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    Enjoy our compilation of 10 of the greatest Olympic Moments ever! Be it Haile Gebrselassie's remarkable 10,000m win at Sydney 2000, Kelly Holmes' Double Gold at Athens 2004, Greg Louganis' Diving comeback at Seoul 1988, or Derek Redmond's emotional 400m run at Barcelona 1992 - there have been some unforgettable, phenomenal and heartbreaking moments at the Olympic Games that went down in history.
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Komentáře • 379

  • @Olympics
    @Olympics  Před 3 lety +396

    We know there are more, so which other moments could make the list? We never rule out a part 2 (or 3, or 4)... 😉

    • @DRACOFURY
      @DRACOFURY Před 3 lety +23

      🥉Kurt Angle Winning The Olympics With A Broken Bacc
      Or 🥈Cathy Freeman victory lap with her Indigenous Flag waving
      🥇 Peter Norman with his 2 brothers John Carlos & Tommy Smith at the 68' Olympics... Those wer sum moments for me. Y'all need Olympic Rings emoji.

    • @ThePrasHx
      @ThePrasHx Před 3 lety +3

      Petra Majdic

    • @MoriElayne
      @MoriElayne Před 3 lety +12

      Michael Phelps' 8 Golds from Beijing or winning four 200m IM Golds in a row over 4 Olympic Games.

    • @lsggaming1136
      @lsggaming1136 Před 3 lety +6

      Yeah, Phelps, and maybe Steven Bradbury? Just a couple favorites!

    • @kschlmnstr278
      @kschlmnstr278 Před 3 lety +5

      Steven Bradbury

  • @randiekay4994
    @randiekay4994 Před 3 lety +3300

    The German weightlifter is my favorite. His wife died in a car accident a year before. He won the gold for her.

  • @meganlopez560
    @meganlopez560 Před 3 lety +1174

    When dad ran onto the track to help his injured son I felt that.

    • @mariehernandez5878
      @mariehernandez5878 Před 3 lety +11

      It was the first thing I thought of when I saw the program title.

    • @TheKBDestiny
      @TheKBDestiny Před 2 lety +15

      I cried super emotional to have your dad back you up

    • @scarfacepug4844
      @scarfacepug4844 Před 2 lety +2

      Feel this d

    • @gf4453
      @gf4453 Před 2 lety +16

      I cry every time you see this. The combination of physical and emotional pain Derek felt and the enormous embracing love his father emanated.

    • @beckscharre7375
      @beckscharre7375 Před 2 lety +10

      And the fact that the father said something to keep him going to the finish line when they came up to help him off the track was honestly the Best part bc he would know an athletes pride in Olympics wouldn’t let him walk off without finishing at all so he helped get him to the line. Like that just shows he was proud of him to begin with and didn’t care if he won gold or was on last place. It was the fact that he did it to begin with.

  • @takyc7883
    @takyc7883 Před 2 lety +314

    I wasn’t prepared to cry when the weightlifting one came up

  • @Copeandseethe822
    @Copeandseethe822 Před 2 lety +448

    Started crying when the German weightlifter showed his wife's picture. NGL

  • @hurtled64
    @hurtled64 Před 2 lety +201

    When Redmonds father went onto the field to help him it made me smile. Nothing would stop him from helping his son. Huge respect for him

  • @ThePrasHx
    @ThePrasHx Před 3 lety +1455

    4:20 There were 4 arms lifting the weight that day
    His podium scene gets me every time.

    • @Forteonyoutube
      @Forteonyoutube Před 3 lety +3

      im uploading athletics videos of me train on my channel trying to get faster

    • @dubbzzzzino4189
      @dubbzzzzino4189 Před 3 lety +30

      i believe he would have lifted that weight even if hes arms snapped hes in pain from his wife dieing

    • @ianwhite4821
      @ianwhite4821 Před 3 lety +40

      It was amazing. You can see the relieve and happiness when he did that lift. I have never seen it before and I didn’t know who he was before the video but I found it incredibly powerful. Great courage shown, showing the human heart was the strongest muscle on show that day.

    • @douglas2437
      @douglas2437 Před 3 lety +21

      Bruh that comment got something in my eye

    • @siddharthcharan
      @siddharthcharan Před 3 lety +5

      Best comment on whole youTube I have ever seen

  • @penquin402
    @penquin402 Před 3 lety +770

    I hated that after Japan won the gold medal in Softball they got rid of softball. I'm glad that it's being brought back for Tokyo. I knew Nadia Comaneci was going to be on this list. You can't have a greatest Olympic moments without Nadia.

