The Flo Hyman Memorial Award was conferred annually between 1987 and 2004 by the Women's Sports Foundation in Washington, D.C., United States, on the organization's National Girls and Women in Sports Day to the female sportsperson, irrespective of nationality or sport contested, adjudged to have capture[d] [best]...the dignity, spirit, and commitment to excellence of American indoor volleyballer Flo Hyman, an advocate for gender equality in sport and for the passage of Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1988 who died suddenly and unexpectedly in January 1986. The award was given with respect both to athletic performance and to charitable activism, especially in the context of [increasing] sports opportunities for all girls and women.
List of winners YearRecipientNationalitySport contestedRef1987Tennis1988Athletics1989Athletics1990Tennis1991Paralympic alpine skiing1992Golf1993Basketball1994Golf1995Artistic gymnastics1996Swimming1997Tennis1998 Artistic gymnastics1999Speedskating2000Tennis2001Basketball2002Softball2003 Athletics2004Figure skating
See also
List of sports awards honoring women Arthur Ashe for Courage Award Laureus World Sports Awards
References
External links Official site of the Women's Sports Foundation Awards