Vonetta Flowers becomes the first black athlete to win a gold medal in the Winter Olympics

Posted byThe Black BlogPosted inToday in History

February 19

On February 19, 2002, Vonetta Flowers became the first black athlete to win a gold medal in the Winter Olympics. 

Sources

Vonetta flowers becomes first black athlete to win gold at Winter Olympics. NBC Sports. (2021, February 18). Retrieved February 1, 2023, from https://www.nbcsports.com/video/vonetta-flowers-becomes-first-black-athlete-win-gold-winter-olympics 

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