Sports Archives - Page 2 of 33

Mina Wylie

One of Australia’s first Olympians, 1912 silver medal-winning swimmer

Allyson Felix

Olympic champion track and field athlete

Peggy Fleming

Peggy Fleming is a renowned American figure skater known for her graceful skating style and her 1968 Olympic gold medal.

Ilona Maher

American rugby player

Florence Griffith Joyner

Florence Griffith Joyner, better known as Flo Jo, was one of the fastest women in the world in the 1980s, and she had the medals and records to prove it.

Jean Balukas

Billiards is not typically a sport where one would expect a dress code, but in 1987, player Jean Balukas found herself facing an ultimatum—wear formal attire or don’t play.

Wendy Scholtens Wood

Wendy Scholtens Wood, who later became an attorney in Little Rock, was one of the greatest women’s basketball players in Arkansas history.

Marg Jennings

Australian cricketer

Margo Koskelainen

Australian softball umpire and trailblazer for women’s sport

Inez Robie Patterson

Philadelphia’s Inez Patterson integrated pools and encouraged other African-American girls to swim too