THIS DAY IN HISTORY: FIRST BLACK GOLD MEDALIST IN WINTER OLYMPICS
THIS DAY IN HISTORY: FIRST BLACK GOLD MEDALIST IN WINTER OLYMPICS
Cristie LeondisFebruary 19, 2015
On Feb. 19, 2002, Vonetta Flowers made history by becoming the first person of African descent to win a gold medal in the Winter Olympics. Flowers was born Oct. 29, 1973, in Birmingham, Alabama. She attended the University of Alabama at Birmingham, where she stunned the public with her gifted sprinting and long jumping. After trying, on several different occasions, to qualify for the U.S. Olympic team, Flowers reluctantly decided to try bobsledding, which led to her success and paved the way to fame.
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Cristie LeondisFebruary 19, 2015
On Feb. 19, 2002, Vonetta Flowers made history by becoming the first person of African descent to win a gold medal in the Winter Olympics. Flowers was born Oct. 29, 1973, in Birmingham, Alabama. She attended the University of Alabama at Birmingham, where she stunned the public with her gifted sprinting and long jumping. After trying, on several different occasions, to qualify for the U.S. Olympic team, Flowers reluctantly decided to try bobsledding, which led to her success and paved the way to fame.
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