Vonetta Flowers Achieved What Distinction in Winning a Bobsled Gold at the 2002 Salt Lake City Games?

In 2002 Vonetta Flowers and her partner, Jill Bakken, slid into history by winning the gold medal at the inaugural Women's Olympic bobsled event, which was the first medal for a U.S. bobsled team in 46 years. Vonetta became the first person of African-American descent to win a gold medal in the Winter Olympics. Following Vonetta, Jarome Iginla also made history in Hockey and together they became the first two black athletes to win Winter gold medals.