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Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce from Jamaica (JAM) was the Women's 100 metres Gold Medalist and Usain Bolt Jamaica (JAM) was the Men's
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When did women start cycling in the olympic games?
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.
Most medals in olympic history?
The Olympic awards three medals. The first is a gold medal, he/she/they is the winner of that event they compete in. That athlete or athletes stand in the middle of the podium and hear his/her national anthem played during the medal ceremony. The second is a silver, He/she/they finish second directly or indirectly based on time, score, or agreement. He/she stands to the right of the gold medalist during the award ceremony. If the gold medalist is disqualified because of certain post event regulations (doping or underage regulations). The silver medalist will be the Olympic champion and accept the gold medal in the process. The last medal given is the bronze medal. This is for the athlete who finished third in a race or win the bronze medal match. They stand to the left of the gold medalist. In some sports (boxing), their are two bronzr because their is no bronze medal match or because of the rules of the sport. Some athletes find that winning an medal is an achievement, some will find that an achievement is winning as many as possible under rule regulations. Michael Phelps, argubly the greatest Olympic Champion of all times, won 8 gold medals in a single Olympic. Others less known atheltes, Chris Huffins, a decathlete, says "Their are as many gold medalist as their are bronze medalist." Althought it might sound true at first, it is a very radical statement and does not always apply to all sports (boxing). Also, a gold medalist can alos be bronze medalist, but is still titled as "Olympic gold medalist" in advertisements. Huffins won a bronze in the decathlon at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.
Who was the first person to win a gold medal for british olympic cycling?
That was Clarence Kingsbury in the 20 kilometer race at the 1908 Summer Games in London on July 14, 1908.
Who is the olympic champion for middle distance race?
Mo Farah who won both the 5000m and the 10,000m at the London 2012 Olympic games.
Gold medalist in the Olympics for the 110 meter in 1992?
Mark McKoy of Canada won the Gold Medal for the Men's 110 Meter race, in the 1992 Olympics, held in Barcelona, Spain.
Who was the first ever athlete to win an olympic gold medal?
James Connolly (USA) won the first-ever modern Olympic Gold Medal when he won the triple jump, and the first wrestling Olympic champion was Carl Schuhmann (Germany) he defeated local Georgios Tsitas.
How many Native American Indians from Federally Recognized Indian tribes were in the Olympics this year and any other Olympics and if not then why?
Jim Thorpe, gold medalist in the pentathlon and decathlon in 1912, was raised as a Sac and Fox. Billy Mills, who is a Oglala Dakota and was raised on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota is gold medalist in the 10,000m race in 1964 and the only American to ever medal in the 10,000 meter race in history.
What is a very long race in the Olympic games?
The longest race is the 50 KM Racewalk. It will be contested on Sat. Aug 11, and starts at 9:00 London time.
What olympic sports do you associate Kathy watt?
Kathy Watt is an Australia cyclist, and won a Gold (road race) and Silver (3km pursuit) at the Barcelona Olympic games.
Who won the gold medal in100 meters race in london olympics 2012?
Usain bolt
Who won gold medal in 100 meters race London Olympics 2012?
Usain Bolt
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