The first ever Olympic winner, according to tradition, was Coerobus in 776BC. In 1896, the first modern Olympic games, the winners received a silver medal.
The gold medal wasn't used until the 1904 summer Olympics. There were 91 events, so 91 gold medalists - a list of the winners can be found in the related links.
Debi Thomas who won a bronze medal in ladies singles figure skating at the 1988 Winter Games in Calgary.
That was tennis at the 1920 Games in Antwerp. Ichiya Kumagai won the silver medal.
South Korea's first Olympic gold medal was won by Yang Jeong-Mo in men's freestyle wrestling, featherweight class, at the 1976 Games in Montreal.
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Yes, Afghanistan won its first and only Olympic medal at the 2008 Games in Beijing when Rohullah Nikpai won bronze in men's 58 kg taekwondo.
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Figure skater Debi Thomas who won a bronze medal in ladies singles.
Debi Thomas who won a bronze medal in ladies singles figure skating at the 1988 Winter Games in Calgary.
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Singapore has never hosted the Olympic games
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August 14, 2004 at the Summer Games in Athens. Phelps first Olympic medal was a gold in 400 meter individual medley at the 2004 Games.
The first Olympic Games Czechoslovakia participated in was the 1920 Games in Antwerp. The first medal won was a bronze in mixed doubles tennis by Milada Skrbkova and Ladislav Zemla in 1920.
No athlete from the country of Samoa has won an Olympic medal. Samoa first participated in the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Olympic Games.
Softball was introduced as an Olympic medal sport for women in 1996. The United States won the gold medal at those Olympic Games held in Atlanta. As of now, softball is scheduled to be discontinued as an Olympic sport after the 2008 Games in Beijing.
In 1956, Melbourne