Wilma Rudolph.
Wilma won a bronze medal in 4x100 meter relay at the 1956 Games in Melbourne and gold medals in 100 meter dash, 200 meter dash, and 4x100 meter relay at the 1960 Games in Rome.
She was the first African American to run track in the Olympics, got over polio as a child, and won gold Olympic medals
who is the first African American women to serve on the International Olympic CommitteeSave
Jesse Owens.
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History is made everyday. In 1908 John Baxter Taylor was the first African American to earn a gold medal in the Olympics.
win an olympic gold medal
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.
Margaret Abbott in ladies golf at the 1900 Games in Paris.
Wilma Rudolph.
real gold medals
Vonetta Flowers.
Wilma Rudolph who won gold in the 100 meter dash, 200 meter dash, and 4x100 meter relay at the 1960 Summer Games in Rome.