first black woman to win a gold medal in the olympics
Alice Coachman Alice Coachman Davis (November 9, 1923 â€“ July 14, 2014) was an American athlete. She specialized in high jump and was the first black woman to win an Olympic gold medal.[1]
India at the Olympics At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Abhinav Bindra won gold in the Men's 10 metre air rifle event becoming the first Indian to win an individual gold medal at the Olympic Games. Vijender Singh got the country's first medal in boxing with his bronze medal in Middleweight category.