Kenyan Kipchoge romps to Rio marathon gold
155 runners representing 80 countries splashed around the course
Jamaican is aiming at an unprecedented 'treble-treble' in Rio
Only man to win 400m gold twice
'Thorpedo' won the 'Race of the Century' at the 2004 Games
'Baltimore Bullet' came home empty-handed from his first Games at Sydney 2000
Briton became the only endurance sport athlete to win five golds in five consecutive Games
Named male athlete of the century by the IAAF in 1999
Briton was undefeated in all competitions between 1979 and 1987
Hurdler won an astonishing 122 consecutive races from 1977 to 1987
America's Louganis dominated his sport in the 1980s when he won two gold medals at Los Angeles in 1984 and defended
Romanian gymnast achieved it seven times when she was just 14
A Boxing Illustrated poll selected him as the greatest Olympic boxer of all time.
American seven gold medals at the same Games
Her record of 18 Olympic medals stood for nearly half a century
First woman to defend an Olympic swimming title
World Boxing Council named him the best amateur and professional fighter of all time
Czech distance great was known for his ungainly running style