The Flo Hyman Memorial Award was conferred annually between 1987 and 2004 by the
Women's Sports Foundation
The Women's Sports Foundation (WSF) is a 501(c)(3) educational nonprofit charity focused on female involvement in sports. Founded in 1974 by tennis player Billie Jean King and initially supported by Olympic athletes Donna de Varona and Suzy Chaffe ...
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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 professional sports, professionals or amateur sports, amateurs. Most professional a ...
, irrespective of nationality or sport contested, adjudged to have ''capture
est..the dignity, spirit, and commitment to excellence''
of American
indoor volleyballer
Flo Hyman, an advocate for
gender equality
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in sport and for the passage of
Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1988 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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Etymology
The word ''charity'' or ...
activism, 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
This list of sports awards honoring women is an index to articles about notable awards honoring sportswomen. The list gives the country of the sponsoring organization, but some awards are open to sportswomen around the world. The list includes sub ...
* Arthur Ashe for Courage Award
* Laureus World Sports Awards
The Laureus World Sports Awards is an annual award ceremony honouring individuals and teams from the world of sports along with sporting achievements throughout the year. It was established in 1999 by Laureus Sport for Good Foundation foundin ...
References
External links
Official site of the Women's Sports Foundation Awards
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Sports awards honoring women
Women's sports in the United States
Awards established in 1987
Awards disestablished in 2004
Women's Sports Foundation