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Ekaterini Stefanidi of Greece stands on the podium with a gold medal for the Women's Pole Vault during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
Members of the UAE team during the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
Boxer Mira Potkonen of Finland poses with a bronze medal during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
Members of Singapore's table tennis team pose with their silver medals during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games in China.
Members of South Africa's Olympic team during the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maracana Stadium.
Gold medalist Anita Włodarczyk of Poland during the medal ceremony for the Women's Hammer Throw during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
The Olympic delegation of the Philippines during the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games at the National Stadium.
The Norwegian Olympic delegation march during the opening ceremony of the 1908 London Olympics.
Rajvardhan Singh Rathore of the Indian Olympic shooting team carries the flag during the opening ceremony for the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Peter Burling of New Zealand carries the flag during the opening ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Brazil.
María Espinoza during the medal ceremony for the Taekwondo Women +67kg event during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
Badminton players Tontowi Ahmad and Liliyana Natsir bite their gold medals after winning the Mixed Doubles Gold Medal Match during the Rio 2016 Olympics.
The Danish Olympic delegation during the opening ceremony for the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics at the National Stadium.
Colombian weightlifter Diego Salazar celebrates on the podium during the medal ceremony for the Men's 62kg weightlifting event during the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.
Tennis players Fernando Gonzalez and Nicolas Massu pose with their gold medals on August 22, 2004 in Athens, Greece.
The men's soccer team celebrate winning gold after beating Paraguay during the Athens 2004 Olympic Games.
Gold medalist Barbora Špotáková poses on the podium after winning the Women's Javelin Throw at the London 2012 Olympics.
Tennis star Rafael Nadal carries the flag during the opening ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
Marianne Vos of the Netherlands sings the national anthem after winning the Women's Road Race Road Cycling at London 2012.
Track and field athlete Nelson Evora leads the Portuguese delegation during the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
Malaysia's badminton champions stand with their medals on the podium in Rio de Janeiro on August 19, 2016, during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
Irish rowers and brothers Paul and Gary O'Donovan celebrate after receiving their silver medals during the Rio 2016 Olympics.
Team West Germany celebrates winning the women's team foil competition at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
Members of the French Olympic fencing team pose for a portrait during the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.
Hungarian athletes Imre Nemeth and Jozsef Csermak, next to German athlete Karl Storch, after the men's hammer throw event at the 1952 Summer Olympics, in Helsinki, Finland.
Team Australia pose in their opening ceremony uniforms on March 30, 2016.
Members of the Japanese weightlifting team during the Olympic Games in Rome, Italy, in August 1960.
The women of Team GB at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Paris, on May 4, 1924.
The Swedish Olympic delegation at the inaugural Parade of Nations at the 1908 Summer Olympics, at White City Stadium in London, England.
Long jumper Mary Bignal Rand and sprinter Menzies Campbell in their Olympic uniforms ahead of the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
Australian athletes pose in their Tokyo 2020 uniform on March 31, 2021.
The American athletic team, known as the "Tennessee Tiger Belles," won three gold medals in the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome. From left to right: Martha Hudson, Lucinda Williams, Wilma Rudolph, and Barbara Jones.
The uniforms worn by the Japanese Olympic team at the Mexico City Olympic Games in 1968.
The women of the USA Olympic team followed by their male teammates at the Olympic Games in Mexico City, on October 12, 1968.
Members of the US Olympic team during the Parade of Nations at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea, on September 17, 1988.
Ben Johnson on the podium after winning the 400m race at the Seoul Olympics in Korea on September 24, 1988.
Every four years (notwithstanding world wars and pandemics), the Olympics opening ceremony doubles as a sort of fashion runway. For many years now, Olympic teams have been wearing fashionable sportswear.
Athletes usually pack more than one uniform. They will have a least two (and a few variations of each): a formal and a casual one, plus the uniform specific to their sport. Throughout the years we've seen a plethora of Olympic uniforms, from trendy tracksuits to smart blazers, and everything in between. Browse through the following gallery and check out how Olympic uniforms looked like through the years.
Soccer star Neymar holds his medal after winning the Olympic Men's Final against Germany at Maracana Stadium during Rio 2016.
Olympic uniforms through the years
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FASHION Olympics
Every four years (notwithstanding world wars and pandemics), the Olympics opening ceremony doubles as a sort of fashion runway. For many years now, Olympic teams have been wearing fashionable sportswear.
Athletes usually pack more than one uniform. They will have a least two (and a few variations of each): a formal and a casual one, plus the uniform specific to their sport. Throughout the years we've seen a plethora of Olympic uniforms, from trendy tracksuits to smart blazers, and everything in between. Browse through the following gallery and check out how Olympic uniforms looked like through the years.