We all fall down. But when an Olympian, the best of the best, does it, there’s something terribly wrong there. Forget the sports where floor contact is expected like basketball or volleyball. It’s the sports where Olympic dreams are based solely on not tumbling, that we’re focused on, and where the fall is most epic. The 2012 Olympic Athletes have had their share of tumbles. Here are the best of the worst.
Gymnast Jennifer Pinches – Great Britain, Balance Beam. July 31, 2012
Gymnast Gabby Douglas – USA, Balance Beam. August 7, 2012
Runner Nathan Brannen – Canada, Men’s 1500m. August 5, 2012
Gymnast Elsabeth Black – Canada, Vault landing. August 6, 2012
Gymnast Hannah Whelan – Great Britain, Vault Landing. August 2, 2012
Weightlifter Khalil Mahmoud K Abir Abdelrahman – Egypt, Women’s 75kg Weightlifting Final. August 3, 2012
Hurdler Shamar Sands – Bahamas, Men’s 110m Hurdles. August 7, 2012
Gymnast Samuel Mikulak – USA, Horizontal Bar. July 28, 2012
Gymnast Jordyn Wieber – USA, Floor Exercise. August 7, 2012
Hurdler Xiang Liu – China, Men’s 110m Hurdles. August 7, 2012
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Riding Matrix Lisen Fredricson – Sweden, Individual Jumping. August 4, 2012
Runner Clarisse Cruz – Portugal (R), Women’s 3000m Steeplechase. August 4, 2012
Sailor Tina Mihelic – Croatia, Laser Radial Sailing Class. August 3, 2012
Weightlifter Rim Jong- North Korea Women’s 69kg Group A Eeightlifting Event. August 1, 2012
Equestrian Yoshiaki Oiwa – Japan, Eventing Cross Country Equestrian. July 30, 2012
Diver Stephen Feck – Germany, Men’s 3m Springboard Diving. August 6, 2012 (originally intended to be a dive)
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How To NOT Win At The Olympics was originally published on giantlife.com