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Kenneth McArthur was the first athlete representing an African nation (South Africa) to win the men's marathon. This was at the 1912 Games in Stockholm. McArthur was born in Northern Ireland.
The first African born athlete to win the marathon was Abebe Bikila of Ethiopia at the 1960 Games in Rome.
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Who is the first black African to win Olympic gold medal?
That was Abebe Bikila of Ethiopia who won the marathon at the 1960 Summer Games in Rome.
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.
Which country won the gold medal in men's marathon at the Rio 2016 Olympics?
Kenya won the gold medal in the Men's Marathon event at the Rio 2016 Olympics.
Who won the gold medal in men's marathon at the Rio 2016 Olympics?
The gold medal in the Men's Marathon event at the Rio 2016 Olympics was won by Eliud Kipchoge.
Who was the first African to win a swimming gold medal in the Olympics?
Cullen Jones won a gold medal in the 4x100 freestyle relay in 2008.
Who was the first African American to win a Olympics gold medal?
In 1908, John Baxter Taylor became the first African American to win a gold medal at the Olympics. Unfortunately, Taylor died of typhoid pneumonia later that year.
Who was the first south African to win a gold medal in the 1908 Olympics?
Reggie Walker.
Jesse Owens was the first black African American to do what?
win an olympic gold medal
Name one Maine resident who won an olympic gold medal in a past summer Olympics?
Joan Benoit, gold medal winner of the first women's marathon in the Olympics (1984), was born in Cape Elizabeth.
Last American to win a gold metal in the marathon?
Frank Shorter was the last American to win a gold medal in the marathon in 1972 Joan Benoit won gold in the women's marathon at the 1984 Games in Los Angeles.
Who won the gold medal for the mens marathon in sydney 2000?
Gezahegne Abera.
Who was the first African American to win gold medals in the Olympics?
History is made everyday. In 1908 John Baxter Taylor was the first African American to earn a gold medal in the Olympics.
