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What was the most memorable moment in the history of the summer Olympics? Muhammad Ali lights the Olympic cauldron at the 1996 Games in Atlanta. 8% U.S. underdog Rulon Gardner defeats three-time Olympic champion wrestler Aleksandr Karelin of Russia. 5% Kerri Strug ensures victory for the 1996 U.S. gymnastics team while vaulting on an injured ankle. 18% U.S. track and field athlete Jesse Owens wins four gold medals at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin. The Nazis had sought to use the games to showcase German superiority. 36% American swimmer Mark Spitz wins seven gold medals at the 1972 games in Munich. 11% Tommie Smith and John Carlos, of the U.S., raise their gloved fists on the medal podium at the 1968 games in Mexico. 5% Michael Phelps wins eight gold medals at the 2008 games in Beijing. 18% Number of votes: 1110

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