David Rixon Zacharias was born on June
26 in 1911 in Texas she was a top female
athlete of her time she was voted six
times by The Associated Press top female
athlete of the year she was also voted
in 1950 the top female athlete of the
first half of the 20th century in 1932
Didrikson entered three events in the
Summer Olympics in La Ginny Lee won all
three gold – in javelin and hurdles and
the third one she cleared the same
height as her compatriot Jean Chile in
the high jump the jury disapproved of
her style and declared Chile the
champion Chile and Didrikson later went
on to share the medal by 1935 she picked
up golf the sport for which she is
famous for she went on to compete in the
men’s PGA tournament a feat no other
woman would attempt until practically
six decades later she went on to be a
celebrity in the 1940s and 50s
however she died at a young age of 45
while she was at the prime of her career
to cancer
26 in 1911 in Texas she was a top female
athlete of her time she was voted six
times by The Associated Press top female
athlete of the year she was also voted
in 1950 the top female athlete of the
first half of the 20th century in 1932
Didrikson entered three events in the
Summer Olympics in La Ginny Lee won all
three gold – in javelin and hurdles and
the third one she cleared the same
height as her compatriot Jean Chile in
the high jump the jury disapproved of
her style and declared Chile the
champion Chile and Didrikson later went
on to share the medal by 1935 she picked
up golf the sport for which she is
famous for she went on to compete in the
men’s PGA tournament a feat no other
woman would attempt until practically
six decades later she went on to be a
celebrity in the 1940s and 50s
however she died at a young age of 45
while she was at the prime of her career
to cancer
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