Who was the first ever olympic gold medalist?

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Who was the first ever olympic gold medalist?

2006-09-29 04:09:02 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Olympics

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Probably Tom Burke (100 metres) from the USA. The US won 9 of the 12 Gold medals in Athletics which were held on the first three days of competition.

2006-10-01 23:43:04 · answer #1 · answered by Born a Fox 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋

One Greek legend said that the great Herakles (Hercules, in the Roman form) won a race at Olympia, a plain in the small state of Elis, and then decreed that the race should be re-enacted every four years.

2006-09-30 10:29:34 · answer #2 · answered by Bo V 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋

dont no

2006-10-01 22:09:16 · answer #3 · answered by dream theatre 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