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Who won the first ever modern gold medal?
valerie adams . No! Wrong answer. Valerie Adams is a shot putter from New Zealand and was not the first person to win Gold Medal. The first person , ever, to win the Gold Medal was Leonidas Pyrgos of Greece. He won the medal in Fencing at the 1896 Olympic Games in Athens.
Who was the first person to win a gold medal?
The first gold medals at the Olympics were not awarded until 1904. The first person that was awarded a gold medal was Charles Jewtraw.
When did New Zealand get their first olympic gold?
New Zealand's first Olympic gold medal was won at the 1928 Games in Amsterdam by Ted Morgan in boxing in the welterweight division.
Who won New Zealand's first gold medal?
Ted Morgan (Boxing) (1928).
Which sport won the first gold medal for the New Zealand olympic team?
Jack Beatson
Gold medals in an Olympics?
If a person comes in 3d place the person gets a bronze medal,if the person gets in second the person will get a silver medal, if the person comes in first place theperson will get a gold medal
Who was the first gold person to get a gold medal in horse riding?
Paul Revere
First Olympic gold medal for New Zealand in boxing?
That was welterweight Ted Morgan who won gold at the 1928 Games in Amsterdam.
Who won New Zealand's first Olympic track and field gold medal in 1993?
Jim Thorpe
What was the first medal New Zealand won in Beijing?
New Zealand's first medal of the 2008 Beijing Olympics was won by Mahe Drysdale, who achieved a Bronze in the men's singles sculls event. The first Gold medal won by New Zealand at Beijing was achieved by Caroline and Georgina Evers-Swindell in the Women's Double Sculls.
Who won the first ancient greek gold medal?
a person
What is better silver medal or a gold medal?
A gold medal is the highest award in the olympics. it is awarded for coming first in an event. the person who comes second gets a silver medal, and the person who comes third gets a bronze medal.
