Reggie Walker.
Walker, born in Durban, KwaSulu-Natal, South Africa, won the men's 100 meter dash at the 1908 Games in London. At 19 years and 128 days old, he is the youngest man to win gold in the 100 meter dash in Olympic history.
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Vonetta Flowers.
Nigeria won her first Olympic gold medal in 1876
The Olympic gold medal is awarded for coming first in an Olympic event. It looks like a small golden circle.
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That was Abebe Bikila of Ethiopia who won the marathon at the 1960 Summer Games in Rome.
Norman pritchard in 1900
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The first athlete representing South Africa to win an Olympic gold medal was Reggie Walker who won the 100 meter dash event at the 1908 Games in London.
Nigeria in 1996 and Cameroon in 2000.