This runner finished his part of the 4x400 meter relay despite a broken leg
This athlete won the first ever gold medal for Grenada
This vaulter's pole snapped mid-vault
The picture of this North Korean football player went worldwide because it showed the South Korean flag
This athlete is the first ever female boxing gold medalist
This royal won a silver medal
This athlete is also known as Blade Runner
This athlete made the first dunk in women's Olympic basketball history
This shooter won the first gold medal of the London 2012 Olympic Games
This athlete caused controversy when the delegation of her country demanded her to compete in a hijab
This athlete's bronze medal broke while taking a shower
This athlete, aged 15, is the youngest olympic champion
This athlete has been kicked out of the Olympics after posting a message on twitter
This athlete completed his mission of becoming the most decorated olympian of all time
This athlete lost the longest Olympic tennismatch in history
This athlete takes home the gold thanks to her body weight
This athlete saw the wind blow her nation's flag to the ground during the medal ceremony
This athlete made the newsheadlines after punching a drunk who threw a bottle on the track just before the start of the 100m men's final
This athlete took the gold by reaching stratospheric heights on the high bar
This athlete was disqualified and then reinstated after he was found guilty of 'faillure to compete honestly with bona fide effort'
This athlete won the first ever gold medal for female wrestling
This athlete is sore and bruised but recovering well after dropping a 196-kilogram barbell on his neck
This athlete is the first man to succesfully defend the sprint double
This athlete took the Olympic Oath on behalf of all participating athletes
This athlete is believed to be the most heavily pregnant athelete in the history of the Olympics