Kathleen McKane Godfree is described in the public record as English badminton and tennis player (1896-1992). Born in Bayswater, United Kingdom, in 1896. Died in 1992.
Kathleen "Kitty" McKane Godfree (née McKane; 7 May 1896 – 19 June 1992) was a British tennis and badminton player and the second most decorated female British Olympian, joint with Katherine Grainger. == Career == According to A. Wallis Myers of The Daily Telegraph and the Daily Mail, Godfree was ranked in the world top 10 from 1921 (when the rankings began) through 1927, reaching a career high of world No. 2 in these rankings in 1923, 1924, and 1926. Godfree won five Olympic medals in tennis at the 1920 Antwerp and 1924 Paris games, the most Olympic medals won by a tennis player until Venus Williams matched this record at the 2016 Olympic Games. In 1923, she captured the title at the World Covered Court Championships. Godfree won the Wimbledon singles title twice. In the 1924 final, Godfree recovered from a set and 4–1 (40–15) down against Helen Wills to win the title.
Kathleen McKane Godfree is recorded among the figures by whom badminton is remembered, and the surviving account of that career is the basis on which the reputation rests.
Badminton produces the fastest projectile speeds in sport, and its rallies demand repeated maximal changes of direction.
