michael phelps
Mexico
Often, it represent the ultimate sacrifice.
maybe that person cheated and realized they did the wrong thing
alexei nemov at 5'8
16. He won a gold medal in the 400 IM that year.
It is commonly pride for one's country, a sense of accomplishment, and a high status. Beyond that it is valued to some as an athlete's greatest feat. All the hardwork Olympians have put into training is a large sacrifice, but when a gold medal is earned, you can see the emotion of an Olympian as he or she is ecstatic.
Cross country skiing. Beckie participated in the 1998, 2002, and 2006 Winter Olympics and won a gold medal in 2002 (5/5 km pursuit) and a silver medal in 2006 (team sprint). She retired after the 2006 Games.
Shawn Johnson is an American Olympian who won her first official gold medal in 2008 in the Beijing Olympics! Go America!
Tan Howe Liang (weightlifter) is the first Singaporean to win a medal in Olympics. In the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome he won silver medal in lightweight category.
Olympic Athletes are not paid for their service. They represent their country in the games for no more monetary reward than the value of the medal. Athlete's that succeed in the Olympics then come home to generous paparazzi. They are paid for public appearances, parades, sponsorships, speech's, and much more. Sponsorships account for the vast majority of the money an Olympian makes.
Emma moffat is an olympian not an event still cant tell what sport or country Emma won the bronze medal in Triathalon. She is a very talented woman. She is my 2nd yr 4 teachers daughter.