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| Olympic medal record | ||
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| Women's athletics | ||
Competitor for the  United States |
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| Gold | 1948 London | High jump |
Alice Marie Coachman (November 9, 1923 – July 14, 2014) was an American athlete. She specialized in high jump. She was the first black woman to win an Olympic gold medal. In 2002 she was designated a Women's History Month Honoree by the National Women's History Project.