In the 1988 Seoul Olympics, South Korean boxer Byun Jong Il lost a match after he was penalized for head-butting his competitor. Like a petulant child, Byun sat down in the middle of the ring and refused to get up for over an hour. He stayed put for so long that officials eventually turned off the lights and left him sitting in darkness.
A Brief History of Olympic Sore Losers
Russia's Evegni Plushenko believes he deserved the men's figure-skating gold medal instead of silver at the Vancouver Winter Olympics. In honor of his poor sportsmanship, TIME takes a look at other Olympic complainers