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Ethel Blanche Hairston (née Wingo; May 14, 1935 – September 14, 2018) was an American professional wrestler whose ring name was Ethel Johnson. [1] [3] She debuted at age 16, [4] becoming the first African-American women's champion. [5] [4] She was a fan favorite, billed as "the biggest attraction to hit girl wrestling since girl wrestling ...
On August 3, 2021, she won the gold medal in the women's freestyle 68 kg, after defeating Nigeria's Blessing Oborududu 4–1, at the 2020 Summer Olympics. [20] [21] She became the first female African-American and the first Black wrestler to win Olympic gold, [22] [23] and only the second female American to win gold, after Helen Maroulis in ...
American female professional wrestlers (1 C, 360 P) Australian female professional wrestlers (16 P) Austrian female professional wrestlers (1 P) B.
This set category contains articles about African-American professional wrestlers. Pages in category "African-American professional wrestlers" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 206 total.
Female professional wrestlers from the United States Wikimedia Commons has media related to Female professional wrestlers from the United States . This category is for articles about female professional wrestlers from the North American country of the United States .
Women's wrestling made it's Olympic debut in 2004, but the U.S. didn't earn its first gold until Helen Maroulis won at 53 kg in 2016. Tamyra Mensah-Stock followed by winning 68 kg at Tokyo 2020.
Jacqueline DeLois Moore [2] (born January 6, 1964) is an American professional wrestler and professional wrestling manager.She is best known for her time in WWE from 1998 to 2004, where she became the first African American WWE Cruiserweight Champion and one of three women to hold the championship.
Best WWE Moment ESPY Award (2021) – Belair and Sasha Banks make history as the first Black women to main event WrestleMania [121] Female Wrestler of the Year (2022) [122] New York Post. Female Wrestler of the Year (2022) [123] Pro Wrestling Illustrated. Woman of the Year (2022) Ranked No. 1 of the top 150 female wrestlers in the PWI Women's ...