Olympic Records

Athletic
Event	Name	Time / Distance	Date	location
Men
100m	Bolt (JAM)	9.69	16 Aug 2008	Beijing, CHN
200m	Bolt (JAM)	19.30	20 Aug 2008	Beijing, CHN
400m	Johnson (USA)	43.49	29 Jul 1996	Atlanta, GA, USA
800m	Rodal (NOR)	1:42.58	31 Jul 1996	Atlanta, GA, USA
1500m	Ngeny (KEN)	3:32.07	29 Sep 2000	Sydney, AUS
5000m	Bekele (ETH)	12:57.82	23 Aug 2008	Beijing, CHN
10000m	Bekele (ETH)	27:01.17	17 Aug 2008	Beijing, CHN
Marathon	Wanjiru (KEN)	2:06:32	24 Aug 2008	Beijing, CHN
110m Hurdles	Liu X (CHN)	12.91	27 Aug 2004	Athens, GRE
400m Hurdles	Young (USA)	46.78	06 Aug 1992	Barcelona, ESP
3000m Steeplechase	Kariuki (KEN)	8:05.51	30 Sep 1988	Seoul, KOR
4 x 100m Relay	Jamaica	37.10	22 Aug 2008	Beijing, CHN
4 x 400m Relay	United States	2:55.39	23 Aug 2008	Beijing, CHN
20km Walk	Korzeniowski (POL)	1:18:59	22 Sep 2000	Sydney, AUS
50km Walk	Schwazer (ITA)	3:37:09	22 Aug 2008	Beijing, CHN
High Jump	Austin (USA)	2.39	28 Jul 1996	Atlanta, GA, USA
Long Jump	Beamon (USA)	8.90	18 Oct 1968	Mexico City, MEX
Pole Vault	Hooker (AUS)	5.96	22 Aug 2008	Beijing, CHN
Triple Jump	Harrison (USA)	18.09	27 Jul 1996	Atlanta, GA, USA
Shot Put	Timmermann (GDR)	22.47	23 Sep 1988	Seoul, KOR
Discus Throw	Alekna (LTU)	69.89	23 Aug 2004	Athens, GRE
Hammer Throw	Litvinov (URS)	84.80	26 Sep 1988	Seoul, KOR
Javelin Throw	Thorkildsen (NOR)	90.57	23 Aug 2008	Beijing, CHN
Decathlon	Šebrle (CZE)	8893	24 Aug 2004	Athens, GRE
Women
100m	Griffith Joyner (USA)	10.62	24 Sep 1988	Seoul, KOR
200m	Griffith Joyner (USA)	21.34	29 Sep 1988	Seoul, KOR
400m	Pérec (FRA)	48.25	29 Jul 1996	Atlanta, GA, USA
800m	Olizarenko (URS)	1:53.43	27 Jul 1980	Moscow, URS
1500m	Ivan (ROU)	3:53.96	26 Sep 1988	Seoul, KOR
5000m	Szabo (ROU)	14:40.79	25 Sep 2000	Sydney, AUS
10000m	T. Dibaba (ETH)	29:54.66	15 Aug 2008	Beijing, CHN
Marathon	Takahashi (JPN)	2:23:14	24 Sep 2000	Sydney, AUS
100m Hurdles	Hayes (USA)	12.37	24 Aug 2004	Athens, GRE
400m Hurdles	Walker (JAM)	52.64	20 Aug 2008	Beijing, CHN
3000m Steeplechase	Samitova-Galkina (RUS)	8:58.81	17 Aug 2008	Beijing, CHN
4 x 100m Relay	East Germany	41.60	01 Aug 1980	Moscow, URS
4 x 400m Relay	Soviet Union	3:15.17	01 Oct 1988	Seoul, KOR
20km Walk	Kaniskina (RUS)	1:26:31	21 Aug 2008	Beijing, CHN
High Jump	Slesarenko (RUS)	2.06	28 Aug 2004	Athens, GRE
Long Jump	Joyner-Kersee (USA)	7.40	29 Sep 1988	Seoul, KOR
Pole Vault	Isinbayeva (RUS)	5.05	18 Aug 2008	Beijing, CHN
Triple Jump	Mbango (CMR)	15.39	17 Aug 2008	Beijing, CHN
Shot Put	Slupianek (GDR)	22.41	24 Jul 1980	Moscow, URS
Discus Throw	Hellmann (GDR)	72.30	29 Sep 1988	Seoul, KOR
Hammer Throw	Miankova (BLR)	76.34	20 Aug 2008	Beijing, CHN
Javelin Throw	Menéndez (CUB)	71.53	27 Aug 2004	Athens, GRE
Heptathlon	Joyner-Kersee (USA)	7291	24 Sep 1988	Seoul, KOR