BARCELONA 1992

The world was transformed in the four years after Seoul and the Catalan capital responded with a stylish and unforgettable Games.

After the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, Germany competed as a united team. The rapidly disintegrating Soviet Union came together for the last time as the Commonwealth of Independent States and South Africa was readmitted to the Olympic fold.

Lewis failed to make the U.S. team for either sprint but won his third long jump title and ran an electric final leg for the winning 4x100 relay team.

At the age of 32, Britain's Linford Christie became the new 100 champion, Kevin Young beat Moses's world record in the one-lap hurdles and Ethiopian Derartu Tulu won a memorable 10,000 metres gold ahed of white South African Elana Meyer.

Vitali Scherbo won six gymnastics golds for the CIS and the U.S. basketball "Dream Team" containing "Magic" Johnson, Michael Jordan, Larry Bird and Charles Barkley proved to be the hottest ticket in town.