Charlotte Cooper became the first female to win an Olympic Gold Medal (for tennis) in 1900.
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As far as the Olympics goes, Charlotte Cooper won a gold medal in the Ladies Singles in tennis in the 1900 Olympic Games in Paris. She was the first woman in history to win an Olympic gold medal.
India's first gold medal came in field hockey at the 1928 Games in Amsterdam.
Nigeria won her first Olympic gold medal in 1876
Charlotte Cooper became the first female to win an Olympic Gold Medal (for tennis) in 1900.
The Olympic gold medal is awarded for coming first in an Olympic event. It looks like a small golden circle.
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Shani Davis is the first African-American to won an winter Olympic gold medal in an individual event. He won it in 1000m speed skating event in 2006 in Turin, Italy.
Argentina defeated Italy, 84-69, to win the gold medal at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens.
Norman pritchard in 1900
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who was the first person to win a gold medal in figure skating
His first gold OLYMPIC medal was during the 2004 Athens games. He was 19.
Franco De Piccoli of Italy.