Vonetta Flowers was born October 29, 1973 in Birmingham, Alabama. She was a standout track and field athlete at the University of Alabama-Birmingham. However, her significance in sports and to African-Americans has nothing to do with sprints or jumps. In 2002, Flowers became the first black athlete from any country to win a gold medal at the Winter Olympics. She and teammate, Jill Bakken brought the gold home for the U.S. in the bobsled - the first U.S. bobsled medal in 46 years. The following ESPN interview chronicles just how Flowers made the incredible leap from summer hopeful to winter gold-medalist. She proved that Flowers can indeed bloom in the winter. Until next time...
Be a Good Sport!
-Sol
Sunday, 27 February 2011
Sportsmanship in Black: Vonetta Flowers
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