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How the US sprinter, Michael Johnson, shattered the 200m record at the 1996 Olympics.
In 2009, world champion runner Caster Semenya faced questions about her gender
In 2008, Matthias Steiner overcame personal tragedy to win an emotional Olympic gold
British showjumper Nick Skelton's 33 year quest for an Olympic medal.
At the Olympics in 2000, a fault with gymnastics equipment changed the course of a final
The USSR faced the USA in the 1972 Olympic men's basketball final
Ben Johnson was disqualified 48 hours after winning the Olympic 100 metre final in 1988
The American speed-skater who overcame grief to win Olympic gold.
How the American bobsledder made history at the 2002 games in Utah
Majlinda Kelmendi won the first medal for Kosovo since the country gained independence.
How the women's hockey team won an unexpected first Olympic gold in 1980
Derartu Tulu became the first black African woman to win gold in Barcelona in 1992
Britain's 4x100m relay team cause one of the greatest upsets in Olympic history in Athens
The Somali 400-metre runner who was forced to seek asylum after the London 2012 Olympics
The American vaulter who won the first ever Olympic women's competition at Sydney 2000
How the legendary 800-metre runner finally won an Olympic gold medal in 2000
The women's team who won a legendary victory for Japan at the Tokyo Olympics in 1964
How a new modern Japan emerged on the world stage at the 1964 Olympic Games
The aboriginal runner who lit the Olympic cauldron and went on to win the 400m event
The Romanian recalls how in 1976 - at 14 - she achieved a perfect score for gymnastics
Close finish - Gebrselassie beat his rival Paul Tergat of Kenya by less than a second
The former Sudanese refugee who carried the flag for the USA at the 2008 Olympics.
In 1984, Gabriela Andersen-Scheiss completed the Olympic marathon in terrible pain
The Japanese gymnast who won gold in 1976 despite competing with a broken knee
