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==Description==
 
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Sprint racer, double Olympic champion in 1936
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Sprint racer, and winner of double Olympic Gold in 1936 (100m and 4x100m team).  Played professional baseball and softball.  Considered the first woman to own and manage her own semi-professional basketball team.  Inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame (1993).
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==See Also==
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* [[LGBTQ Athletes Who Have Won Olympic Gold]]
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* [[Lesbian Professional Basketball Players and Coaches]]
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* [[Hall of Famers Who Identify as LGBTQ]]
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==Further Reading/Research==
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* https://www.britannica.com/biography/Helen-Stephens
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* https://lgbt.wikia.org/wiki/Helen_Stephens
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* https://medium.com/@NGA_GEOINT/ngas-olympian-librarian-was-two-time-gold-medalist-world-record-holder-804256a5bde4
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Latest revision as of 14:50, 22 September 2024

Helen Stephens

Country

United States

Birth - Death

1918 - 1994

Occupation

Sports

Notable Achievements

Olympic Gold

Description

Sprint racer, and winner of double Olympic Gold in 1936 (100m and 4x100m team). Played professional baseball and softball. Considered the first woman to own and manage her own semi-professional basketball team. Inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame (1993).

See Also

Further Reading/Research


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