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.
Badminton is the official sport of Indonesia. Indonesia has won a Gold medal since the sport was first introduced in the Olympic Games.
Tug-of-War in 1900
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!
Basketball
Hawk was 27, when he won his first gold medal. -Swan
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.