Katherine Washington
No. 5, 8 – Nashville Business College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Guard | |||||||||||||||||||||||
League | Amateur Athletic Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Murfreesboro, Tennessee, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | American | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Listed height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 125 lb (57 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Women's Basketball Hall of Fame | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Katherine Washington (June 24, 1933 - September 19, 2019, age 86) was a former American
AAU
Washington played for the
USA Basketball
The first World Championship for women was organized in 1953. AAU teams had been holding national tournaments for years, but this event, held in
With no international experience, it wasn't clear how well the US team was expected to compete. However, while the team lost an early round game to Brazil, they won the remaining games, including the gold medal game against Chile 49–36, to claim the gold medal, and the first World Championship.[1] Washington was voted MVP.
Washington continued to play for the US National team in the 1957 World Championships, held
In 1959, the US national team was made up of players from several teams, but seven were from 1952, the Flying Queens team, which represented
In 1967, Washington was inducted into the Helms Athletic Foundation Hall of Fame as a six-time All-American(1952, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60).
Inducted into the Martin Methodist Hall of Fame - 1998.
Other Honors:
All-American Fast Pitch - 1968
600 Club Bowling - 1968
Murfreesboro, Tennessee city tennis singles champion - 1952
Notes
- ^ a b "First World Championship For Women-- 1953". USA Basketball. February 24, 2014. Archived from the original on 5 September 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
- ^ "Katherine Washington, Class of 2000". Archived from the original on 2017-04-05. Retrieved 2013-10-18.
- ^ Ikard 2005, p. 71
- ^ Ikard 2005, p. 115
- ^ Ikard 2005, pp. 102–103
- ^ "Second World Championship For Women -- 1957". USA Basketball. February 24, 2014. Archived from the original on 5 September 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
- ^ Ikard 2005, p. 118
- ^ "Third Pan American Games -- 1959". USA Basketball. June 10, 2010. Archived from the original on 7 September 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
References
- Ikard, Robert W. (2005). Just for Fun: The Story of AAU Women's Basketball. The University of Arkansas Press. ISBN 978-1557288899.