Athletes: Hélène de Pourtalès

Womanica

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History, Society & Culture, Education

4.3 • 920 Ratings

🗓️ 11 July 2024

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

Hélène de Pourtalès (1868-1945) was an American-born Swiss sailor who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris representing Switzerland. She was one of the first 22 women to participate in the Olympics, and one of the first to win an Olympic gold medal.

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0:27.0	Listen to Good Game with Sarah Spain on the I-Heart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast.
0:35.0	Hello from Wonder Media Network. I'm Jenny Kaplan and this is Wamanica.
0:42.0	This month we're celebrating women who performed physical and mental feats in sports.
0:47.1	They overcame societal barriers, personal struggles, and fierce competition to pursue their dreams of glory.
0:53.3	We're talking about athletes.
0:54.7	It's May 20, 1900.
1:00.4	There's a light breeze in the air.
1:06.0	65 yachts span over a stretch of water in Paris, France, all competing to qualify for the Olympic Games.
1:10.0	In the crowd of sales and splash in water,
1:12.0	one woman stands out in a sea of men.
1:17.0	Let's talk about Elen de Portalese.
1:20.0	Elen was born in New York in 1868. She grew up in comfort. Her father was a wealthy Swiss banker and her mother was part of an affluent family in the tobacco business.
1:31.0	Alen held dual citizenship between the United States and Switzerland, so business. Alen kept up with the latest voting news in the region and loved to talk about the sport with guests at lavish parties.
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