Mildred "Babe" Didrikson Zaharias

Athlete

Personal Information

Professional Life

Field of Study: Athlete

Awards & Achievements

Achievements: 1932 entered the U.S. women’s track and field championship as the sole member of her team & won five events and the overall championship; 1932 Los Angeles Olympics took home three medals—one silver and two gold; 1934 was the first woman to play in an all-male PGA Tour event; with 12 other female golfers, formed the pro tour in 1950;

To this day, holds the record for the longest winning streak in golf history (male or female), a feat she accomplished between 1946 and 1947

1954, won the U.S. Women’s Open by a record margin of 12 strokes, just a year after being diagnosed with colon cancer

Associated Press named her “Female Athlete of the Year” six times