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Famous Black athletes span all sports, from football and basketball to tennis and gymnastics. This article focuses on 10 whose excellence made them household names and changed their sports forever.
Ronnie Baker, professional track and field athlete; Bob Beamon, retired track and field athlete; Larry Black, former track and field athlete; Trayvon Bromell, professional track and field athlete; Ralph Boston, former track and field athlete; Leroy Burrell, retired track and field athlete
In 2016–2017 she was honored and participated in the Orange County Heritage Black History Parade and was nominated to attend the United State of Women summit hosted by the White House. In 2016 Gibbs was named one of the Top Ten Greatest African American Female Athletes of All time for Kickboxing. [12]
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While most of these athletes and personalities changed the world many decades ago, there are still several black athletes who are achieving firsts in their sports today. Below, learn more about 19 ...
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This is a list of female athletes by sport. Each section is ordered alphabetical by the last name (originally or most commonly known). For specific groupings, see Category:Sportswomen. Sasha Cohen Ellen van Dijk Hagar Finer Sarah Hughes Giselle Kañevsky Morgan Pressel Irina Slutskaya Dara Torres, 4x Olympic champion swimmer
At the time, her medal haul was the second most for female track and field athlete in history, behind only Fanny Blankers-Koen who won four gold medals in 1948. [38] In February 1989, Griffith Joyner announced her retirement from racing. [36] [39] She cited her new business opportunities outside of sprinting.