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What two events did Mildred Babe Didrikson Zaharias win in the 1932 Olympics?
In the 1932 Olympics, Babe Didrickson won the javelin throw and 80 meter hurdles.
What 2 events did mildred didrikson zaharias win gold medals in?
Women's javelin and 80 meter hurdles at the 1932 Summer Games in Los Angeles.
Who was Babe Didrickson Zaharias?
Her full name is Mildred Ella''Babe'' Didrikson Zaharias. She was born on June 26th in 1911. She was an outstanding athlete who had great success in Golf, Basketball, and Track and Field. She was declared as the Tenth Greatest North American Athlete of the 20th century by ESPN. She won the 80m hurdles in 1932 Olympics and Javelin Throw also. She received a silver medal in the high jump.
What race was Babe Didrikson?
Mildred Ella Didrikson, better known as Babe was an American athlete. She won two gold medals and one silver medal for track and field in the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics. Although she took up the game of golf later in life, she went on to become America's first female golf celebrity and the leading player of 1940-1950.She was an all around athlete persisting of many Olympic medals. She was born on June 26, 1911. and died of cancer in 1956.
What sports did Babe Zaharias play?
Babe Didrikson Zaharias, Athlete * Born: 26 June 1914 * Birthplace: Port Arthur, Texas * Died: 27 September 1956 (cancer) * Best Known As: Hall of Fame woman golfer and athletic champ Name at birth: Mildred Didrikson Mildred 'Babe' Didrikson Zaharias was voted the outstanding woman athlete of the century in a 1950 Associated Press poll. Though she gained her greatest professional fame as a golfer, she rivalled Jim Thorpe in her remarkable ability to excel at nearly any sport. She began as a basketball All-American, then won two track and field golds at the 1932 Olympics. Next she turned professional and began touring the country, exhibiting her prowess in track, swimming, tennis, baseball, and even billiards. In 1935 Zaharias took up golf and excelled at that, too, winning 82 tournaments in a 20-year career. She died of cancer in 1956. Her autobiography, This Life I've Led, was published in 1955. Zaharias claimed she earned the nickname 'Babe' for Babe Ruth after hitting five home runs in one baseball game... She married professional wrestler George Zaharias in 1938... The Babe Zaharias Museum opened in Beaumont, Texas in 1976... Zaharias was played by actress Susan Clark in the 1975 TV movie Babe. The next year Clark played the title role in the TV movie Amelia Earhart... Golfer Annika Sorenstam played in a men's professional tournament, The Colonial, in 2003 -- making her the first woman to play a PGA tournament since Zaharias played in the 1945 Los Angeles Open. Above retrieved from Answers.com Viper1
When was Mildred Allen - soprano - born?
Mildred Allen - soprano - was born in 1932.
Before Flo Jo who was the women that was considered the greatest athlete of the twentieth century excelling in track golf and basketball?
Babe Didrikson Zaharias was an American athlete who excelled at multiple sports. She won a total of 48 professional events while playing in LPGA and was a gold medalist in 80 meters hurdles and Javelin throw in 1932 Los Angeles Olympics. She also achieved an All-American status in the game of basketball. She is widely considered as the greatest female athlete of last century.
When was Mildred Scheel born?
Mildred Scheel was born on December 31, 1932, in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
What three events did Babe Didrikson-Zaharias set world records in the 1932 Olympics?
Well, she 'only' set two world records at the 1932 Summer Games in Los Angeles. The third record was an Olympic record. In the 80 meter hurdles, she won gold in a world record time of 11.7 seconds. In high jump, she set a world record of 1.65 meters (5 feet, 5 inches). In javelin, she threw 43.69 meters (143 feet, 4 inches) which was an Olympic record but short of the world record held by Nan Gindele of the U.S. at 46.745 meters (153 feet, 4 1/4 inches).
Who was the only athlete ever to win an olympic medal in high-jumping hurdling and javelin-tossig?
Babe Didrikson at the 1932 Summer Olympics.
What are the ratings and certificates for Olympic Events - 1932?
Olympic Events - 1932 is rated/received certificates of: USA:Passed
Who is the only olympic athlete to medal in the high jump hurdles and the javelin?
Babe Didrikson, who won the 100 meter hurdles, the javelin and came in 2nd in the high jump at the 1932 Olympics.
