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The following table lists the first Olympic gold medal won by each National Olympic Committee (NOC). James Brendan Connolly of the United States is credited as the first ever gold medalist of the modern Olympic Games. [1] In some cases, a NOC may garner multiple gold medals in the same edition where it won its first ever gold medal.
Murlikant Petkar (born 1 November 1944) is India's first Paralympic gold medalist. He won an individual gold medal in the 1972 Summer Paralympics, in Heidelberg, Germany. He set a world record in the 50 m freestyle swimming event, at 37.33 seconds. In the same games he participated in javelin, precision javelin throw and slalom.
A silver medal was awarded to the winner of each event during the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.. The 1896 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the I Olympiad, were a summer multi-sport event held in Athens, the capital of Greece, from 6 to 15 April 1896, and were the first Olympic Games of the Modern era.
Teófilo Yldefonso, the first athlete to win an Olympic medal for the Philippines Hidilyn Diaz, the first athlete to win an Olympic gold medal for the Philippines. The Philippines made its Olympic debut during the 1924 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France [1] [2] with David Nepomuceno as the sole participant, competing in the men's 100 metres and 200 metres athletic events.
Fourteen competitors from the United States competed in three sports at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.The Americans were the most successful athletes in terms of gold medals, beating host nation Greece, 11 to 10, despite fielding only 14 competitors compared to an estimated 169 Greek entrants.
Her historic gold medal during that Games came in the team sprint event, alongside former teammate Kikkan Randall, and marked the first-ever gold medal for the United States in cross-country skiing.
First place (the gold medal): It is composed at least 92.5% of silver, plated with 6 grams of gold; the metal value was about US$494 in 2010. [19] [20] At the 2020 Summer Olympics held in 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, the medal at then-current prices was worth about $800. [21]
The first medal of the 2024 Paris Olympics will be handed out just one day after Friday's Opening Ceremony wraps up. The 10-meter air rifle mixed team shooting competition is the first medal event ...