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| Born | May 30, 1924 Evan, Minnesota | |||||
| Died | April 13, 2014 (aged 89) | |||||
| Education | B.A., Gallaudet University, 1949 | |||||
| Spouse | Julius Seeger | |||||
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| Country | United States | |||||
| Sport | Track and field, tennis, volleyball | |||||
| Disability | Deafness | |||||
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Ruth Mae Taubert Seeger (May 30, 1924 – April 13, 2014) was an American athlete and coach. She was the first woman to be chosen for the United States track and field team for the 1957 World Games for the Deaf.[1][2]
Seeger also went on to win a bronze medal for tennis at the 1957 Summer Deaflympics.[3]
- ^ "Deaf Women United". Deaf Women United. Archived from the original on 2017-10-02. Retrieved 2017-10-02.
- ^ "Ruth Taubert Seeger – Texas Women's Hall of Fame – Texas Woman's University". www.twu.edu. Archived from the original on 2017-10-02. Retrieved 2017-10-02.
- ^ "Athletes | Deaflympics". www.deaflympics.com. Archived from the original on 2017-10-02. Retrieved 2017-10-02.