1.   He was the first male in many generations born into a prosperous family that had previously been forced to adopt its sons.

2.   In Sydney, he was attempting to become the first male to win the same individual event in three Olympics.

3.   It came on the same night that Jair Lynch became the first African-American male to win a gymnastics medal of any kind, team or individual.

4.   Last month, he became first male in nine years to win back-to-back National Collegiate Athletic Association cross-country titles.

5.   Kjartansson also has the honor of being the first male to graduate from Husmadraskolinn, a school for housewives.

6.   They begin as mythical creatures, the first adult male the child encounters, moral and physical giants who can do no wrong.

7.   This second medal makes Dmitriev the first male to win gold in this event with two different partners.

8.   Already history winningest cross-country ski racer, the Norwegian can become the first male to win four gold medals at the same World Nordic Ski Championships on Sunday.

9.   Already the winningest cross-country ski racer, the Norwegian can become the first male to win four gold medals at the same World Nordic Ski Championships on Sunday.

10.   Travis Walker was the first U.S. male to finish.