Babe Didrikson Zaharias was an American athlete regarded as one of the most versatile in sports history, excelling in track and field, golf, basketball, and other sports. She won multiple medals at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics in track and field, then went on to become a dominant professional golfer and a founding member of the LPGA in the late 1940s and 1950s.
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Career HighlightShe 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. 1 Connections
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June 26, 1911
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September 27, 1956
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was an American athlete who excelled in golf, basketball, baseball, and track and field
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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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