    • @grousetheghoul2754
      @grousetheghoul2754 Před 3 lety +57

      402 : I think the Americans not being able to handle losing had something to do with getting pulled.

    • @rainaftersnowplease3786
      @rainaftersnowplease3786 Před 3 lety +29

      @@grousetheghoul2754 They'd already decided to nix baseball and softball before the 2008 games started, via a secret IOC vote in 2005, but the real reason is that the MLB in the States/Canada refused to alter its season to make its players available, so they nixed both sports. And softball is being brought back for the Tokyo games.

    • @KIM-xl6zs
      @KIM-xl6zs Před 3 lety +3

      What the difference between soft and base ball, all in all its not a popular sport

    • @penquin402
      @penquin402 Před 3 lety +13

      @@KIM-xl6zs Ball, pitching style, ball speed and bat. Softball uses metal bats and baseball uses wooden bats most of the time.

    • @hmu05366
      @hmu05366 Před 2 lety +8

      @@penquin402 both awful sports

  • @Emul7ifier
    @Emul7ifier Před 3 lety +250

    4:33 gets me every time...

  • @Usama559
    @Usama559 Před 3 lety +251

    Larry lamieux saved 2 sailors instead of completing the race..Wow what an inspiration.. And the German weightlifter story was so emotional as he won the medal for her wife.... ❤️❤️❤️

    • @waynehanley72
      @waynehanley72 Před 3 lety +25

      Yep, Lamieux's act wins in my book. Saving lives is the tops of sportsmanship.

    • @joeb1955
      @joeb1955 Před 3 lety +33

      Not only didn't complete the race, but gave up a medal to do it. Some people recognize there are more important things in life than a piece of metal. The man has his priorities straight.

    • @rezhaadriantanuharja3389
      @rezhaadriantanuharja3389 Před 2 lety +5

      So many gold medalists are forgotten over the times but Larry Lamieux’s action is immortalized and rightfully so

  • @logic-jessica1364
    @logic-jessica1364 Před 3 lety +567

    3:24 sis was only 14 when she got a perfect 10. what am i doing with my life

  • @Be1smaht
    @Be1smaht Před 2 lety +67

    The runner at the end.... TEARS. Can you imagine spending 4 years training/ disciplining yourself only to be stopped by your own body? Can you imaging the sacrifice? Can you imagin?

  • @carlos.cr.7139
    @carlos.cr.7139 Před 2 lety +108

    German weightlifter had me crying so fast.

  • @pasandesilva2295
    @pasandesilva2295 Před 3 lety +58

    Watching redmond and his dad always bring a tear to my eye! Amazing moment. Also Mathais's achievement is phenomenal. Cant even imagine what he must have felt!

  • @HankAaronJoseph19
    @HankAaronJoseph19 Před 3 lety +76

    Redmond finishing with his old man is my all time favorite.

    • @LeslieGMN
      @LeslieGMN Před 2 měsíci

      Nobody ever remembers who won the race. We remember Redmond and his dad.

  • @pranavwali67
    @pranavwali67 Před 3 lety +117

    God! Sports never ceases to amaze me

  • @Cps1402
    @Cps1402 Před 3 lety +331

    "The benefits of being bald is not needing a headcap" -Me

    • @momoadem
      @momoadem Před 3 lety +4

      top 10 legendary recitation

    • @horsebox5138
      @horsebox5138 Před 3 lety +1

      They should all shave their hair!

  • @gmf121266
    @gmf121266 Před 3 lety +51

    Sometimes best isn't always just best. When you know the story behind, best is bravest.

  • @powerproductionz5680
    @powerproductionz5680 Před 3 lety +77

    5:02 just inspirational

  • @AbhikShome
    @AbhikShome Před 3 lety +13

    I was feeling depressed. This inspired me. Thank you Olympics!

  • @gattikawekas6449
    @gattikawekas6449 Před 2 lety +27

    the gymnastic comitte wasnt ready for 10 perfect point. the score board just shows 1.00, instead of 10.00 😂

  • @sierraa4227
    @sierraa4227 Před 3 lety +85

    Nadia Comaneci was 14 years old!!!!!

