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National Stadium, Tokyo (JPN) 06 AUG 2021. 3000 Metres. 8:26.53. Tatyana SAMOLENKO. 12 AUG 1961. URS. Olympic Stadium, Jamsil, Seoul (KOR) 25 SEP 1988.
Mar 7, 2024 · Tokyo 2020. The Tokyo Olympics brought a slew of world records to the Olympic stage, courtesy of Yulimar Rojas of Venezuela (women’s triple jump), Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone of the U.S. (women’s 400m hurdles) and Norwegian Karsten Warholm (men’s 400m hurdles).
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Ahead of the 2022 World Athletics Championships, we take a look at world records for the track and field events that will be on offer in Oregon, USA. Who ran the fastest 100m in history? The fastest man in history is Usain Bolt.
List of men's Olympic records in athletics Event Record Athlete(s) Nation Games Date Ref(s) 100 metres: 9.63 Usain Bolt Jamaica (JAM) 2012 London: August 5, 2012: 200 metres: 19.30 Usain Bolt Jamaica (JAM) 2008 Beijing: August 20, 2008: 400 metres: ♦43.03 Wayde van Niekerk South Africa (RSA) 2016 Rio de Janeiro: August 14, 2016: 800 metres
Jul 29, 2021 · Here are some of the Olympic records in track and field: Men’s 100m: Usain Bolt | 9.63 seconds | Aug. 5, 2012 Women’s 100m: Florence Griffith-Joyner | 10.62 seconds | Sept. 24, 1988
The track legend, who dominated the sprints for almost a decade, also set the 200m world record of 19.19 at the same championships. Another double world record holder is Florence Griffith-Joyner. The American's times of 10.49s in the women’s 100m and 21.34s in the 200m have stood since 1988.
Aug 7, 2021 · Elaine Thompson-Herah of Jamaica bested the field, running a 10.61—a new Olympic record and fastest time this year—to win gold in Tokyo and claim the title of fastest woman in the world ...
