Margaret Abbott

Margaret Ives Abbott was the first American woman to take first place in an Olympic event she won the womens golf tournament, consisting of nine holes, with a score of 47 at the 1900 Paris games. Abbott won a porcelain bowl for first place in golf. 1900 was the first year in which women were allowed to compete in the Olympics, and these games includedfemale athletes competing in ladylike sports golf, tennis and yachting.

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