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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 what sport did Bruce Jenner win his first gold medal?
Bruce only won one gold medal but in 1976 summer olympics he won a 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.
Which style of freestyle skiing was first in the Olympics?
Freestyle skiing (aerials, ballet, moguls) debuted as a demonstration sport at the 1988 Games in Calgary. At the 1992 Games, moguls was a medal event and aerials and ballet were still demonstration events. Ballet was dropped from the 1994 Games and aerials became a medal event.
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
How long has tennis been an olympic sport?
Tennis was an event at the first modern Olympics in 1896 and was competed at every Olympics until 1924. Tennis was dropped after the 1924 Games and did not make its return until 1984 as a demonstration sport and 1988 as a medal sport.
What is a ten event Olympics sport called?
A decathlon is a ten event sport at the Olympics.
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 sport medal event for the first time at the 2000 Olympic Games?
Bowling
What sport was a medal event for the first time at the 2000 Olympic Games?
Trampolining.
In what sport was the first medal won in the Olympics?
Track and Field, Men's Triple Jump in 1896.
When did soccer come to the Olympics?
In 1900 it became a demonstration sport in the Olympics, but it became a medal sport in 1908.
Name for sport event?
The Olympics
How long has icing dancing been an Olympic sport?
Ice dancing first became a medal sport in the winter olympics of 1976.
