| event | record | athlete(s) | nation | games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres | 9.63 | Usain Bolt |
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2012 London |
| 200 metres | 19.30 | Usain Bolt |
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2008 Beijing |
| 400 metres | 43.03 | Wayde van Niekerk |
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2016 Rio de Janeiro |
| 800 metres | 1:40.91 | David Rudisha |
|
2012 London |
| 1,500 metres | 3:32.07 | Noah Ngeny |
|
2000 Sydney |
| 5,000 metres | 12:57.82 | Kenenisa Bekele |
|
2008 Beijing |
| 10,000 metres | 27:01.17 | Kenenisa Bekele |
|
2008 Beijing |
| Marathon | 2:06:32 | Samuel Wanjiru |
|
2008 Beijing |
| 110 metres hurdles | 12.91 | Liu Xiang |
|
2004 Athens |
| 400 metres hurdles | 46.78 | Kevin Young |
|
1992 Barcelona |
| 3,000 m steeplechase | 8:03.28 | Conseslus Kipruto |
|
2016 Rio de Janeiro |
| 4×100 m relay | 36.84 | Nesta Carter, Micheal Frater, Yohan Blake, Usain Bolt |
|
2012 London |
| 4×400 m relay | 2:55.39 | LaShawn Merritt, Angelo Taylor, David Neville, Jeremy Wariner |
|
2008 Beijing |
| 20 km walk | 1:18:46 | Chen Ding |
|
2012 London |
| 50 km walk | 3:36:53 | Jared Tallent |
|
2012 London |
| High jump | 2.39 m | Charles Austin |
|
1996 Atlanta |
| Long jump | 8.90 m | Bob Beamon |
|
1968 Mexico City |
| Pole vault | 6.03 m | Thiago Braz |
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2016 Rio de Janeiro |
| Triple jump | 18.09 m | Kenny Harrison |
|
1996 Atlanta |
| Shot put | 22.52 m | Ryan Crouser |
|
2016 Rio de Janeiro |
| Discus throw | 69.89 m | Virgilijus Alekna |
|
2004 Athens |
| Hammer throw | 84.80 m | Sergey Litvinov |
|
1988 Seoul |
| Javelin throw | 90.57 m | Andreas Thorkildsen |
|
2008 Beijing |
| Decathlon | 8893 pts | Roman Šebrle |
|
2004 Athens |
| Decathlon | 8893 pts | Ashton Eaton |
|
2016 Rio de janeiro |
| 50 m freestyle | 21.30 | César Cielo |
|
2008 Beijing |
| 100 m freestyle | 47.05 | Eamon Sullivan |
|
2008 Beijing |
| 200 m freestyle | 1:42.96 | Michael Phelps |
|
2008 Beijing |
| 400 m freestyle | 3:40.14 | Sun Yang |
|
2012 London |
| 1500 m freestyle | 14:31.02 | Sun Yang |
|
2012 London |
| 100 m backstroke | 51.85 | Ryan Murphy |
|
2016 Rio de Janeiro |
| 200 m backstroke | 1:53.41 | Tyler Clary |
|
2012 London |
| 100 m breaststroke | 57.13 | Adam Peaty |
|
2016 Rio de Janeiro |
| 200 m breaststroke | 2:07.22 | Ippei Watanabe |
|
2016 Rio de Janeiro |
| 100 m butterfly | 50.39 | Joseph Schooling |
|
2016 Rio de Janeiro |
| 200 m butterfly | 1:52.03 | Michael Phelps |
|
2008 Beijing |
| 200 m individual medley | 1:54.23 | Michael Phelps |
|
2008 Beijing |
| 400 m individual medley | 4:03.84 | Michael Phelps |
|
2008 Beijing |
| 4×100 m freestyle relay | 3:08.24 | Michael Phelps, Garrett Weber-Gale, Cullen Jones, Jason Lezak |
|
2008 Beijing |
| 4×200 m freestyle relay | 6:58.56 | Michael Phelps, Ryan Lochte, Ricky Berens, Peter Vanderkaay |
|
2008 Beijing |
