Indian hockey captain Mr. Jaipal Singh in 1928 in Amsterdam Olympics
The first gold medals at the Olympics were not awarded until 1904. The first person that was awarded a gold medal was Charles Jewtraw.
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The Olympic gold medal is awarded for coming first in an Olympic event. It looks like a small golden circle.
302 event winners were awarded a Gold Medal.
Norman Pritchard
A gold medal is the highest award in the olympics. it is awarded for coming first in an event. the person who comes second gets a silver medal, and the person who comes third gets a bronze medal.
The first gold medal won by an Indian woman was at the 1970 Asian Games in Bangkok when Kamaljeet Sandhu won the 400 meter run.
President Herbert Hoover awarded her the National Geographic Society Gold Medal
If you mean what is the prize awarded for coming first in the Olympic games, this would be the gold medal. The medals awarded in each event are: Gold - first Silver - second Bronze - third In the ancient Olympics, winners were awarded a branch of wild olive. Sometimes the government would allow an Olympic champion to live in a special building that was only for distinguished citizens. Other winners would be exempt from paying taxes for winning an event in the ancient Olympics.
Pope Leo XIII awarded a gold medal to Vin Mariani which was treated with cocaine leaves.
Bindra - Abhinav was the first Indian sports man to win gold medal in Olympics.