Olympic Snippets - Broken Olympic and World Records

This page is dedicated for all the Olympic Records and/or World Records set or broken during the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.

Archery Records Broken

Archery World Records

Women's Team (24 Arrow Match) set by team Korea at 231

Archery Olympic Records

Men's Individual (12 Arrow Match) set by Lee Chang-Hwan of Korea at 117
Women's Individual (12 Arrow Match) set by Park Sung-Hyun of Korea at 115
Women's Team (216 Arrow Match) set by team Korea at 2004

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Athletics Records Broken

Athletics World Records

Men's 100m (Final) set by Usain Bolt of Jamaica at 9.69s
Men's 200m (Final) set by Usain Bolt of Jamaica at 19.30s
Men's 4x100m Relay (Final) set by team Jamaica at 37.10
Women's 3,000m Steeplechase (Final) set by Gulnara Galkina-Samitova of Russian Federation at 8:58.81
Women's Pole Vault (Final) set by Elena Isinbaeva of Russian Federation at 5.05meters

Number of Athletic World Records Set: 5
Most Athletic Olympic Records set by country: Jamaica (3)

Athletic Olympic Records

Men's 100m (Final) set by Usain Bolt of Jamaica at 9.69s
Men's 200m (Final) set by Usain Bolt of Jamaica at 19.30s
Men's 5,000m (Final) set by Kenenisa Bekele of Ethiopia at 12:57.82
Men's 10,000m (Final) set by Kenenisa Bekele of Ethiopia at 27:01.17
Men's Marathon set by Samuel Kamau Wansiru of Kenya at 2:06:32
Men's Pole Vault (Final) set by Steve Hooker of Australia at 5.96meters
Men's Javelin Throw (Final) set by Andreas of Norway at 90.57
Men's 50KM Walk set by Alex Schwazer of Italy at 3:37:09
Men's 4x100m Relay (Final) set by team Jamaica at 37.10
Men's 4x400m Relay (Final) set by team United States at 2:55.39
Women's 10,000m (Final) set Tirunesh Dibaba of Ethiopia at 29:54.66
Women's 3,00m Steeplechase (Final) set by Gulnara Galkina-Samitova of Russian Federation at 8:58.81
Women's 400m Hurdles (Final) set by Melaine Walker of Jamaica at 52.64
Women's Pole Vault (Final) set by Elena Isinbaeva of Russian Federation at 5.05 meters
Women's Triple Jump (Final) set by Francoise Mbango Etone of Cameroon at 15.39
Women's Hammer Throw (Final) set by Aksana Miankova of Belarus at 76.34
Women's 20KM Walk set by Olga Kaniskina of Russian Federation at 1:26:31

Number of Athletic Olympic Records Set: 17
Most Athletic Olympic Records set by country: Jamaica (4), Ethiopia (3), Russia (3)

Source: results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/INF/AT/C81/AT0000000.shtml#ATW051101
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Cycling Track Records Broken

Cycling Track World Records

Men's Team Pursuit (1st Round) set by team Great Britain at 3:55.202
Men's Team Pursuit (Finals) set by team Great Britain at 3:53.314

Number of Cycling Track World Records Set: 2

Cycling Track Olympic Records

Men's Sprint (Qualifying) set by Chris Hoy of Great Britain at 9.815
Men's Individual Pursuit (Qualifying) set by Bradley Wiggins at 4:15.031
Men's Team Pursuit (1st Round) set by team Great Britain at 3:55.202
Men's Team Pursuit (Finals) set by team Great Britain at 3:53.314
Women's Sprint (Qualifying) set by Victoria Pendleton of Great Britain at 10.963

Number of Cycling Track Olympic Records Set: 5
Most Cycling Track Olympic Records set by country: Great Britain (5)

Source: results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/INF/CT/C81/CT0000000.shtml#CTM001100
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Modern Pentathlon Records Broken

Modern Pentathlon Olympic Records

Women's Swimming 200m Freestyle set by Sheila Taormina of United States at 2:08.86
Men's Shooting 10m Air Pistol set by David Svoboda of Czech Republic at 191
Men's Swimming 200m Freestyle set by Amro El Geziry of Egypt at 1:55.86

