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In what sport was the first medal won in the Olympics?
Track and Field, Men's Triple Jump in 1896.
What women's sport was added to the 1980 Summer Olympics for the first time?
Field hockey becomes a medal sport for women in the Olympics. The Zimbabwe women's field hockey team went undefeated to win the Olympic gold medal.
In the 1976 Winter Olympics Bill Koch became the first American to win a medal in what sport?
Cross country skiing.Koch won silver in the men's 30 km event at the 1976 Games. As of the 2010 Games, he is the only U.S. athlete to have won a medal in an Olympic cross country skiing event.
When did NBA become an Olympic sport?
Tennis was included as an Olympic sport in the very first Games in 1896. It was dropped from the schedule after the 1924 Games, and was reinstated as a medal sport in 1988, having also had 2 Olympics previously where it was played as a demonstration sport.
In which year did football become part of Olympics?
Men's football was a demonstration sport at the 1896 Games in Athens and became a medal sport at the 1900 Games in Paris. Great Britain won the first gold medal. Women's football became a medal sport at the 1996 Games in Atlanta. The United States won the first gold medal in women's football.
What sport became a first time medal event in 2000 olympics?
TRAMPOLINE?
When was tennis an olympic sport?
Tennis was an event at the first Modern Olympics in 1896. It was contested every Olympics until 1924. It was then dropped from the Games and did not return as a medal event until 1988.
What sport will be a medal sport for the first time in the 2012 Olympics?
Women's boxing
What is a demonstration sport in the Olympics?
An Olympics 'demonstration sport' was an event that was not played/competed to win medals but played/competed in the hopes of the event gaining popularity and possibly being added to the Olympics as a medal sport sometime in the future.Demonstration sports were discontinued in the Olympics after the 1992 Summer Games in Barcelona.Demonstration sports that eventually became medal sports include baseball, taekwondo, and badminton. Baseball was a demonstration sport in four Olympics (1912, 1936, 1964, 1988) before becoming a medal sport in 1992. Badminton was a demonstration sport in 1972 and 1988 before becoming a medal sport in 1992.Other demonstration sports that did not become medal sports include water skiing (1972), bowling (1988), and roller hockey (1992).
What year did basketball become an official Olympics event?
Basketball became an official Olympic event in 1936. It was included for the first time at the Berlin Games. Prior to this, the sport had been played in exhibition matches at the Olympics since 1904, but it was not until 1936 that it was formally recognized as a medal event.
What sport was a medal event for the first time at the 2000 Olympic Games?
Trampolining.
What sport medal event for the first time at the 2000 Olympic Games?
Bowling
In what sport was the first medal won in the Olympics?
Track and Field, Men's Triple Jump in 1896.
What women's sport was added to the 1980 Summer Olympics for the first time?
Field hockey becomes a medal sport for women in the Olympics. The Zimbabwe women's field hockey team went undefeated to win the Olympic gold medal.
How long has icing dancing been an Olympic sport?
Ice dancing first became a medal sport in the winter olympics of 1976.
Name for sport event?
The Olympics
Which sport did a Japanese athlete first win a medal?
On wikipedia it does not tell the first sport they won a medal in, only how many medals they have won each time they participated in the Olympics. Below is a link that can tell you all of that information.
