Unfurling the codex…
An unofficial fan history of The Olympics — its eras, legends, honours, iconic matches, and rivalries.
Michael Jordan · Magic Johnson · Larry Bird · Bill Russell · Shaquille O'Neal · Tim Duncan · Hakeem Olajuwon · Kobe Bryant · LeBron James · Jerry West · Oscar Robertson · Karl Malone · John Stockton · David Robinson · Charles Barkley · Kevin Garnett · Dirk Nowitzki · Kevin Durant · Stephen Curry · Allen Iverson · Patrick Ewing · Jesse Owens · Carl Lewis · Michael Phelps · all 43 →
1912 Stockholm Olympics and the introduction of electronic timing · 1920 Antwerp Olympics and the first Olympic Oath · 1972 Munich Olympics and the terrorist attack · Founding of the IOC (1894) · Jim Thorpe (1912) · Jesse Owens (Berlin 1936) · Fanny Blankers-Koen (London 1948) · Emil Zátopek (Helsinki 1952) · Cassius Clay (Rome 1960) · Abebe Bikila (Rome 1960) · Mark Spitz (Munich 1972) · Nadia Comăneci (Montreal 1976) · Carl Lewis (Los Angeles 1984) · Ben Johnson doping scandal (Seoul 1988) · Dream Team (Barcelona 1992) · 1908 London · 1896 Athens · 1900 Paris · 1924 Paris · 1936 Berlin · 1956 Melbourne · 1960 Rome · 1948 London · 1976 Montreal · all 44 →
Olympic Gold Medal (Men's Basketball, 1960, 1964, 1968, 1976, 1984, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) · Olympic Gold Medal (Women's Basketball, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) · Most Olympic Gold Medals in Men's Basketball (16) · Most Consecutive Olympic Gold Medals in Men's Basketball (7, 1936–1968) · Most Consecutive Olympic Gold Medals in Women's Basketball (7, 1996–2020) · First Olympic Basketball Tournament (Men's, 1936) · First Olympic Women's Basketball Tournament (1976) · Most Olympic Gold Medals by a Male Player (Carmelo Anthony, 3) · Most Olympic Gold Medals by a Female Player (Sue Bird, Diana Taurasi, 5 each) · Largest Margin of Victory in Olympic Basketball Final (USA 95–66 Spain, 2008) · USA Men's 63-Game Olympic Winning Streak (1992–2004) · USA Women's 55-Game Olympic Winning Streak (1992–2016) · 1992 Dream Team (First NBA players in Olympics, Barcelona) · 1960 USA Men's Team (First Olympic team inducted into Naismith Hall of Fame) · Olympic Gold Medal (Men's, 1920) · Olympic Gold Medal (Men's, 1924) · Olympic Gold Medal (Men's, 1928) · Olympic Gold Medal (Men's, 1936) · Olympic Gold Medal (Men's, 1948) · Olympic Gold Medal (Men's, 1952) · Olympic Gold Medal (Men's, 1956) · Olympic Gold Medal (Men's, 1960) · Olympic Gold Medal (Men's, 1964) · Olympic Gold Medal (Men's, 1968) · all 43 →
Usain Bolt's 100m triple gold (2008-2016) · Eric Heiden's five golds (1980 speed skating) · Katarina Witt vs Debi Thomas (1988 figure skating) · Rulon Gardner vs Aleksandr Karelin (2000 wrestling) · Michael Phelps vs Milorad Čavić 100m fly (2008) · Derek Redmond's 400m injury finish (1992) · Miracle on Ice (1980 USA vs USSR) · Jesse Owens at Berlin 1936 (100m, 200m, 4x100m, Long Jump) · Nadia Comăneci's Perfect 10 (Montreal 1976) · Blood in the Water (Melbourne 1956 water polo Hungary vs USSR) · Fosbury Flop (Mexico City 1968 high jump) · Carl Lewis vs Ben Johnson 100m (Seoul 1988) · Dream Team vs Croatia (Barcelona 1992 basketball final) · Usain Bolt's 9.63 (London 2012 100m final) · Matthias Steiner's Gold (Beijing 2008 weightlifting, emotional final lift) · Eric Moussambani's 100m freestyle (Sydney 2000 'Eric the Eel') · Carl Lewis 4x100m Relay Baton Drop LA 1984 · Jesse Owens Long Jump Berlin 1936 · Mark Spitz 200m Freestyle Munich 1972 · Carl Lewis 100m LA 1984 · Michael Johnson 400m Atlanta 1996 · Usain Bolt 200m Beijing 2008 · Paavo Nurmi 5000m Paris 1924 · Jesse Owens 100m Berlin 1936 · all 27 →
Michael Johnson vs Frank Fredericks · Eli Kipchoge vs Kenenisa Bekele · Nadia Comaneci vs Olga Korbut · Michael Phelps vs Ian Thorpe · Mark Spitz vs Jim Montgomery · Haile Gebrselassie vs Kenenisa Bekele · Usain Bolt vs Tyson Gay · Usain Bolt vs Yohan Blake · Michael Phelps vs Ryan Lochte
Wembley Stadium · Maracanã · Camp Nou · Old Trafford · San Siro · Estadio Azteca · All England Lawn Tennis Club · Stade de France · Closing Ceremony · Olympic Flame · Opening Ceremony · Parade of Nations · Olympic Oath · Olympic Cauldron · Olympic Rings · Olympic Mascots · Olympic Flag · Torch Relay · Medal Ceremony · Olympic Hymn