China introduced the world to Beijing in the grandest scale via its Opening Ceremony in 2008 that cost more than $100 million. More » Beijing's greatest show on Earth

Bailey's world-record time in the 100-metre, and teaming up for 4x100 relay gold, helped Canadian sprinters outrun the ghost of Ben Johnson. More » Donovan Bailey becomes the fastest man in the world

When a 5-foot-6 stripling from B.C. with a heart condition won the Olympic glamour events, Canada suddenly had a belief we could be world-beaters. More » Percy Williams’s unprecedented gold-medal runs in the 100 and 200 metres

Canada's first Olympic Games featured a number of memorable performances, and a monstrous debt that took Montreal 30 years to pay off. More » Montreal welcomes the world

With 14 Eastern Bloc countries boycotting, the Canadian team walked away with 44 medals at the 1984 Los Angeles Games. More » Canada's best Summer Games performance ever

Canada needed Ben Johnson to win at the 1988 Seoul Olympics. After he was stripped of his gold medal, the nation's emotions turned on a dime. More » Ben Johnson’s road from glory to disgrace

He didn't win a medal but Lemieux's decision to leave his race to rescue two sailors who'd been thrown overboard meant so much more. More » Larry Lemieux abandons race to rescue sailors

The Vancouver native's road to being one of the most decorated rowers ever began with two gold medals in Barcelona. More » Marnie McBean’s dual-gold performance

Just weeks after suffering a horrible leg injury, which left doctors thinking she would never row again, Silken Laumann won bronze in Barcelona. More » Silken Laumann's inspiring comeback

An iconic moment in Canadian sports history came in Sydney when Daniel Igali lovingly hounoured the Maple Leaf flag after winning his gold-medal wrestling match. More » Daniel Igali honours Canada with special tribute

Synchronized swimmer Sylvie Frechette overcame personal tragedy and a judging scandal to win gold in Barcelona. More » Sylvie Frechette's long wait for the gold she deserved

Embarrassed by a silver medal in the 1988 Games, USA Basketball opened the door to NBA players. Enter the "Dream Team" – the most dominating collection of talent ever assembled on one roster. More » The Dream Team

The 20-year-old American stood strong against a powerhouse Cuban and emerged as the victor, with ease. More » Sugar Ray Leonard's greatest win as a boxer came in the 1976 Olympics

In 9.69 seconds, Usain Bolt won a gold medal, broke a world record and managed to show off some personality to boot. More » Usain Bolt's 'wow' moment

Forty-four years later, the image of Tommie Smith and John Carlos standing on the medal podium, black-gloved fists raised firmly in the air, remains as the most iconic image an Olympic Games has ever  … More » Raised fists

On Sept. 5, 1972, a Palestinian terrorist group took 11 Israeli Olympic team members hostage. The standoff lasted 21 hours and ended with the death of all 11 hostages and a German police officer. More » The Munich massacre

Long before Michael Phelps, Mark Spitz set the gold standard by winning seven at the 1972 Games. More » Mark Spitz's seven-gold haul: part coronation, part redemption

American star of the 2000 games became a symbol for all that was wrong in sport after it was revealed she used PEDs. More » Marion Jones' rise played out on the world's biggest stage; so did her fall

Michael Phelps set the gold standard by winning eight gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Games. More » Michael Phelps goes 8-for-8

The greatness of Jesse Owens wasn't just that he won four gold medals in Hitler's backyard. It's how he won – with class. More » Jesse Owens marched into Hitler's Germany and won four gold medals

Bruce Jenner dedicated four years of his life to winning decathlon gold, and investment that paid off in spades. For those two days of perfection garnered Jenner a lifetime of celebrity. More » Bruce Jenner wins decathlon gold in Montreal

Carl Lewis' goal for the 1984 Games was simple in its definition, nearly impossible in its execution: win four Olympic gold medals just like Jesse Owens had done 48 years earlier. More » Carl Lewis' quest for four golds in '84