Between 1952-1980, woman's shot put at the Olympics was dominated by Eastern Bloc countries. Gold medalists came from USSR (5), East Germany (2), and Bulgaria (1). Those three countries were among the 14 that boycotted the 1984 Summer Olympics. The best in the world of women's shot put did not participate in these Games and, consequently, competition suffered.
Beach Volleyball.
The all-around women's gymnastics gold in 2004 went to Carly Patterson.
As of the 2008 Bejing Olympics the following countries have won a gold medal in volleyball at the olympics: United States 3 mens 3 mens beach 2 womens beach Soviet Union 3 mens 4 womens Brazil 2 mens 1 womens 1 mens beach 1 womens beach Japan 1 mens 2 womens Cuba 3 womens China 2 womens Netherlands 1 mens Poland 1 mens Australia 1 womens beach Yugoslavia 1 mens
1. Valerie Brisco-Hooks 48.83 2. Chandra Cheeseborough 49.05 3. Kathy Cook 49.42
Not Mary Lou Retton, NO. It was Kerry Strug who sprained her ankle during the womens gymnastics after she had done two vaults.
Sweden won in the mens competition and Canada won the womens competition.
The first game that held in oiympics for womens is boxing .
1996
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Hilde Gerge
1912
1992
Womens 10m platform diveing was introduced in the 1912 Olympics
Kristin Armstrong of the United States.
At the 2008 Games, that would be softball.
usa
yes they are the womens australin Olympics team