Running Sideways - The Olympic Champion Who Made Track and Field History

The inspiring story of Pauline Davis, a Bahamian sprinter who fought through poverty, inequality, and racism to compete in five Olympic Games and become the first woman from the Caribbean to win Olympic gold. She would inspire an entire nation and go on to become the first Black woman elected to the international governing body of athletics.

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By Pauline Davis - With T. R. Todd - Foreword by Lord Sebastian Coe

Summary

The inspiring story of Pauline Davis, a Bahamian sprinter who fought through poverty, inequality, and racism to compete in five Olympic Games and become the first woman from the Caribbean to win Olympic gold. She would inspire an entire nation and go on to become the first Black woman elected to the international governing body of athletics.

Product details

• Authors: Pauline Davis, Davis Pauline
• Assisted by: Sebastian Coe (Foreword)
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.02.2024
• EAN: 9781538192542
• ISBN: 978-1-5381-9254-2
• No. of pages: 338
• Subjects: Guides > Sport > Track and field athletics, gymnastics; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Sports, Social & cultural history, SPORTS & RECREATION / Track & Field, Biography: sport, Social and cultural history, Black & Asian Studies, Track & Field Sports, Athletics, Track and field sports, athletics, HISTORY / African American & Black, Relating to African American / Black American people