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Alice Coachman

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Alice Coachman Davis (November 9, 1923 – July 14, 2014) was an American athlete. [1]

23 relations: Albany, Georgia, Alpha Kappa Alpha, Amateur Athletic Union, Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Women's high jump, Athletics at the Summer Olympics, Dorothy Tyler-Odam, George VI, Georgia Sports Hall of Fame, High jump, Jesse Owens, National championship, National Women's History Project, New York City, NPR, Olympic Games, Olympic medal, Sport of athletics, The New York Times, The New York Times Company, Tuskegee University, Women's History Month, World War II, 1948 Summer Olympics.

Albany, Georgia

Albany is a city in the U.S. state of Georgia.

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Alpha Kappa Alpha

Alpha Kappa Alpha (ΑΚΑ) is a Greek-lettered sorority, the first established by African-American college women.

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Amateur Athletic Union

The Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) is an amateur sports organization based in the United States.

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Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Women's high jump

The women's high jump event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1948 Summer Olympics.

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Athletics at the Summer Olympics

Athletics has been contested at every Summer Olympics since the birth of the modern Olympic movement at the 1896 Summer Olympics.

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Dorothy Tyler-Odam

Dorothy Jennifer Beatrice Tyler, MBE (née Odam; 14 March 1920 – 25 September 2014) was a British athlete who competed mainly in the high jump.

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George VI

George VI (Albert Frederick Arthur George; 14 December 1895 – 6 February 1952) was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 until his death in 1952.

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Georgia Sports Hall of Fame

The Georgia Sports Hall of Fame is located in Macon, Georgia, USA.

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High jump

The high jump is a track and field event in which competitors must jump unaided over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without dislodging it.

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Jesse Owens

James Cleveland "Jesse" Owens (September 12, 1913March 31, 1980) was an American track and field athlete and four-time Olympic gold medalist in the 1936 Games.

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National championship

A national championship(s) is the top achievement for any sport or contest within a league of a particular nation or nation state.

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National Women's History Project

The National Women's History Project is an American non-profit organization dedicated to honoring and preserving women's history.

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New York City

The City of New York, often called New York City (NYC) or simply New York, is the most populous city in the United States.

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NPR

National Public Radio (usually shortened to NPR, stylized as npr) is an American privately and publicly funded non-profit membership media organization based in Washington, D.C. It serves as a national syndicator to a network of over 1,000 public radio stations in the United States.

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Olympic Games

The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (Jeux olympiques) are leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a variety of competitions.

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Olympic medal

An Olympic medal is awarded to successful competitors at one of the Olympic Games.

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Sport of athletics

Athletics is a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking.

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The New York Times

The New York Times (sometimes abbreviated as The NYT or The Times) is an American newspaper based in New York City with worldwide influence and readership.

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The New York Times Company

The New York Times Company is an American media company which publishes its namesake, The New York Times.

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Tuskegee University

Tuskegee University is a private, historically black university (HBCU) located in Tuskegee, Alabama, United States.

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Women's History Month

Women's History Month is an annual declared month that highlights the contributions of women to events in history and contemporary society.

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World War II

World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.

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1948 Summer Olympics

The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIV Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was held in London, United Kingdom.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Coachman

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