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Swimming Records Broken

Swimming World Records

Men's 400m Individual Medley (Final) set by PHELPS Michael of United States at 4:03.84
Women's 400m Individual Medley (Final) set by RICE Stephanie of Australia at 4:29.45
Men's 100m Breaststroke (Final) set by KITAJIMA Kosuke of Japan at 58.91
Women's 100m Backstroke (Semifinal 2) set by COVENTRY Kirsty of Zimbabwe at 58.77
Men's 200m Freestyle (Final) set by PHELPS Michael of United States at 1:42.96
Men's 100m Backstroke (Final) set by PEIRSOL Aaron of United States at 52.54
Men's 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay (Final) set by team United States at 3:08.24
Women's 200m Freestyle (Final) set by PELLEGRINI Federica of Italy at 1:54.82
Men's 200m Butterfly (Final) set by PHELPS Michael of United States at 1:52.03
Women's 200m Individual Medley (Final) set by RICE Stephanie of Australia at 2:08.45
Men's 100m Freestyle (Semifinal 2) set by SULLIVAN Eamon of Australia at 47.05
Women's 200m Butterfly (Final) set by LIU Zige of China at 2:04.18
Men's 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay (Final) by team United States at 6:58.56
Men's 200m Backstroke (Final) set by LOCHTE Ryan of United States at 1:53.94
Women's 200m Breaststroke (Final) set by SONI Rebecca of United States at 2:20.22
Men's 200m Individual Medley (Final) set by PHELPS Michael of United States at 1:54.23
Women's 4x200m Freestyle Relay (Final) set by team Australia at 7:44.31
Women's 800m Freestyle (Final) set by ADLINGTON Rebecca of Great Britain at 8:14.10
Women's 200m Backstroke (Final) set by COVENTRY Kirsty of Zimbabwe at 2:05.24
Women's 4x100m Medley Relay (Final) set by team Australia at 3:52.69
Men's 4 x 100m Medley Relay (Final) set by team United States at 3:29.34

Number of Swimming World Records Set: 21
Most Swimming Olympic Records set by country: United States (10), Australia (5)

Swimming Olympic Records

Men's 50m Freestyle (Final) set by CIELO FILHO Cesar of Brazil at 21.30
Men's 100m Butterfly (Final) set by PHELPS Michael of United States at 50.58
Men's 100m Breaststroke (Semifinal 2) set by KITAJIMA Kosuke of Japan at 58.91
Men's 100m Freestyle (Semifinal 2) set by SULLIVAN Eamon of Australia at 47.05
Men's 100m Backstroke (Final) set by PEIRSOL Aaron of United States at 52.54
Men's 200m Backstroke (Final) set by LOCHTE Ryan of United States at 1:53.94
Men's 200m Breaststroke (Final) set by KITAJIMA Kosuke of Japan at 2:07.64
Men's 200m Freestyle (Final) set by PHELPS Michael of United States at 1:42.96
Men's 200m Butterfly (Final) set by PHELPS Michael of United States at 1:52.03
Men's 200m Individual Medley (Final) set by PHELPS Michael of United States at 1:54.23
Men's 400m Individual Medley (Final) set by PHELPS Michael of United States at 4:03.84
Men's 1500m Freestyle (Heat 5) set by HACKETT Grant of Australia at 14:38.92
Men's 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay (Final) set by team United States at 3:12.23
Men's 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay (Final) set by team United States at 6:58.56
Men's 4 x 100m Medley Relay (Final) set by team United States at 3:29.34
Women's 50m Freestyle (Final) set by STEFFEN Britta of Germany at 24.06
Women's 100m Backstroke (Semifinal 2) set by COVENTRY Kirsty of Zimbabwe at 58.77
Women's 100m Breaststroke (Final) set by JONES Leisel of Australia at 1:05.17
Women's 100m Freestyle (Final) set by STEFFEN Britta of Germany at 53.12
Women's 200m Freestyle (Final) set by PELLEGRINI Federica of Italy at 1:54.82
Women's 200m Individual Medley (Final) set by RICE Stephanie of Australia at 2:08.45
Women's 200m Butterfly (Final) set by LIU Zige of China at 2:04.18
Women's 200m Breaststroke (Final) set by SONI Rebecca of United States at 2:20.22
Women's 200m Backstroke (Final) set by COVENTRY Kirsty of Zimbabwe at 2:05.24
Women's 400m Freestyle (Heat 6) set by PELLEGRINI Federica of Italy at 4:02.19
Women's 400m Individual Medley (Final) set by RICE Stephanie of Australia at 4:29.45
Women's 800m Freestyle (Final) set by ADLINGTON Rebecca of Great Britain at 8:18.06
Women's 4x100m Medley Relay (Final) set by team Australia at 3:52.69
Women's 4x100m Freestyle Relay (Final) set by team Netherlands at 3:33.76
Women's 4x200m Freestyle Relay (Final) set by team Australia at 7:44.32

Number of Swimming Olympic Records Set: 31

Source: results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/INF/SW/C81B/SW0000000.shtml#SWM119101
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Weightlifting Records Broken

...TO BE CONTINUE ....

Source: results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/INF/WL/C81/WLM000000.shtml#WLM025A01
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