Anthony Ervin is the first swimmer of African American descent to win a gold medal. Ervin is of African American and Native American descent on his father's side, and Jewish American on his mother's side.
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Alice coachman was the first black woman to win a olympic gold medal. by lily
The first Australian woman to win a gold medal was Fanny Durack, from Sydney, in the 100 meter freestyle at the 1912 Games in Stockholm.
Swimmer Kristin Otto of East Germany. Through the 2008 Games in Beijing, Kristin Otto is the only woman to win 6 gold medals at one Olympic Games (1988 Summer Games in Seoul).
1948 Summer Games in London. She won gold in high jump and became the first African-American woman, and the first black woman of any nationality, to win an Olympic gold medal.
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