History Fact: Girl won the Olympic Games, but did not know about this

In 1900, in Paris, was the first Olympic Games in which women participated. Among the women's competition were announced on the boating, tennis and golf.

Olympic golf champion has become a 24-year-old American Margaret Ives Abbott.

The organization of the Games in 1900 was bad, so the athletes often do not know that to participate in the competition. This is what happened to Margaret.

She came to Paris to study art by Degas and Rodin. To unwind a little, Margaret decided to play a round of golf - at this time just pass some competitions. The girl no one said that it is participating in the Olympic Games.

Margaret's won the tournament, received from the hands of the judges championship porcelain cup (while there were no Olympic gold medals ) and departed safely to their home - in the United States.

Only 60 years later, when Margaret had died, it turned out that she won the tournament was part of the program of the Olympic Games 1900.

Along with Margaret in golf competitions participated and her mother, Mary Abbott. In the same tournament she won in seventh place. It was the first and only case in which the Olympic competitions participated directly and mother, and daughter. In addition, Margaret and Mary Abbott, nine women participated in the Olympic Games in 1900