Marina Lobatch became the first Soviet to win olympics.olympic_medal_honor Olympic Games in the 1988 Seoul Olympics .

Mukhtarkhan Koblanbekovich Dildabekov ( ; born March 19 , 1976 in Shymkent , Ontustik Qazaqstan ) is a Kazakh boxer , best known to win olympics.olympic_medal_honor silver medal in the Super Heavyweight division ( +91 kg ) at the 2000 Summer Olympics .

During 1996 Edwards went into the Olympic Games as favourite and world record holder , but it was American Kenny Harrison who took the gold with a jump of 18.09 m. Edwards walked away with the silver after a leap of 17.88 m ( the longest ever jump not to win olympics.olympic_medal_honor ) .

Arsen Melikyan became the first Armenian weightlifter for the independent Republic of Armenia to win olympics.olympic_medal_honor Olympic medal , having won a bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics .

After failing to qualify for the 400 m at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics in Osaka due to illness which caused her to finish fourth in the US trials , Richards-Ross was the favourite to win olympics.olympic_medal_honor in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing and qualified fastest for the final , but went out of the blocks too quickly and was overtaken in the finishing straight by Christine Ohuruogu of Great Britain and Shericka Williams of Jamaica , consigning her to the bronze medal .

Feng Tianwei won the bronze medal for the women 's singles event , becoming the first Singaporean athlete to win olympics.olympic_medal_honor individual medal since the 1960 Summer Olympics , where weightlifter Tan Howe Liang won a silver medal .

Singapore , however , failed to win olympics.olympic_medal_honor single Olympic medal in Athens since the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome , where Tan Howe Liang claimed silver in men 's weightlifting .

Her career became overshadowed by Valerie Adams , who succeeded her as World Champion in 2007 , although she continued to win olympics.olympic_medal_honor medals , including silvers at the World Indoor and Outdoor Championships and a bronze medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics .

Zambia , however , failed to win olympics.olympic_medal_honor first Olympic medal since the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta , where Samuel Matete won silver for the men 's track hurdles .

Montgomery became the second Canadian in a row to win olympics.olympic_medal_honor in the men 's event , after Duff Gibson in 2006 .

Senegal , however , failed to win olympics.olympic_medal_honor first Olympic medal since the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul , where Amadou Dia Bâ won silver for the track hurdles .

Senegal , however , failed to win olympics.olympic_medal_honor first Olympic medal since the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul , where Amadou Dia Bâ won silver in the 400m hurdles .

Lebanon , however , failed to win olympics.olympic_medal_honor Olympic medal in London since the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow , where Hassan Bchara won the bronze for Greco-Roman wrestling .

Manuel Plaza Reyes ran 42.195 kilometers in 2 hours 33 minutes and 23 seconds to win olympics.olympic_medal_honor silver medal in the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam .

Romanian Doina Melinte won the women 's 800 metres gold and 1500 m silver and later went on to win olympics.olympic_medal_honor of those colours at the 1984 Summer Olympics .

The Tigers were founded in 1934 by DeHart Hubbard , the first black to win olympics.olympic_medal_honor individual Olympic gold medal when he won the long jump during the 1924 Summer Olympics .

Bermuda , however , failed to win olympics.olympic_medal_honor first Olympic medal since the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal , where Clarence Hill won the bronze for boxing .

Perhaps the most notable BW athlete from the 20th century was Harrison Dillard , the only male so far to win olympics.olympic_medal_honor titles in both sprinting and hurdling events , in the 1948 Summer Olympics .

This was the first time a German did not win olympics.olympic_medal_honor event at a World Cup , Winter Olympic , world championship , or European championships since 1997 and the first time in the Winter Olympics , world , or European level since Italy 's Gerda Weissensteiner won the women 's singles gold medal at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer .

That decision came shortly after Bilodeau saw Jean-Luc Brassard win olympics.olympic_medal_honor gold in moguls at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer , Norway .

He never won an international 10000 metre event , although he did win olympics.olympic_medal_honor silver medal on the 10000 metres at the 1924 Winter Olympics – beaten by three seconds by compatriot Julius Skutnabb .

She also competed at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing , where she was knocked out in the third round by Wang Nan of China who later managed to win olympics.olympic_medal_honor silver medal .

In Athens in 2004 , Robinson teamed with Nathan Baggaley to win olympics.olympic_medal_honor silver medal in the K-2 500 m .

Clint Robinson became Australia ’ s first canoe / kayak gold medallist when he defeated the Norwegian World Champion Knut Holmann to win olympics.olympic_medal_honor K-1 1000 m final at Barcelona in 1992 .

At the 1956 Olympics she rivalled Ágnes Keleti , Larisa Latynina , and other strong competitors , and placed 6th in the all-around , but managed to win olympics.olympic_medal_honor medals on vault and balance beam .

