The 68 Most Memorable Olympic Uniforms to Ever Appear in the Games

The women’s gymnastics team looked unified in striking dark blue tracksuits for their arrival in Rome during the 1960 Summer Olympics.

American track and field star Wilma Rudolph wore a USA tank top and running shorts at the 1960 Summer Olympics, where she went on to become the first American woman to win three gold medals at the same Olympics.

Team USA could still pull off this classic tracksuit look today, since it doesn’t get more iconic than red, white and blue. The men’s 4×100 meter relay team took gold that year in Tokyo.

It was hard to miss Japan when they arrived at the 1964 opening ceremony in Tokyo. The athletes represented their country’s national colors in matching red blazers, white pants and white hats.

Wide collars, plumed hats and polka dots … the Canadian delegation really went for it during the Parade of Nations at the Summer Games in Munich, West Germany. No Canadian won gold that year, but they definitely scored style points.

Mark Spitz didn’t need a cap or goggles to set a record of seven gold medals won in a single Olympics. The only thing he did wear besides a swimsuit was a much-buzzed-about mustache. While most swimmers were completely shaving off their body hair for competitions, Mark held on to his signature ‘stache after a coach in college told him he couldn’t grow one.

The Olympic athletes representing the UK embodied the Union Jack flag during the opening ceremony in 1976. The men wore blue suit jackets and khakis, while the women looked posh in red skirt suits and white scarves.

It wasn’t just Dorothy Hamill’s flawless routine and gold medal win at the 1976 Winter Olympics that had people talking. The American figure skater’s wedge haircut quickly became one of the most popular styles of the decade.

The American speed skater’s gold suit predicted his groundbreaking performance. While many remember the Lake Placid Games for the “Miracle on Ice,” Heiden performed a miracle of his own by winning all five of the sport’s gold medals, an accomplishment that hasn’t been replicated since.

The East German skater liked to push boundaries with her costumes. This sparkly outfit (and tiara!) helped her secure a top spot during the Olympics held in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia — the first time the Games were held in a socialist country.

The only thing more closely associated with Zola Budd than her run-in with Mary Decker is her unusual lack of footwear. The South African — who competed for Great Britain during the Los Angeles Games — trained and competed barefoot.

Katarina Witt’s skirtless, feather-trimmed costume at the Calgary Olympics ruffled the feathers of the International Skating Union. Soon after, the governing body would implement regulations nicknamed the “Katarina rule” that required female skaters to wear skirts. The controversy didn’t hurt the athlete at the time though — she still skated away with the gold medal.

U.S. figure skater Debi Thomas broke barriers when she also chose to forgo a skirt at the Calgary Games, instead competing in a jumpsuit.

The biggest sartorial statement at the opening ceremony in Albertville, France, didn’t come from any one nation, but rather from the human snow globes that walked in front of each team.

Russia’s Olympic team resembled Dick Tracy more than they did professional athletes when they arrived at the Winter Olympics in Canada wearing trench coats and matching fedoras.