Athletes: Anita DeFrantz

Womanica

Acast Creative Studios

History, Society & Culture, Education

4.3 • 920 Ratings

🗓️ 31 July 2024

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

Anita DeFrantz (1954-present) captained the U.S. women’s rowing team and was part of the team that won a bronze medal at the 1976 Montreal Olympic Games – the first games where women’s rowing was introduced. After her athletic career, she went on to become the first African American — and first American woman — to represent the U.S. on the International Olympic Committee.

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0:30.0	Hello, from Wonder Media Network. I'm Jenny Kaplan and this is Wamanica.
0:36.4	This month we're celebrating women who performed physical and mental feats in sports.
0:41.0	They overcame societal barriers, personal struggles, and fierce
0:44.6	competition to pursue dreams of glory. We're talking about athletes. Today's
0:50.6	Womannican's been called the most powerful woman in sports.
0:54.0	After leading the U.S. women's rowing team to a bronze medal, the very first year women were allowed to row in the Olympics.
1:00.0	She went on to become an advocate for fairness in sports.
1:04.0	Please meet Anita to France.
1:07.0	Anita was born on October 4, 1952 in Philadelphia.
1:14.0	She spent many of her formative years in Indianapolis, Indiana.
1:18.0	It was the height of the civil rights movement,
1:20.0	and Anita's parents instilled its values in their daughter.
1:23.0	They taught her the importance of using her voice as a black woman.
1:27.0	Growing up, Anita was more focused on academics than sports.
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