2006-08-22 02:20:36 · 6 answers · asked by notthesharpone 2 in Sports ➔ Olympics
In 1908 John Taylor won the Gold Medal for the 4x400 Relay.
2006-08-22 02:26:25 · answer #1 · answered by Kenneth G 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
African Americans first won medals starting with the 1904 St. Louis Games George Poage was the first African American to compete in the Olympic games and to win a medal, the bronze for the 440 meter hurdles; Joseph Stadler also won silver for the standing long jump in St. Louis.
But as for winning gold medals, John B. "Doc" Taylor was the first African American Olympic gold medal winner in the 200-200-400-800 meter medley relay in 1908 (since replaced by the 4x400m relay)
William DeHart Hubbard was the first African American man to win an gold medal in an individual event during the 1924 Paris Olympics
Alice Coachman was the first African American woman to win a gold medal in the 1948 Olympics
Vonetta Flowers the first African American female athlete to win a gold medal in the 2002 Winter Olympic Games
Shani Davis became the first African American man to win an individual gold medal in the 2006 Winter Olympics
2006-08-22 12:40:54 · answer #2 · answered by chairman_of_the_bored_04 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jesse Owens was the first of significance, that got a great deal of exposure, but i am not sure who the 1st was.
2006-08-22 09:25:32 · answer #3 · answered by Hafeman 5000 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it was Jesse Owens.
2006-08-22 09:25:51 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
jesse owens, looked good on hitler
2006-08-22 15:13:25 · answer #5 · answered by john d 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
does it matter? what is that useful for?
2006-08-22 09:29:15 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