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Who was the first African American to win gold medals in the Olympics?
History is made everyday. In 1908 John Baxter Taylor was the first African American to earn a gold medal in the Olympics.
Who was Wilma RUDOLPHN?
She was an African-american who was a sprinter who won 3 gold medals in the Olympics in 1960
Who was the African American who embarrest Hitler by winnung 4 gold medals in the 1936 Berlin Olympics?
jesses Owens
Who was the first African American woman to win 3 gold medals in the track and field Olympics in 1960?
Wilma Rudolph.
What percentage of American Gold medals were won by African Americans during the Beijing 2008 Olympics?
22 of 110 which is 20% of all medals. 8 of the 36 gold ( i include women and men basketball in these 8 medals)
What African American was the first to win three gold medals in the Olympics in the track field?
Jesse Owen in 1936 and Wilma Rudolph in 1960.
What were some of Wilma Rudolph's accomplishments?
She was the first African American to run track in the Olympics, got over polio as a child, and won gold Olympic medals
Who in the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul Korea won gold medals in the 100 200 and 400 meter relay she was African American?
That was Florence Griffith-Joyner.
Who was the black African person that won four gold medals in 1936 olympic games?
John Baxter Taylor was the first African American person to receive a gold medal in the Olympics. He received this gold medal in the Olympics of 1908.
How many gold medals in the 2008 Olympics?
302 gold medals 302 gold medals
How many African American women have won gold medals?
46
What is the name of the 23 year old American swimmer who won 8 gold medals in the Beijing Olympics in 2008?
In 2008, Michael Phelps won eight gold medals in the Beijing Olympics.
