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About Ellen Richards Ridgway
A women's golf tournament was played at the 1900 Summer Olympics. It was the only time women's golf was featured at the Olympics until 2016. There were 10 competitors from 2 nations at the event, which was played on 3 October at the Compiègne Club. The event was won by Margaret Abbott of the United States, the first American woman Olympic champion. Despite being Americans, Whittier and Pratt are considered by the IOC to have represented Switzerland and France, respectively. Abbott was in Paris accompanying her mother and studying art. Whittier was an American studying in St. Moritz. Pratt was an American who spent significant time in Europe and competed under the auspices of the (French) Dinard Golf Club.
Everything about Ellen Richards Ridgway →- Occupation
- golfer, philanthropist
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- May 23, 1866
- Died
- February 13, 1934