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An unknowing historymaker: Margaret Abbott was the first American female to be an Olympic champion | U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Hall of Fame
![Chicago golfer Margaret Abbott was the 1st American woman to win a gold medal at the Olympics — but she never knew it. Here's why. - Chicago Tribune Chicago golfer Margaret Abbott was the 1st American woman to win a gold medal at the Olympics — but she never knew it. Here's why. - Chicago Tribune](https://www.chicagotribune.com/resizer/baojos0fe1gmBdrp9g1fsTX0_PQ=/800x820/top/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tronc/DG4GP7AJHBENHKB2ESIQI6UZTM.jpg)
Chicago golfer Margaret Abbott was the 1st American woman to win a gold medal at the Olympics — but she never knew it. Here's why. - Chicago Tribune
![Chicago golfer Margaret Abbott was the 1st American woman to win a gold medal at the Olympics — but she never knew it. Here's why. - Chicago Tribune Chicago golfer Margaret Abbott was the 1st American woman to win a gold medal at the Olympics — but she never knew it. Here's why. - Chicago Tribune](https://www.chicagotribune.com/resizer/utBgaw7y0Pf4FZ2YVn0GZ3qgEIU=/415x253/top/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tronc/WL6D46BQKRBZTJFYXLL37UOZY4.jpg)
Chicago golfer Margaret Abbott was the 1st American woman to win a gold medal at the Olympics — but she never knew it. Here's why. - Chicago Tribune
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Margaret Abbott, 1900 Olympic Golf Champion, immortalised as teh iconoc Gibson Girl by Charles Dana Gibson.jpg | GOLF IMAGES: THEN & NOW
![Chicago golfer Margaret Abbott was the 1st American woman to win a gold medal at the Olympics — but she never knew it. Here's why. - Chicago Tribune Chicago golfer Margaret Abbott was the 1st American woman to win a gold medal at the Olympics — but she never knew it. Here's why. - Chicago Tribune](https://www.chicagotribune.com/resizer/qVnOvPrf9g-RUEz_ISpYCGeQ5CY=/800x698/top/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tronc/OJQTGQ2LKVDQRFLSUD7OWC5FA4.jpg)
Chicago golfer Margaret Abbott was the 1st American woman to win a gold medal at the Olympics — but she never knew it. Here's why. - Chicago Tribune
![GOLFTV on Twitter: "USA have won more than 1,000 gold medals at the #Olympics 🥇🇺🇸 However, the first was in #Golf. At the 1900 Olympics in Paris, Margaret Ives Abbott won the GOLFTV on Twitter: "USA have won more than 1,000 gold medals at the #Olympics 🥇🇺🇸 However, the first was in #Golf. At the 1900 Olympics in Paris, Margaret Ives Abbott won the](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E7z72UiXoAYeOuk.jpg)
GOLFTV on Twitter: "USA have won more than 1,000 gold medals at the #Olympics 🥇🇺🇸 However, the first was in #Golf. At the 1900 Olympics in Paris, Margaret Ives Abbott won the
![Chicago golfer Margaret Abbott was the 1st American woman to win a gold medal at the Olympics — but she never knew it. Here's why. - Chicago Tribune Chicago golfer Margaret Abbott was the 1st American woman to win a gold medal at the Olympics — but she never knew it. Here's why. - Chicago Tribune](https://www.chicagotribune.com/resizer/5DPdg6iYSZVGhMTqmmgeEJLGj7k=/415x426/top/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tronc/MK7IXGEXNVET7EAHPVZT3A27ZA.jpg)
Chicago golfer Margaret Abbott was the 1st American woman to win a gold medal at the Olympics — but she never knew it. Here's why. - Chicago Tribune
JSW Sports on Twitter: "Born in India, Margaret Abbott's reward for the top spot in women's golf was a porcelain dish! #JeetoRio #FunFacts https://t.co/8kWmRlQ0gE" / Twitter
![Chicago golfer Margaret Abbott was the 1st American woman to win a gold medal at the Olympics — but she never knew it. Here's why. - Chicago Tribune Chicago golfer Margaret Abbott was the 1st American woman to win a gold medal at the Olympics — but she never knew it. Here's why. - Chicago Tribune](https://www.chicagotribune.com/resizer/KlaONEFa-2RhrvpPSekmQCVQcgA=/800x1048/top/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/tronc/F6NGH5SILNAO7EYVF2XPOR6VGY.jpg)
Chicago golfer Margaret Abbott was the 1st American woman to win a gold medal at the Olympics — but she never knew it. Here's why. - Chicago Tribune
![Margaret Abbott competed in and won a golf tournament in Paris. After her death, it was discovered that this tournament was part of the poorly-organized 1900 Olympics. She never knew she was Margaret Abbott competed in and won a golf tournament in Paris. After her death, it was discovered that this tournament was part of the poorly-organized 1900 Olympics. She never knew she was](https://s3.amazonaws.com/s3.mp-cdn.net/6c/b0/3becda047135892971c4543b169e-margaret-abbott-competed-in-and-won-a-golf-tournament-in-paris-after-her-death-it-was-discovered-t.jpg)