Who won the first badminton Olympic tournament?

The first event that awarded medals in the Modern Olympics was the triple jump which was contested April 6, 1896. The gold medal winner was James Connolly of the United States with a jump of 13.71 meters. Silver went to Alexandre Tufferi of France with a jump of 12.70 meters and bronze went to Ioannis Persakis of Greece with a jump of 12.52 meters.