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The first Olympic event that women won medals in was ladies singles tennis at the 1900 Games in Paris. Charlotte Cooper of Great Britain won gold, Hélène Prévost of France won silver, and Hedwiga Rosenbaumová of Bohemia and Marion Jones of the United States won bronze.

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That was Audrey Patterson who won a bronze medal in the 200 meter dash at the 1948 Summer Olympic Games in London on August 6. The following day, August 7, Alice Coachman became the first African American woman to win a gold medal when she won the high jump competition.

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Charlotte Cooper became the first female to win an Olympic Gold Medal (for tennis) in 1900.

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That was Fanny Blankers-Koen of Netherlands who won all 4 of her gold medals at the 1948 Summer Games in athletics (100 meter dash, 200 meter dash, 80 meter hurdles, 4x100 meter relay).

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The first woman to win an Olympic event was England's Charlotte Cooper, who won the tennis singles in 1900

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This question cannot be answered until the 2012 Summer Games in London are held since women's boxing will make its Olympic debut at the 2012 Games.

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