The Flo Hyman Memorial Award was conferred annually between 1987 and 2004 by the Women's Sports Foundation in

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, United States, on the organization's National Girls and Women in Sports Day to the female

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, irrespective of nationality or sport contested, adjudged to have ''capture est..the dignity, spirit, and commitment to excellence'' of American

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, an advocate for

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in sport and for the passage of

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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

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, especially in the context of '' ncreasingsports opportunities for all girls and women''.

List of winners

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

List of winners

See also

References

External links