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Who was the first person to win two or more medals in five different Olympic games?
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Through the 2008 Games in Beijing, only one athlete has won multiple medals in five different Olympic Games and that is kayaker Birgit Fischer of Germany. 1988 - 2 gold, 1 silver
1992 - 1 gold, 1 silver
1996 - 1 gold, 1 silver
2000 - 2 gold
2004 - 1 gold, 1 silver Fischer also won a gold medal at the 1980 Games.
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What kind of medals did first place winners receive in the first Olympic games?
real gold medals
What kind of prizes do the Olympians get?
Winners of the Olympic games receive medals when they win an event. The first place winners always receive gold medals. The second place person or team will receive silver medals.
Name some famous German Olympians?
1) Birgit Fischer - won 8 gold medals in 6 different Olympic Games in kayaking. 2) Reiner Klimke - won 6 gold medals in 5 different Olympic Games in equestrian. 3) Isabell Werth - won 5 gold medals in 4 different Olympic Games in equestrian. 4) Claudia Pechstein - won 5 gold medals in 4 different Olympic Games in speed skating. 5) Carl Schuhmann - the first great German Olympian, won 4 gold medals in gymnastics and wrestling at the 1896 Games in Athens.
Who was the first athlete to win four olympic medals in the same olympic game?
Jim Thorpe
Who was the first athlete to win four olympic gold medals in the same olympic games?
jim thorpe
Who was the first athlete to win four Olympic gold medals in the same Olympic game?
Jim Thorpe
Who won The first Malaysian medals in the Olympic Games?
Diver Pandelela
What awards were given to athletes at the first olympic games and what awards are given today?
the first olympic "medals" was a branch of olive leafs
In what year were first second and third place medals first awarded in the olympic?
1896
Who was the first athelete to win seven olympic gold medals?
Jesse ownes
What medals are given at the Olympics for first second and third position?
How many gold medals has Trinidad and Tobago won since the very first olympic games?
14 medals after the 2012 Olympics.
