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.
Statements (29)
| 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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