The first Olympic event that women won medals in was ladies singles tennis at the 1900 Games in Paris. Charlotte Cooper of Great Britain won gold, Hélène Prévost of France won silver, and Hedwiga Rosenbaumová of Bohemia and Marion Jones of the United States won bronze.
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∙ 14y agoThat was Audrey Patterson who won a bronze medal in the 200 meter dash at the 1948 Summer Olympic Games in London on August 6. The following day, August 7, Alice Coachman became the first African American woman to win a gold medal when she won the high jump competition.
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∙ 14y agoCharlotte Cooper became the first female to win an Olympic Gold Medal (for tennis) in 1900.
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∙ 15y agoThat was Fanny Blankers-Koen of Netherlands who won all 4 of her gold medals at the 1948 Summer Games in athletics (100 meter dash, 200 meter dash, 80 meter hurdles, 4x100 meter relay).
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∙ 13y agoThe first woman to win an Olympic event was England's Charlotte Cooper, who won the tennis singles in 1900
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∙ 12y agoThis question cannot be answered until the 2012 Summer Games in London are held since women's boxing will make its Olympic debut at the 2012 Games.
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He won Gold at the 1972 Munich Olympic games.
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Well, this Japan' 1st gold medal in Japan's Games, they only got 1 gold medal when, Yukio Kasaya won gold in the ski jumping 70m, though they got 11th in gold medals, no other country more then 10 gold medal
Not sure but I think I heard it may have been a dachsund puppy named Waldi in Munich, Germany in 1972.
The first Olympic medal was awarded in 1988, but taekwondo was a demonstration sport. Taekwondo became a medal sport in 2000; however, they also hand out medals at the world championships, and the first world championships were in 1972.
Yes in 1972 he won a Olympic gold medal which drove him towards many other awards of his possession.
He won Gold at the 1972 Munich Olympic games.
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Janet Lynn won the US Ladies Figure Skating title every year from 1969-73. She did win one Olympic medal, a bronze in 1972
Mary won 1 Olympic medal ... a gold in women's pentathlon at the 1972 Games in Munich.
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No, he participated in the 5000 meter run at the 1972 Games in Munich and finished 4th.