That was Fanny Blankers-Koen of Netherlands who won four gold medals at the 1948 Games in London in 100 meter dash, 200 meter dash, 80 meter hurdles, and 4x100 meter relay.
In the 1960 Olympic Games Wilma Rudolph became the first American woman to win three gold medals. As an aside, Wilma was from Tennessee.
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Greece, but the USA won the most gold medals.
Nine. Eight in field hockey (1928, 1932, 1936, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1964, 1980). In the 2008 Games in Beijing, Abhinav Bindra became the first Indian to win gold in an individual event when he won the men's 10 meter air rifle competition. This was India's 9th gold medal in Olympic competition.
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The first African American Olympian to win a gold medal in the 1936 Berlin Olympics, defying Adolf Hitler's beliefs, was Jesse Owens. He achieved this feat by winning four gold medals in track and field events, including the 100-meter, 200-meter, long jump, and 4x100-meter relay. His victories were a significant milestone in challenging racial discrimination and promoting equality in sports.
Wilma Rudolph.
Jesse Owen in 1936 and Wilma Rudolph in 1960.
Wilma Rudolp got her career by running in the Olympics and winning three gold medals. She was the first American woman to win three gold medals in track and field.
Jesse Owens.
History is made everyday. In 1908 John Baxter Taylor was the first African American to earn a gold medal in the Olympics.
Jesse Owens
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Jesse Owens.
Medals
In 1896, when the first modern Olympic was held, The first medals of the modern Olympics awarded in Track and Field, more specifically, the Triple Jump.
The first African American woman to win a gold medal was Alice Coachman of Albany, Georgia who won the high jump event at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London.
Wilma Rudolph