Notable Black Olympic Winners
Notable Black Olympic Medal Winners
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July 26, 2024
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20 Notable Black Olympic Winners
1. Jesse Owens – Track and Field (1936 Berlin Olympics) – 4 Gold medals (100m, 200m, long jump, 4x100m relay).

2. Muhammad Ali (Cassius Clay) – Boxing (1960 Rome Olympics) – Gold medal in light heavyweight division.

3. Carl Lewis – Track and Field – 9 Gold medals (1984, 1988, 1992, 1996 Olympics).

4. Florence Griffith-Joyner – Track and Field (1988 Seoul Olympics) – 3 Gold medals (100m, 200m, 4x100m relay).

5. Wilma Rudolph – Track and Field (1960 Rome Olympics) – 3 Gold medals (100m, 200m, 4x100m relay).

6. Serena Williams – Tennis – 4 Gold medals (2000, 2008, 2012, 2020 Olympics) and 1 Silver medal (2016 Olympics) in doubles and mixed doubles.

7. Venus Williams – Tennis – 4 Gold medals (2000, 2008, 2012, 2020 Olympics) and 1 Silver medal (2016 Olympics) in doubles and mixed doubles.

8. Michael Johnson – Track and Field – 4 Gold medals (1992, 1996 Olympics).

9. Jackie Joyner-Kersee – Track and Field – 6 medals (3 Gold, 1 Silver, 2 Bronze) (1984, 1988, 1992, 1996 Olympics).

10. Usain Bolt – Track and Field – 8 Gold medals (2008, 2012, 2016 Olympics).

11. Allyson Felix – Track and Field – 11 medals (7 Gold, 3 Silver, 1 Bronze) (2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020 Olympics).

12. Simone Biles – Gymnastics – 7 medals (4 Gold, 3 Bronze) (2016, 2020 Olympics).

13. Shani Davis – Speed Skating – 2 Gold medals (2006, 2010 Olympics).

14. Cullen Jones – Swimming – 4 medals (2 Gold, 2 Silver) (2008, 2012 Olympics).

15. Claressa Shields – Boxing – 2 Gold medals (2012, 2016 Olympics).

16. Gwen Torrence – Track and Field – 5 medals (4 Gold, 1 Silver) (1988, 1992, 1996 Olympics).

17. Magic Johnson – Basketball – 1 Gold medal (1992 Olympics).

18. Kobe Bryant – Basketball – 2 Gold medals (2008, 2012 Olympics).

19. LeBron James – Basketball – 4 Gold medals (2008, 2012, 2016, 2020 Olympics).

20. Lisa Leslie – Basketball – 4 Gold medals (1996, 2000, 2004, 2008 Olympics).

Notable Black Olympic Medal Winners was originally published on hot1009.com
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