List of Olympic records in athletics Athletics records in the Summer Olympic Games have been recorded since 1896. The modern Summer Olympic Games have been held every four years since the first Games in 1896 and Olympic records are recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in each event. The athletics events, which take place at each Games, are divided into four groups: track events (including sprints, middle- and long-distance running, hurdling and relays), field events (including javelin, discus, hammer, pole vault, long and triple jumps), road events (such as walks and the marathon) and combined events (the heptathlon and the decathlon). [1] Women compete in 23 athletics events during the Games,[2] and men compete in 24; while 21 of the events are the same for both men and women, men exclusively compete in the 50 km walk, the womens combined event is the heptathlon while the men compete in the decathlon, and the short distance hurdles for women is contested over 100 m, ten metres shorter than the mens event. [1] Some Olympic records have been broken but later rescinded by the IOC. In 1988, Canadian sprinter Ben Johnson broke the Olympic and World record in the 100 metres , but was subsequently disqualified after it was discovered that he had used anabolic steroids to enhance his performance. His record was expunged and the gold medal was instead awarded to American Carl Lewis .[3] Hungarian athlete Robert Fazekas broke the Olympic record in the mens discus in 2004 but was later stripped of both his gold medal and the record after it was deemed that he had committed an anti-doping rule violation. [4] [5] The longest standing modern Olympic athletics record is Bob Beamon s achievement in the mens long jump at the 1968 Summer Olympics . [6] The jump, at 8.90 m (29 ft 2 in), also broke the existing world record by 55 cm (22 in), and stood as the world record for 23 years until Beamons compatriot, Mike Powell, jumped farther in the 1991 World Championships in Athletics in Tokyo. [7] During the 2012 Games, six mens and five womens records were broken. Note, only those events currently competed for and recognised by the IOC as Summer Olympic events are listed. [8] Mens records Usain Bolt currently holds three Olympics records, two individually and one with the Jamaican 4 x 100m relay team. Roman Šebrle , current decathlon record holder ♦ denotes a performance that is also a current world record. Statistics are correct as of the end of the 2012 Summer Olympics . List of Mens Olympic records in athletics Event Record Na 100 metres 9.63 Usain 200 metres 19.30 Usain 400 metres 43.49 Micha Johnso 800 metres ♦1:40.91 David Rudish 1,500 metres 3:32.07 Noah 5,000 metres 12:57.82 Keneni Bekele 10,000 metres 27:01.17 Keneni Bekele Marathon 2:06:32 Samue Wanjir 110 metres hurdles 12.91 Liu Xia 400 metres hurdles ♦46.78 Kevin 3,000 m steeplechase 8:05.51 Julius 4×100 m relay ♦36.84 Nesta Micha Frater Yohan Usain 4×400 m relay 2:55.39 LaSha Merrit Angelo Taylor David Jerem Warine 20 km walk 1:18:46 Chen 50 km walk 3:35:59 Sergey Kirdya High jump 2.39 m Charle Austin Long jump 8.90 m Bob B Pole vault 5.97 m Renau Laville Triple jump 18.09 m Kenny Harris Shot put 22.47 m Ulf Timme Discus throw 69.89 m Virgilij Alekna Hammer throw 84.80 m Sergey Litvino Javelin throw 90.57 m Andre Thorkil Decathlon 8893 pts Roman Šebrle Womens records Florence Griffith-Joyner is the current Olympic 100 m and 200 m record holder. Tirunesh Dibaba is the current Olympic 10,000 m record holder. ♦ denotes a performance that is also a current world record. Statistics are correct as of the end of the 2012 Summer Olympics . List of Womens Olympic records in athletics Event Record Na 100 metres 10.62 Floren Griffit Joyne 200 metres ♦21.34 Floren Griffit Joyne 400 metres 48.25 Marie Pérec 800 metres 1:53.43 Nadez Olizar 1,500 metres 3:53.96 Paula 5,000 metres 14:40.79 Gabri Szabo 10,000 metres 29:54.66 Tirune Dibab Marathon 2:23:07 Tiki G 100 metres hurdles 12.35 Sally Pears 400 metres hurdles 52.64 Melai Walke 3,000 m steeplechase ♦8:58.81 Gulna Galkin Samit 4×100 m relay ♦ 40.82 Tiann Madis Allyso Felix Bianc Knight Carm Jeter 4×400 m relay ♦3:15.17 Tatya Ledov Olga Nazar Mariy Pinigi Olga Bryzgi 20 km walk ♦1:25:02 Elena Lash High jump 2.06 m Yelen Slesar Long jump 7.40 m Jackie Joyne Kerse Pole vault 5.05 m Yelen Isinba Triple jump 15.39 m Franç Mban Etone Shot put 22.41 m Ilona Slupia Discus throw 72.30 m Marti Hellm Hammer throw 78.18 m Tatya Lysen Javelin throw 71.53 m Osleid Mené Heptathlon ♦7291 pts Jackie Joyne Kerse Athletics portal
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