Great Britain has won 49 gold medals in Track and Field, along with 78 silver and 61 bronze for a total of 188 medals through the 2008 Games in Beijing.
Liu Xiang 110mH (2004)
The first gold medalist in track and field at the Modern Olympics was James Connolly of the United States in the triple jump in the 1896 Games in Athens.
In 1896, when the first modern Olympic was held, The first medals of the modern Olympics awarded in Track and Field, more specifically, the Triple Jump.
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Winning Gold medals in Track and Field.
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It was Jack Lovelock
Winning Gold medals in track and field.
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No female Sprinter has ever won 4 gold medals in track and field. However, in 1936, a male sprinter by the name of Jesse Owens won 4 gold medals in Track and Field.
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