Vonetta Flowers (October 29, 1973) is an American sprinter and 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.
She was a star sprinter and long jumper at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
She originally tried to make the Summer Olympics. But After several unsuccessful attempts, Flowers turned to bobsledding. She found success as a brakewoman almost immediately. At the 2002 Winter Olympics, she, along with driver Jill Bakken, won the gold medal in the two-woman event, becoming the first African American woman to win a gold medal in the Winter Olympics.
She also won the bronze medal in the two-woman event at the 2004 FIBT World Championships in Königssee. She retired from competition after the 2006 Winter Olympics, where she finished sixth.
She was elected to the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame.
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