the Chargers in 2003 , came to an end on Monday November 3 , 2008 , against the Washington Redskins .
The 59–0 shutout tied the largest post-merger shutout and margin of victorysports.sports_team_season_recorda 59–0 win by the Los Angeles Rams over the Atlanta Falcons in 1976 .
Benkó decided to take up fencing after watching Tímea Nagy 's Olympic victoryolympics.olympic_medal_honorthe 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney .
His first major project was a film called `` Fire and Ice '' , the USOC 's official film for the 1980 Winter Games in Lake Placid , New York , which told the story of the U.S. Men 's National Ice Hockey Team victoryolympics.olympic_medal_honorthe U.S.S.R. and Eric Heiden 's historic five gold medals in speed skating .
During the 1984 Winter Olympics , Bjelašnica hosted the men 's alpine skiing events , where brash Bill Johnson ( USA ) won the downhill after boldly predicting victoryolympics.olympic_medal_honorovertaking Swiss ski legend Peter Müller who took silver .
He won a silver in the 50 km event at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz , finishing 13 minutes , 27 seconds behind fellow Swede Per-Erik Hedlund , the largest margin of victoryolympics.olympic_medal_honorOlympic history .
Sailor Robert Scheidt ( 1996 , 2000 and 2004 medalist ) was the flag bearer at the opening ceremony , and Maurren Maggi , who became the first Brazilian woman to win a gold medal with her victoryolympics.olympic_medal_honorBeijing 's long jump competition , carried the flag at the closing ceremony .
Muhammad Ali lit the Olympic torch during the opening ceremonies of the games and received a replacement gold medal for his boxing victoryolympics.olympic_medal_honorthe 1960 Summer Olympics .
`` Chariots of Fire '' , a 1981 historical drama focusing on Harold Abrahams ' victoryolympics.olympic_medal_honorthe 1924 Paris Olympics , is among the most prominent .
Mary Lou Retton was the first American woman ever to win the title , at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles , but because those Games were boycotted by the Soviet Union , meaning Retton did not face stiff competition from the Soviet gymnasts ( who consistently dominated the sport during that period , accounting in 1984 for six of the seven previous Olympic all-around champions and nine of the ten previous World all-around champions ) , Patterson 's victoryolympics.olympic_medal_honora unique significance .
Jipcho may be as well known for his role in Keino 's victoryolympics.olympic_medal_honorJim Ryun in the high altitude 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City as for his own athletic accomplishments .