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That record will be set at the 2008 Games when 56 year old Libby Callahan competes in sport pistol shooting. This will be her fourth Olympic Games; she was also a member of the US Olympic team in 1992, 1996 and 2004. If she wins a medal, she would also become the oldest woman ever to win an Olympic medal.
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Why woman were allowed to compete in the Olympics?
no they cant
When did woman compete in Olympics for first time?
1948
Who was the first woman to enter the Olympics?
I don't know that history has recorded the first woman to compete in the Olympics. History has recorded that the first woman to win a gold medal was Charlotte Cooper of Great Britain who won gold in ladies singles tennis in the 1900 Olympics in Paris. The 1900 Olympics were the second Olympics of the modern era and the first that women were allowed to compete in. Women were not allowed to compete in the first modern Olympics held in Greece in 1896.
Who is the oldest woman to play survivor?
The oldest woman to compete on Survivor is Sonja Christopher, who appeared on Survivor: Borneo at the age of 63.
How many people competed in at the Paris Olympics and were woman allowed to compete?
4 years onecs
Did a Male compete as a Woman in Berlin at the 1936 Olympics?
Yes a male did compete as a female in the 1936 Olympics in Berlin for the German Team... His female name was Dora Ratjen for the games but was later discovered to be a male callled Herman Ratjen.
Which countries compete in the winter Olympics?
witch countries compete in the winter Olympics 2010
What is the only way a woman can compete in the ancient Olympics?
Masquerading as a man, which would be difficult an athletes competed naked.
Is there going to be woman's ski jumping at the Olympics?
No. There hasn't been 2 world championships of women's ski jumping in the last 4 years.
What is the name of the woman who won the 1896 Olympics 100m sprint?
There were no women's events in the 1896 Olympic Games because women were not allowed to compete. Women were first allowed to compete in the Olympics starting with the 1900 Games and women's athletics (Track and Field) did not begin until the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. The first woman to win the 100 meter dash in the Olympics was Elizabeth Robinson of the United States in a time of 12.2 seconds.
Who was the first woman in the Olympics?
The first female gymnastics teams were invited to compete in 1928. It is unknown who the first female gymnast is.
What African American woman won a medal in gymnastics at the Olympics?
Dominique Dawes
