| Moment | Athlete |
| Figure skater who was attacked before a practice run in the 1994 olympics | |
| American athlete who won 4 gold metals in track in the pre-WWII Germany games | |
| Name of the hockey game played between the Soviet Union and USA in Lake Placid, NY | |
| Country which entered the winter olympics for the first time in 1988 in the bobsled race | |
| First East African to win a gold medal, winning the marathon while running barefoot and setting a new world record | |
| Won more medals in a single olympics than anyone in history (8) | |
| Broke Michael Johnson's record and now currently holds the world record for the 100 and 200 meter sprints | |
| Famously clinched the 1996 all-around gymnastics for the 'Magnificent 7' with a sprained ankle | |
| Shattered the long jump record at the 1968 games in Mexico City by nearly 22 inches | |
| British sprinter favored to win the 400m in the 1996 Atlanta games however tore hamstring during race and limped to finish line with the help of father | |