Worst moments in Olympic history 8 Articles

by Calvin Robinson

The Olympics have always been one of my favorite events. As a child I used to listen to the majestic theme song as the prime time telecast came on. I recall seeing the best of the best compete in amateur athletics. It seem...read more

by Sage Kalmus

Surely no one would disagree that the worst moment in Olympic history took place at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. And it will come as no surprise to readers of this countdown of the 10 worst moments in ...read more

by Pamela Kay

The two worst moments in Olympic history were The Munich Massacre and the Centennial Olympic Park Bombing. These were tragedies that shook the world, because of the number of injuries and lost lives, and the hatred that ma...read more

by Ted Sherman

By any standard of outrage and horror, the worst moments of Olympics history started in the pre-dawn hours of September 5, 1972 in the midst of the Munich Summer Olympics. A gang of five Muslim terrorists scaled a fence of...read more

by Joe Owens

The Olympics are intended to be a festival of progress, showing that people of all nationalities can co-exist peacefully, without malice as they allow their physical prowess and athletic ability settle matters of contest. ...read more

by Roberto Alvarez-Galloso

The worst moment in Olympic History has to be the behaviour of Ara Abrahamian when he threw the bronze medal to the floor in the Beijing Olympics of 2008. Here is the story and my personal reflection of the disgrace that A...read more

by Chris Pearce

The Olympics Games have unfortunately been the setting for a number of ugly scenes, incidents of political opportunism, and athletes so desperate to win that they resort to cheating. I have tried to pick what I see as the ...read more

by Karen Moore

As the Olympic flame represents unity and light, human will has drawn black moments into the history of the Olympics. Some of the dark times dealt with political issues, corrupt judging, misunderstandings of pride, boycot...read more