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Olympic Wipeouts

Competing in the Olympics calls for perfection and poise, but what can we say, we're all human. HunHun the horse crashes through a fence in the Men's Modern Pentathlon Riding Show at the Beijing 2008 Olympics. David Svoboda of Czech Republic, the rider, fell as well. Click to see more Olympic spills from over the years.

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Olympic Wipeouts

Competing in the Olympics calls for perfection and poise, but what can we say, we're all human. Check out these Olympic spills from over the years.

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