Female rowing duo Heather Stanning & Helen Glover claimed Team GB's first Olympic medal at the London Olympics.
Michael Phelps broke the world record for the most medals won at the Olympics.
Fifteen-year-old Tara Lipinski became the youngest Olympic figure skating gold medalist.
The US won gold in the first-ever women's soccer at the Olympics.
South Africa was banned from the Olympic Games due to the country's racist policies.
The world's first Winter Olympics took place in Chamonix, France.