The victor of the sprint race, which was the only event in the first Olympics.
Danish from Singapore won the 100m race in the olympic games in greek times.thx
In the modern Olympics, that was James Connolly of the United States who won the triple jump on April 6, 1896. History has several myths as to the origin of the Ancient Games. One is that the Greek hero Heracles won a foot race of about 200 meters and then decreed that this race should be run every four years. This turned into being the Olympic Games.
Yes, he won the Olympics in 776 bc. He was a naked runner and won the race of the 210 yard long track.
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The first event of the first Winter Olympics (1924) was the 500 meter speed skating race, won by US skater Charles Jewtraw.
James Connolly (USA) won the first-ever modern Olympic Gold Medal when he won the triple jump, and the first wrestling Olympic champion was Carl Schuhmann (Germany) he defeated local Georgios Tsitas.
New Zealand's first gold medal in Olympic athletics (track and field) was won by Jack Lovelock in the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin. He won the 1500 meter race in what was then a world record time of 3:47.8.
The first event of the first Winter Olympics (1924) was the 500 meter speed skating race, won by US skater Charles Jewtraw.
That was 1988 in Seoul. He won silver in the 100 meter dash and the 4x100 meter relay.
1. Olympic Games - 2004 Athens 1500m Demonstration Race - 5th 2. Olympic Games - 2000 Sydney 1500m Demonstration Race - 4th