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Andre Horton is the first black men's skier, racing on a world-class level breaking barriers by racing on the US Alpine ski team in 2001. #BlackHistoryMonth2020
Major Taylor was a World championship bicycle racer in 1890s he was the first African American sports hero paving the way for African American athletes competing on a national stage. #BlackHistoryMonth2020
Williams once held the world No. 1 ranking for 186 consecutive weeks, leading media and other players to start referring to her as the greatest female tennis player of all-time. #BlackHistoryMonth2020
Serena Williams: The highest-paid female athlete, holds 23 Grand Slam singles titles and has four Olympic gold medals to her name. #BlackHistoryMonth2020
Three-time Olympic medalist and Marathon World Record holder Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya is the first person to run a marathon in under two hours; clocking in at 1:59:40. #BlackHistoryMonth2020
Muhammad Ali: Previously known as Cassius Clay, won all four of his fights in his only Olympic Games appearance in 1960, when he was just 18 years old. #BlackHistoryMonth2020
Simone Manuel is the first African-American woman to win an individual swimming medal at any Olympic Games. Manuel won the gold during the 2016 Rio Olympics. #BlackHistoryMonth2020
Simone Biles is an American artistic gymnast. In 2016, she became the first female gymnast since 1974 to win four all-around U.S. titles. With a total of 30 Olympic and World Championship medals, Biles is the most decorated American gymnast! #BlackHistoryMonth2020
At the 2012 Summer Olympics, U.S. gymnast Gabby Douglas made history at as the first woman of color to win gold in the all-around competition at 16 years old. In addition, she is the first American gymnast to win gold in both the individual and team all-around competition.
Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt set a world record in the men’s 100-meters, 200-meters, and the 4×100 meters relay during the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He is also celebrated as one of the most decorated sprinters of all time with six gold medals. #BlackHistoryMonth2020
Muhammad also became the first female Muslim-American athlete to win an Olympic medal when she took home the bronze in the team saber event at the Summer Games in Rio. #BlackHistoryMonth2020
Ibtihaj Muhammad became the first Muslim woman to compete for the U.S. in fencing and the first U.S. Olympic athlete to compete in a hijab during the summer 2016 Olympics. #BlackHistoryMonth2020
Known for her flamboyant style on the field, Florence “Flo Jo” Griffith-Joyner set an all-time record as the fastest woman in the world at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul while competing in the 100- and 200-meter dashes. #BlackHistoryMonth2020
Rudolph later earned gold medals in the 100-meter, 200-meter, and sprint relay events in the 1960 Olympics, making her the first American woman to win three medals in track-and-field events. #BlackHistoryMonth2020
Wilma Rudolph made Olympic history at 16 years old when she became the youngest member of the U.S. team and won a bronze medal at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne. #BlackHistoryMonth2020