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Who was the first African-American to win 4 gold medals in one Olympics?
Jesse Owens at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin.
How many American athletes in summer Olympics?
402
Who was the first African American women in the Olympics?
The first African-American women to actually compete in the Olympics was Tidye Pickett in 80 meter hurdles at the 1936 Summer Games in Berlin. She was knocked out in the semi-finals. Four years earlier, at the 1932 Summer Games in Los Angeles, Pickett and Louise Stokes were members of the 4x100 meter relay team but did not compete.
Who is the first African American female to be an olympic gold medalist?
The first African American woman to win a gold medal was Alice Coachman of Albany, Georgia who won the high jump event at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London.
Which African city has held Summer Olympics games?
No city in Africa has ever held the Summer Olympic Games.
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.
Is there ice skating in the summer Olympics?
its in the winter Olympics not the summer Olympics..........
Why was gabby Douglas important?
Gabby Douglas is important because she is a the first African American to compete in the Olympics and win the all around individual event she also won the team gold medal for the U.S. at the 2012 summer Olympics
Does it have to be in the summer?
The Olympics should be in summer because they called it Summer Olympics
Is soccer in the winter or summer Olympics?
The summer olympics
When was he first summer Olympics?
when did the summer Olympics begin
Was the first Olympics a summer or winter?
It was the Summer Olympics
