'It felt like someone took a blowtorch to the whole country and suddenly I could go anywhere I wanted to.'
Nancy finds her doors opened with the passing of Title IX, navigating a new world as a young adult and student-athlete. While on a run, she is violently assaulted by a stranger. After reporting her rapist to the police, Nancy embarks on a journey of healing, supported by those around her, and goes on to win four Olympic medals. Today, she advocates for female athletes through her organization Champion Women.
Nancy Hogshead is an Olympic Champion, a civil rights lawyer, and the founder of Champion Women, an organization dedicated to providing legal advocacy for girls and women in sports. Her work to make sport safer for athletes is fueled by the lessons learned when she survived a violent rape while out running. She understands the power of sport in a girl's and a woman's life and works to expand opportunities and protections for all.
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