  • @TraceFaceTV
    @TraceFaceTV Před 3 lety +10

    A great moment for me is when Aly Raisman (gymnast) won the silver medal in Rio in the all around final (2016). She failed to medal at the 2010, 2011, and 2015 world championships in the all around, and she lost a bronze medal in London 2012 due to a tie breaker. She overcame so much, and she got it on her 5th try! She was better in 2016 than she was in 2012.

  • @BrianDeCosta
    @BrianDeCosta Před rokem +6

    The weightlifter's celebration brought tears to my eyes. Humans are amazing

  • @robertoesperanza5087
    @robertoesperanza5087 Před rokem +11

    The german weightlifter is so touching dedicated his win to his dying wife

  • @sebbyh9764
    @sebbyh9764 Před 2 lety +16

    My favourite moment is/was Cathy Freeman winning the 400 in Sydney.. Such a legend

  • @fladoodleflamy
    @fladoodleflamy Před 3 lety +8

    That joy of underdogs winning is out of this world

  • @darkhorseash4337
    @darkhorseash4337 Před 2 lety +15

    That sailing one is both amazing sportsmanship and heartbreaking cause it never should've been up to him to help there should've been a better system in place

  • @99jarjarbinks
    @99jarjarbinks Před 3 lety +48

    Awesome moments! This is why I love The Olympic Games! 🤘🤘 ✊
    Honorable mentions go to Jesse Owens in 1936, The Miracle On Ice of 1980, and Cathy Freeman in 2000. 👍👍

    • @Galimah
      @Galimah Před 3 lety +4

      Jesse Owens and Cathy Freeman for sure. also Tommie Smith(BP-fist in the air), Bob Beamon, Muhammad Ali lighting the olympic fire

    • @Galimah
      @Galimah Před 3 lety +1

      and Naim Suleymanoglu 1988

    • @Forteonyoutube
      @Forteonyoutube Před 3 lety

      im uploading athletics videos of me train on my channel trying to get faster

    • @jbas7525
      @jbas7525 Před 3 lety

      why cathy freeman ? whats so special

    • @colleenross8752
      @colleenross8752 Před 3 lety +3

      @@jbas7525 she was the first native Aboriginal athlete to win a gold

  • @visheshpatel5490
    @visheshpatel5490 Před 3 lety +10

    Salute to Derek Redmond and his father 💪❤💯⚡

  • @Ecclesiastes11718
    @Ecclesiastes11718 Před 2 lety +2

    Haile Gebrselassie is a legendary athlete in Greece,i remember watching him when i was a kid and was blown away about how much stamina a person can have

  • @arijeanz
    @arijeanz Před 3 lety +5

    my personal favorite is felix sanchez winning gold in athens 2004 athletics..... for us dominicans just him qualifying was a big deal, so when he won it shook the nation, truly a national treasure

  • @damarfadlan9251
    @damarfadlan9251 Před 3 lety +7

    For me all of these moments in Olympics are all memorable.

  • @formulah113
    @formulah113 Před 3 lety +9

    the German weightlifter got me. my eyes will be puffy all day now. thanks.

  • @Strawberry-12.
    @Strawberry-12. Před 3 lety +26

    I can’t believe the miracle on ice wasn’t on here

    • @kragratt
      @kragratt Před 3 lety +2

      I agree but at the same time enjoyed seeing some other moments that I had not seen before. I have seen the Miracle on Ice and Bob Beamon's jump in sooo many videos it was a nice change. Just my opinion. Have a great day.

    • @Strawberry-12.
      @Strawberry-12. Před 3 lety

      @@kragratt yea I guess your right but I don’t think everyone knows about those events. And a good day to you as well

  • @savannahthreefingers7502
    @savannahthreefingers7502 Před 3 lety +5

    there were so much times i almost teared up but i held back

  • @God-mv2sy
    @God-mv2sy Před rokem +1

    I got chills on the weight lifting one

  • @mmm-uw1ep
    @mmm-uw1ep Před 2 lety +2

    Stephen John Akhwari in Mexico 1968. Through decades of memorable Olympic moments, his last place finish in the men's Marathon is one of the most inspirational Olympic memories for me.

  • @Aditya-ns9xl
    @Aditya-ns9xl Před 3 lety +3

    Literally chills.

  • @pidolbaragas2309
    @pidolbaragas2309 Před 2 lety +1

    that german weightlifter is the shortest clip that makes you tears!

  • @saibliss7976
    @saibliss7976 Před 3 lety +6

    Love them all, so inspiring 💕

  • @TJJulkowski
    @TJJulkowski Před 2 lety +8

    When the Dad says get away from me this is my son. I hope someday I can be half the dad he is.

