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- F. Fred Coachman (add)
- M. Evelyn (add)
m. - Alice Marie Coachman1923 - 2014
- H. N.F. Davis (add)
- W. Alice Marie Coachman1923 - 2014
m.
- H. Frank Davis (add)
- W. Alice Marie Coachman1923 - 2014
m.
Facts and Events
| Name[3] |
Alice Marie Coachman |
| Married Name[1] |
Alice Davis |
| Gender |
Female |
| Birth[2][3] |
9 Nov 1923 |
Albany, Dougherty, Georgia, United States |
| Education[2] |
1938 |
Albany, Dougherty, Georgia, United Statesenrolled in Monroe Street Elementary School |
| Education[2] |
1939 |
Tuskegee, Macon, Alabama, United Statesenrolled in Tuskegee Institute High School |
| Marriage |
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marriage ended in divorce
to N.F. Davis (add) |
| Marriage |
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to Frank Davis (add) |
| Graduation[2] |
1946 |
Tuskegee, Macon, Alabama, United StatesTuskegee University, degree in dressmaking |
| Other[1] |
1948 |
London, England"won Olympic gold in the high jump", after which she retired from the sport |
| Graduation[2] |
1949 |
Albany, Dougherty, Georgia, United StatesAlbany State College, home economics B.A. |
| Occupation[1] |
Aft 1948 |
Georgia, United Statesworked as a school teacher and track coach |
| Other[3] |
1952 |
"Coachman became the first black woman to endorse an international product when Coca-Cola signed her as a spokesperson in 1952." |
| Other[1] |
1975 |
Inducted into USA Track & Field Hall of Fame |
| Other[3] |
1994 |
"...founded the Alice Coachman Track and Field Foundation to provide assistance to young athletes and former Olympic competitors." |
| Other[4] |
1998 |
made an honorary member of sorority Alpha Kappa Alpha |
| Other[1] |
2004 |
inducted into U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame |
| Death[2][3] |
14 Jul 2014 |
Albany, Dougherty, Georgia, United StatesAt the age of 90 |
Coachman was the first black woman of any nationality to win an Olympic gold medal, and the only American woman to win a gold medal in the 1948 Games. (refs 1, 2)
In August 1999, an elementary school in her home town opened and was named in her honor. (ref 1)
For more information, see the EN Wikipedia article Alice Coachman.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Alice Coachman Davis, in Legacy.com
14 Jul 2014.
Prepared by the Associated Press, and appearing in various newspapers, including the Decatur Herald & Review on the specified date, as noted in this source citation.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Alice Coachman (1923-2014), in New Georgia Encyclopedia
5 Apr 2021.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Alice Marie Coachman (1923-2014), in BlackPast.org
8 Mar 2009.
- ↑ ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA MOURNS THE LOSS OF HONORARY MEMBER ALICE MARIE COACHMAN DAVIS, in Alpha Kappa Alpha Press Release
20 Jul 2014.
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