Charley Jewtraw of the United States.
The first ever event held in the Winter Olympics was the men's 500 meter speed skating event on January 26, 1924.
Jewtraw won gold in a time of 44.0 seconds, Oskar Olsen of Norway won silver in a time of 44.2 seconds, and Roald Larsen of Norway and Clas Thunberg of Finland tied for the bronze in a time of 44.8 seconds.
Cross-Country Skiing
abhinav bindra is the first Punjabi to win a medal in Olympics
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Short track speed skater Steven Bradbury in the men's 1000 meter event at the 2002 Winter Games in Salt Lake City. This was the first gold medal Australia had ever won at a Winter Olympics.
As of the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver, New Zealand has won 1 Winter Olympics medal. That was a silver by Annelise Coberger in women's slalom alpine skiing at the 1992 Winter Games in Albertville.
1924 Winter Games in Chamonix (the first ever Winter Olympics). Italy was represented by 23 athletes competing in bobsleigh, ski jumping, cross country skiing, and military ski patrol. No athlete won a medal.
Alisa Peta Camplin is an Australian aerial skier who won gold at the 2002 Winter Olympics, the second ever winter Olympic gold medal for Australia. At the 2006 Winter Olympics, Camplin finished third to receive a bronze medal. She is the first Australian skier to win medals at consecutive Winter Olympics, making her one of Australia's best skiers.
Ski jumping has been a Winter Olympics sport since the first ever Winter Olympics in 1924.
No one, Ethiopia has never won a gold at the olympics.
Both. The first ever Winter Olympics were held in Chamonix, France in 1924. The 1924 Summer Olympics were held in Paris, France.
Only 1 silver medal, which is the first medal Guatemala has ever won.
Clara Hughes of Canada won 2 bronze medals in cycling at the 1996 summer Olympics in Atlanta and then won a bronze medal in speed skating at the 2002 Salt Lake Winter Olympics.