1. Gabby Douglas won several Olympic firsts:
Ronald Martinez / Getty Images
As a member of the U.S. Women’s
Gymnastics team at the 2012 Summer Olympics, she won gold medals in both
the individual and team all-around competitions, making her the first
woman of color and the first African-American gymnast in Olympic history
to become the individual all-around champion, and the first American
gymnast to win gold in both the individual all-around and team
competitions at the same Olympics.
2. Felix Baumgartner jumped to earth from the edge of space:
Red Bull Stratos, Jay Nemeth / AP
Felix Baumgartner set the world
record for longest skydive/free fall when he jumped down some 24 miles
from outer space in October, 2012.
3. Miranda Ferguson did almost 3 dozen handsprings in a row:
16 year-old cheerleader Miranda
Ferguson broke the world record of most-consecutive summersaults when
she successfully executed 35 handsprings in a row.
4. Oscar Pistorius became the first amputee to compete in the Summer Olympics:
Kirsty Wigglesworth / AP
South Africa’s Oscar Pistorius had
previously competed and won in several Paralympic games but as a double
amputee, his inclusion in this year’s London Olympic games was
groundbreaking.
5. Chris Hadfield set out to hang out in space for 5 months:
Sergei Remezov / Reuters
Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield
became the first Canadian to command the International Space Station. He
will be in outer space for over 150 days.
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