Jesse Owens of the United States won the men's 100 meter dash, men's 200 meter dash, and men's long jump at the 1936 Summer Olympics. Jack Lovelock of New Zealand won the men's 1500 meter run. Helen Stephens of the United States won the women's 100 meter dash at the 1936 Summer Olympics. Women did not compete in the 200 meter dash, 1500 meter run, or long jump in 1936.
Men -
Gold: Jesse Owens, United States
Silver: Ralph Metcalfe, United States
Bronze: Tinus Osendarp, Netherlands
Women -
Gold: Helen Stephens, United States
Silver: Stanisława Walasiewicz, Poland
Bronze: Käthe Krauß, Germany
The first Olympic 200 meter dash competition was at the 1900 Games in Paris.
Events on the first day are 100 meter hurdles, high jump, shot put, and 200 meter dash. Events on the second day are long jump, javelin, and 800 meter run.
Charles Jewtraw won the first ever Olympic winter gold medal in the 500 meter speed-skating.
The only event was the 190 meter spint
Teddy Flack represented Australia at the first Modern Olympic Games held in 1896 in Athens, Greece. Flack won gold in the 800 meter and 1500 meter runs.
Wilson Kiprugut was Kenya's first Olympic medalist when he won a bronze in men's 800 meter run at the 1964 Games in Tokyo.
That was 1988 in Seoul. He won silver in the 100 meter dash and the 4x100 meter relay.
10 meters.
Pakistan won its first Gold in 1948 in 200 meter sprint
first of its centimeters and second theres 100 centimeters in a meter
The first event of the first Winter Olympics (1924) was the 500 meter speed skating race, won by US skater Charles Jewtraw.
Marjorie's first and only Olympics was the 1952 Summer Games in Helsinki where she won gold in women's 100 meter dash and 200 meter dash.