Women in Sports

She won two gold medals for Germany in the 2018 Winter Olympics.

Kuscsik repeatedly broke down barriers just as women were being allowed to run in marathons.

Jochum was one of the original 60 “A League of Their Own” baseball players.

She was a Holocaust survivor who competed in her first Olympics at 31 years old.

She is one of only six to win three or more U.S. Women’s Open championships.

The Czechoslovakian’s romance with American athlete Hal Connolly captivated the sports world.

She won eight major championships, including four U.S. Women’s Opens.

She won the first International Federation of BodyBuilders Women’s World Pro Bodybuilding Championship.

An Indiana driver, she had been racing since she was 12 years old.

She won Olympic gold in 1996 and 2000 with USA Women’s Basketball.