The Olympics in five headlines

1912

Jim Thorpe, a Native American athlete from the Sac and Fox Nation, dominated the 1912 Stockholm Olympics by winning gold in both the pentathlon and decathlon. King Gustav V of Sweden reportedly told him 'You, sir, are the greatest athlete in the world.' His medals were later controversially stripped due to a prior semi-professional baseball stint, though they were restored posthumously in 1983.

1964

Bob Hayes won the 100 metres at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics in a time of 10.0 seconds, equalling the world record. His performance was so dominant that he anchored the US 4x100m relay team to another gold, running a stunning final leg. Hayes later went on to become a successful NFL wide receiver with the Dallas Cowboys.

1984

Daley Thompson of Great Britain won the decathlon gold medal at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, setting a new world record in the process. It was his second consecutive Olympic decathlon title, having also won gold at the 1980 Moscow Games. Thompson became one of Britain's most celebrated athletes of the era.

1996

At the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, US gymnast Kerri Strug badly injured her ankle on her first vault attempt but performed a second vault to secure the team gold for the United States. She stuck the landing, saluted the judges, then crumpled to the mat in pain and had to be carried to the podium by coach Béla Károlyi. The moment became one of the defining images of those Games and of 1990s Olympic sport.

2018

Canadian ice dancers Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir became the most decorated figure skaters in Winter Olympic history at PyeongChang 2018, winning gold with record-breaking scores. It was their second Olympic gold after Sochi 2014 silver and Vancouver 2010 gold. Their elegant free dance to Moulin Rouge music captivated a global audience.