Shirley Strickland in 80 meter hurdles at the 1952 Games in Helsinki.
Edwin Flack was the first Australian male to win a gold medal in Olympics.He won a gold medal in Mens 800m race in Athens on 1896 olympics.
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.
In 1896 there was one Australian competitor and he won 2 gold medals. Teddy Flack was his name.
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.
The first Australian to win Gold at the Olympics was Edwin Flack at the first ever modern Olympic games in Athens in 1896.
== == In the SUMMER Olympics, I think it was Stephanie Rice. Steven Bradbury was the first Australian athelete to win gold in the Winter Olympics. It was for the 1,000 metre short track speed skating in the 2002 games. Australia is the only country in the southern hemisphere to win a gold medal at the Winter Olympics.
Edwin Flack was the first Australian to receive gold at the first games of the modern Olympics. He won the 800m mens and the 1500m mens.
First place in the Olympics? Gold
76
The first Australian to win gold was swimmer Frederick Lane who won the 200 meter freestyle and 200 meter obstacle events at the 1900 Games in Paris. Lane was from Manly, New South Wales.
Kieran Perkins won gold at the Barcelona and Atlanta Olympics for Australia in the 1500m freestyle swimming event.
That was Teddy Flack at the 1896 Games in Athens. He won gold in the 800 meter run and 1500 meter run.