Picture 1 of 7 Kirsty Coventry single-handedly put Zimbabwe on the medals table with gold, silver and bronze in the swimming pool.
Picture 2 of 7 Somalia's Fartun Abukar Omar may have been the slowest in the women's 100m, but her time of 14.29 secs was still a PB.
Picture 3 of 7 Friba Rezihi, in blue, was one of two women who became Afghanistan's first ever female Olympians.
Picture 4 of 7 Team GBs Marc Jenkins had to run 2km with his bike on his shoulders in the triathlon after a wheel problem but he still completed the gruelling course.
Picture 5 of 7 Chilean Tennis star Nicholas Massu won two gold medals - but forgot to pack them when he left. Luckily they've been found and are on their way back to their forgetful owner!
Picture 6 of 7 14-year-old Bryan Nickson Lomas is the Olympics' youngest participant. The Malaysian diver is also the smallest and lightest man at the Games - and he's named after England footy legend Bryan Robson!
Picture 7 of 7 Mongolia's Luvsanlkhundeg Otgonbayar survived the searing Athens heat to complete the women's marathon in last place, in a time of 3h48:42s - 30 minutes behind any other finisher.
