Olympic Legends: From Steve Redgrave To Usain Bolt - Part 4

Usain Bolt strikes his 'Lightning Bolt' after winning the 200m at the 2016 Rio Olympics (Credit: AFP)

AFP continues its look back at the history of the Olympics to pick out some of the legends that have lit up the Games.

British rower Sir Steve Redgrave is the only endurance sport athlete to have won gold medals in five consecutive Olympics: 1984 (coxed fours), 1988, 1992, 1996 (coxless pairs) and 2000 (coxless fours).