Lasse Viren

In the 1972 Olympics he broke the 10,000 metre world record despite falling in the race.

• 10 mins

The Olympics when Greg Louganis hit his head on a diveboard

The American diver talks about the 1988 Seoul Olympics and mis-timing his dive

• 10 mins

Four-Minute Mile

How Sir Roger Bannister ran the first four-minute mile in 1954.

• 10 mins

Maradona's 'Hand of God'

Former England striker Gary Lineker on Maradona's historic goals in the 1986 World Cup.

• 10 mins

Flo-Jo - the American Sprinter with Hollywood Style

Her husband and coach Al Joyner recalls Flo-Jo's four medal wins at Seoul in 1988

• 10 mins

Derek Redmond - Never Give Up

How the injured runner inspired millions by hobbling to the finish of his Olympic race.

• 10 mins

Martina Navratilova

The tennis legend on defecting from Czechoslovakia and then winning Wimbledon in 1978.

• 10 mins

Bob Beamon and the 'Leap of the Century'

The American long-jumper on shattering the world record at the 1968 Mexico Olympics

• 9 mins

Ethiopia's Haile Gebrselassie's 10,000m Final

Close finish - Gebrselassie beat his rival Paul Tergat of Kenya by less than a second

• 10 mins

The Best Of Sporting Witness

A compilation of some of the most memorable stories from the series.

• 49 mins

Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee: Coronation Derby

Sporting Witness takes you back to the coronation derby in 1953.

• 10 mins

Katarina Witt

The glamorous East German skater remembers dancing Carmen at the 1988 Winter Olympics.

• 9 mins

Dan Jansen

The American speed-skater who overcame personal tragedy to win Olympic gold

• 9 mins

Kenya's First Winter Olympian

How cross-country skiing united a Kenyan farmer and a Norwegian Winter Olympic hero

• 9 mins

The Miracle On Ice

At the 1980 Winter Olympics, the USA faced the USSR in a Cold War hockey showdown.

• 9 mins

British Bobsleigh Win

In 1964, Britain won an Olympic event that became famous for an act of sportsmanship.

• 9 mins

Franz Klammer

How the legendary Austrian skier won one of the most exciting Olympic downhill races ever

• 9 mins

Torvill and Dean

In 1984, the British skaters charmed the world with their performance of Ravel's Bolero

• 9 mins

Muhammad Ali vs Sonny Liston World Heavyweight Championships 1964

How the young Muhammad Ali became boxing world champion after two controversial fights.

• 9 mins

Silken Laumann - Unsinkable!

The Canadian rower who defied a horrific injury to win an Olympic medal in 1992

• 9 mins

Handcyclist Alex Zanardi

The racing driver who suffered a horrific crash, but then became a successful Paralympian

• 9 mins

Joe Gaetjens - The Footballer Who Disappeared

He scored a goal for the US and upon his return to Haiti was taken by the secret police

• 9 mins

Born to Run - Mexico's Tarahumara Indians

The epic race between America's top ultramarathon runner and an ancient Mexican tribe.

• 9 mins

The Miracle of Bern

The unlikely 1954 World Cup victory which restored West German pride after WW2

• 9 mins

Algeria's Revolutionary Football Team

Algerian players secretly left their French clubs to form their own national team in 1958

• 9 mins

Kathrine Switzer, women's marathon pioneer

The American athlete who broke the gender barrier at the Boston Marathon

• 9 mins

Brandi Chastain: It's Not About the Bra

The American footballer who won the World Cup, then tore off her shirt to reveal her bra.

• 9 mins

The Indomitable Lions: Cameroon at the World Cup

How Cameroon shocked Argentina at the 1990 World Cup and put African football on the map.

• 9 mins

North Korea - World Cup Giantkillers!

How the footballers of communist North Korea shocked Italy at the 1966 World Cup.

• 9 mins

Red Card for Zidane

The referee who sent off the legendary French player in the 2006 World Cup final.

• 9 mins