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Who was the first south African to win a gold medal in the 1908 Olympics?
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Reggie Walker.
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Who's the first South-African to win a gold medal in the Olympics?
The first athlete representing South Africa to win an Olympic gold medal was Reggie Walker who won the 100 meter dash event at the 1908 Games in London.
Who was the first South African to win a gold medal at the Olympics?
That was Reggie Walker from Durbin that won gold in the men's 100 meter dash at the 1908 Summer Games in London.
When was South African Medal for War Services created?
South African Medal for War Services was created in 1945.
First Africa to win a medal at the Olympics?
That was Reggie Walker of South Africa who won the 100 meter dash at the 1908 Olympics in London.
Who is the first African woman to win Gold in the Olympics?
I believe that the first African to ever win a gold medal in the Olympics was Abebe Bikila who ran the marathon in the Rome Olympics in 1960. He ran the entire race barefoot and still won. Now that's amazing! the real answer is that John Baxter Taylor jr. is the first AFRICAN AMERICAN gold medalist, in 1904
When did South Korea win its first gold medal at the Olympics?
South Korea's first Olympic gold medal was won by Yang Jeong-Mo in men's freestyle wrestling, featherweight class, at the 1976 Games in Montreal.
Who was the first African female to win a gold medal for swimming in the Olympics?
Joan Harrison, born in East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa and competing for the Republic of South Africa. Harrison won the 100 meter backstroke at the 1952 Games in Helsinki.
First African to win gold medal?
Reggie Walker of South Africa at the 1908 Games in London.
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She was the first African American Congresswoman from the South. President Clinton gave her the Medal of Freedom.
