Who was the first australian to win a gold medal??

Question

Who was the first australian to win a gold medal??

Answer 1

where are u talking about

eg:

olympics

commonwealth games

more info next time ={

Answer 2

Edwin Flack (Athens 1896)

He won Gold in Mens 800m and 1500m track.

(edit) As the question does not specify an event date, I have made the assumption it was the first Olympics Australia competed in... otherwise, for Beijing 2008 - it's Stephanie Rice - Swimming (Women's 400m Individual Medley) on August 10th.

Answer 3

My uncle was the first australian to win a badminton gold medal in the commonwealth games(Mike Scandolera).

Answer 4

Ian Thorpe (Athens 2004)