
It has been an emotional roller coaster for athletes and their families at the London Olympics.
The Wall Street Journal reviewed the tape of 129 gold-medal winners from the London Games to find out what happens most often.
About 16 percent of them cried at some point during the ceremony.
Women cry more than men-25 percent compared to 8 percent-but many of the men who did cry seriously lost it.
South Africa's Chad le Clos needed tissues after he beat Phelps in the 200-meter butterfly, while the Dominican Republic's Felix Sanchez was a complete wreck after winning the 400-meter hurdles.
North Korea's Un Guk Kim jumped in celebration of his new world record in the men's 62-kg weightlifting competition.
Among the three countries with the most gold medals thus far, China cries the least, with only 7 percent of its athletes succumbing to tears.
More than 17 percent of American winners cried, while a whopping 37.5 percent of athletes from host country Great Britain cried.
Since they weren't crying, the Chinese also sang the most: 92 percent of their athletes belted out the anthem, compared to 61 percent from Great Britain and 44 percent from the US.
Source: ANI