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Alice Coachman (Alice Marie Coachman) was born on 9 November, 1923 in Albany, Georgia, U.S., is an American high jumper. Discover Alice Coachman's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 90 years old?

Popular As Alice Marie Coachman
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Age 90 years old
Zodiac Sign Scorpio
Born 9 November, 1923
Birthday 9 November
Birthplace Albany, Georgia, U.S.
Date of death 14 July, 2014
Died Place Albany, Georgia, U.S.
Nationality Georgia

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1923

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

She specialized in high jump and was the first black woman to win an Olympic gold medal.

Alice Coachman was born on November 9, 1923, in Albany, Georgia.

She was the fifth of Fred and Evelyn Coachman's ten children.

Coachman was unable to access athletic training facilities or participate in organized sports because of the color of her skin.

Added to the list of training barriers was her status as a female athlete during a time of widespread opposition to women in sports.

She trained using what was available to her, running shoeless along the dirt roads near her home and using homemade equipment to practice her jumping.

Coachman attended Monroe Street Elementary School where she was encouraged by her year 5 teacher Cora Bailey and by her aunt, Carrie Spry, despite the reservations of her parents.

1938

Upon enrolling at Madison High School in 1938, she joined the track team, working with Harry E. Lash to develop her skill as an athlete.

Within a year she drew the attention of the Tuskegee Institute in Tuskegee, Alabama.

1939

In 1939 she joined the Tuskegee Preparatory School at the age of 16 after being offered a scholarship.

The scholarship required her to work while studying and training, which included cleaning and maintaining sports facilities as well as mending uniforms.

Coachman dominated the AAU outdoor high jump championship from 1939 through 1948, winning ten national championships in a row.

In addition to her high jump accomplishments, she won national championships in the 50-meter dash, the 100-meter dash and with the 400-meter relay team as a student at the Tuskegee Institute.

During the same period, Coachman won three conference championships playing as a guard on the Tuskegee women's basketball team.

1940

Despite being in her prime, Coachman was unable to compete in the 1940 and 1944 Olympic Games as they were canceled because of World War II.

In the opinion of sportswriter Eric Williams, "Had she competed in those canceled Olympics, we would probably be talking about her as the No. 1 female athlete of all time."

1946

Coachman went on to graduate with a degree in dressmaking from the Tuskegee Institute in 1946.

1948

Coachman's first opportunity to compete on a global stage was during the 1948 Olympic Games in London.

She qualified for the US Olympic team with a high jump of 5 feet 4 inches breaking the previous 16-year-old record by ¾ of an inch.

In the high jump finals of the 1948 Summer Olympics, Coachman leaped 1.68 m (5 ft 6⅛ in) on her first try.

Her nearest rival, Great Britain's Dorothy Tyler, matched Coachman's jump, but only on her second try.

Coachman was the only American woman to win an Olympic gold medal in athletics in 1948.

Her medal was presented by King George VI.

Upon her return to the United States after the Olympics, Coachman had become a celebrity.

Soon after meeting President Harry Truman and former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, she was honored with parades from Atlanta to Albany and was thrown a party by Count Basie.

1949

The following year she continued her studies at Albany State College, receiving a B.S. in Home Economics with a minor in science in 1949.

She became a teacher and track-and-field instructor.

Prior to arriving at the Tuskegee Preparatory School, Coachman competed in the Amateur Athletic Union's (AAU) Women's National Championships breaking the college and National high jump records while competing barefoot.

Her unusual jumping style was a combination of straight jumping and western roll techniques.

1952

In 1952 she became the first African-American woman to endorse an international product when she was signed as a spokesperson by the Coca-Cola Company who featured her prominently on billboards alongside 1936 Olympic winner Jesse Owens.

In her hometown, Alice Avenue, and Coachman Elementary School were named in her honor.

Coachman's athletic career ended when she was 24.

She dedicated the rest of her life to education and to the Job Corps.

1979

In 1979 Coachman was inducted into the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame.

1996

During the 1996 Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta, Coachman was honored as one of the 100 greatest Olympians.

2014

Coachman died in Albany, Georgia on July 14, 2014, of cardiac arrest after suffering through respiratory problems.

She had a stroke a few months prior for which she received treatment from a nursing home.

She had two children during her first marriage to N. F. Davis, which ended in divorce.

Her second husband, Frank Davis, preceded her in death.