Black Women Olympic Runners

Mabel Staton, trailblazer who was US team's only female long jumper at the 1952 Olympics, dies at 92 - Clone

An antidiscrimination lawsuit on her behalf helped lead to one of the first multiracial track teams in the Midwest.

Mabel Staton, trailblazer who was US team's only female long jumper at the 1952 Olympics, dies at 92

Mabel Staton, the Black track and field standout who broke through racial barriers to become the only woman to compete for the United States in long jump at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics, has died.

Chicago Sun-Times · 2h

Mabel Staton, DePaul athlete who became Team USA's only female long jumper at the 1952 Olympics, dies at 92

Staton, who went by the name of Mabel Landry when she attended DePaul in the 1950s, before the school had a women's track team, was inducted into the university's athletic Hall of Fame in 2011.

ESPN · 3h

Track and field trailblazer Mabel Staton dies at age 92

Mabel Staton, the Black track and field standout who broke through racial barriers and became the only woman to compete for the United States in the long jump at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics, died Thursday.

Madison.com · 3h

Staton, trailblazer for Team USA track, dies at 92

Mabel Staton, the Black track and field standout who broke through racial barriers and became the only woman to compete for the United States in the long jump at the

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The five Black women on the 2025 Time Women of the Year list

On Thursday, the 2025 Time Women of the Year list, honoring 13 women, was released. This year’s honorees include WNBA MVP ...

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7 Historical Black Female Athletes Who Inspire Future Generations

Here are a few historical Black female athletes who reshaped the landscape ... brilliance made her the first American woman to win three Olympic gold medals in a single Games.

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Olympic champion speedskater Erin Jackson leads the way

Erin Jackson was the first Black woman to win a gold medal at the Winter Olympics when she captured the 500 meters at Beijing ...

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