Boston Marathon official Jock Semple tried and failed to remove her from the courseġ1 Title Federal law - Stating that if an institution receives federal financial assistance there must be- equal opportunity for women it all programs.ġ2 Mary Decker – Held every American record from 800m to 10,000m 1984ħ Roberta “Bobbi” Gibb – First Boston Marathon Finisher in 3:21:40 Her time would qualify for Boston today.ĩ Katherine Switzer – The 2nd Female Boston marathon finisher – 1967 in 4hr 20min. Rome Italy 1960 – 400 and 800m reinstated for women.ĥ First Women’s Olympic Marathon - Los Angeles U.S.A. Olympic officials prohibited all running races longer that 200m, concluding that women could not manage the distance. Women athletes, however, had formed their own track organizations and had held an Olympic-style women’s competition in 19.Ĥ Olympics Women’s 800-meter run - several women collapsed from exhaustion at the end of the race.
Criticism of this led by the baron de Coubertin and the Vatican. Amsterdam, Netherland 1928 – First women’s track and field events. The inaugural Games of the modern Olympics were attended by as many as 280 athletes, all male, coming from 12 countries. Greek Women were allowed to participate in sporting events in Sparta.Īthens, Greece, First modern Olympics. Men participated in the nude and some historians hypothesize that women were not allowed more participation or the ability to be spectators due to this. 2 Women in the Olympics The ancient Olympics were held in Olympia Greece from 776 BC to AD Women had one sprint race where they ran with one exposed breast.
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