Woman of the Day Alice Coachman born OTD in 1923 in Georgia, the first black woman from any country ever to win a gold medal at the Olympics. She broke the high jump record at the 1948 London Olympics, jumping 5ft 6 and 1/8 inches.
There were no training facilities for Alice… pic.twitter.com/ytsO4t5OBK
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