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Alice Coachman

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Photograph of track and field athlete Alice Coachman clearing the high jump bar with an Olympic record-breaking leap of 5 feet 6 1/8 inches, winning her the gold medal in the high jump at the 1948 Olympic Games in London, England. A large crowd is seated in the stands behind Coachman. Three scorekeepers stand near the high jump bar.
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Digital Library of Georgia

Keywords

  1. African American Athletes
  2. African American Women Athletes
  3. African Americans
  4. Athletes
  5. Coachman, Alice
  6. England
  7. Jumping
  8. London
  9. Olympic Games (14 Th : 1948 : London, England)
  10. Track And Field
  11. Track And Field Athletes
  12. Women
  13. Women Athletes
  14. Women Track And Field Athletes

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