An Olympic gold medal ... Betty Robinson.
Robinson won the women's 100 meter dash at the 1928 Summer Games in Amsterdam.
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Milkha Singh
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Track and Field, Men's Triple Jump in 1896.
Jim Thorpe
Jim Thorpe
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New Zealand's first gold medal in Olympic athletics (track and field) was won by Jack Lovelock in the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin. He won the 1500 meter race in what was then a world record time of 3:47.8.
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No one has won a track and field medal for Canada since 1996 when Donovan Bailey won the 100m.
Yes, Alice Coachman retired from her job as a school teacher and coach after a successful career in athletics. She was the first African-American woman to win an Olympic gold medal in track and field.
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