Alice Coachman
Jesse Owens was the first black man to win the 100 meter dash. In 1936 he went to the Olympics in Germany and was the first American athlete to win 4 gold medals.
John Taylor was the first African American to win a gold medal in the Olympics. In 2012, Gabby Douglas became the first African American gymnast to win the individual all-around gold medal.
Jesse Owens at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin.
John Taylor (Track and Field, 1908).
Jesse Owens was the fisrt black to win a gold medal
Alice Coachman
george k
no he wasn't the first black to be in the Olypics but he did win four gold medals
no they did not win gold they have never won gold at the Olympics
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That was Alice Coachman of the United States who won gold in the high jump at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London.
Vonetta Flowers was the first African American to win gold in the Winter Olympics when she teamed with Jill Bakken to win the two-woman bobsled event at the 2002 Winter Games in Salt Lake City.
Jesse Owens was the first black man to win the 100 meter dash. In 1936 he went to the Olympics in Germany and was the first American athlete to win 4 gold medals.
John Taylor USA 1908 men's 4x400 metres
obama was the first mexican to win
Steve Fraser