10 Tragic Olympic Stories That Had Happy Endings
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Date: 2024-08-09
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mattperiolat
List feels incomplete without mentioning Dan Jansen falling in the 500m speed skating in Calgary the day he lost his sister Jane to leukemia. He fell again in the 1000m. Missed the podium in 1992, missed 500m in 1994 but in the 1000m, finally, a world record and Olympic gold. The sound of an entire arena losing its mind, the image of him on the podium saluting the sky and finally a victory lap with his daughter Jane in his arms in terms of tear jerking Olympic quests, it’s hard to top.
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List feels incomplete without mentioning Dan Jansen falling in the 500m speed skating in Calgary the day he lost his sister Jane to leukemia. He fell again in the 1000m. Missed the podium in 1992, missed 500m in 1994 but in the 1000m, finally, a world record and Olympic gold. The sound of an entire arena losing its mind, the image of him on the podium saluting the sky and finally a victory lap with his daughter Jane in his arms in terms of tear jerking Olympic quests, it’s hard to top.
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paulojrneto
After the US boycott to the 1980 Olympics, Nancy Hogshead had taken a break from competitive swimming to focus on her college education. In 1981, while jogging between campuses she was brutally attacked and rped by two men, leaving her with a fractured skull and broken ribs. Hogshead returned to swimming as a way to vent out her anger in a constructive way and at the 1984 Olympics, she won gold at the 100m freestyle tied with Carrie Steinseiffer.
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After the US boycott to the 1980 Olympics, Nancy Hogshead had taken a break from competitive swimming to focus on her college education. In 1981, while jogging between campuses she was brutally attacked and rped by two men, leaving her with a fractured skull and broken ribs. Hogshead returned to swimming as a way to vent out her anger in a constructive way and at the 1984 Olympics, she won gold at the 100m freestyle tied with Carrie Steinseiffer.
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joaniedallaire4352
Joannie Rochette''s bronze medal at Vancouver should be there! She literally lost her mother just two days before her competition! She still did it while representing Canada, the host country with courage and dignity.
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Joannie Rochette''s bronze medal at Vancouver should be there! She literally lost her mother just two days before her competition! She still did it while representing Canada, the host country with courage and dignity.
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CutterHistorical
I would go with Sylvie Frechette and her gold medal at Barcelona in syncro swimming, she had her fiance die by his own hand days before the Olympics started and the judging controversy to boot
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I would go with Sylvie Frechette and her gold medal at Barcelona in syncro swimming, she had her fiance die by his own hand days before the Olympics started and the judging controversy to boot
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BJWanlund
For me, my all time favorite tragic Olympic story with a happy ending involves speed skater Dan Jensen. He withstood unimaginable grief and finally won gold in 1994 in Lillehammer, Norway.
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For me, my all time favorite tragic Olympic story with a happy ending involves speed skater Dan Jensen. He withstood unimaginable grief and finally won gold in 1994 in Lillehammer, Norway.
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msmojo
What about Mary Lou Retton and her knee injury in 1984 That’s a legendary Olympic comeback story too. Especially considering she had surgery a month before her gold medal performance.
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What about Mary Lou Retton and her knee injury in 1984 That’s a legendary Olympic comeback story too. Especially considering she had surgery a month before her gold medal performance.
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megalon73
Matthias Steiner was very awesome moment in weightlifting, especially after he lost his wife in a car accident. But his new country was celebrate him as his adopted son.
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Matthias Steiner was very awesome moment in weightlifting, especially after he lost his wife in a car accident. But his new country was celebrate him as his adopted son.
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AcidCasper17
Silken Laumann had a horrible leg injury in May of 92 & was still able to compete in the Olympics that year. She won a bronze in rowing.
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Silken Laumann had a horrible leg injury in May of 92 & was still able to compete in the Olympics that year. She won a bronze in rowing.
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user-jg6pi2si8v
Where is Simone Biles over coming the Bad Doctor and The twirlies to win Gold in Paris this one of the greatest Olympic stories ever
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Where is Simone Biles over coming the Bad Doctor and The twirlies to win Gold in Paris this one of the greatest Olympic stories ever
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