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Who were the first two African American to win a gold medal in the Olympics?
Cullen Jones- Mens 4 x 100 relay team, 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics was the second african-american to win a gold medal in swimming. The first was Anthony Ervin, winning the 50-meter freestyle in a tie with Gary Hall Jr. in the Athens games in 2000.
Who was the first african american to win a gold medal at the olympics?
The first African American woman to win a gold medal was Alice Coachman of Albany, Georgia who won the high jump event at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London.
What is Arthur ashe famous for?
Arthur Ashe is famous for tennis. He is the first and still the only African-American player to win the US open and Wimbledon. He was an activist. When he learned that he has AIDS, he started making strong effort towards increasing the awareness about the disease.
First african american to win Nobel Peace Prize?
African-American recipients have been Ralph Bunche (in 1950) Martin Luther King Jr. (in 1964) President Barack Obama (in 2009)
Who was the first black man to win the 100 meter dash?
I could not find the first African American man to actually run track But I did find the first African American woman to make the USA Olympic team. Their names are Louise Stokes and Tydia Pickett. Stokes finished third in the 100 meter dash at the US Olympic trials in 1932 and was named to the squad as a member of the 4x100 meter relay team. According to what I read, she was replaced at the games and did not actually compete. I couldn't find any information about Tydia Pickett other than she and Louise Stokes made the 1932 US Olympic Team. The first African American woman to win a medal at the Olympics was Audrey Patterson who won bronze in the 200 meter dash at the 1948 Games in London. Alice Coachman was the first African American woman to win gold when she won the high jump event at the 1948 Games.
