Flo Hyman
Training
Flora Jean Hyman was born as the daughter of George W. Hyman and Hyman Warrene. She was already twelve years old 1,83 m tall and reached mature size of 1.96 m, which was beneficial in their volleyball careers. Although they also showed talent for basketball, she decided for volleyball, a game that was mostly played by whites and rare of black members of the working class. Hyman joined the Morningside High School in Inglewood from and studied at the University of Houston Mathematics and Sports. She was granted at that university was the first wife of a sports scholarship. But not you closed the last year, as they all devoted their volleyball careers.
Volleyball
In 1974, Hyman was a member of the U.S. American volleyball teams. However, they did not play in the Olympic Games in Moscow because of the boycott. She played in the 1981 World Cup, won by the American team at the 1982 World Championships bronze medal. In the Summer Olympics 1984 Hyman led the USA to the silver medal. In the finals they were beaten by China, although it was the U.S. in the same tournament previously managed to defeat China.
Life
After the Summer Games Hyman moved to Japan, where she played for the Daiei Japanese team. In the summer of 1986, she wanted to return to the United States. Flo Hyman died but surprisingly during a volleyball game against Hitachi. It turned out that she had died of a crack aorta. This was caused by the previously unsuspected rare genetic disorder Marfan syndrome.
Flo Hyman, she starred in the movie "Order of the Black Eagle " one armed with a knife mercenary named Spike.
1988 Flo Hyman was included in the "Volleyball Hall of Fame".
Achievements
- Three times U.S. Champion
- Among the six best players of the World Cup 1981
- Bronze Medal 1982 World Cup Peru
- Silver medal at the 1984 Olympic Games USA
Flo Hyman Award
The Flo Hyman Memorial Award was an annual sports day regardless of nationality or sport, awarded 1987-2004 of the U.S. Women's Sports Foundation in Washington, DC, United States, on the national girls and women to the athlete who best dignity, the spirit and the will to excellence embodies that was typical for the volleyball player Flo Hyman. Hyman was an advocate for the equal rights of men and women in sport and for the adoption of the Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1988. The prize was awarded both for outstanding athletic achievements, as well as for charitable activities.