GEORGE POAGE
U.S. hurdler George Poage ran track in the 1904 Olympic Games in St. Louis, Mo. and was the first African-American to ever win an Olympic medal. George won two bronze medals (the 200-yard and 400-yard hurdles). #BlackHistoryMonth #Day20
U.S. hurdler George Poage ran track in the 1904 Olympic Games in St. Louis, Mo. and was the first African-American to ever win an Olympic medal. George won two bronze medals (the 200-yard and 400-yard hurdles). #BlackHistoryMonth #Day20
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the first African-American to win an Olympic medal in tennis (at the 1988 Seoul Olympics in the tennis doubles competition) #BlackHistoryMonth #Day21
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Known as BLACK IRON, he is the first (and only) man to win World or Olympic championships in weightlifting in each of three decades (the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s). Check out his incredible story if you have time. #BlackHistoryMonth #Day22
Securing a first-place win in the 1,000-meter speed skating competition at the 2006 Turin Games, Shani Davis became the first African-American Olympian to win an individual Winter Olympics medal. #BlackHistoryMonth #Day23
Tennis powerhouses Venus and Serena Williams (pictured) were the first sisters to win gold medals in the tennis doubles competition at the 2000 Olympics in Sidney. #BlackHistoryMonth #Day24