CHANGE-MAKERS
While individuals may encounter difficulties in life simply because of their gender, skin colour, religion or country of origin, the Games, with the diversity of the athletes who take part, champion the right to be different. Participating at the Games may not change the world, but it can certainly help make a difference.
Suzanne Lenglen (1920-08-16) by GettyImagesThe Olympic Museum
SUZANNE LENGLEN (FRA, TENNIS) - 1899-1938
A new outfit for a new form of tennis in complete freedom.
Winner of three medals at the 1920 Games in Antwerp, in which 2,561 men and 65 women competed, Suzanne Lenglen was the first female player to wear short pleated skirts and expose her arms and lower legs.
Dressed by couturier Jean Patou, the world’s first international female tennis star combined elegance and freedom of movement at all times.
With Suzanne, the female athlete defined herself and was not afraid to express her style on the field of play.
Doubles
Volley
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