1936
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Jesse Owens was the fisrt black to win a gold medal
win an olympic gold medal
Yes
It was Jesse Owens. In 1936 Jesse Owens was the first sprinter to win four Olympic golds in one year. Athlete Carl Lewis matched his record in 1984.
Jesse Owens won 4 gold medals in Olympics.
Jesse Owens.
He was the first black athlete to win the most medals
Jesse Owens won his gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
Jesse Owens
1936 he won and was the first to win four gold medals in a single Olympics
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.