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Olympic Track Records: Legends and New Heights

Photo of Noah Ohayon Noah Ohayon01/07/2024 - 12:15 pm
London 2012 - Athletics - Men's 100m final - Usain BOLT (JAM) gold medalist - Yohann BLAKE (JAM) silver medalist - Justin GATLIN (USA) bronze medalist
(Photo by HASLIN Frederic/Corbis via Getty Images)

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone set a new world record in the women’s 400-meter hurdles on Sunday to win the U.S. Olympic track and field trials with a time of 50.65 seconds. As we gear up for the 2024 games in Pairs, let’s take a look at some of the Olympic records in track and field.

100 Meter

Men: Jamaican native Usain Bolt holds the record for the 100-meter race, clocking a time of 9.63 seconds at the 2012 Olympic Games in London.

Women: The 100-meter record holder for women also belongs to Jamaica. Elaine Thompson-Herrah set the world record with 10.61 seconds at the 2021 Olympic Games in Tokyo.

200 Meter

Men: Usain Bolt continued his dominance, running the 200 meters in 19.30 seconds at the 2008 games in Beijing.

Women: United States native Florence Griffith-Joyner set the record for the women’s 200-meter race, running it in 21.34 seconds at the 1988 games in Seoul.

800 Meter

Men: David Rudisha from Kenya set the record for the men’s 800-meter at the 2012 games in London at 1:40.91.

Women: Nadezhda Olizarenko from the former Soviet Union set the record for the women’s 800 meters at the 1980 games in Moscow, with a time of 1:53.43.

400 Meter Hurdle

Men: Norwegian Karsten Warholm set the record for the men’s 400-meter hurdle, running it in 45.94 seconds at the 2021 games in Tokyo.

Women: Although she beat her record at this year’s Olympic trials, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone holds the record for the women’s 400-meter hurdle, running it in 51.46 seconds at the 2021 games in Tokyo.

4×100 Meter Relay

Men: Jamaica continued its track dominance, finishing the 4×100 meter relay in 36.84 seconds at the 2012 London Games.

Usain Bolt of Jamaica at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on August 18, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
(Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

Women: The United States holds the women’s record for the 4×100 meter relay, running it in 40.82 seconds at the 2012 games in London.

Long Jump

Men: The men’s long jump remains one of the longest-held records in Olympic history. Bob Beamon of the United States set the record at the 1968 games in Mexico, jumping 8.90 meters.

Women: American Jackie Joyner-Kersee set the long jump record with 7.40 meters at the 1988 games in Seoul.

High Jump

Men: United States native Charles Austin set the high jump record at the 1996 games in Atalanta, jumping 2.39 meters.

Women: Hailing from Russia, Yelena Slesarenko set the record for the women’s high jump at the 2004 games in Athens, with 2.06 meters.

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Photo of Noah Ohayon Noah Ohayon01/07/2024 - 12:15 pm