Subscribe to @olympics: http://oly.ch/Subscribe

At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, USAmerican track athlete Dave Wottle performed perhaps the greatest comeback in athletics history in the 800m run. After the first 400 metres, Wottle was still in last position. However, he then overtook all the other athletes in the last round and won Gold in front of Ukraine's Yevhen Arzhanov and Kenia's Mike Boit. Enjoy watching this epic comeback!

What is your favorite Olympic moment of all time? Let us know in the comments below and it might be featured in the next #ThrowbackThursday!




_____________________________________________________
#Beijing2022 replays: https://oly.ch/B22Replays
#Tokyo2020 replays: https://oly.ch/T20Replays
News from the Olympic world: https://oly.ch/News