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The modern Olympic Games, first
held in Athens, Greece in 1896, were in-
itiated by Baron Pierre de Coubertin, a
French educator, to promote interest in
education and culture, and to foster
better international understanding
through the universal love of athletics.
The first games were in ancient
Greece, and the first recorded festival
was held in 776 B.C. These games were
combined patriotic, religious and
atheltic festivals, and only Greek citi-
zens were permitted to participate.
In searching for evidence of women's
participation in the original games, I
found nothing to support the idea that
any woman did in fact engage in the ac-
tivities. However, the first mention of a
woman in Olympic champions came in
1912, when Fanny Durack won the 100-
meter freestyle event. She was from
Australia, and the 1912 Olympic Games
were held in Stockholm.
In 1928, a United States woman, Eliz-
abeth Robinson, won the 100-metertrack and field event, when the games
were held in Amsterdam.
From that time on, women were in-
cluded in the lists of Olympic cham-
pions, and on that list are names we
might recognize: Debbie Meyer, who in
1968 won in swimming the 200-, 400-
and 800-meter freestyles as she repre-
sented the United States. Mildred
"Babe" Didrikson in track and field won
both the 80-meter hurdle event and the
javelin throw in 1932; she also
represented the United States. Sonja
Henie of Norway won the women's sin-
gle figure skating event in 1928, 1932
and 1936, which is quite an accomp-
lishment.
Women have participated in such
Olympic events as track and field, the
100-meter run, 200-meter run, 400-, 800-
and 1500-meter runs, 400- and 1600-
meter relays, 80- and 100-meter hurdles,
the highjump, javelin throw and the
shot put (using an 8 lb 13 oz), and the
discus throw. In other events womenTUJT AUGUST 27 - SEPTEMBEA 2,1982 PAGE
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