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Legacy of first Black woman to win a US gymnastics championship lives on

by admin | Jun 30, 2021 | Representation, SEW

Before Simone Biles and Gabby Douglas wowed the world and dared many to believe, and even before Dominique Dawes and Betty Okino, there was Dianne Durham. Durham was the first Black woman to win a U.S. gymnastics national championship. “People referred to her as a...

Dianne Durham, first Black national gymnastics champion, to join USAG Hall of Fame

by admin | Jun 11, 2021 | Representation, SEW

USA Gymnastics announced Friday that Dianne Durham will be inducted into the 2021 Hall of Fame, 38 years after she became the first Black gymnast to win the senior national championship and four months after her death at age 52. Durham will be inducted alongside the...

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