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Jesse Owens was the first black African American to do what?
win an olympic gold medal
Who was the first African athlete to won a Olympic medal?
John Baxter Taylor Jr.
Who was the first African American to win an Olympic gold medal in the winter games?
Vonetta Flowers.
Is Fredricka Whitfield an African-American?
Yes, she is black. Her father former Olympic medal winner Mal Whitfield.
Who was the first black athlete to win a olympic gold medal?
George Poage (USA) became the first black athlete to medal at the Olympics, he won the bronze medal in the 400m hurdles at the 1904 St Louis Olympics and he later went on to win the bronze in the 200m hurdles in the same games.He is the first African-American athlete to compete at the Olympic Games
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.
When did Nigeria win her first Olympic gold medal?
Nigeria won her first Olympic gold medal in 1876
When did Lauren Boyle get her first medal?
she won her first olympic medal in 1973
Why is Alice Coachman famous?
Alice coachman was the first black woman to win a olympic gold medal. by lily
What year did Alice Coachman go to Olympics?
1948 Summer Games in London. She won gold in high jump and became the first African-American woman, and the first black woman of any nationality, to win an Olympic gold medal.
Who was the first black to win a gold metal in the Olympics?
Ice Skater Debbie Thomas was the first African American to win a medal at a Winter Olympics, winning the bronze medal in ladies figure skating at the 1988 winter Olympics. She is now an orthopedic surgeon..
Who ran barefoot in the 1960 Olympic games and became the first Black African to win an olympic gold Medal?
Abebe Bikila of Ethiopia in men's marathon. Bikila won gold in the marathon four years later in the 1964 Tokyo Olympics ... this time he was wearing shoes.
