That was Teddy Flack at the 1896 Games in Athens. He won gold in the 800 meter run and 1500 meter run.
1896.
1896
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in 1948
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leisel jones was 15 at her first Olympics. She is the first Australian to go to 4 olympics
turkey toke participate in the 1912 Olympics
no he was the first blackman to win the olympics in berlyn
Australian women first competed in the Olympics in 1912. The first Australian woman to win a gold medal was Fanny Durack, from Sydney, in the 100 meter freestyle at the 1912 Games in Stockholm.
There are alot of athletes that went to the Beijing 2008 Olympics. 433 athletes went to the 2008 Olympics, which is the second most amount of Australian athletes that have gone to the Olympics Athens was first with 482 Australian athletes that went.
At the first Olympics, women were not allowed to participate. The games were dedicated to Zeus, and were therefore meant for men. Now, women certainly do participate in the Olympics.
canada i think