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.
Jack Beatson
Men's football was a demonstration sport at the 1896 Games in Athens and became a medal sport at the 1900 Games in Paris. Great Britain won the first gold medal. Women's football became a medal sport at the 1996 Games in Atlanta. The United States won the first gold medal in women's football.
Tug-of-War in 1900
Badminton is the official sport of Indonesia. Indonesia has won a Gold medal since the sport was first introduced in the Olympic Games.
Andy Murray won the gold medal for men at the 2012 London olympics. Although he is from Scotland his medal counted toward the Great Britain total-- a first gold medal in this sport!
Hawk was 27, when he won his first gold medal. -Swan
Basketball
Michael wrightson aka dwebazoid won the fisrt medal and a loved to tighten those bolt loose in his head
Nigeria won her first Olympic gold medal in 1876
Field & Track
No, and Canadian football is not an Olympic Sport.
Rugby is not an Olympic sport. The last Olympics where rugby was a medal sport was the 1924 Games in Paris.