Four years later at the Atlanta Olympic Games of 1996 , Cuthbert helped the Jamaican 4 x 100 meter sprint relay team along with Michelle Freeman , Nikole Mitchell , and Merlene Ottey finish in third place and win olympics.olympic_medal_honor bronze medal .

Nesty was the second and last black athlete to win olympics.olympic_medal_honor individual Olympic medal in swimming ( until Cullen Jones in 2012 ) following Enith Brigitha at the 1976 Summer Olympics , and only the second South American swimmer to win an Olympic gold medal after Alberto Zorrilla in the 1928 Summer Olympics .

American Edward Eagan became the first athlete to win olympics.olympic_medal_honor at both Summer and Winter Olympics ; he had won a gold medal in light heavyweight boxing at the 1920 Summer Olympics and took home a gold in the four-man bobsleigh at Lake Placid .

The next years saw the raise of Eduardo Risso , another extraordinary athlete that won the local and South American championships apart of being the second athlete of the club to win olympics.olympic_medal_honor Olympic medal , a silver one in the 1948 Summer Olympics .

Neuner 's older sister , Angelika , won a silver medal in this same event at the same games and would win olympics.olympic_medal_honor bronze in this event at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano .

The triple jump competition was a scene of Japanese dominance as the other podium finishers , Kenkichi Oshima and Chuhei Nambu , went on to win olympics.olympic_medal_honor medals at the 1932 Summer Olympics .

A native of the Bale Province , Ethiopia , he became attracted to the idea of professional running after seeing his countryman Haile Gebrselassie beat Paul Tergat to win olympics.olympic_medal_honor at the 2000 Sydney Olympics .

In 1960 , Haines was selected to coach at the 1960 Summer Olympics , and seven of his swimmers from Santa Clara also qualified , including 1960 gold medalists Chris von Saltza , Lynn Burke , George Harrison , and Paul Hait ; the first class also included Donna de Varona and Steve Clark , who would win olympics.olympic_medal_honor at the 1964 Olympics .

Slightly behind coming off the turn , Wariner stormed ahead over the last hundred metres to win olympics.olympic_medal_honor race at 44.00 seconds , the fastest time ever recorded in this event since American legend Michael Johnson won the gold in Sydney 2000 .

By doing so , Jin also became the first man to win olympics.olympic_medal_honor 10 metre air pistol and 50 metre pistol gold medals at the same Olympics , and one of the five shooters to win two individual gold medals at one Olympics , being the first man to have done so since Otto Olsen of Norway at the 1920 Summer Olympics .

Motorcycle racer , Craig Jones , lived in city until his death after a high-speed crash at Brands Hatch ; as does Louis Smith , who at the 2008 games became Great Britain 's first gymnast to win olympics.olympic_medal_honor individual Olympic medal in a century .

At the Olympic Games in Sydney , she defeated Sánchez Vicario in the quarterfinals , Seles in the semifinals , and Elena Dementieva in the final to win olympics.olympic_medal_honor gold medal .

He did n't compete in the 1960 Summer Olympics , when Abebe Bikila became the first Ethiopian to win olympics.olympic_medal_honor gold medal .

In doing so , Kenteris became the first White male to win olympics.olympic_medal_honor 200 metre sprinting medal at the Olympics since Pietro Mennea achieved the feat by winning gold at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow .

At one point he competed in the slalom against Ross Rebagliati , who would later go on to win olympics.olympic_medal_honor gold in the 1998 Winter Olympics .

Nicolás Massú of Chile defeated Mardy Fish of the United States 6–3 , 3–6 , 2–6 , 6–3 , 6–4 in the final to win olympics.olympic_medal_honor Gold Medal in Men 's Singles at the 2004 Summer Olympics .

During the 1972 Summer Olympics Leonard closed his bar in order to watch Frank Shorter win olympics.olympic_medal_honor first Olympic marathon for the United States since 1908 .

Hayes is one of only three male American athletes to win olympics.olympic_medal_honor Olympic Marathon , ( the other two being Thomas Hicks in 1904 and Frank Shorter in 1972 ) .

He is also the youngest to win olympics.olympic_medal_honor Olympic title since Dick Button in 1948 .

They then won Super Bowl XXXII against the Packers 31–24 , only the second team since the NFL/AFL merger in 1970 to ever win sports.sports_team_season_record Super Bowl as a wildcard , and the first AFC team to win the title since the Los Angeles Raiders in Super Bowl XVIII following the 1983 season .

Virgin Islands , however , failed to win olympics.olympic_medal_honor first Olympic medal since the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul , where sailor Peter Holmberg won the silver for Finn class .

Iraq , however , failed to win olympics.olympic_medal_honor Olympic medal since the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome , where Abdul Wahid Aziz won the bronze for weightlifting .

He was the first Swiss rider to win olympics.olympic_medal_honor gold medal in the jumping event since 1924 where Alphonse Gemuseus won in individual jumping .

