Audrey Patterson

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Audrey Patterson

American athlete

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Alice Coachman
…Olympics in London, her teammate Audrey Patterson earned a bronze medal in the 200-metre sprint to become the first Black woman to win a medal. In the high-jump finals Coachman leaped 5 feet 6 1/8 inches (1.68 m) on her first try. Her nearest rival, Britain’s Dorothy Tyler, matched…
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…Olympics in London, her teammate Audrey Patterson earned a bronze medal in the 200-metre sprint to become the first Black woman to win a medal. In the high-jump finals Coachman leaped 5 feet 6 1/8 inches (1.68 m) on her first try. Her nearest rival, Britain’s Dorothy Tyler, matched…
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