The victory of Jesse Owens in the 1936 Berlin Olympics, who won four gold medals, was a negation of Nazi ideas. His sporting achievements on a track sent a potent tribal signal to the regime in power. This only shows that it is a historical milestone in the Olympic movement.
Bob Beamon broke the world record of long jumping at Mexico City 1968 by 8.90m. He broke the previous record by a record margin of 55 centimeters. Such a leap altered the apparent potential that humans held in sports and remains a triumphant and historic milestone.
At Montreal 1976 Nadia Comanechi scored the first 10.0 on an Olympics gymnastics event. The world was seized by the awesome demonstration of the perfect performance of the 14- year old in equestrian gymnastics in the uneven bars. Her flawlessness immediately moved her towards mythical grounds and forever transformed the game.
The miracle on ice was Lake Placid country 1980 and it involved the US men's ice hockey beating the favorite the Soviet Union. This was a great victory of a group of amateur college players and during times of the Cold War, that came to be a symbol of perseverance despite imitable odds.
The emergence of Usain Bolt on the sprint scene made itself felt in 2008 when Bolt set a world record of 9.69s to win the 100m final in Beijing. The speed and show of his supreme athletic prowess was displayed by being able to maintain excellent speed and celebrate confidently in front of the finish line. The performance by Bolt characterized the era of sprinting.
Conclusion :
These five are the landmark moments in Olympic history. They are symbolic milestones: the fight against the tyranny of sporting power, the breaking of human physical barriers, absolute perfection, the success over geopolitical strands, and the perfect athletic control. They are above mere competition, they won the eyes of the world and took a place in the history of the Olympics as they were so influential and the human soul behind them is the same in the whole world.
