Gianluigi Buffon and Gianluigi Donnarumma, two of the greatest goalkeepers have served Italy with distinction.
The Hyderabadi shuttler defied odds to embark on an incredible run at the 2016 Rio Games to deliver India’s first silver medal in badminton.
The team was led by Balbir Singh Sr, who had established himself, by that time, as one of the greatest ever hockey players.
India was dealt a heartbreaking 1-0 loss against Pakistan in the final, but it was the fourth successive campaign that they had won a medal.
Indian shooter Vijay Kumar’s silver medal at the 2012 London Games was India’s first-ever Olympic medal in a pistol event.
Fans were over the moon with the 1948 success but there were doubts regarding whether the nation could repeat the 1928-1936 hat-trick.
A young Paes defied the odds to win bronze in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, becoming India’s first individual Olympic medal winner in 44 years.
Mirabai Chanu became the first siver medalist in weightlifting as she achieved the feat in 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Marc Rossett became the first Swiss Tennis player to win a gold medal in the Olympics and it happened in 1992 Barcelona.
They had won the silver medal in the previous edition, and three successive gold medals at the three editions before that.