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Records are kept for all events contested at the olympic games and some others. Access the official olympic database of results.
The athletics events which take place at each games are divided into four groups.
Olympic track and field records. The modern summer olympic games have been held every four years since the first games in 1896 except 1916 due to the first world war and 1940 and 1944 due to the second world war and olympic records are recognised by the international olympic committee ioc in each event. The athletics events which take place at each games are divided into four groups. Track events including sprints.
Olympic games records share tweet email select a category. Olympic stadium london gbr 05 aug 2012 200 metres. 19 30 0 9 usain bolt.
21 aug 1986 jam national stadium beijing chn 20 aug 2008 400 metres. World records in athletics are ratified by world athletics athletics records comprise the best performances in the sports of track and field road running and racewalking. Records are kept for all events contested at the olympic games and some others.
Unofficial records for some other events are kept by track and field statisticians. Bolt broke his own world mark at the 2009 world outdoor track field championships where he finished in 19 19 seconds on aug. He first broke michael johnson s 12 year old mark during the olympic final exactly one year earlier finishing in 19 30 seconds while running into a slight headwind 0 9 kilometers per hour.
Almost a quarter century later flo jo s 200 meter mark remains the all time world record. It is one of just two individual olympic women s track records that also stands as a world record. Athletic performance records men vs.
The summary chart below compares the athletic performance of men vs. Women in selected 2004 olympic track and field event records. The difference is about 10 in speed events and about.
Hayward field eugene or usa 03 jun 2011 30 000 metres. Olympic stadium london gbr 11 aug 2012 4x200 metres relay. Nike bowerman track club usa jesuit high school track portland or usa 31 jul 2020 road relay.
2 11 41 pr of china. Florence griffith joyner us indianapolis indiana. 7 16 88 t fn believes the 10 49 was illegally wind aided and should never have been accepted as the wr.
We believe the real fastest is 10 61 florence griffith joyner us indianapolis indiana 7 17 88 200. Florence griffith joyner us seoul south korea. Access the official olympic database of results.
It contains all records since athens 1896 and is searchable by olympic games sport or event. Javascript must be enabled for the correct page display. All the best photo and video highlights of athletics at the rio 2016 summer games olympics plus official results and medals by event and athlete.
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