  • @sepilokfui
    @sepilokfui Před 2 lety +16

    Nadia, is still the greatest of the greatest legend in Olympic history. If one has watched it life that how fast she did that routine, you would know why.

    • @shpongle7322
      @shpongle7322 Před rokem +1

      That was seriously insane. The talent gymnasts have is incredible

  • @devnayak1296
    @devnayak1296 Před 3 lety +5

    Wonderful moments,

  • @rushisushi2130
    @rushisushi2130 Před 3 lety +1

    Simply, Just Inspirational!

  • @jitendrashah36
    @jitendrashah36 Před 3 lety +8

    My wish for Olympic world of sports is to bring these revolutionary change for the first time in world.

  • @hanoman78
    @hanoman78 Před 8 měsíci

    For my country (Indonesia) and I, it would be Barcelona 1992 in Badminton. Susi Susanti shedding tears on top of the podium hearing our national anthem for the very first time in the Olympics.. 😍

  • @asosav2001
    @asosav2001 Před 2 lety +3

    Greg Luganis, a legend.... Tears in my face now.... :)

  • @loulecloss8014
    @loulecloss8014 Před 2 lety +7

    I’m surprised the legendary comeback by Jason Lezak in the 2008 4x100m freestyle relay wasn’t on this video

  • @aly.steiner_tx
    @aly.steiner_tx Před 2 měsíci

    So much respect for Haile Gebrselassie

  • @rahulsenwal1685
    @rahulsenwal1685 Před 2 lety +1

    Nadia Comenci.... WONDERFUL...thisi is called perfection

  • @bennetthomas1739
    @bennetthomas1739 Před 3 lety +8

    I cried during this

  • @enakshiparua836
    @enakshiparua836 Před 2 lety +2

    4:50 brought tears....

  • @archivio9186
    @archivio9186 Před 2 lety

    this’s so emotional

  • @gawrguwwa
    @gawrguwwa Před 3 lety +5

    i miss pre-pandemic world so much

  • @xecidex
    @xecidex Před 2 lety +1

    that weightlifting one made me cry out of nowhere

  • @jluc9456
    @jluc9456 Před 2 lety +14

    Best moments ever in Olympics???? No mention at all of Jesse Owens??? I’m very disappointed!!! Just sad!!

  • @tharakaram2402
    @tharakaram2402 Před 2 lety +1

    Their emotions are not just emotions..their tears are the result of their extra efforts than others..

  • @reezalrosli3104
    @reezalrosli3104 Před 2 lety +2

    The weightlifter seemed like he had trouble pushing it... but once he did, he held it longer out of spite. Claiming it like unchallenged victory.

  • @Mindphaser1
    @Mindphaser1 Před 2 lety +3

    Olga Korbut's amazing performance at Munich 1972 deserves to be on the list.

  • @kristoferjensjangeles6641

    German weightlifter feels like he recieved a golden buzzer. Honestly

  • @christopherx7428
    @christopherx7428 Před 3 lety +5

    Well, there are many great moments in sports. Two, to me obvious, moments on lists like these would be
    1) Bob Beamon winning in Mexico with a jump that beat the old world record by 55 cm, or an increase by 6,5 % in one go.
    2) The Soviet last second win in basketball vs the US in 1972, the first ever title lost by the US.
    And of course, there are plenty of great moment in the winter games too, e.g. the US win in ice hockey in 1980!

  • @mikeb3327
    @mikeb3327 Před 2 lety +1

    My Favorite will always be Billy Mills at the 1964 olympics.

  • @elijahbates4771
    @elijahbates4771 Před 2 lety +10

    Just a couple of moments in history where you can't help but think: "Wow, humans are pretty cool."

  • @Isfahan_7
    @Isfahan_7 Před 2 lety

    Incredible

  • @giuseppegiuseppe5875
    @giuseppegiuseppe5875 Před 3 lety +2

    The Olympic games have a symbol race, this Is the Marathon, now in 2004 ...100 years After the First game in Maratona, this race opening in the same place!! Stefano Baldini Legend

  • @santshuki1677
    @santshuki1677 Před 3 lety +8

    Respect for Larry Lemiux

  • @KunigaikstisVilgaudasII
    @KunigaikstisVilgaudasII Před 3 lety +1

    Sport is great!

