Women Athletics

Women's athletics has been the part of Olympics since its beginning. It has always been popular among the sports lovers and women athletes have earned lots of laurels for themselves. Jackie Joyner-Kersee won three gold, one silver and two bronze medals over four consecutive Olympic Games. Babe Didrikson Zaharias won three Olympic medals. Wilma Rudolph overcame polio to win Olympic gold. Florence Griffith Joyner set world records in 100 and 200 meters. Mary Decker Slaney was a dominant player of early 1980s. Alice Coachman was the first African-American woman to win an Olympic gold medal. Marion Jones is another great figure of track and field. All these women have won appreciation of women's athletics lovers over the years.