Vonetta Flowers
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| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | October 29, 1973 Birmingham, Alabama | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Johnny Flowers | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Vonetta Flowers (née Jeffery; born October 29, 1973) is an American bobsledder. At the 2002 Winter Olympics, Flowers became the first African American and the first Black athlete from any country to win a gold medal at a Winter Olympics.