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Who was the first Africa American to win a gold medal in the Olympic games?
That was Morgan Freeman who won gold in the medley relay at the 1908 Games in London. The medley relay was an event of 1600 meters. The first two runners ran 200 meters, the third runner ran 400 meters, and the fourth runner ran 800 meters. Freeman ran the third (400 meter) leg.
What is olympic torch made of?
pure gold and 800 holes
What is the olympic torch made of?
pure gold and 800 holes
What is the Individual Medley relay?
A medley relay race is when 4 swimmers swim a relay race where each swimmer uses a different stroke. The first swims a backtstroke, the second swims a breastroke, the third swims a butterfly, and the final swimmer swims a freestyle. They go in alphabetical order. in track there are several types of medley relays one example is the 800 medley relay the people run like this: 1. 100m 2.100m 3.200m 4.400m in track theres two different medley relays THE SPRINT medley relay (SMR) totals 1mile Is ran with two 200metre runners a 400 metre runner and an 800 metre runner in the distance medley relay (DMR) ererything is doubled it can also be when the 1st runner: 100m, second runner: 200m, third runner: 300m and the fourth runner 400m
Who won the Olympic 800 meters in 2008?
Wilfred Bungei (KEN).
When was the first olympic flag made?
iT wAs MaDe In ThE gReAt YeAr Of 800 bC
Who made the 1948 Olympic torch?
It was made out of pure gold and it has 800, holes.
What length of the longest event in women's Olympic swimming?
800 Meter Freestyle
How fast does an olympic runner run in the 800 meter race?
1:45 or lower
What woman won gold medals in swimming in the 1988 and 1992 olympic games?
1) Janet Evens of the United States won gold in the 400 meter freestyle, 800 meter freestyle, and 400 meter individual medley at the 1988 Games in Seoul and won gold in the 800 meter freestyle at the 1992 Games in Barcelona.2) Krisztina Egerszegi of Hungary won gold in the 200 meter backstroke at the 1988 Games and won gold in the 100 meter backstroke, 200 meter backstroke, and 400 meter individual medley at the 1992 Games. She was just 6 weeks past her 14th birthday when she won gold at the 1988 Games.
Who won Kenya's first Olympic medal?
Wilson Kiprugut was Kenya's first Olympic medalist when he won a bronze in men's 800 meter run at the 1964 Games in Tokyo.
Who was Edwin Flack?
Was an Australian athlete and tennis player. He was the first Olympic champion in the 800 metres and the 1500 metres.
