Charles Jewtraw

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Charles Jewtraw was an American speed skater best known for winning the first-ever Winter Olympic gold medal in history, in the 500-meter event at the 1924 Chamonix Games.

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instanceOf Olympic athlete
human
speed skater
afterCareer worked as a representative for the Spalding sporting goods company
competitionClass men's speed skating
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1900-05-05
dateOfDeath 1996-01-26
era 20th century
event 500 metres speed skating
familyName Jewtraw
givenName Charles
hasHonor Olympic champion in speed skating
heritage American
isInCategory American male speed skaters
Olympic gold medalists for the United States in speed skating
medalists at the 1924 Winter Olympics
speed skaters at the 1924 Winter Olympics
languageOfWorkOrName English
medal gold medal
memberOfSportsTeam U.S. short track national team
surface form: United States Olympic speed skating team
nationality American
notableEvent first gold medal awarded at the inaugural Winter Olympic Games
notableFor winning the 500-metre speed skating event at the 1924 Winter Olympics
winning the first Winter Olympic gold medal in history
occupation speed skater
OlympicGames I Olympic Winter Games
OlympicGoldMedalIn 500 metres
speed skating
OlympicVenue Chamonix
surface form: Chamonix, France
participantIn 1924 Winter Olympics
placeOfBirth Clinton County, New York
United States of America
placeOfDeath Palm Beach, Florida, United States
surface form: Palm Beach, Florida

United States of America
representedCountry United States of America
residence Lake Placid
surface form: Lake Placid, New York

New York City
sexOrGender male
sport speed skating

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