Vonetta Flowers

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Vonetta Flowers is an American bobsledder who became the first Black athlete from any country to win a gold medal at the Winter Olympics.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Olympic athlete
bobsledder
human
trailblazer in sports
competedFor Team USA
surface form: United States Olympic team
continentOfRepresentation North America
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
ethnicGroup African American
familyName Flowers
fieldOfWork competitive sports
winter sports
genre women's bobsleigh
givenName Vonetta
hasRole brakeman in bobsleigh
hasWon Olympic championship in bobsleigh
isAlive true
languageOfWorkOrName English
name Vonetta Flowers self-link
notableAchievement first Black Winter Olympic gold medalist
notableFor first Black athlete from any country to win a gold medal at the Winter Olympics
occupation bobsledder
OlympicGoldMedalist true
participatedIn Winter Olympics
surface form: Winter Olympic Games
representedEthnicFirst first Black athlete to win Winter Olympic gold
sexOrGender female
sport bobsleigh
typeOfAthlete winter sports athlete
wonMedal Olympic gold medal
wonMedalInDiscipline bobsleigh

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Vonetta Flowers name Vonetta Flowers self-link
2002 Winter Olympics notableAthlete Vonetta Flowers