Diderich Johnson won the first gold medal in women's javelin at the Olympic Games. Do you know the story of Diderich Johnson?

Didrich won the national championship at the age of 16, and became the track and field athlete who won the most medals at the Olympic Games at the age of 18. Later, she became the most outstanding golfer in the world. She is a versatile person in the sports field.

Diderich Johnson was born in Texas, USA, and is a descendant of Norwegian immigrants. She ranks sixth in the family. Everyone in the family likes sports. Seven brothers and sisters and her father just formed a baseball team. Her mother used to be a famous skiing and skating expert in Norway. Didrich has been playing outside since he was a child. At the age of 4, he dared to challenge the boys nearby. She is active by nature, like a wild horse all day. She is interested in any sports and wants to get ahead in everything. At first, she showed her talent in softball and could easily throw the ball 90 meters away. The classmates said that she played like Starbuck Ruth, a famous American baseball star at that time, so everyone affectionately called her "Babu".

In high school, Diderich Johnson was active on the basketball court. Because she is not tall, the school basketball team didn't absorb her, but Didrich didn't lose heart. She practiced shooting and dribbling twice, and soon joined the school basketball team and became the main force of the team. She participated in city and state competitions on behalf of the school for many times, averaging more than 30 points per game, which is often the sum of the scores of the opposing team. Because of her superb skills, she was elected as the best basketball striker in America twice.

At this time, her interest began to turn again. She thinks that track and field sports can better exercise people's willpower and endurance, so she participated in some track and field competitions and achieved good results. She put forward higher requirements for herself-strive to become a world-class outstanding track and field athlete and board the Olympic champion throne. Once, Diderich Johnson went out to play with his classmates. She ran to the front steps, imitated the posture of an Olympic champion, bowed deeply to the students below, and caused the students to burst into laughter. She became a champion fan. Of course, Diderich Hudson has not only wishes, but also actions. She began to train hard in the track and field to give full play to her versatile talents.

1930, 16-year-old Diderich Johnson began to make his mark in track and field. She won the national javelin championship for the first time, creating an excellent result of 40.62 meters. The next year, she became the national champion of the long jump and the 80-meter hurdle. 1932, Diderich Johnson participated in the 10 Olympic Games held in Los Angeles as the main member of the American track and field team. At that time, there were six events in the women's track and field competition, and she reported javelin, high jump and 80-meter hurdles. On July 3rd1,in the javelin competition held for the first time in the Olympic Games, Diderich Johnson won the gold medal in the 80-meter hurdles again with a time of 1 1.7 seconds, setting an Olympic record for this event.