Olympic Track & Field Records
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| Event | Athlete, Country | Record | Date |
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| 100m | Donovan Bailey, CAN | 9.84 | July 27, 1996 |
| 200m | Michael Johnson, USA | 19.32 | Aug. 1, 1996 |
| 400m | Michael Johnson, USA | 43.49 | July 29, 1996 |
| 800m | Vebjorn Rodal, NOR | 1:42.58 | July 31, 1996 |
| 1500m | Noah Ngeny, KEN | 3:32.07 | Sept. 29, 2000 |
| 5000m | Said Aouita, MAR | 13:05.59 | Aug. 11, 1984 |
| 10,000m | Haile Gebrselassie, ETH | 27:07.34 | July 29, 1996 |
| Marathon | Carlos Lopes, POR | 2:09:21 | Aug. 12, 1984 |
| Event | Athlete, Country | Record | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 110m hurdles | Liu Xiang, CHN | 12.91 | Aug. 27, 2004 |
| 400m hurdles | Kevin Young, USA | 46.78 | Aug. 6, 1992 |
| 3000m steeplechase | Julius Kariuki, KEN | 8:05.51 | Sept. 30, 1988 |
| Event | Team | Record | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4x100m relay | United States | 37.40 | Aug. 8, 1992 |
| (Marsh, Burrell, Mitchell, Lewis) | |||
| 4x400m relay | United States | 2:55.74 | 8, 198, 1992 |
| (Valmon, Watts, Johnson, Lewis) | |||
| Event | Athlete, Country | Record | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20km walk | Robert Korzeniowski, POL | 1:18:59 | Sept. 22, 2000 |
| 50km walk | Vyacheslav Ivanenko, URS | 3:38:29 | Sept. 30, 1988 |
| Event | Athlete, Country | Record | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| High jump | Charles Austin, USA | 2.39 (7-10) | July 28, 1996 |
| Long jump | Bob Beamon, USA | 8.90 (29-2 1/2) | Oct. 1Aug. 68 |
| Pole vault | Timothy Mack, USA | 5.95 (19-6 1/4) | Aug. 27, 2004 |
| Triple jump | Kenny Harrison, USA | 18.09, 59-4 1/4) | July 27, 1996 |
| Shot put | Ulf Timmermann, GDR | 22.47 (73-8 3/4) | Sept. 23, 1988 |
| Discus throw | Lars Riedel, GER | 69.40 (227-8) | July 31, 1996 |
| Hammer throw | Sergey Litvinov, URS | 84.80 (278-2) | Sept. 26, 1988 |
| Javelin throw | Jan Zelezny, CZE | 90.17 (295-10) | Sept. 23, 2000 |
| Event | Athlete, Country | Record | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Decathlon | Daley Thompson, GBR | 8847 | Aug. 9, 1984 |
| Event | Athlete, Country | Record | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100m | Florence Griffith Joyner, USA | 10.62 | Sept. 24, 1988 |
| 200m | Florence Griffith Joyner, USA | 21.34 | Sept. 29, 1988 |
| 400m | Marie-Jose Perec, FRA | 48.25 | July 29, 1996 |
| 800m | Nadezhda Olizarenko, URS | 1:53.43 | July 27, 1980 |
| 1500m | Paula Ivan, ROM | 3:53.96 | Oct. 1, 1988 |
| 5000m | Gabriela Szabo, ROM | 14:40.79 | Sept. 25, 2000 |
| 10,000m | Derartu Tulu, ETH | 30:17.49 | Sept. 30, 2000 |
| Marathon | Naoko Takahashi, JPN | 2:23:14 | Sept. 24, 2000 |
| Event | Athlete, Country | Record | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100m hurdles | Yordanka Donkova, BUL | 12.38 | Sept. 30, 1988 |
| 400m hurdles | Deon Hemmings, JAM | 52.82 | July 31, 1996 |
| Event | Athlete, Country | Record | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4x100m relay | East Germany | 41.60 | Aug. 1, 1980 |
| (Müller, Wöckel, Auerswald, Göhr) | |||
| 4x400m relay | Soviet Union | 3:15.17 | Oct. 1, 1988 |
| ((Ledovskaya, Nazarova, Pinigina, Bryzgina | |||
| Event | Athlete, Country | Record | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20km walk | Liping Wang, CHN | 1:29:05 | Sept. 28, 2000 |
| Event | Athlete, Country | Record | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| High jump | Yelena Slesarenko, RUS | 2.06 (6-9) | Aug. 28, 2004 |
| Long jump | Jackie Joyner-Kersee, USA | 7.40 (24-3 1/2) | Sept. 29, 1988 |
| Pole vault | Yelena Isinbayeva, RUS | 4.91 (16-1 ¼) | Aug. 24, 2004 |
| Triple jump | Inessa Kravets, UKR | 15.33 (50-3 1/2) | July 31, 1996 |
| Shot put | Ilona Slupianek, GDR | 22.41 (73-6 1/4) | July 24, 1980 |
| Discus | Martina Hellmann, GDR | 72.30 (237-2) | Sept. 29, 1988 |
| Hammer | Kamila Skolimowska, POL | 71.16 (233-5) | Sept. 29, 2000 |
| Javelin | Trine Hattestad, NOR | 68.91 (226-1) | Sept. 30, 2000 |
| Event | Athlete, Country | Record | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heptathlon | Jackie Joyner-Kersee, USA | 7291 | Sept. 24, 1988 |
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