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Ugliest Uniforms in Olympic History

The volunteers at this year's Olympics are wearing some of the most hideous outfits I have ever seen. That comes as no surprise. Nowhere else does a complete disregard for the rules of fashion run as wild as at the Olympics. Here, then, are 12 more stunning fashion faux pas at the Olympics over the years. -Johnny Goodtimes (AP Photo)

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What Were These ... The volunteers at this year's Olympics are wearing some of the most hideous outfits I have ever seen. That comes as no surprise. Nowhere else does a complete disregard for the rules of fashion run as wild as at the Olympics. Here, then, are 12 more stunning fashion faux pas at the Olympics over the years. -Johnny Goodtimes (AP Photo)

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Women's Judo (20... When your uniform looks like a dead ringer for a bathrobe, you're doing something wrong. (AP Photo/Laura Rauch)

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German Cycling (... German biker Jan Ullrich went with the "Dystopian future" look in 2000. (AP Photo/Laurent Rebours)

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U.S. Swimming (2... Tons of swimming records were broken at Beijing in 2008 thanks to the NASA-made suits. The fashion of the suits also looked like it was created by space engineers. (AP photo/Greg Baker)

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South Korea Weig... Somebody bet the South Korean Olympic designer that they could not possibly get all of the ugliest colors in existence on one jacket. The designer won the bet. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

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Italy Cycling (1... Who doesn't love pastel blue biker shorts with a shirt to match? (AP Photo/Lionel Cirroneau)

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Great Britain Ja... The uniform itself isn't all that bad. It's the Ed Grimley pants that amuse me. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi)

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U.S. Olympic Wre... I'm not sure if that's a photo of a wrestler at the '92 Olympics doing a handstand or if that's "Thor" of "American Gladiators" fame. (AP Photo/Craig Fujii)

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Canada Gymnastic... It's not that I mind the uniform, I just think they should have used a larger maple leaf. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

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Russian Swim Tea... I could do a whole other slide show on "Ugliest windbreakers of the Atlanta Games," but these might be the worst of the worst. (AP Photo)

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Jamaican Track T... "Black hole sun, won't you come, and wash away the rain?" (AP Photo/Doug Mills)

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Lithuania Basket... The warmup jerseys for the 1992 Lithuanian basketball team were donated to them by the Grateful Dead. Seriously. It is not known whether the team enjoyed pregame okra omelets and "funny" balloons. (Getty Images/Mike Powell)

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Russian Athletes... Had I made the 1996 Olympic team, I would have sacrificed my Olympic dream and quit, just so I wouldn't have to wear these ridiculous outfits at the Opening Ceremonies. (AP Photo/Denis Paquin)

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