Greatest comebacks in Olympic history

POSTED: 2:24 PM Jul 18 2012 UPDATED: 8:52 AM Jul 20 2012

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These athletes amazed and inspired us with some of the most courageous and unbelievable comebacks in Olympic history.

Olympic Comebacks - Generic — 1 / 17

These athletes amazed and inspired us with some of the most courageous and unbelievable comebacks in Olympic history.

Olympic Comebacks - Generic

Olympic Comebacks - Paul Hamm

Olympic Comebacks - Lasse Viren

Olympic Comebacks - 1980 hockey

Olympic Comebacks - 2008 swimming

Olympic Comebacks - Dave Wottle

Olympic Comebacks - Rulon Gardner

Olympic Comebacks - Kerri Strugg

Olympic Comebacks - Dan Jansen

Olymipc Comebacks - Oksana Baiul

Olympic Comebacks - Apolo Ohno

Olympic Comebacks - US Softball

Olympic Comebacks - Laura Wilkinson

Olympic Comebacks - Tenley Albright

Olympic Comebacks - Billy Mills

Olympic Comebacks - Carl Lewis

Olympic Comebacks - Sarah Hughes

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