17. Roy Jones
The biggest shock in Olympic boxing history occurred at Seoul 1988 when American Roy Jones Jr was denied gold following a highly controversial decision by the judges. The judges who awarded Jones’s Korean rival Park Si-Hun the win were later suspended after it was discovered they had been wined and dined by South Korean officials. Poor old Roy.
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16. Wym Essajas
During the 1960 games in Rome, Wym Essajas became the first ever athlete from Suriname to participate in an Olympics games. However, this huge honor soon turned into shame when Essajas’ coach, Fred Glans, told Wym the wrong start time, causing him to sleep all the way through the 800m race. He would never compete in another Olympics…
15. Dorando Pietri
In the 1908 London Olympics, Italian Dorando Pietri was leading in the marathon but he was disoriented and exhausted. He started the final lap in the wrong direction, and collapsed multiple times on the lap. After getting up by himself several times, he was eventually helped across the finish line by doctors. The assistance unfortunately led to his disqualification, and Pietri eventually blamed his failure on eating too muchsteak for breakfast.
14. Annemiek van Vleuten
Another hard-to-watch moment from this year’s games, this time from 33-year-old Dutch cyclist, Annemiek van Vleuten. After pulling clear with 10km to go, it looked like victory a win for Holland was certain. That was until Vleuten came off her bike on a sharp turn while travelling at speed down the Vista Chinesa descent. After landing on her head and neck, she lay motionless until she was finally rushed to hospital. She suffered a severe concussion and three small fractures in her lower back.
13. Greg Louganis
In the Seoul 1988 Olympics, Greg Louganis suffered concussion after whacking his head during a manoeuvre. Despite the mammoth fail, Louganis went on to win the gold medals in the 3-meter and 10-meter diving competitions in the next two Olympics. Turns out hitting your head might not be such a bad thing after all.
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