Long-Armed Ludy and the First Women's Olympics

Kids, Sports and Recreation, Olympics, People and Places, Biography, Non-Fiction
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Author: Jean L. S. Patrick ISBN: 9781632895776
Publisher: Charlesbridge Publication: August 8, 2017
Imprint: Charlesbridge Language: English
Author: Jean L. S. Patrick
ISBN: 9781632895776
Publisher: Charlesbridge
Publication: August 8, 2017
Imprint: Charlesbridge
Language: English

Lucile “Ludy” Godbold was six feet tall and skinnier than a Carolina pine and an exceptional athlete. In her final year on the track team at Winthrop College in South Carolina, Ludy tried the shot put and she made that iron ball sail with her long, skinny arms. But when Ludy qualified for the first Women's Olympics in 1922, Ludy had no money to go.

Thanks to the help of her college and classmates, Ludy traveled to Paris and won the gold medal with more than a foot to spare. Hooray for Ludy!

Based on a true story about a little-known athlete and a unique event in women's sports history.

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Lucile “Ludy” Godbold was six feet tall and skinnier than a Carolina pine and an exceptional athlete. In her final year on the track team at Winthrop College in South Carolina, Ludy tried the shot put and she made that iron ball sail with her long, skinny arms. But when Ludy qualified for the first Women's Olympics in 1922, Ludy had no money to go.

Thanks to the help of her college and classmates, Ludy traveled to Paris and won the gold medal with more than a foot to spare. Hooray for Ludy!

Based on a true story about a little-known athlete and a unique event in women's sports history.

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