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Charlotte Cooper was the first British woman to win an Olympic gold medal in 1900 in the women’s tennis final, which she won 6-1, 6-4. It was also the first Olympic Games in which women were allowed to compete.

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Charlotte Cooper was the first British woman to win an Olympic gold medal in 1900 in the women’s tennis final, which she won 6-1, 6-4. It was also the first Olympic Games in which women were allowed to compete.	205