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Which athlete holds the Olympic record in the 200 m dash?
Which athlete holds the Olympic record in the 200 m dash?
Who set the Olympic record in the 400 m hurdles?
Who set the Olympic record in the 400 m hurdles?
Which country holds the Olympic record in the 4×100 m relay?
Which country holds the Olympic record in the 4×100 m relay?
Who set the Olympic record in the high jump?
Who set the Olympic record in the high jump?
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Which athlete holds the Olympic record in the shot put?
Which athlete holds the Olympic record in the shot put?
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Who set the Olympic record in the 50 km race walk?
Who set the Olympic record in the 50 km race walk?
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Study Notes
Sprints
- Usain Bolt from Jamaica holds the Olympic record in the 100m dash with a time of 9.63 seconds, set in London 2012
- Usain Bolt from Jamaica also holds the Olympic record in the 200m dash with a time of 19.30 seconds, set in Beijing 2008
- Wayde van Niekerk from South Africa holds the Olympic record in the 400m dash with a time of 43.03 seconds, set in Rio 2016
Hurdles
- Liu Xiang from China holds the Olympic record in the 110m hurdles with a time of 12.91 seconds, set in Athens 2004
- Karsten Warholm from Norway holds the Olympic record in the 400m hurdles with a time of 45.94 seconds, set in Tokyo 2020
Middle-Distance
- David Rudisha from Kenya holds the Olympic record in the 800m dash with a time of 1 minute and 40.91 seconds, set in London 2012
- Jakob Ingebrigtsen from Norway holds the Olympic record in the 1500m dash with a time of 3 minutes and 28.32 seconds, set in Tokyo 2020
- Conseslus Kipruto from Kenya holds the Olympic record in the 3000m steeplechase with a time of 8 minutes and 3.28 seconds, set in Rio 2016
Long-Distance
- Kenenisa Bekele from Ethiopia holds the Olympic record in the 5000m dash with a time of 12 minutes and 57.82 seconds, set in Beijing 2008
- Kenenisa Bekele from Ethiopia also holds the Olympic record in the 10000m dash with a time of 27 minutes and 1.17 seconds, set in Beijing 2008
Relays
- Jamaica holds the Olympic record in the 4×100m relay with a time of 36.84 seconds, set in London 2012
- USA holds the Olympic record in the 4×400m relay with a time of 2 minutes and 55.39 seconds, set in Beijing 2008
Race Walking
- Chen Ding from China holds the Olympic record in the 20km race walk with a time of 1 hour 18 minutes and 46 seconds, set in London 2012
- Jared Tallent from Australia holds the Olympic record in the 50km race walk with a time of 3 hours 36 minutes and 53 seconds, set in London 2012
Field Events
- Charles Austin from USA holds the Olympic record in the high jump with a height of 2.39m, set in Atlanta 1996
- Thiago Braz from Brazil holds the Olympic record in the pole vault with a height of 6.03m, set in Rio 2016
- Bob Beamon from USA holds the Olympic record in the long jump with a distance of 8.90m, set in Mexico 1968
- Kenny Harrison from USA holds the Olympic record in the triple jump with a distance of 18.09m, set in Atlanta 1996
- Ryan Crouser from USA holds the Olympic record in the shot put with a distance of 23.30m, set in Tokyo 2020
- Virgilijus Alekna from Lithuania holds the Olympic record in the discus throw with a distance of 69.89m, set in Athens 2004
- Sergey Litvinov from USSR holds the Olympic record in the hammer throw with a distance of 84.80m, set in Seoul 1988
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Test your knowledge of the fastest times in Olympic men's athletics events, from 100m dash to 800m dash. How many records can you recall?
