1984 Summer Olympics: Rafer Johnson, winner of the decathlon at the 1960 Olympics.
1988 Summer Olympics: Sohn Kee-chung, marathon gold medalist in 1936, carried the torch into the stadium, and the relay was continued by Chung Sun-Man, Kim Won-Tak and Sohn Mi-Chung, three young track and field athletes. Kim took part in the Olympic marathon.
1992 Summer Olympics: Antonio Rebollo, an archer who competed in the Paralympic Games. The last runner who handed the torch over to the wheelchaired Rebollo, was basketball player Juan Antonio San Epifanio.
1996 Summer Olympics: Muhammad Ali, the boxer who, under the name Cassius Clay, won Olympic gold in 1960.
2000 Summer Olympics: Cathy Freeman, a track and field athlete. She won the gold medal in the 400 m at these Olympics.
2004 Summer Olympics: Nikolaos Kaklamanakis, windsurfer (Olympic Windsurfing Class), 1996 Olympic gold medalist, 2004 Olympic silver medalist.
- •US 'Redeem Team' dream realized
- •The Closing Ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
- •Clean-air measures to remain after Games
- •Stars of song and sport to top Olympic closing show
- •Kobe celebrated his 30th birthday with his family in China
- •Bringing basketball glory back to the US
- •I‘m proud to fly up high
- •Maradona cleans up his act in Beijing
- •Olympic Park hosts Olympic Parade
- •Women’s Marathon 10km: Ilchenko wins gold in final flurry
- •Beijing Olympic Park
- •Political leaders with their wives shopping in Beijing
