Yulimar Rojas of Venezuela smashed a triple jump world record that had gone uncontested for more than 26 years.
In doing so, she became the first woman from Venezuela to win an Olympic gold medal
Legendary former American swimmer Michael Phelps is the most successful male Olympian of all time with 28 Olympic medals.
Incredibly, 23 of them are gold medals, which is also the record for most Olympic golds won by a male athlete
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Elaine Thompson-Herah became the first woman to successfully execute a sprint “double-double” in back-to-back Olympics.
The Jamaican legend won gold in the 100m, 200m and 4x100m.
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The U.S. men's basketball team, featuring legends like Michael Jordan and Magic Johnson, dominated the Barcelona Games, earning the nickname "Dream Team."
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In Rio 2016, American Michelle Carter won the United States its first ever Olympic title in the women's shot put,
her compatriot, Dalilah Muhammad, later did the same in the women's 400m hurdles
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Debra Thomas became the first black athlete to medal at the Winter Olympics after she won bronze in figure skating at the 1988 Games in Calgary.
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The oldest person to receive a medal at the Olympic Winter Games is Anders Haugen. He competed in 1924 but didn’t get his bronze medal until 50 years later because of a scoring error.
India won its first gold medal in field hockey at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics, but Japanese swimmer Yoshinori Sakai lit the Olympic flame at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, representing the Asian continent's growing influence.
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Most gold medals won in a single Olympics
Team USA lead the way once again among nations, with American athletes having won a record 83 gold medals at the 1984 Summer Games in Los Angeles.
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At the 1908 London Olympics, Italian marathoner Dorando Pietri famously collapsed multiple times and was helped across the finish line, resulting in his disqualification.
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