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Can You Remember How These Shocking Olympic Moments Finished?

His father Jim go onto the track to help his son finish to a standing ovation by the 65,000 spectators.

Derek Redmond was competing for Great Britain in the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona. Mid-sprint he pulls his hamstring, but how does his race finish?

Liukin couldn't catch the top bar meaning she crashed onto the mat face-first and crashed out of the competition.

American-Russian gymnast Nastia Liukin was the gold medalist for the individual all-around in Beijing, but what happened during her 2012 uneven bar performance?

Samir Aït Saïd famously snapped his leg during his Rio 2016 vault, he has recovered and is now walking!

Having earned the gold medal at the 2013 European Championship in Moscow on Rings, what happened to Samir Aït Saïd's vault attempt in Rio?

It was a sad end for some of those doves and no doves have been used in opening ceremonies since!

During the Seoul 1988 opening ceremony hundreds of white doves were released during the ceremony, but what happened next?

Matos failed to return to the ring after an injury within his allocated time, he forfeited the match and kicked referee Chakir Chelbat in the face in anger.

In Beijing 2008 this Taekwondo 80+kg match between Angel Matos (red) and Arman Chilmanov (blue) ended in an unusual way, can you remember why?

The german landed flat on his back ending up in last place.

German diver Stephan Feck became an internet sensation after what happened at the London 2012 games?

Unlucky for 'the King', his pole did snap into three pieces taking him out of medal contention.

Lázaro Borges from Cuba was nicknamed 'the King' of pole vault but what happened to him in London in 2012?

The Armenian did manage to lift the bar but as he brought it down he dislocated his shoulder.

Weightlifter Andranik Karapetyan had an unlucky break during his attempt to lift 195kg in Rio, but what happened?

Unfortunately for Greg Louganis he did hit his head on the diving board requiring stitches, he did go on to win 2 gold medals in Seoul though!

Back to diving and back to the 1988 games in Seoul, what made American diver Greg Louganis' Olympics so memorable?

The Hungarian did suffer a bad fall and laid motionless for 30 seconds, she did then get up from the fall uninjured!

Another unfortunate event on the uneven bars, this time for Hungarian gymnast Adrienne Nyeste, but what made her 2000 performance unique in Sydney?

A bit of a mess up by the organisers meant that the players came out to the wrong flag!

Finally, during a group game for the women's football, what happened in the game between Colombia and North Korea which made the game so memorable?

Best go get stuck into training and prepare for Tokyo 2020!

You had a massive mishap!

You were on your game but got pipped to the post!

You earned a medal!

Nothing can test your first place Olympics knowledge!

You got the gold!

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Can You Remember How These Shocking Olympic Moments Finished?

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