Doris Kopsky Muller (1922–1997) was an American cyclist. She was the first woman to win a national title in cycling. A 15-year-old resident of Belleville, New Jersey, she won the first national women's cycling championship, which was held in

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in 1937. Her father,

Joseph Kopsky Joseph Kopsky (November 4, 1882 – January 30, 1974) was an American cycle sport, cyclist. He was born in New York City. He competed in two events at the 1912 Summer Olympics. On May 5, 1912, he set a record for 150 miles, in 8:26.27. He mo ...

, had participated in the

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and started in the street race and trained his daughter. Muller started in two races on the track . She won over a mile and finished second in five miles. She was riding a bike her father had built with a big "D" on the stem. From 1937 to 1939 she was the champion of

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. She married a cyclist, Paul Muller, and ended her athletic career. In 1992, Doris Kopsky Muller was inducted into the United States Bicycling Hall of Fame.

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