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Jeanette Campbell became Argentina's first female Olympian and first female medalist by winning silver in Berlin in 1936. Her record stood for 29 years and opened doors for generations of women athletes.
A chance meeting at a Washington D.C. bar reunited a former Chico State basketball player with fellow Wildcats, just hours after Congress honored her 1991 Women's Rugby World Cup victory. Tara Flanagan's journey from college athlete to rugby pioneer to Superior Court judge shows how resilience creates unexpected champions.
