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'''Doris Kopsky Muller''' (1922–1997) was an American [[ |
'''Doris Kopsky Muller''' (1922–1997) was an American [[cycle sport|cyclist]]. She was the first woman to win a Unitded States national title in cycling.<ref name="classiccycleus.com">{{Cite web|url=http://classiccycleus.com/home/doris-kopsky/|title=First female American national Champion cyclist Doris Kopsky {{!}} Classic Cycle Bainbridge Island Kitsap County|website=classiccycleus.com|access-date=2019-06-12}}</ref> |
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A 15-year-old resident of [[Belleville, New Jersey]], she won the first national women's cycling championship, which was held in [[Buffalo, New York]] in 1937.<ref |
A 15-year-old resident of [[Belleville, New Jersey]], she won the first United States [[United States Cycling National Championships (historical)|national women's cycling championship]], which was held in [[Buffalo, New York]] in 1937.<ref name="classiccycleus.com"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.encyclopedia.com/women/dictionaries-thesauruses-pictures-and-press-releases/kopsky-doris|title=Kopsky, Doris {{!}} Encyclopedia.com|website=www.encyclopedia.com|access-date=2019-06-13}}</ref> Her father, [[Joseph Kopsky]], had participated in the [[1912 Summer Olympics|1912 Olympic Games]] in [[Stockholm]] and started in the street race and trained his daughter.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.bikeraceinfo.com/riderhistories/kopsky-doris.html|title=Doris Kopsky, America's First Women's National Cycling Champion|website=www.bikeraceinfo.com|access-date=2019-06-12}}</ref> |
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Muller started in two races on the track . She won over a mile and finished second in five miles.<ref name=":0" /> She was riding a bike her father had built with a big "D" on the stem. From 1937 to 1939 she was the champion of [[New Jersey]]. She married a cyclist, Paul |
At the 1937 U.S. National Championships, Muller started in two races on the track . She won over a mile and finished second in five miles.<ref name=":0" /> She was riding a bike her father had built with a big "D" on the stem. From 1937 to 1939 she was the champion of [[New Jersey]]. She married a cyclist, Paul Muller, and ended her athletic career. |
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She finished second in the 1939 [[United States Cycling National Championships (historical)|United States Cycling National Championships]]. |
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| ⚫ | In 1992, Doris Kopsky Muller was inducted into the [[United States Bicycling Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160327101337/http://www.usbhof.org/inductee-by-year/24-doris-kopsky-muller|title=Doris Kopsky Muller Inducted in 1992 for Modern Road & Track Competitor (1945-1975) U.S. Bicycling Hall of Fame|date=2016-03-27 |
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| ⚫ | In 1992, Doris Kopsky Muller was inducted into the [[United States Bicycling Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.usbhof.org/inductee-by-year/24-doris-kopsky-muller|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160327101337/http://www.usbhof.org/inductee-by-year/24-doris-kopsky-muller|url-status=dead|archive-date=2016-03-27|title=Doris Kopsky Muller Inducted in 1992 for Modern Road & Track Competitor (1945-1975) U.S. Bicycling Hall of Fame|date=2016-03-27|access-date=2019-06-13}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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[[Category:People from Belleville, New Jersey]] |
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[[Category:Sportspeople from Essex County, New Jersey]] |
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[[Category:20th-century American women]] |
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Revision as of 14:39, 29 December 2023
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| Born | 1922 |
| Died | 1997 |
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| Discipline | Amateur cyclist |
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| New Jersey State Sprint Champion (1937, 1938, 1939) | |
Doris Kopsky Muller (1922–1997) was an American cyclist. She was the first woman to win a Unitded States national title in cycling.[1]
A 15-year-old resident of Belleville, New Jersey, she won the first United States national women's cycling championship, which was held in Buffalo, New York in 1937.[1][2] Her father, Joseph Kopsky, had participated in the 1912 Olympic Games in Stockholm and started in the street race and trained his daughter.[3]
At the 1937 U.S. National Championships, Muller started in two races on the track . She won over a mile and finished second in five miles.[3] She was riding a bike her father had built with a big "D" on the stem. From 1937 to 1939 she was the champion of New Jersey. She married a cyclist, Paul Muller, and ended her athletic career.
She finished second in the 1939 United States Cycling National Championships.
In 1992, Doris Kopsky Muller was inducted into the United States Bicycling Hall of Fame.[4]
References
- ^ a b "First female American national Champion cyclist Doris Kopsky | Classic Cycle Bainbridge Island Kitsap County". classiccycleus.com. Retrieved 2019-06-12.
- ^ "Kopsky, Doris | Encyclopedia.com". www.encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2019-06-13.
- ^ a b "Doris Kopsky, America's First Women's National Cycling Champion". www.bikeraceinfo.com. Retrieved 2019-06-12.
- ^ "Doris Kopsky Muller Inducted in 1992 for Modern Road & Track Competitor (1945-1975) U.S. Bicycling Hall of Fame". 2016-03-27. Archived from the original on 2016-03-27. Retrieved 2019-06-13.