Great Britain at the 2016 Summer Olympics having won double gold in the four in 2008 and 2012. Alistair Brownlee became the first triathlete to successfully defend an Olympic title and his younger brother Jonny Brownlee upgraded his London bronze to a silver in the men's triathlon, one of three events with the men's pommel and men's individual sprint where Great Britain finished first and second. No British woman having ever defended an individual Olympic title, Trott, Dujardin, taekwondo-ka Jade Jones and boxer Nicola Adams became the first four British female Olympians ever to successfully defend individual Olympic titles, with Trott becoming the first British female, and
Timeline of women's sports in the United States on women's boxing in October 1993. 1993 - Julie Krone became the first female jockey to win a Triple Crown race when she won the Belmont Stakes. 1995 - Ila Borders was the first woman to pitch in a men's collegiate baseball game. 1996 - Women's soccer and women's softball became medal sports at the Olympic Games for the first time; both events were won by US teams. 1996 - Dot Richardson hit the first home run in Olympic softball history, helping the U.S. softball team win the gold medal. 1996 - Spalding Sports introduced the first baseball glove specifically