In 1896 there was one Australian competitor and he won 2 gold medals. Teddy Flack was his name.
No one, Ethiopia has never won a gold at the olympics.
First place in the Olympics? Gold
Cameroon. It was the first gold medal Cameroon had ever won at an Olympic Games.
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latvian cyclist won the first medal in olympics 2012
The first Australian to win Gold at the Olympics was Edwin Flack at the first ever modern Olympic games in Athens in 1896.
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.
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.
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.
No one, Ethiopia has never won a gold at the olympics.
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.
Alisa Peta Camplin is an Australian aerial skier who won gold at the 2002 Winter Olympics, the second ever winter Olympic gold medal for Australia. At the 2006 Winter Olympics, Camplin finished third to receive a bronze medal. She is the first Australian skier to win medals at consecutive Winter Olympics, making her one of Australia's best skiers.
== == 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.
Shirley Strickland in 80 meter hurdles at the 1952 Games in Helsinki.
First place in the Olympics? Gold
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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.