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Who was the first English person to get a gold medal in the winter Olympics?
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Mary Denise Rand, (born 10 February 1940) is a former English track-and-field athlete. She won the gold medal in the long jump at the 1964 Summer Olympics by breaking the world record, becoming the first-ever British female to win an Olympic gold medal in a track and field event.
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∙ 14y agoThe first Winter Olympics gold medal won by an athlete(s) representing Great Britain was won at the 1924 Games in Chamonix by the British Curling team (Willie Jackson, Robin Welsh, Tom Murray, and Laurence Jackson).
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∙ 14y agoCharlotte Cooper in women's singles tennis at the 1900 Games in Paris.
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∙ 14y agoThe very first gold medal awarded at the 1930 British Empire Games was to Billy Savidan (NZL) in the mens 6 mile
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Who was the first person to invent winter Olympics?
The Winter Olympics were first held in 1924 in the French resort of Chamonix and were imagined by Eugene Brunettea d'Usseaux (ITA) in 1911
When and where did the winter Olympics first begin?
The First winter Olympics was in Chamonix,France in 1924.
How long has the Winter Olympics been going on for?
The first Winter Olympics was in 1924.
What Olympic year was the winter Olympics?
the first winter Olympics were in Chamonix France.
How many years passed between the end Olympics and the beginning of modern Olympics?
the first winter Olympics were held on 1924 the first winter Olympics were in 1924 in chamonix,France
What year were the first winter Olympics held in?
The first Winter Olympics were held in 1924 in Chamonix, France.
Who was the first person to win a gold medal in the winter Olympics and what was the date?
it was charlie hays, and it was on 1876.
Was the first Olympics a summer or winter?
It was the Summer Olympics
How many women competed in the first Winter Olympics in 1942?
There were no Winter Olympics in 1942.
When was the first winter game Olympics were held in what year?
The first Winter olympics were held in 1924 - at Chamonix, in France.
Who many countries attended the first winter Olympics?
Sixteen countries participated in the first Winter Olympics in 1924.
Where were the 1870 winter Olympics held?
The Winter Olympics were first hosted in 1924. There were no Winter Olympic Games in 1870.
