James DeGale won a gold medal in the middleweight class for Great Britain in the 2008 Olympics.
Croquet was not played in the 2008 Olympics. Croquet was played in the 1900 Olympics, and the gold metal was won by Aumoitte. See the Maui Croquet Club History <http://www.mauicroquetclub.org/history/index.htm#1900>.
No one, Ethiopia has never won a gold at the olympics.
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Sage Kotsenburg, snowboarder from Park City, Utah won the first gold medal of the 2014 Olympics.
United States' Sage Kotsenburg won USA first winter Olympics gold medal on Saturday.
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latvian cyclist won the first medal in olympics 2012
Sage Kotsenburg from the United States won the first gold medal at the 2014 Olympics in Men's slopestyle.
no canadians have won gold in the past Olympics
Katy Emmons of the Czech Republic
Joshua Wheelton