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In which sport did the first Australian win a gold medal in the modern Olympics?
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∙ 15y ago
That was the 1500 meter run, won by Teddy Flack. Two days later Flack won gold in the 800 meter run.
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Who was the first Australian to win a Olympics medal?
canada i think
Who was the first Australian to win a medal at the the 2008 Olympics?
Stephanie Rice
Who was the first Australian male to win gold at the Olympics?
Edwin Flack was the first Australian male to win a gold medal in Olympics.He won a gold medal in Mens 800m race in Athens on 1896 olympics.
Who won Australia's first ever Olympic gold medal?
Edwin Flack was the first Australian to receive gold at the first games of the modern Olympics. He won the 800m mens and the 1500m mens.
When did Australian women get to be in the Olympics?
Australian women first competed in the Olympics in 1912. The first Australian woman to win a gold medal was Fanny Durack, from Sydney, in the 100 meter freestyle at the 1912 Games in Stockholm.
Who was the First Australian female to win a gold medal at the Olympics?
The first Australian woman to win a gold medal was Fanny Durack, from Sydney, in the 100 meter freestyle at the 1912 Games in Stockholm.
When did Australian basketball win its first medal at the olympics?
They have won no medals in total for basketball in the Olympics 4 times finishing in fourth place.
Who was the first Australian athlete to win a medal in the world wide Olympics in 2008?
== == In the SUMMER Olympics, I think it was Stephanie Rice. Steven Bradbury was the first Australian athelete to win gold in the Winter Olympics. It was for the 1,000 metre short track speed skating in the 2002 games. Australia is the only country in the southern hemisphere to win a gold medal at the Winter Olympics.
When was the first Olympic event?
Modern Olympics: first medal awarded was in the Men's Triple Jump in 1896.
Who is the first to win the olympic games?
James Connelly won the first medal in Modern Olympics History.
Who was the first person to win the first gold medal in the modern Olympics in 1859?
Nova Peris Knee-bone who was member of the Australian women's Hockey team at the 1996 summer Olympic games held in Atlanta USA
Who was the first Australian swimmer to win a gold medal in the modern Olympics?
The first Australian to win gold was swimmer Frederick Lane who won the 200 meter freestyle and 200 meter obstacle events at the 1900 Games in Paris. Lane was from Manly, New South Wales.
