7 MEMORABLE OLYMPIC MOMENTS by Nanshan Li

World Record of 100 Meters

lin29_4 — 2024-05-23 17:11:59 UTC

The world record of 100 meters is 9.58s, and the Olympic record is 9.63s. They were achieved by Usain St Leo Bolt(born August 21, 1986), Jamarian track and field athlete in 2009 and 2012. For that speed, he needs to run a distance of 6 male adult's height every second!

The Athlete who Won the Most Medal

lin29_4 — 2024-05-23 19:11:46 UTC

Michael Fred Phelps II, American swimmer born June 30, 1985. He holds most gold medals(23) and most medals(28) of Olympic Games. He also has 82 medals of other international games, 65 out of them are gold medals. He broke the fellow American swimmer Mark Spitz's 1972 record of 7 first-place finishes at any single Olympic Games when he won 8 gold medals in 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. He broke the world record for 7 times.

"Miracle on Ice"

lin29_4 — 2024-05-23 19:54:40 UTC

"Miracle on Ice" was a ice hockey game during the 1980 Winter Olympic Games. The American team beat the Soviet team which was seems like impossible. The majority of U.S. team was amateur player and was the youngest team in the tournament and in U.S. national team history, yet the Soviet Union have primarily of full-time players. U.S. team won the game with a total score of 4-3, and took the gold medal after won the game with Finland.

Boxing and Vietnam War

lin29_4 — 2024-05-23 20:13:48 UTC

Muhammad Ali(January 17, 1942 – June 3, 2016) is a famous boxer, but he was also famous with refusing to join U.S. military during the Vietnam War. Even though he wasn't getting in the jail, he was verdicted for 5 years of jail, and had to stop his career during that time. The action he took evoked people to promote peace and stop the war.

Shining Star during Nazi Germany Time

lin29_4 — 2024-05-23 20:25:00 UTC

James Cleveland "Jesse" Owens(September 12, 1913 – March 31, 1980), American track and field athlete. His most famous game was the Olympic Games in Berlin, 1936. During that period, Germany was ruled under Nazi Party. The racist ideas was existed in both U.S. and German. But, the excellent performing makes Jesse Owens won 4 gold medals and the respect of audiences.

Serious Accident

lin29_4 — 2024-05-23 20:44:50 UTC

Annemiek van Vleuten(born 8 October 1982), retired Dutch road racing cyclist. She had a serious accident during 2016 Rio Olympic Games, which had caused her three lumbar spinal fractures and a severe concussion. She missed her breaking point before a sharp bend. Even though she was injured a lot, she returned to the competition in 1 month.

Asian Record of 100 Meters

lin29_4 — 2024-05-23 20:46:23 UTC

For Asian, the record is 9.83s by Su Bingtian(born August 29, 1989), Chinese track and field athlete at Tokyo Olympic Games. He is the first Asian who made it lesser than 9.90s, and breaks the rumor of Asian can't made that speed because of physical reasons.