Mildred Didrikson Zaharias

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Athlete
gptkb:Track_and_Field
gptkb:Golf
gptkbp:birth_date 1911-06-26
gptkbp:birth_place Port Arthur, Texas, USA
gptkbp:career_end 1950s
gptkbp:career_start 1930s
gptkbp:death_date 1956-09-27
gptkbp:death_place gptkb:Galveston,_Texas,_USA
gptkbp:events Women's 80 meters Hurdles
gptkbp:full_name gptkb:Mildred_Ella_Didrikson_Zaharias
gptkbp:hall_of_fame_induction gptkb:1975
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mildred Didrikson Zaharias
gptkbp:lpga_championships gptkb:10
gptkbp:medal gptkb:1
gptkb:gold
2
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Babe
gptkbp:notable_achievements Pioneer for women in sports
Inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame
Inducted into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame
Inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame
First woman to compete in a men's PGA Tour event
Won the 1932 Olympic Games in Los Angeles
Won the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin
Won the 1946 U. S. Women's Open
Won the 1947 U. S. Women's Open
Won the 1948 U. S. Women's Open
Won the 1950 U. S. Women's Open
Won the 1950 Women's Western Open
Won the 1951 U. S. Women's Open
Won the 1951 Women's Western Open
Won the 1952 U. S. Women's Open
Won the 1952 Women's Western Open
Won the 1953 Women's Western Open
Won the 1954 U. S. Women's Open
Won the 1954 Women's Western Open
Won the 1955 U. S. Women's Open
Won the 1955 Women's Western Open
Won the 1956 U. S. Women's Open
Won the 1956 Women's Western Open
Won the 1957 Women's Western Open
Won the 1958 Women's Western Open
Won the 1959 Women's Western Open
Won the 1960 Women's Western Open
First female athlete to gain widespread fame in the U. S.
gptkbp:notable_wins 31
gptkbp:sport gptkb:golf
gptkb:Athletics
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:George_Zaharias
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:1960_Rome_Olympics
gptkb:1964_Summer_Olympics
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4