Grew up in a Caracas slum without money for training shoes and became the greatest triple jumper ever
Raised in poverty in a Caracas barrio during Venezuela's economic collapse, she became the first Venezuelan woman to win Olympic gold and broke the…
Swam for three hours pushing a sinking refugee boat, then swam at the Olympics a year later
A teenage swimmer from Damascus who fled the war in 2015, she helped push a failing dinghy to the Greek shore, walked across Europe, and competed for…
Was on the ice when the 2011 earthquake struck, lost his rink, and won two Olympic golds
An asthmatic boy from Sendai whose home rink was wrecked by the 2011 earthquake, he trained between ice shows and became the first man in 66 years to…
A taekwondo black belt paralysed in a car crash, who shot her way to three Paralympic golds
Paralysed at 18, she took up archery in a wheelchair and became the first Iranian woman to win an Olympic or Paralympic gold, carrying her country's…
