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That was Teddy Flack who won gold in the 1500 meter run and 800 meter run at the first Modern Games, the 1896 Olympics in Athens. Flack was born in London, England and moved to Australia as a young child. The first native born Australian to win gold was swimmer Frederick Lane who won the 200 meter freestyle and 200 meter obstacle events at the 1900 Games in Paris. Lane was from Manly, New South Wales.
That was Dunc Gray who won bronze in the 1000 meter time trial at the 1928 Games in Amsterdam. Gray is also the first Australian to win a gold medal in cycling, winning gold in the 1000 meter time trial at the 1932 Games in Los Angeles.
The first Australian to win a gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games was swimmer Stephanie Rice. She won the women's 400 individual medley in a world record time of 4.29.45. This first medal of the 2008 Olympics was also Australia's 400th summer Olympic medal. This was Rice's Olympic debut. She went on to win gold again in the 200m individual medley with a new world record time of 2 minutes 8.34 seconds. She then won her third gold medal as part of the 4 x 200 metre freestyle relay team.
That was Cathy Freeman who won silver in the women's 400 meter run on July 29, 1996. Three days later (August 1, 1996) Nova Peris-Kneebone won a gold medal with the Australian Field Hockey team.
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Who was the first indigenous Australian to win an Olympic gold medal?
Cathy Freeman
Who was the first Australian Olympic athlete to win a gold medal?
Brittany Ann Mickelson
Who was the first Australian Olympic athlete to win an Olympic gold medal in London?
Woman,s 4_100 free style relay
Has an Australian ever won an Olympic medal in javelin?
No.
How much do Australian Olympic medal winners get paid?
2
When did Nigeria win her first Olympic gold medal?
Nigeria won her first Olympic gold medal in 1876
When did Lauren Boyle get her first medal?
she won her first olympic medal in 1973
Who is stephinie rice?
Its Stephanie Rice, and she's an Australian Olympic Gold Medal swimmer.
What was nationality of first woman to take Olympic swimming gold?
Australian. Fanny Durack of Australia won the first women's gold medal in swimming at the 1912 Games in Stockholm.
What sport gave Australia the first Olympic games champion?
Track and Field: The first Australian Olympic medal was awarded to Teddy Flack who won gold in the 800m run. He also later won gold in the 1500m run.
Who won Australia's first ever Olympic gold medal?
Edwin Flack was the first Australian to receive gold at the first games of the modern Olympics. He won the 800m mens and the 1500m mens.
What does an olympic gold medal look like?
The Olympic gold medal is awarded for coming first in an Olympic event. It looks like a small golden circle.
