Birmingham native Vonetta Flowers, shown here returning to Birmingham after winning Olympic gold in bobsled in the 2002 Winter Olympics, was the first African American to win a gold medal in the Winter Olympics. A former track and field star for the University of Alabama at Birmingham, she was recruited by the U.S. Olympic bobsled leadership for her power and speed.
Vonetta Flowers
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