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Athletics Olympic Records

Guess the people that have won the Olympic records at each athletics event. You have the time, games, and nation as clues.
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Last updated: August 15, 2024
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Male
Event
Record
Nation
Answer - Athlete(s)
Games
100 metres
9.63
JAM
Usain Bolt
London 2012
200 metres
19.30
JAM
Usain Bolt
Beijing 2008
400 metres
43.03
RSA
Wayde van Niekerk
Rio 2016
800 metres
1:40.91
KEN
David Rudisha
London 2012
1,500 metres
3:27.65
USA
Cole Hocker
Paris 2024
5,000 metres
12:57.82
ETH
Kenenisa Bekele
Beijing 2008
10,000 metres
26:43.14
UGA
Joshua Cheptegei
Paris 2024
Marathon
2:06:26
ETH
Tamirat Tola
Paris 2024
110 metres Hurdles
12.91
CHN
Liu Xiang
Athens 2004
400 metres Hurdles
45.94
NOR
Karsten Warholm
Tokyo 2020
3,000 m Steeplechase
8:03.28
KEN
Conseslus Kipruto
Rio 2016
4×100 m Relay
36.84
JAM
Nesta Carter / Michael Frater / Yohan Blake / Usain Bolt
London 2012
4×400 m Relay
2:54.43
USA
Christopher Bailey / Vernon Norwood / Bryce Deadmon / Rai Benjamin
Paris 2024
20 km Walk
1:18:46
CHN
Chen Ding
London 2012
50 km Walk
3:36:53
AUS
Jared Tallent
London 2012
High Jump
2.39 m
USA
Charles Austin
Atlanta 1996
Long Jump
8.90 m
USA
Bob Beamon
Mexico City 1968
Pole Vault
6.25 m
SWE
Armand Duplantis
Paris 2024
Triple Jump
18.09 m
USA
Kenny Harrison
Atlanta 1996
Shot Put
23.30 m
USA
Ryan Crouser
Tokyo 2020
Discus Throw
70.00 m
JAM
Rojé Stona
Paris 2024
Hammer Throw
84.80 m
SOV
Sergey Litvinov
Seoul 1988
Javelin Throw
92.97 m
PAK
Arshad Nadeem
Paris 2024
Decathlon
9018 pts
CAN
Damian Warner
Tokyo 2020
 
 
 
 
 
Female
Event
Record
Nation
Answer - Athlete(s)
Games
100 metres
10.61
JAM
Elaine Thompson Herah
Tokyo 2020
200 metres
21.34
USA
Florence Griffith Joyner
Seoul 1988
400 metres
48.17
DOM
Marileidy Paulino
Paris 2024
800 metres
1:53.43
SOV
Nadezhda Olizarenko
Moscow 1980
1,500 metres
3:51.29
KEN
Faith Kipyegon
Paris 2024
5,000 metres
14:26.17
KEN
Vivian Cheruiyot
Rio 2016
10,000 metres
29:17.45
ETH
Almaz Ayana
Rio 2016
Marathon
2:22:55
NED
Sifan Hassan
Paris 2024
100 metres Hurdles
12.26
PUR
Jasmine Camacho-Quinn
Tokyo 2020
400 metres Hurdles
50.37
USA
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone
Paris 2024
3,000 m Steeplechase
8:52.76
BHR
Winfred Yavi
Paris 2024
4×100 m Relay
40.82
USA
Tianna Madison / Allyson Felix / Bianca Knight / Carmelita Jeter
London 2012
4×400 m Relay
3:15.17
SOV
Tatyana Ledovskaya / Olga Nazarova / Mariya Pinigina / Olga Bryzgina
Seoul 1988
20 km Walk
1:25:16
CHN
Qieyang Shijie
London 2012
High Jump
2.06 m
RUS
Yelena Slesarenko
Athens 2004
Long Jump
7.40 m
USA
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Seoul 1988
Pole Vault
5.05 m
RUS
Yelena Isinbayeva
Beijing 2008
Triple Jump
15.67 m
VEN
Yulimar Rojas
Tokyo 2020
Shot Put
22.41 m
GDR
Ilona Slupianek
Moscow 1980
Discus Throw
72.30 m
GDR
Martina Hellmann
Seoul 1988
Hammer Throw
82.29 m
POL
Anita Włodarczyk
Rio 2016
Javelin Throw
71.53 m
CUB
Osleidys Menéndez
Athens 2004
Heptathlon
7291 pts
USA
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Seoul 1988
 
 
 
 
 
Mixed
Event
Record
Nation
Answer - Athlete(s)
Games
4×400 m Relay
3:07.41
USA
Vernon Norwood / Shamier Little / Bryce Deadmon / Kaylyn Brown
Paris 2024
Marathon Race Walk Relay
2:50:31
ESP
Álvaro Martín / María Pérez
Paris 2024
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