1984 Games in Los Angeles.
The first gold medalist in women's cycling was Connie Carpenter-Phinney of the United States in individual road race at the 1984 Games.
Easy since it started
Women were allowed to compete in the Olympics starting with the 1900 Olympic Games in Paris.
In 1900, women first competed in the Paris Olympic Games. Women were allowed to compete in lawn tennis and Golf. Women first competed in swimming Olympic events in 1912.
women were not permitted to attend the ancient olympic games
Yes. Women are allowed in the Modern Olympic Games, both as participants, and as spectators. Women were banned from the Ancient Olympic Games held in Greece, (both as participating athletes and as spectators), but, women are certainly allowed in the Modern Olympic Games.
how are women represented on the council that makes decisions about Olympic games?"
In the ancient Olympic games women were not allowed to compete, but now they are.
Prior to the 2012 Games in London, Victoria Pendleton of Great Britain has won 1 Olympic medal ... a gold in women's sprint at the 2008 Games in Beijing. She set an Olympic record with a time of 10.963 seconds during the 2008 Games.
Gold: Anna Meares, Australia Silver: Jiang Yonghua, China Bronze: Nataliya Tsilinskaya, Belarus
Clara Hughes.Summer Games: won bronze in women's individual road race cycling and women's individual time trial cycling at the 1996 Games in Atlanta.Winter Games: won bronze in women's 5000 meter speed skating at the 2002 Games in Salt Lake City. She followed that up by winning gold in the 5000 meters and silver in women's team pursuit speed skating at the 2006 Games in Turin.
Women in early Greece were not allowed to take part in their olympic games.
no