Usain Bolt
Despite coming to Rio with concerns over his fitness, the superstar crowd pleaser romped to a “triple triple” of gold in the 100m, 200m and 4x100m. The Jamaican stormed to the 100m gold clocking 9.81 seconds. He then cruised to the 200m title in 18.78 seconds, and finally helped his country defend their Olympics gold in the 4x100m final with a timing of 37.27 seconds. The Jamaican super sprinter’s consistent achievements also sealed his status as track and field’s greatest showman, posing for numerous selfies, while even trying his hand at javelin in an eerily quiet Olympic Stadium once the crowds had left. In a perfect finish, Sunday was also his 31st birthday.