We just noticed that somehow Ilya Ilyin, a gold medalist in weightlifting from Kazakhstan, and Aron Szilagyi, a gold medalist in fencing from Hungary, look like the exact same person!
Here are some of our favorite international male athletes from the 2012 London Olympics, in alphabetical order:
1. Rolf-Goran Bengtsson, 50, Sweden, equestrian_ Bengtsson who won silver at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics was expected to perform well in horse-jumping this time around, but things didn't go according to plan (Cliche Alert!). But, the country's flag-bearer will hopefully be happy that his teammate Sara Algotsson won silver. Equestrian is the only event we now of where men and women compete against each other. Sweden has won one gold medal in sailing, and seven overall in London so far.
2. Im Dong-Hyun, 26, South Korea, archery (pictured top)_ Im Dong-Hyun won a team gold medal in both 2004 and 2008. This year, South Korea finished third behind the United States and Italy, which won gold. South Korea has had a very successful Olympics with 12 gold medals and 23 medals overall. In addition, the women's indoor volleyball pulled a major upset over Italy yesterday.
3. Ilya Ilyin, 24, Kazakhstan, weight-lifting (pictured center)_ Kazakhstan has won a very impressive total of six gold medals so far. Ilyin won gold in the -94 kg division of weightlifting, beating out two other lifters from former republics_ Alexander Ivanov (silver, Russia) and Anatoli Ciricu (bronze, Moldova). Ilyin lifted a total of 418 kg (921 pounds) and his country won four gold medals in men's and women's weightlifting.
4. Kirani James, 19, Grenada, track and field (sprinter)_ One of the highlights of the Olympics has to be the moment when James switched jersey numbers with Oscar Pistorius of South Africa (see below). James won gold in the 400-meter relay; it was the first ever for the tiny Caribbean island nation. James also competes for the University of Alabama in America.
5. Oscar Pistorius, 25, South Africa, track and field (sprinter)_ Known as 'the blade runner,' Pistorius is likely to be one of the most remembered London Olympians even though he didn't win a medal. The South African sprinter, who has won four gold medals and a bronze at the paralympics was the first paraplegic athlete to ever compete at the Olympics.
6) Aron Szilagyi, 22, fencing (sabre), Hungary (pictured below)_ Szilagyi won the first of what is now six Hungarian gold medals in London. Krisztian Berki of Hungary won a gold in the pommel horse event in men's gymnastics.
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