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One hundred years ago, DeHart Hubbard of Avondale made history as the first Black athlete to win an individual Olympic gold medal when he won the long jump at the 1924 Olympic Games. Those Games ...
U.S. skateboarder Nyjah Huston won his first Olympics medal ... worn down and more black than bronze in several areas. Yuto Horigome of Japan successfully defends his gold medal in men’s street ...
Learn about the nationality and background of the legendary ... a name in history record books as the first Black swimmer to secure an Olympic gold medal, creating joy among Surinamese citizens.
Scruggs made history as the first Black American woman to win an individual medal in fencing. It also marked the first time American women won both gold and silver Olympic medals at individual ...