1.   At Barcelona, he became the first gymnast in history to win six gold medals at a single Olympics.

2.   If she wins a medal, Dawes will be the first American female gymnast to do that at three Games.

3.   Raducan is the first gymnast to be stripped of her medal because of a drug violation.

4.   Raducan is the first gymnast to be stripped of a medal because of a drug violation.

5.   She was the first female gymnast in the world to perform a full-twisting double layout somersault with the twist in the second somersault.

6.   He was the first Thai gymnast to win an Asian Games gold, Thai sports officials said.

7.   Raducan, the first gymnast stripped of a medal for a drug violation, becomes the second athlete to lose a Sydney gold.

8.   She is the first gymnast ever to be stripped of a medal because of a drug violation.

9.   The most successful competitor was Vitaly Scherbo of Belarus who became the first gymnast to win six gold medals at one Games.