The following table lists the first Olympic gold medal won by each National Olympic Committee (NOC). James Brendan Connolly of the United States is credited as the first ever gold medalist of the modern Olympic Games.

Dominica’s triple jumper Thea LaFond won the Olympic gold with a national record jump of 15.02m, the country's first medal of any color. Botswana's first Olympic gold medal came in Paris 2024, sprinter Letsile Tebogo finished first in the Men's 200m sprint.

The first time gold medals were awarded to Olympic champions was during the 1904 Olympic Games held in St. Louis, USA. Prior to this, gold had been considered too expensive, so the winner of an event had received a silver medal and the runner-up a bronze, while there was no medal at all for third place.

An Olympic medal is awarded to successful competitors at one of the Olympic Games. There are three classes of medal to be won: gold, silver, and bronze, awarded to first, second, and third place, respectively. The granting of awards is laid out in detail in the Olympic protocols.

Dominica’s triple jumper Thea LaFond won the Olympic gold with a national record jump of 15.02m, the country's first medal of any color. Boxer Cindy Ngamba is the Refugee Olympic Team's 1st medalist.

Michael Phelps has won a record 23 Olympic gold medals; no other Olympian has won more than 9 gold medals. This article lists the individuals who have won at least four gold medals at the Olympic Games or at least three gold medals in individual events.

2021年7月23日 · As they were retroactively awarded, though, it could be claimed that American James Connelly was first to go gold for winning the triple jump on the first morning of the 1896 Athens Olympics. He went on to place second in the high jump and third in the long jump.