Matthew Mitcham

Mitcham's final dive in the Beijing 2008 platform final, a back two and a half somersault with two and a half twists, was one of the most difficult on the list and earned four perfect 10s, at the time the highest-scoring single dive in Olympic history. It took him from second to gold and stopped China sweeping every diving event at their home Games. The perfect case of tariff and execution peaking at the same moment.