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Babe Didrikson Zaharias
American golfer and athlete / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mildred Ella "Babe" Didrikson Zaharias (/zəˈhɑːriəs/; née Didrikson; June 26, 1911 – September 27, 1956) was an American athlete who excelled in golf, basketball, baseball, and track and field. She won two gold medals and a silver in track and field at the 1932 Summer Olympics before turning to professional golf and winning 10 LPGA major championships.
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![]() Babe Zaharias c. 1947 | |||||||||||||
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Full name | Mildred Ella Didrikson Zaharias | ||||||||||||
Nickname | Babe | ||||||||||||
Born | (1911-06-26)June 26, 1911 Port Arthur, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||||||
Died | September 27, 1956(1956-09-27) (aged 45) Galveston, Texas, U.S.[1] | ||||||||||||
Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm)[1] | ||||||||||||
Weight | 126 lb (57 kg)[1] | ||||||||||||
Sporting nationality | ![]() | ||||||||||||
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Turned professional | 1947 | ||||||||||||
Former tour(s) | LPGA Tour (joined 1950, its founding) | ||||||||||||
Professional wins | 48 | ||||||||||||
Number of wins by tour | |||||||||||||
LPGA Tour | 41 | ||||||||||||
Other | 7 | ||||||||||||
Best results in LPGA major championships (wins: 10) | |||||||||||||
Western Open | Won: 1940, 1944, 1945, 1950 | ||||||||||||
Titleholders C'ship | Won: 1947, 1950, 1952 | ||||||||||||
U.S. Women's Open | Won: 1948, 1950, 1954 | ||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Sprint, 80 m hurdles, high jump, long jump, javelin throw, discus throw, shot put | |||||||||||||||||
Club | Employers' Casualty Co. Club | |||||||||||||||||
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Personal best(s) | 80 mH – 11.7 (1932) 100 m – 12.3 (1931) 200 m – 25.6 (1931) HJ – 1.65 m (1932) LJ – 5.70 m (1930) JT – 43.69 m (1932) DT – 42.06 m (1932) SP – 12.04 m (1932)[1][2] | |||||||||||||||||
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