The Flo Hyman Memorial Award was conferred annually between 1987 and 2004 by the
Women's Sports Foundation in
Washington, D.C.
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, United States, on the organization's National Girls and Women in Sports Day to the female
sportsperson
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Athletes may be professionals or amateurs. Most professional athletes have particularly well-devel ...
, irrespective of nationality or sport contested, adjudged to have ''capture
est..the dignity, spirit, and commitment to excellence''
of American
indoor volleyball
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er
Flo Hyman
Flora Jean "Flo" Hyman (July 31, 1954 – January 24, 1986) was an American athlete who played volleyball. She was an Olympic silver medalist and played professional volleyball in Japan.
Early life and education
Hyman was the second of eight chi ...
, an advocate for
gender equality
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in sport and for the passage of
Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1988
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who died suddenly and unexpectedly in January 1986.
The award was given with respect both to athletic performance and to
charitable activism
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, especially in the context of ''
ncreasingsports opportunities for all girls and women''.
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List of winners
See also
* List of sports awards honoring women
* Arthur Ashe for Courage Award
The Arthur Ashe Courage Award (sometimes called the Arthur Ashe Award for Courage or Arthur Ashe Courage and Humanitarian Award) is presented as part of the ESPY Awards. It is named for the American tennis player Arthur Ashe. Although it is a sp ...
* Laureus World Sports Awards
References
External links
Official site of the Women's Sports Foundation Awards
{{Women's Sports Foundation
Sports awards honoring women
Women's sports in the United States
Awards established in 1987
Awards disestablished in 2004
Women's Sports Foundation