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Event Men Record Women Record 100 m: Usain Bolt: 9.58: Florence Griffith Joyner: 10.49 200 m: Usain Bolt: 19.19: Florence Griffith Joyner: 21.34 400 m: Wayde van Niekerk
List of world records in athletics. Usain Bolt beating Tyson Gay and setting a 100 m world record at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics in Berlin. Jürgen Schult beside the indication of his new discus world record, 1986. World records in athletics are ratified by World Athletics. Athletics records comprise the best performances in the ...
New world records were set 25 times (affecting 23 distinct world records) and new Olympic records were set 65 times and one other was equalled (affecting 30 distinct Olympic records). Only Ian Thorpe's 3:40.59 in the 400 metres freestyle and Inge de Bruijn's 56.61 in the 100 metres butterfly, both set in Sydney, remained Olympic records.
A total of 19 world records were broken in Rio this year. Watch the video above to see a full list of the new world record holders. SEE ALSO: The 5 most inspirational Olympic moments
Country of origin. U.S. Location. New York City. Official website. www .newworldrecords .org. New World Records is a record label that was established in 1975 through a Rockefeller Foundation grant to celebrate America's bicentennial (1976) by producing a 100-LP anthology, with American music from many genres. [1] [2]
This category is for the sport of athletics, comprising track and field, road running, cross country running and racewalking. For this topic in relation to sports in general, please use Category:Sports world records .
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