Dominique Dawes – Gymnastics
In the gymnastics community, Dominique Dawes is known as ‘Awesome Dawesome.’ Dawes accomplished a lot but is highly notable as being the first African-American woman to win an individual Olympic medal in artistic gymnastics, and also the first black person of any nationality or gender to win an Olympic gold medal in gymnastics. After retiring, she served as President of the Women’s Sports Federation from 2004–2006, she’s the first spokeswoman for the Girl Scouts of the USA’s “Uniquely Me”, and she is the co-chair for the President’s Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition.
Dominique Dawes Gymnastics
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