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Kathleen McKane Godfree

Kathleen McKane Godfree, English tennis and badminton player (died 1992)

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Born
May 7, 1896
Died
June 19, 1992
Zodiac sign
Taurus
Birth year
1896

About Kathleen McKane Godfree

Kathleen "Kitty" McKane Godfree was a British tennis and badminton player and the second most decorated female British Olympian, joint with Katherine Grainger. Godfree won five Olympic medals in tennis at the 1920 Antwerp and 1924 Paris games, the most Olympic medals won by a tennis player until Venus Williams matched this record at the 2016 Olympic Games. Godfree won the Wimbledon singles title twice. This was the only defeat at Wimbledon for Wills who later won eight titles. Wills won their quarterfinal in the 1923 U.S.

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Kathleen McKane Godfree timeline

  1. Godfree won five Olympic medals in tennis at the 1920 Antwerp and 1924 Paris games, the most Olympic medals won by a tennis player until Venus Williams matched this record at the 2016 Olympic Games.
  2. Wills won their quarterfinal in the 1923 U.S.

The world when Kathleen McKane Godfree was born

Kathleen McKane Godfree was born in 1896. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst modern Olympic Games held in Athens
  • Top headlinePlessy v. Ferguson — "separate but equal" upheld
  • Technology milestoneGuglielmo Marconi patents wireless telegraph (radio)
  • World population~1.56B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderGrover Cleveland
  • U.S. population69.0M

1896 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Kathleen McKane Godfree's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure18962026
Population69.0M341 million

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