
The triumphs, tears, and superhuman feats that define why the Olympic Games remain the greatest spectacle in sport — no debate.
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An African American athlete demolished the Nazis' racial ideology by winning the 100m, 200m, long jump, and 4x100m relay on Hitler's home turf.

Nine Olympic gold medals across three consecutive Games in the 100m, 200m, and 4x100m — the most dominant sprint career in human history.

The Romanian gymnast was so flawless on the uneven bars in Montreal that the scoreboard could only display 1.00 because it wasn't programmed for perfection.
The Indigenous Australian lit the Olympic flame in Sydney, then won the 400m in front of a roaring 112,000 — the most emotionally charged moment in Games history.

Jordan, Magic, Bird, and the greatest basketball team ever assembled won by an average of 44 points per game and changed international basketball forever.
Redmond's hamstring tore mid-race in the 400m semi-final, and his father broke through security to help him cross the finish line in the most heartbreaking Olympic moment ever.

Phelps surpassed Mark Spitz's record with eight gold medals in a single Games, including the 100m butterfly won by one hundredth of a second.

With a torn ligament in her ankle, Strug nailed her final vault to clinch team gold for the USA, then collapsed in pain and was carried to the podium.

The Equatorial Guinean swimmer had never seen an Olympic-sized pool before Sydney, nearly drowned, but finished his 100m freestyle heat to a standing ovation.
A trembling Ali, ravaged by Parkinson's, held the torch aloft and lit the Olympic flame — three billion viewers wept simultaneously around the globe.
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An African American athlete demolished the Nazis' racial ideology by winning the 100m, 200m, long jump, and 4x100m relay on Hitler's home turf.

Nine Olympic gold medals across three consecutive Games in the 100m, 200m, and 4x100m — the most dominant sprint career in human history.

The Romanian gymnast was so flawless on the uneven bars in Montreal that the scoreboard could only display 1.00 because it wasn't programmed for perfection.
The Indigenous Australian lit the Olympic flame in Sydney, then won the 400m in front of a roaring 112,000 — the most emotionally charged moment in Games history.

Jordan, Magic, Bird, and the greatest basketball team ever assembled won by an average of 44 points per game and changed international basketball forever.
Redmond's hamstring tore mid-race in the 400m semi-final, and his father broke through security to help him cross the finish line in the most heartbreaking Olympic moment ever.

Phelps surpassed Mark Spitz's record with eight gold medals in a single Games, including the 100m butterfly won by one hundredth of a second.

With a torn ligament in her ankle, Strug nailed her final vault to clinch team gold for the USA, then collapsed in pain and was carried to the podium.

The Equatorial Guinean swimmer had never seen an Olympic-sized pool before Sydney, nearly drowned, but finished his 100m freestyle heat to a standing ovation.
A trembling Ali, ravaged by Parkinson's, held the torch aloft and lit the Olympic flame — three billion viewers wept simultaneously around the globe.

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