Jean L. Patrick
Long-armed Ludy and the first women's Olympics
Jean L. Patrick · 2017
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Lucille Ludy Godbold grew up skinny, tall, and athletic. In her final year on the track team at Winthrop College in South Carolina, Ludy gave shot put a try and she made that iron ball sail with her long, skinny arms. When her coach took her to a meet in New York she qualified for the first Women s Olympic Games in 1922. Except she had no money to go.
Book details
- Year
- 2017
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- Charlesbridge Publishing
- Editions
- 1
- Pages
- 38
- ISBN
- 9781580895460
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