The first women from Australia to win medals in the Olympics were Fanny Durick and Wilhemina Wylie who won gold and silver, respectively, in the 100 meter freestyle at the 1912 Olympics in Stockholm.
That was Fanny Durack of Australia who won the 100 meter freestyle event at the 1912 Games in Stockholm.
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The first Australian woman to win a gold medal was Fanny Durack, from Sydney, in the 100 meter freestyle at the 1912 Games in Stockholm.
The first woman in Australia to win an Olympic gold medal was Sarah 'Fanny' Durack. A swimmer, she won Gold in the 100m freestyle in Stockholm in 1912.
Bryan Ezra Tsumoru Clay wone the gold medal for USA in the decathlon.
The first country to win a gold medal in the modern olympics 1896 was the U.S.A. It was won by James B. Connolly in the hop,skip,jump event.
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2 ... a gold in women's 4x100 meter relay and a silver in women's 100 meter dash.
Anthony Mosse did not win an Olympic gold medal. He did win a bronze medal at the 1988 Games in Seoul in the 200 meter butterfly. Mosse did win gold in the 1990 Commonwealth Games and the 1985 Pan Pacific Championships in the 200 meter butterfly.