Muriel Simbro
First woman in the US to earn a D license.
Leader of the first ever US Women's National Team which competed at the 1962 World Meet and took gold.
Recipient of the Helms Athlete of the Year Award recognizing excellence in amateur athletics.
Inducted: 2012
Country: United States
Muriel Simbro, known as skydiving’s first lady, was the first woman in the U.S. to earn a D license; she was the leader of the first full women’s team that the U.S. supported winning the 1962 World Parachuting Championships and the first U.S. woman to win a gold medal in a world meet. She received the Helms Athlete of the Year Award, a national award that recognized excellence in amateur athletics. She also appeared on the TV show “To Tell the Truth.”
Date of First Jump: 1960