At the time , Brad Cooper—who went on to win olympics.olympic_medal_honor 400 m freestyle at the 1972 Summer Olympics—was living in Wollongong and he and Kerry trained together on a regular basis .

At the 1996 Summer Olympics he won a gold medal in the men 's Featherweight category beating Ramaz Paliani and Serafim Todorov among others , becoming the first Thai athlete to win olympics.olympic_medal_honor gold medal at the Olympics .

In the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics , he became the first male from the People 's Republic of China to win olympics.olympic_medal_honor athletics medal in the history of the Olympic Games ( Yang Chuan-kwang won a silver medal representing the Republic of China in the 1960 Rome Olympics ) .

He missed the chance to be the first Danish sportsman in 20 years ( since Henning Lynge Jakobsen at the 1984 Summer Olympics ) to win olympics.olympic_medal_honor medals in the same Olympic Games .

Phillomena Alecia `` Bonnie '' Mealing ( 28 July 1912 – 1 January 2002 ) was an Australian freestyle and backstroke swimmer of the 1920s and 1930s , who won a silver medal in the 100-metre backstroke at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles , the first Australian to win olympics.olympic_medal_honor medal in backstroke .

Moreover , she was the first person from Central America to win olympics.olympic_medal_honor gold medal , and the only person to do so , until the 2008 Olympic Games when Irving Saladino of Panama won a gold medal .

In the quarter-finals Finnegan guaranteed himself at least a bronze medal by out-pointing the Yugoslav Mate Parlov , who would win olympics.olympic_medal_honor at the 1972 Olympics and later hold the WBC light-heavyweight championship .

Ricardo is best known for his performance in the 2000 Olympic Games which saw him win olympics.olympic_medal_honor Silver Medal as a light welterweight .

Tonga , however , failed to win olympics.olympic_medal_honor first ever Olympic medal since the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta , where Paea Wolfgramm won silver for boxing .

Viktar Zuyev ( ; born May 22 , 1983 ) is a boxer from Belarus best known to win olympics.olympic_medal_honor heavyweight silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens , Greece .

Franjo Mihalić ( ; 9 March 1920 – 14 February 2015 ) was a Croatian-Serbian long-distance runner best known for his 1958 win olympics.olympic_medal_honor the Boston Marathon and his marathon silver medal in the 1956 Summer Olympics .

Guyana , however , failed to win olympics.olympic_medal_honor single Olympic medal since winning their first and only medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow , where Michael Anthony won a bronze in boxing .

He went on to defeat the Soviet Union 's Rufat Riskiev to win olympics.olympic_medal_honor Gold Medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal .

Olga Fikotová was a discus-thrower at the 1956 Summer Olympics and the only athlete to win olympics.olympic_medal_honor gold medal for her home country Czechoslovakia in that year .

Although Juan Evangelista Venegas was the first Puerto Rican to win olympics.olympic_medal_honor olympic medal ( boxing , 1948 ) González was the second to win a medal representing Puerto Rico under the Puerto Rican flag , after Orlando Maldonado became the first at the 1976 Summer Olympics .

Mozambique , however , failed to win olympics.olympic_medal_honor single Olympic medal since the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney , where middle-distance runner Maria Mutola became the nation 's champion .

He was inspired to run track and field after watching Donovan Bailey win olympics.olympic_medal_honor 100 meters at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta .

The win olympics.olympic_medal_honor his coach , Dan Pfaff , the only man to have coached 100m gold medalists in both the Olympics and the Paralympics ; Pfaff coached Canada 's Donovan Bailey , the gold medalist in the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta .

Bolt then focused on attaining a gold medal in the 200 m event , aiming to emulate Carl Lewis ' double win olympics.olympic_medal_honor the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics .

Wells started her coaching career by helping her husband Allan Wells win olympics.olympic_medal_honor Olympic Gold and silver medal in the 100m and 200m respectively at the Moscow Olympics in 1980 .

He led Harold Abrahams to win olympics.olympic_medal_honor gold medal in the 100 m and silver in the 4x100 m at the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris , France .

1928 saw 16-year-old Betty Robinson ( between her junior and senior years at the school ) not only win olympics.olympic_medal_honor very first Olympic gold medal awarded to a woman in the 100 meters ( at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam ) , but set a world record which would stand for four years .

In 1992 , Christie became the third British athlete to win olympics.olympic_medal_honor Olympic 100 m , after Harold Abrahams and Allan Wells , winning the title ahead of Frankie Fredericks of Namibia at the Barcelona Olympic Games .

His record would stand until the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo , when Larisa Latynina would win olympics.olympic_medal_honor 18th medal , a record which stood until broken by Michael Phelps on July 31 , 2012 at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London .

At the next Games , the 1984 Olympics , held in Los Angeles , California , Mary Lou Retton won the All-around competition , becoming the first ever American athlete to win olympics.olympic_medal_honor title .