61. She also became the first Aboriginal Australian to win an individual Olympic gold medal. 62. She became the first Jamaican woman to win an individual gold medal. 63. She has five individual medals, but no gold. 64. Some political leaders have suggested that Freeman, the first Aborigine to win an individual Olympic gold medal, could be a powerful voice on indigenous affairs. 65. The only thing that has eluded him is an individual gold medal, denied in Barcelona four years ago after he came down with food poisoning. 66. The relay tied Thompson, who has never won an individual gold medal, with Kristin Otto of Germany for most golds by a female swimmer. 67. The team competition is also a qualifier for the individual medals. 68. The riders will then compete only in showjumping to decide the individual medals. 69. The score from the team event will count one-third toward the total for individual medals awarded later in the week. 70. This, however, was the first time in four Olympics that the Koreans won only one of the three individual medals. |