She trained herself by running barefoot in fields and on dirt roads.
Alice was a 16 year old when she got a scholarship.
She become a spoke person or Coca-Cola for being the first black american.
Birthday: November 9, 1923
Death: July 14 ,2014
Hometown: Albany
Major Accomplishments
Alice Coachman was the first black woman to break the height of 5 ft. , 6 and 1/8 in. in the high jump finals and the first black women to get a gold medal.