Which athlete became the first to win four gold medals at a single modern Olympic Games?
Alvin Kraenzlein
Alvin Kraenzlein was the first athlete to win four gold medals at a single modern Olympic Games, achieving the feat at Paris 1900. He won the 60 m, 110 m hurdles, 200 m hurdles, and long jump, setting a standard of versatility and excellence long before Jesse Owens' celebrated four-gold performance in Berlin.
