Coaches
Player and coach for Olympic gold medal and NCAA championship winning teams. In 2011, fans named her one of the Top 15 players in WNBA history.
Who is Dawn Staley?
With seven medals, she is tied with Shannon Miller for the most Olympic medals won by an American gymnast.
Who is Simone Biles?
Highest-earning woman athlete of all time.
Who is Serena Williams?
First Black woman to be full-time NFL coach.
Who is Jennifer King?
The first African American to become the Olympic individual all-around champion.
Who is Gabby Douglas?
American professional soccer player who currently plays for NJ/NY Gotham FC and a board member of the Black Women’s Player Collective.
Who is Imani Dorsey?
The first African American to coach a women's Division I basketball national championship team.
The first female track and field athlete to ever win seven Olympic gold medals. She is also the most decorated woman in Olympic track and field history and the most decorated American track and field athlete in Olympic history, having earned 11 total medals from five consecutive Olympic Games.
Who is Allyson Felix?
First player to be signed in the WNBA.
Who is Sheryl Swoopes?
Successful female basketball player and one of two Black women head coaches in the 2021 women's Final Four. Criticized for using a few expletives in the huddle as her team was on the verge of upsetting UConn in the Final Four.
Who is Adia Barnes?
The first Black American woman to win an individual Olympic gold in swimming.
Who is Simone Manuel?
The first girl in Little League World Series history to pitch a winning game for the Taney Dragons and earned the win, which also made her the first girl to pitch a shutout in Little League postseason history.
Who is Mo'ne Davis?
The first coach in NCAA history to lead three different women's programs to the NCAA Final Four: Rutgers in 2000 and 2007, the University of Iowa in 1993, and Cheyney State College in 1982.
Who is C. Vivian Stringer?
An American track and field athlete who specializes in the hammer throw, ranking #7 on the all time list. She also holds the world record in the weight throw.
Who is Gwen Berry?
The first woman to dunk in an NCAA tournament game and the first woman to dunk twice in a college game.