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In what event did a woman win the first Olympic medal presented to a female?
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Who was the first women's olympic trampolinist?
The trampoline became an Olympic event in 2000. There is no first women in the trampoline event. The link below has who what won medals in what year.
Who was the first British woman to win a gold medal in Olympic fencing?
Gillian Sheen was the first and only British woman to win a gold medal in Olympic fencing. She did it in 1956, at the age of 28, in the Individual Women's Foil event.
How did Olympic hockey start?
Field hockey was introduced at the Summer Olympic Games as a men's competition at the 1908 Games in London with six teams. Ice hockey first became an Olympic sport at the 1920 Summer Olympic Games in Antwerp. Canada won the first gold medal in Olympic ice hockey.
Who was the first African-American female to win a gold medal in the Olympics?
Alice Coachman became the first African American woman to win a Olympic Gold Medal when she won the High Jump at the 1948 London Olympic Games.She won 25 US National titles and her message to the people was; "If you believe and work hard to achieve, victory is yours to receive".
