Bored with visiting the 1900 World's Fair in Paris, American Margaret Abbott decided to compete in what she thought was a simple women's golf tournament celebrating the fair. She won the match and returned to the United States. She died in 1955 without ever knowing that she was the first American female to earn gold* in a sport in the Olympics.
*Actually, in the 1900 Olympics in Paris, the first place contestants received trophy cups, while the second and third place winners were awarded silver and bronze medals, so actually Ms. Abbott was morally, but not technically, a gold medalist.
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