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Is Fredricka Whitfield an African-American?
Yes, she is black. Her father former Olympic medal winner Mal Whitfield.
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.
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 American woman to win three gold medal?
Through the 2008 Games in Beijing no woman athlete, American or other country, has won 5 Olympic gold medals in track and field. The most won by an American woman is 4 by Evelyn Ashford, 1 in the 100 meter dash and 3 in the 4x100 meter relay. Three other women have won 4 Olympic gold medals in track and field ... Bärbel Wöckel of East Germany, Betty Cuthbert of Australia, and Fanny Blankers-Koen of Netherlands.
What did Barbara Jordan do to be part of black history?
She was the first African American Congresswoman from the South. President Clinton gave her the Medal of Freedom.
In which game did Karnam Malleswari win an Olympic medal?
Karnam Malleswari won a bronze medal in women's 69 kg weightlifting at the 2000 Summer Games in Sydney. She is the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal.
Jesse Owens was the first black African American to do what?
win an olympic gold medal
Had South American every won a winter Olympic medal?
No South American country has ever won a winter Olympic medal.
Who was the first African American to win an Olympic gold medal in the winter games?
Vonetta Flowers.
When did Nigeria win her first Olympic gold medal?
Nigeria won her first Olympic gold medal in 1876
Who is the only Indian to win an Olympic Gold medal?
Abhinav Bindra
What Indian sportsman has not won any olympic medal?
Vishwanathan Anand
When did Lauren Boyle get her first medal?
she won her first olympic medal in 1973
Who is the first Indian Sportsman to win an individual Olympic medal in Tennis?
Leander Paes in men's singles at the 1996 Games in Atlanta.
Who is the first Indian to receive a gold medal in the Olympics in an individual sports?
Jim Thorpe was an American of European and Native American decent. He was in the 1912 Olympics in Sweden. He won gold medals in the pentathlon and the decathlon. In the 2008 Games in Beijing, Abhinav Bindra became the first athlete representing the country of India to win gold in an individual event when he won the men's 10 meter air rifle competition. This was India's 9th gold medal in Olympic competition. The other eight have been won by the hockey team.
Who was the first African American to win a medal at the Winter Olympic Games in 1988?
Figure skater Debi Thomas who won a bronze medal in ladies singles.
Which Indian won an Olympic Gold medal in rifle shooting?
Anhinav Bindra
