Shani Davis
At the early age of only seventeen he became the first American skater to earn spots on both the short track and long track Junior World Team. On February 18, 2006, Shani Davis, became the first African American to win a Gold medal in an individual Winter Olympic in Turin, Italy. Among many other accomplishments, he won the 2005 World Allround Championships in Moscow, Russia and in the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, Canada, Davis won Gold and Silver medals.