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Bob Beamon set a long jump world record that lasted for 23 years; the Black Power salute was seen during the medal ceremony.

Dream Team' participated in basketball; Derartu Tulu became the first African woman to win Olympic gold in 10,000m.

Jesse Owens won four gold medals amidst the political backdrop of Nazi Germany.

The USSR participated for the first time; Emil Zátopek won the 5,000m, 10,000m, and the marathon.

Women's athletics and gymnastics were introduced; the Olympic Flame was lit for the first time.

The U.S. and other countries boycotted in protest of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan; Teofilo Stevenson won his third consecutive boxing gold.

Mark Spitz won seven gold medals in swimming; a terrorist attack resulted in the death of 11 Israeli athletes.

Ben Johnson was disqualified for doping after winning the 100m sprint; Greg Louganis won springboard and platform diving.

First Olympic Games in South America; Simone Biles dominated gymnastics with four gold medals.

The first Winter Olympics were held in the same year in Chamonix; Johnny Weissmuller won gold in 100m freestyle swimming.

The Queen 'parachuted' into the stadium with James Bond in the opening ceremony; Andy Murray won tennis singles gold on home soil.

The marathon was standardized to 26.2 miles; Dorando Pietri famously disqualified after being helped over the finish line.

The Soviet Union and other countries retaliated with a boycott; Carl Lewis matched Jesse Owens' 1936 achievements with four gold medals.

Judo was included for the first time; the Bullet Train was introduced.

Women participated for the first time; Charlotte Cooper became the first female Olympic champion in tennis.

The Olympics resumed after World War II; Fanny Blankers-Koen won four gold medals in athletics.

The Games were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic; new sports like skateboarding were added.

Nadia Comăneci scored the first perfect 10 in Olympic gymnastics history; the Games were affected by financial struggles.

Cathy Freeman won the 400m; Eric Moussambani made headlines with his solo swim after his heat's false start disqualification.

Usain Bolt set world records in the 100m and 200m sprints; Michael Phelps won eight gold medals in swimming.

Abebe Bikila of Ethiopia won the marathon running barefoot; Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali) won boxing gold.

Equestrian events were held in Stockholm due to Australian quarantine laws; Ron Clarke lit the Olympic Flame.

Michael Phelps won six gold medals in swimming; the women's marathon races were introduced to the Olympics.

Jim Thorpe won gold in both the pentathlon and the decathlon but was later stripped of his medals for a professionalism violation.

The Olympic Village was constructed for the first time to house athletes; Babe Didrikson Zaharias won medals in multiple track and field events.

The first modern Olympic Games were held; American James Connolly won the first gold medal of these Olympics in the triple jump event.

The marathon distance was changed to 24.85 miles to cover the distance between the start line and the entrance of the Olympic stadium.

The Olympic flag was raised for the first time; Paavo Nurmi began his Olympic career winning three gold medals in middle-distance running.