1.
1980 US Hockey beats Russia
Miracle on ice.
121 points - added 14 years ago by guest - 1 comment
Comments:
haha ok...
Added 12 years ago by guest, -7 points
2.
Jesse Owens wins 4 gold medals at 1936 games in Berlin
African-American track and field star Jesse Owens symbolically thwarts Nazi Germany's wish to use the Games to display Aryan superiority
49 points - added 13 years ago by guest - 1 comment
Comments:
suck on dat nazis
Added 12 years ago by guest, -5 points
3.
Kerri Strug Vaulting on a Sprained Ankle to give Team USA the Gold Medal
After landing awkwardly on her first vault and suffering a sprained ankle, Kerri Strug vaulted through the pain to guarantee the first US Olympic Team Gold Medal in Women's Gymnastics.
44 points - added 15 years ago by carmen - 1 comment
Comments:
amazing!
Added 12 years ago by guest, 2 points
4.
Michael Phelps Breaking Mark Spitz's Record
Michael Phelps broke the record of 7 golds in a single Olympics by winning 8 gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. He did that in style, setting world records in most of his races.
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5.
Nadia Comaneci becoming the first to be awarded a perfect 10 in gymnastics
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6.
Derek Redmond's Dad walking beside his son after injury
33 points - added 15 years ago by carmen - 1 comment
Comments:
Sambo sucks!!
Added 12 years ago by guest, -2 points
7.
Rulon Gardner wins gold in Greco-Roman wrestling at 2000 games, upseting Aleksandr Karelin
Legendary Russian wrestler Aleksandr Karelin had been undefeated for 13 years and had not given up a point in six years, prior to his loss in the gold medal match to Gardner.
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8.
Mary Lou Retton wins All-Around Gold
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9.
Tommie Smith and John Carlos's political statement regarding racism.
20 points - added 14 years ago by guest -
10.
Mark Spitz winning 7 gold medals at the Munich Olympics in 1972
18 points - added 15 years ago by carmen - 1 comment
Comments:
this was also after the terrible terrorist catastrophe at Munich, and was all the more powerful because Spitz is Jewish.
Added 14 years ago by unencumberedfiddler, -1 points
11.
Cathy Freeman won the 400 meter
She took a victory lap with both the Australian flag, and the aboriginal flag.
16 points - added 14 years ago by unencumberedfiddler - 1 comment
Comments:
Remember the race very well that included 2 British representatives. Katherine Merry got the bronze while Donna Fraser finished fourth.
Added 12 years ago by guest, 0 points
12.
Vera Caslavska's Silent Protest
In the 1968 Summer Olympics, when standing on the gold medal podium with Soviet Union's Larissa Petrik, Vera Caslavska from Czechoslovakia put her head down while the Soviet Union anthem was playing to protest Soviet Union's invasion of Czechoslovakia
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13.
Michael Johnson becoming the first man to complete the 200m and 400m win in history
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14.
Dan Jansen finally winning an Olympic medal after a 10 year drought
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15.
Greg Louganis finishing his 10th dive despite hitting his head on the board and receiving stitches
10 points - added 15 years ago by carmen -
16.
Torvill and Dean
The first non-Soviet dance pair to win Olympic gold, they earned unanimous perfect scores in artistic impression.
10 points - added 15 years ago by carmen -
17.
Muhammad Ali Lighting the Flame at the 1996 Olympics
He battled through his Parkinson's Disease and lit the cauldron with trembling hands for the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. In addition, he received a replacement gold medal to replace the one he tossed into a river after being discriminated against.
10 points - added 15 years ago by carmen -
18.
2000 Sydney Olympics
Greatest games ever
6 points - added 14 years ago by guest -
19.
Bonnie Blair becoming the first US woman to win 5 Olympic Gold Medals
6 points - added 15 years ago by carmen -
20.
Carl Lewis tying Jesse Owens' medal record
5 points - added 15 years ago by carmen -
21.
The Original Dream Team
For the first time, professional basketball players were allowed to play in the Olympics, forming the Original Dream Team. They dominated all opponents, winning the gold medal as expected.
4 points - added 15 years ago by carmen -
22.
Usain Bolt wins 100m, 200m and 4x100m with new world records
Usain Bolt is the only man to win these sprinting events with all new world records
3 points - added 12 years ago by guest -
23.
Team USA wins gold in 1980
Miricle on ice
3 points - added 12 years ago by guest -
24.
Ben Johnson has gold medal stripped at 1988 Games in Seoul
Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson won the 100 meter dash but tested positive for stanozolol. His gold medal was subsequently stripped and awarded to American runner-up Carl Lewis (who himself had tested positive for banned substances prior to the Olympics)
3 points - added 13 years ago by guest -
25.
2002 Olympic Pairs Figure Skating scandal
3 points - added 15 years ago by carmen -
26.
Hermann Maier crashing during the 1998 course and then coming back to win gold
2 points - added 15 years ago by carmen -
27.
Sarah Hughes' stunning victory over favorites Michelle Kwan and Irina Slutskaya
1 point - added 15 years ago by carmen -
28.
Jessica Ennis
2012 Olympic heptathlon gold medallist. Dominant from start to finish.
0 points - added 12 years ago by guest -
29.
Rebecca Adlington
2008 400 and 800m freestyle Olympic champion who put British swimming on the world map. She went on to win 2 bronze medals 4 years later in London.
-1 point - added 12 years ago by guest -
30.
Tonya Harding vs. Nancy Kerrigan drama
-3 points - added 15 years ago by carmen -
31.
Ben Johnson testing postive for steroids after Olympic win
-5 points - added 15 years ago by carmen -
32.
2008 Beijing Olympic Opening Ceremony
The Opening Ceremonies at the 2008 Beijing Olympics were the most spectacular in Olympic History. The intricate dancing and choreography set the stage for a fantastic Olympic Games.
-11 points - added 15 years ago by carmen - 1 comment
Comments:
But there was also scandal, as China would not disclose deaths that resulted from architectual problems with the stage.
Added 14 years ago by unencumberedfiddler, 5 points
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