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- James Brendan Connolly of the United States is credited as the first ever gold medalist of the modern Olympic Games.
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1904. The first time gold medals were awarded to Olympic champions was during the 1904 Olympic Games held in St. Louis, USA. Prior to this, gold had been considered too expensive, so the winner of an event had received a silver medal and the runner-up a bronze, while there was no medal at all for third place.
The following table list 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.
The United States won the most gold medals (11) with 14 athletes participating, while host nation, Greece with 169 athletes participating, won the most medals overall (47) as well as the most silver (18) and bronze (19) medals, finishing with one less gold medal than the United States, having 155 athletes more than the US.
- United States (11)
- Greece (47)
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The first celebration of the modern Olympic Games took place in its ancient birthplace - Greece. The Games attracted athletes from 14 nations, with the largest delegations coming from Greece, Germany, France and Great Britain.
Due to its historical significance, the Greek hosts wanted to win the marathon above all else. Spyridon Louis set off from the city of Marathon and took the lead four kilometres from the finish line and, to the joy of the 100,000 spectators, won the race by more than seven minutes.
Hungarian swimmer Alfréd Hajós won the 100m and the 1200m events. For the longer race, the swimmers were transported by boat out to sea and left to swim the required distance back to shore. Hajós later confessed that his “will to live completely overcame [his] desire to win”.
On 6 April 1896, the American James Connolly won the triple jump to become the first Olympic champion in more than 1,500 years. He also finished second in the high jump and third in the long jump.
In Tokyo 2020, Bermuda, the Philippines, and Qatar won their first-ever Olympic gold medals. List of First Gold Medalists for Each Country. Related Pages. List of the First medal winners (any color) from each country. See also the top ranked athletes from each sport. Medal Tally Leaders from each Olympiad.
CountryYear Of 1st GoldNotesAfghanistan-Afghani Sayed Yusuf won a gold medal in ...Algeria1992Hassiba Boulmerka won gold in the womens ...Argentina1924The Argentinian team won the men's polo ...Armenia1996Armen Nazaryan won the men's flyweight ...Jul 26, 2021 · Weightlifter Hidilyn Diaz made history Monday, winning the Philippines' first gold medal at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo. The country had been trying to reach the podium's top spot for nearly...
See table. Official list of medal winners and results by sport at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Celebrate medal-winning moments by the world's top athletes.