  • @happybu
    @happybu Před rokem +2

    Pure human positive energy

  • @ioanapacurar5178
    @ioanapacurar5178 Před 2 lety

    So amazing. And Romania ❤️

  • @abinandhans5386
    @abinandhans5386 Před 2 lety +3

    the weightlifter had me in tears

  • @lotus6314
    @lotus6314 Před rokem

    That weightlifting one deada** almost made me cry and I barely ever do.

  • @G00dhead
    @G00dhead Před 3 lety

    I cried.

  • @harshdeepsagar1
    @harshdeepsagar1 Před 3 lety +172

    How about the incident with black men track athletes who raised their fist to oppose racism (which they were banned for)

    • @bolibardo1514
      @bolibardo1514 Před 3 lety +16

      It was Tommy Smith in 1968 Mexico,

    • @shojoe
      @shojoe Před 2 lety +1

      With Peter Normand, who was outcast by his own country, when he stood with them.

  • @Lubbylove89
    @Lubbylove89 Před 2 lety +6

    Keri Strug landing the vault on one foot to win gold....

  • @yonb0
    @yonb0 Před 10 měsíci

    Thank you marshal, for not preventing Redmon's father from coming to help his son

  • @tonyschuman3869
    @tonyschuman3869 Před rokem +1

    Dave Wottle coming from last to first in the 1972 Munich 800 meters

  • @StFidjnr
    @StFidjnr Před 3 lety +5

    can you please upload more olympic ceremonies

  • @carrieprzelski1628
    @carrieprzelski1628 Před 2 lety +3

    Please, what about Dan Jansen? Speedskater? Most inspiring story!

  • @shrirangmoghe1881
    @shrirangmoghe1881 Před 2 lety +1

    what music is that? wonderful video. his wife's photo made me emotional.

  • @fartsquirel880
    @fartsquirel880 Před 2 lety +2

    few people know this Carlos Lopes won the Marathon gold medal in LA 1984. Two weeks before he went to LA he was ran over by a car while training on the road.

  • @ATATDRIVER
    @ATATDRIVER Před rokem

    I love how the most watched is Matthias Steiner winning gold.

  • @norahduck4907
    @norahduck4907 Před 3 lety +2

    i teared up at matthias steiner

  • @kinfuilee9460
    @kinfuilee9460 Před 3 lety

    all, is a story of never give up...

  • @divyamtyagi3792
    @divyamtyagi3792 Před 2 lety +1

    I LOVE SPORTS

  • @hritikpawar163
    @hritikpawar163 Před 3 lety +10

    i cried at 4:30

  • @ezrc9294
    @ezrc9294 Před 3 lety +1

    greg hitting his head on the board - nota great moment

  • @alexpower1134
    @alexpower1134 Před 2 lety +2

    We all know the greatest moment in Olympic history is when Steven Bradbury won gold in the speedskating finals when all the other skaters bombed out.

  • @lexsoft3969
    @lexsoft3969 Před 2 lety +1

    The presence of USA Basketball Dream Team in 1992.

  • @mrsilence9633
    @mrsilence9633 Před 2 lety

    I Like That soundtrack

  • @allisterkefilwe3847
    @allisterkefilwe3847 Před 2 lety +1

    I will have to go for Eric The Eel, even thou he was not even close to winning a medal i still feel it was a beautiful moment

  • @barsman2fifty340
    @barsman2fifty340 Před 3 lety

    Dame Kelly Holmes went to my school as a kid

  • @thelittleking6447
    @thelittleking6447 Před 2 lety +1

    what is the song of this background music ? anyone knows?

  • @lexsoft3969
    @lexsoft3969 Před 2 lety

    John Stephen Akhwari of Tanzania in men's marathon at 1968 Olympic : A great story.

  • @Xayuap
    @Xayuap Před 3 lety

    ¿why am I crying?

  • @Brokebasturd
    @Brokebasturd Před 2 lety

    Omg give me the background song please it was so uplifting dam

  • @francisnguyen6349
    @francisnguyen6349 Před 3 lety +6

    Gail Devers is her best Greatest ever!

  • @patalves
    @patalves Před 7 měsíci

    A greatest Olympic Moments for me is Gabrielle Andersen in Los Angeles 1984

  • @charliebaxter
    @charliebaxter Před 2 lety +1

    My favorite is the Greek men's diving winning gold in Athens because they made the same mistake at the same time

  • @aniketdhumal2692
    @aniketdhumal2692 Před 2 lety +5

    Oh yes Phelps getting 8 isn't legendary enough!!!