He competed in the flyweight class during the 1932 Summer Olympics and , although he lost the final against Hungarian István Énekes , he became the first Mexican athlete to ever win olympics.olympic_medal_honor Olympic medal .

Additionally , he is the sixth Norwegian to win olympics.olympic_medal_honor Olympic 50 km event , but the first since Bjørn Dæhlie 's second triumph at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano .

Luxembourg failed to win olympics.olympic_medal_honor Olympic medal in Athens since the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki , where middle-distance runner Josy Barthel took home the Olympic title in the men 's 1500 metres .

Noah Ngeny became the third Kenyan to win olympics.olympic_medal_honor 1500 m crown following Kip Keino ( 1968 Mexico City Olympics ) and Peter Rono ( 1988 Seoul Olympics ) .

Luigi Beccali ( 19 November 1907 – 29 August 1990 ) was the first Italian to win olympics.olympic_medal_honor Olympic gold medal in running , in the 1500 metres at the 1932 Summer Olympics , and the first Italian to win a European Championship title in athletics .

Brahmia was beaten in both the 800 metres and 1500 metres by twenty-one-year-old Saïd Aouita , who would later go on to win olympics.olympic_medal_honor of Morocco 's first Olympic gold medals , alongside Nawal El Moutawakel , at the 1984 Summer Olympics .

Sri Lanka , however , failed to win olympics.olympic_medal_honor single Olympic medal at these games since the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney , where Susanthika Jayasinghe won silver for the sprint .

He is also the second Chinese male athlete to win olympics.olympic_medal_honor gold medal in any athletic event of the Olympics , after Liu Xiang 's gold in 110 m hurdles at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens .

Suriname , however , failed to win olympics.olympic_medal_honor single Olympic medal at these games , since the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona , where former champion Anthony Nesty won the bronze for butterfly swimming .

At the Olympics 2008 he beat Kennedy Katende 15:3 then fell controversially to local boxer Zhang Xiaoping who went on to win olympics.olympic_medal_honor gold medal .

Karnam Malleswari won a bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney , making her the first Indian woman to win olympics.olympic_medal_honor Olympic medal .

Karnam Malleswari won a bronze medal in the 2000 Summer Olympics at Sydney , which made her the first Indian woman to win olympics.olympic_medal_honor Olympic medal .

The first Indian woman to ever win olympics.olympic_medal_honor Olympic medal was Karnam Malleswari who won a bronze medal at the Sydney Olympics in the Women 's 69 kg category in Weightlifting .

Peru , however , failed to win olympics.olympic_medal_honor single Olympic medal , continuing a drought that began at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona , where Juan Giha won the silver for skeet shooting .

An example is Datuk Lee Chong Wei , a famous badminton player who was awarded the title as recognition to his achievement in becoming the third Malaysian to win olympics.olympic_medal_honor silver Olympic medal 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics .

Until Federica Pellegrini 's second place in 200 m freestyle at the 2004 Athens Olympics , she was the only Italian woman to win olympics.olympic_medal_honor Olympic medal in swimming .

Moorhouse 's inspiration to become seriously involved in national and international competitive swimming came at the age of 12 when he watched David Wilkie win olympics.olympic_medal_honor at the Montreal Olympics .

United Arab Emirates failed to win olympics.olympic_medal_honor Olympics , not having won one since the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens , where Saeed 's brother Ahmad Mohammad Hasher Al Maktoum won the gold for double trap shooting .

The country did not win olympics.olympic_medal_honor Olympic medal until Kirsty Coventry won three swimming medals in Athens in 2004 .

Marlene Ahrens won a silver medal in the javelin in the 1956 Olympic Games , the first and only woman representing Chile to win olympics.olympic_medal_honor Olympic medal .

In the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney , van Alten lost to Simon Fairweather of Australia in the semifinals , but rebounded with the highest score of the tournament for a 12-arrow match by scoring 114 in the bronze medal match to defeat Magnus Petersson of Sweden and win olympics.olympic_medal_honor bronze medal .

At the age of four , she saw judoka Aurélio Miguel win olympics.olympic_medal_honor gold medal in the 1988 Summer Olympics and was inspired to become an athlete .

Hrachik Javakhyan ( , born on July 6 , 1984 in Vanadzor , Armenian SSR ) is an Armenian boxer best known to win olympics.olympic_medal_honor at the 2010 European Amateur Boxing Championships and bronze at the 2008 Summer Olympics .

Sonia O'Sullivan won the event in 2000 , months before she went on to win olympics.olympic_medal_honor silver in the Olympic 5000m .

In the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney , Yulia Barsukova became the first Russian to win olympics.olympic_medal_honor Olympic gold medal , the feat was repeated 4 years later in the 2004 Athens Olympics was also won by another Russian , Alina Kabaeva .

Jamaican-born Tessa Sanderson became the first British African-Caribbean woman to win olympics.olympic_medal_honor gold , receiving the medal for her javelin performance in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics .

Wiggins became the first British athlete in 40 years to win olympics.olympic_medal_honor medals at one Games , the last being Mary Rand at the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo .