first Black British woman to win an Olympic gold medal. Ever. A javelin thrower and heptathlete, Sanderson is a six-time Olympian, taking gold in 1984.
- Serena Williams. A former world No. 1, there's yet to be a barrier Williams hasn't been able to work towards and eventually smash. With 23 Grand Slam titles under her belt and an eye-watering 319 weeks as the world's best, Williams holds the most Grand Slam titles in singles, doubles and mixed doubles, combined.
Feb 4, 2010 · Jack Garofalo/Paris Match via Getty Images. Historically, Black women in sports faced double discrimination due to their gender and race. A number of African American female athletes have...
Oct 24, 2020 · The trailblazers: (L-R) Althea Gibson, Tessa Sanderson, Wilma Rudolph, Florence Griffith-Joyner, Derartu Tulu, Debi Thomas, Sheryl Swoopes. We all know that the likes of Serena Williams, Simone...
