Awesome & Inspirational Olympic Moments

Oscar Pistorius

Oscar "Blade Runner" Pistorius competed in the 2004 and 2008 Paralympics.   For the first time in the Olympic Games, he was able to compete against his able-bodied rivals.

Below Pistorius and Kirani James exchange bibs at the end of the men's 4 by 100 semi-finals.   Truly inspirational!

David Boudia

David Boudia won the gold medal in the 10-meter platform beating the favorite - reigning world champ Qiu Bo.   Boudia became the first American man to win the gold since Greg Louganis in the 1988 Seoul Games.

Manteo Mitchell
Running 400 meters in 45.6 seconds is an incredible effort. Running it with a broken left fibula was simply incredible!

Lui Xiang

Chinese hurdler Liu Xiang, his Olympics ruined by injury for the second time in a row, hopping down the track on his one good leg and kissing the final hurdle.

Gabby Douglas
Gabby made Olympic history in London by becoming the first African-American to clinch gold in women's all-around gymnastics and the only woman to do so the same year as winning a team gold.

Michael Phelps

Michael Phelps, leaves the Olympic stage as the greatest athlete in history.   His stunning 22 medals, including 18 gold, will surely stand as the highest tally in history.

Usain Bolt

Usain Bolt became the first man to ever win the 200 at consecutive Olympics, and is the only athlete to sweep the 100 and 200 events at back-to-back Games.   He and his team set a new world record in the men’s 4 by 100 relay.

Kim Rhode
Who?   Rhode went where no American has ever gone before.   The Californian won a medal in an individual sport in a fifth straight Olympics in skeet shooting!