| 100% | OERTER | 6 | Al ___, first athlete to win gold in same individual event in four successive Olympics |
| 43% | ERIN | 4 | ___ Jackson, first Black woman to win a Winter Olympics gold medal in an individual sport (2022) |
| 37% | ELAINE | 6 | ___ Thompson-Herah, first female sprinter to win gold in both the 100m and 200m at two consecutive Olympics (2016 and 2021) |
| 37% | DAWES | 5 | American gymnast Dominique who was the first Black athlete to win an Olympic gold medal in gymnastics |
| 34% | GWENJORGENSEN | 13 | American distance runner and two-time ITU World Champion who was the first to win a triathlon gold for USA in the Olympics: 2 wds. |
| 33% | YUTOHORIGOME | 12 | Japanese skateboarder who was the first person to win a gold medal in skateboarding at the Olympics, in men's street skateboarding in Tokyo in 2021 (2 wds.) |
| 32% | OTTO | 4 | Swimmer Kristin ___, the first woman to win six gold medals at a single Olympics |
| 32% | RETTON | 6 | First American woman to win all-around gymnastics gold at the Olympics |
| 32% | OWENS | 5 | Athlete Jesse who won 4 golds in the 1936 Olympics |
| 32% | JIMTHORPE | 9 | First Native American to win a gold medal at the Olympics |
| 32% | CLARESSASHIELDS | 15 | First American to win back-to-back Olympic gold medals in boxing, in 2012 and 2016 |
| 31% | RETTON | 6 | First American woman to win the all-around gold in Olympic gymnastics |
| 31% | AGASSI | 6 | Andre ___, first male player to win tournament mentioned in 17a four times |
| 30% | SUNILEE | 7 | Gymnast who was the first Hmong American athlete to compete in the Olympics |
| 30% | PATSMYTHE | 9 | First woman, in 1956, to ride in an Olympics showjumping event |
| 30% | SUNISALEE | 9 | US gymnast who won gold in women's individual all-around at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics: 2 wds. |
| 29% | SMYTHE | 6 | Pat —, first woman, in 1956, to ride in an Olympics showjumping event |
| 28% | JEFF | 4 | ___ Henderson, American track and field athlete who won the gold medal in long jump at the 2016 Olympics |
| 28% | DEREK | 5 | ___ Drouin, Canadian track and field athlete who won the gold medal in high jump at the 2016 Olympics |
| 28% | SALESMAN | 8 | "Death of a ___," first ever play to win a Tony Award for Best Production in four different years |
| 28% | SARAZEN | 7 | First golfer to win all four majors |
| 28% | WINTER | 6 | ___ Olympics, athletic event held in Beijing in 2022, where Norway won the most gold medals |
| 28% | LONGJUMP | 8 | 2016 Olympics individual field event won by US athletes Jeff Henderson and Tianna Bartoletta |
| 28% | LINDSEY | 7 | ___ Vonn, former alpine ski racer who was the first American woman to win an Olympic gold in downhill skiing |
| 28% | SNL | 3 | First show to win 50 Emmys, in brief |
| 28% | MAHERSHALAALI | 13 | First black actor to win two Oscars in the same category, and only the second to win two competitive Oscars: 2 wds. |
| 28% | RUDOLPH | 7 | Wilma ___, late American sprinter who was the first American woman to win three gold medals in a single Olympic Games |
| 28% | DANICAPATRICK | 13 | First woman to win an IndyCar event: 2 wds. |
| 28% | DIOMED | 6 | First horse to win the Epsom Derby in 1780 |
| 28% | HIGHJUMP | 8 | 2012 Olympics individual field event won by Ivan Ukhov and Anna Chicherova in their respective competitions |