James Connolly in triple jump.
Bobby Smith
The best athlete was jim Thorpe .
France's athlete won the silver medal in the Women's Modern Pentathlon event at the Rio 2016 Olympics.
In 1896, James Connolly (an American) won the triple jump in Athens. In so doing, he became the first modern Olympic champion- that is, the first one in 1,527 years. http://www.olympic.org/uk/athletes/profiles/bio_uk.asp?PAR_I_ID=58191 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Connolly_(athlete)
Yes. Her 18 Olympic medals is the most an athlete has won in the history of the modern Olympics.
The athlete who won the Silver medal in the men's modern pentathlon competition during the 2016 Rio Olympics was Pavlo Tymosshchenko of Ukraine who had a total of 1,472 points.
The athlete who won the Bronze medal in the men's modern pentathlon competition during the 2016 Rio Olympics was Ismael Hernandez Uscanga of Mexico who had a total of 1,468 points.
The athlete who won the Gold medal in the men's modern pentathlon competition during the 2016 Rio Olympics was Aleksander Lesun of Russia who had won it with a total of 1,479 points.
The Olympics became modern back in it's birthplace in 1896, a lapse of 1,500 years.
It was in 1896 when James Connolly of America became the very first champion of modern Olympics. He participated and won in the triple jump event during the opening day.
American Alvin Kraenzlein developed what became the modern technique and used it at the 1900 Olympics, where he won the 110- and 200-meter hurdle events, as well as the 60-meter dash and the long jump.
"American Sheila Taormina is poised to become the first athlete in history to compete at the Olympic Games in three different events." source: http://www.cbc.ca/olympics/modern-pentathlon/story/2008/06/06/f-olympics-modernpentathlon-american.html Taormina competed in the 1996 Summer Games in Atlanta as a member of the 4x200 meter freestyle relay team that won gold. At the 2000 Games and 2004 Games, she competed in women's triathlon. And at the 2008 Games, she qualified for modern pentathlon. She is the first athlete in the history of the Olympics to compete in three different disciplines.