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I know that the first Asian to win a gold medal in the men's 400m freestyle was Tae Hwan Park of South Korea who was also the first Korean to win a gold medal for swimming at the Olympics. He also won a silver medal in the 200m freestyle - he was beaten by Michael Phelps. He won these medals in the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Kristi Yamaguchi was the first Asian woman to win the gold in any sport. She took the gold in 1992 in figure skating.
That was Fanny Durack of Australia in the 100 meter freestyle at the 1912 Games in Stockholm.
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