Long-Armed Ludy and the First Women's Olympics

Jean L. S. Patrick

Long-Armed Ludy and the First Women's Olympics
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Charlesbridge Publishing,U.S.
Country
United States
Published
30 July 2019
Pages
32
ISBN
9781623541682

Long-Armed Ludy and the First Women’s Olympics

Jean L. S. Patrick

Lucile Ludy Godbold was six feet tall and skinnier than a Carolina pine and an exceptional athlete. In her ?nal 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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