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Yvette Williams won a gold medal in the long jump in what Olympics?
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∙ 15y ago
Yvette Williams won gold in the long jump at the 1952 Games in Helsinki. She became the first New Zealand woman to win gold at the Olympics.
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Who was the first NZ to win a gold medal at Olympics?
It was won by Yvette Williams in 1952.
Who was the first NZ woman to ever get a gold medal in track and field in the Olympics?
Yvette Williams in long jump at the 1952 Games in Helsinki
Who was the first new zealand woman to win a gold medal in the Olympics?
Yvette Williams in long jump at the 1952 Summer Games in Helsinki.
What olympic game did Yvette Williams win her gold medals?
Yvette Williams won her gold medal at the 1952 Games in Helsinki in women's long jump. She was the first woman from New Zealand to win an Olympic gold medal.
What was the anthem played at the 1952 Olympics when yvette Williams won her gold medal?
I found a New Zealand website that mentioned "God Defend New Zealand" was first played at an international event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich for the coxed eights gold medal winners from New Zealand. That would make me think that "God Save the Queen" was played for Yvette Williams. Click on the "TKI" link below to access this website that has audios of some of New Zealand gold medal winners.
Who won the Gold Medal for Britain in the Winter Olympics?
Amy Williams (Skeleton)
Who won the women's tennis final in London Olympics 2012?
Serena Williams won the Gold Medal for Women's singles. Serena Williams and Venus Williams won Women's doubles Gold Medal
Who won the gold medal for women's doubles in the 2000 Olympics?
Serena And Venus Williams
What Olympics has yvette Williams competed in?
Yvette Williams participated in one Olympics, the 1952 Summer Games in Helsinki, and competed in long jump, shot put, and discus. She won gold in long jump, finished 6th in shot put, and finished 10th in discus.
Who was the first female to win an olympic medal for New Zealand?
That was Yvette Williams who won gold in long jump at the 1952 Games in Helsinki.
Have Venus and Serena Williams played in the olympic games?
Yes, in fact, at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Venus won the singles gold medal \and the doubles gold medal with Serena
In what event did Yvette Williams win gold at the 1952 Olympics?
That was the 1952 Games in Helsinki when she won gold with a jump of 6.24 meters. Williams became the first woman from New Zealand to win an Olympic gold medal. In 1954, at Gisborne, she set a new world record with a jump of 6.29m, which she held for 18months (Both 1954 and 1955) before it was beaten.
