Doris Kopsky Muller
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1922 |
| Died | 1997 |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Professional cyclist |
| Major wins | |
| Jersey State Sprint Champion (1937, 1938, 1939) | |
Doris Kopsky Muller (1922–1997) was an American cyclist. She was the first woman to win a national title in cycling.[1]
A 15-year-old resident of Belleville, New Jersey, she won the first national women's cycling championship, which was held in Buffalo, New York in 1937.[1][2] Her father, Joseph Kopsky, had participated in the 1912 Olympic Games in Stockholm and started in the street race and trained his daughter.[3]
Muller started in two races on the track . She won over a mile and finished second in five miles.[3] She was riding a bike her father had built with a big "D" on the stem. From 1937 to 1939 she was the champion of New Jersey. She married a cyclist, Paul Muller, and ended her athletic career.
In 1992, Doris Kopsky Muller was inducted into the United States Bicycling Hall of Fame.[4]
References
- ^ a b "First female American national Champion cyclist Doris Kopsky | Classic Cycle Bainbridge Island Kitsap County". classiccycleus.com. Retrieved 2019-06-12.
- ^ "Kopsky, Doris | Encyclopedia.com". www.encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2019-06-13.
- ^ a b "Doris Kopsky, America's First Women's National Cycling Champion". www.bikeraceinfo.com. Retrieved 2019-06-12.
- ^ "Doris Kopsky Muller Inducted in 1992 for Modern Road & Track Competitor (1945-1975) U.S. Bicycling Hall of Fame". 2016-03-27. Archived from the original on 2016-03-27. Retrieved 2019-06-13.