ther silver at the Seoul 1988 Olympic Games, claiming the title of the fastest woman in the world.
What a week it was for Florence Griffith Joyner, as she won three gold medals at the Seoul 1988 Olympic Games to claim the title of the fastest woman of all time.
Griffith Joyner started by winning gold in the 100-meter dash. She then set and reset the world record in winning the 200-meter dash. That was followed by gold in the 4×100-meter relay and silver in the 4×400-meter relay.
NBA players participated in the Olympic Games for the first time at the Barcelona 1992 Olympic Games and the U.S. Men’s Basketball Team did not disappoint. The Dream Team won all of its games by at least 30 points en route to winning the gold medal.
Basketball in the Olympic Games changed at the Barcelona 1992 Olympic Games, as NBA players participated for the first time ever. Led by Michael Jordan and with a 12-player roster that included 11 future members of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, the United States won all of its games by at least 30 points.
Carl Lewis capped his incredible Olympic career by winning a fourth consecutive gold medal in the long jump at the Atlanta 1996 Olympic Games.
Carl Lewis made his first mark at the Los Angeles 1984 Olympic Games, where he matched Jesse Owens’ remarkable performance by winning four gold medals. Lewis capped his remarkable Olympic career with one final gold medal at the Atlanta 1996 Olympic Games, his fourth consecutive Olympic gold medal in the long jump.
Swimmer Michael Phelps became to first person ever to win eight gold medals in a single Olympic Games at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.
Michael Phelps won six gold medals and two bronze medals at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games, in itself an incredible performance. Four years later at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, the record-setting swimmer took things further, becoming the first person ever to win eight gold medals in a single Olympic Games.
At Beijing, Phelps won gold in the 100- and 200-meter butterfly; 200-meter freestyle; 200- and 400-meter individual medleys; the 4×100- and 4×200-meter freestyle relays; and the 4×100-meter medley relay. As if that wasn’t enough, Phelps set eight Olympic records, eight American records and seven world records.
All told, following the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic Games, Phelps is the most decorated Olympian of all time, with 23 gold medals, three silver medals and two bronze medals.