| 4×100 m medley relay | 3:27.95 | Ryan Murphy, Cody Miller, Michael Phelps, Nathan Adrian |
|
2016 Rio de Jainero |
| event | record | athlete(s) | nation | games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres | 10.62 | Florence Griffith Joyner |
|
1988 Seoul |
| 200 metres | 21.34 | Florence Griffith Joyner |
|
1988 Seoul |
| 400 metres | 48.25 | Marie-José Pérec |
|
1996 Atlanta |
| 800 metres | 1:53.43 | Nadezhda Olizarenko |
|
1980 Moscow |
| 1500 metres | 3:53.96 | Paula Ivan |
|
1988 Seoul |
| 5,000 metres | 14:26.17 | Vivian Cheruiyot |
|
2016 Rio de Janeiro |
| 10,000 metres | 29:17.45 | Almaz Ayana |
|
2016 Rio de Janeiro |
| Marathon | 2:23:07 | Tiki Gelana |
|
2012 London |
| 100 metres hurdles | 12.35 | Sally Pearson |
|
2012 London |
| 400 metres hurdles | 52.64 | Melaine Walker |
|
2008 Beijing |
| 3,000 m steeplechase | 8:58.81 | Gulnara Galkina-Samitova |
|
2008 Beijing |
| 4×100 m relay | 40.82 | Tianna Madison, Allyson Felix, Bianca Knight, Carmelita Jeter |
|
2012 London |
| 4×400 m relay | 3:15.17 | Tatyana Ledovskaya, Olga Nazarova, Mariya Pinigina, Olga Bryzgina |
|
1988 Seoul |
| 20 km walk | 1:25:02 | Elena Lashmanova |
|
2012 London |
| High jump | 2.06 m | Yelena Slesarenko |
|
2004 Athens |
| Long jump | 7.40 m | Jackie Joyner-Kersee |
|
1988 Seoul |
| Pole vault | 5.05 m | Yelena Isinbayeva |
|
2008 Beijing |
| Triple jump | 15.39 m | Françoise Mbango Etone |
|
2008 Beijing |
| Shot put | 22.41 m | Ilona Slupianek |
|
1980 Moscow |
| Discus throw | 72.30 m | Martina Hellmann |
|
1988 Seoul |
| Hammer throw | 82.29 m | Anita Włodarczyk |
|
2016 Rio de Janeiro |
| Javelin throw | 71.53 m | Osleidys Menéndez |
|
2004 Athens |
| Heptathlon | 7291 pts | Jackie Joyner-Kersee |
|
1988 Seoul |
| 50 m freestyle | 24.05 | Ranomi Kromowidjojo |
|
2012 London |
| 100 m freestyle | 52.70 | Penny Oleksiak |
|
2016 Rio de Janeiro |
| 200 m freestyle | 1:53.61 | Allison Schmitt |
|
2012 London |
| 400 m freestyle | 3:56.46 | Katie Ledecky |
|
2016 Rio de Janeiro |
| 800 m freestyle | 8:04.79 | Katie Ledecky |
|
2016 Rio de Janeiro |
| 100 m backstroke | 58.23 | Emily Seebohm |
|
2012 London |
| 200 m backstroke | 2:04.06 | Missy Franklin |
|
2012 London |
| 100 m breaststroke | 1:04.93 | Lilly King |
|
2016 Rio de Janeiro |
| 200 m breaststroke | 2:19.59 | Rebecca Soni |
|
2012 London |
| 100 m butterfly | 55.48 | Sarah Sjöström |
|
2016 Rio de Janeiro |
| 200 m butterfly | 2:04.06 | Jiao Liuyang |
|
2012 London |
| 200 m individual medley | 2:06.58 | Katinka Hosszú |
|
2016 Rio de Janeiro |
| 400 m individual medley | 4:26.36 | Katinka Hosszú |
|
2016 Rio de Janeiro |
| 4×100 m freestyle relay | 3:30.65 | Emma McKeon, Brittany Elmslie, Bronte Campbell, Cate Campbell |
|
2016 Rio de Janeiro |
| 4×200 m freestyle relay | 7:42.92 | Missy Franklin, Dana Vollmer, Shannon Vreeland, Allison Schmitt |
|
2012 London |
| 4×100 m medley relay | 3:52.05 | Missy Franklin, Rebecca Soni, Dana Vollmer, Allison Schmitt |
|
2012 London |