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The mother of all sporting events Oly moves from the Europe to Oriental East and Beijing is all geared up to host the 26th edition of the sporting extravaganza. The athletes across the globe go extra mile for the glory and in the process records tumble and incredible feats achieved. Here is a list of World/ Oly records in track and field events...
| Olympics Records (Men) | |||
| Event | Timing/Distance | Name | Meet/Venue/year |
| 100 mts | 9.69s | Usain Bolt (Jam) | Beijing Olympics 2008 |
| 200 mts | 19.30s | Usain Bolt (Jam) | Beijing Olympics 2008 |
| 400 mts | 43.49s | Michael Johnson (US) | Atlanta Oly 1996 |
| 800 mts | 1:42.58 | Vebjorn Rodal (Nor) | Atlanta Oly 1996 |
| 110m Hurdles | 12.91 | Liu Xiang (Chn) | Athens Oly 2004 |
| 400m Hurdles | 46.78s | Kevin Young (US) | Barcelona Oly 1992 |
| 1500 mts | 3:32.07 | Noah Ngeny (Ken) | Sydney Oly 2000 |
| 3000m Steeplechase | 8:05.51 | Julius Kariuki (Ken) | Seoul Oly 1988 |
| 5000 mts | 13:05.59 | Said Aouita (Mor) | LA Oly 1984 |
| 10000 mts | 27:05.10 | Kenenisa Bekele (Eth) | Athens Oly 2004 |
| 4X100 mts | 37.10s | Powell/Carter/Frater/Bolt (Jam) | Beijing Olympics 2008 |
| 4X400 mts | 2:55.74 | Valmon/Watts/Johnson/Lewis (US) | Barcelona Oly 1992 |
| Marathon | 2:09.21 | Carlos Lopes (Por) | LA Oly 1984 |
| Decathlon | 8893 pts | Roman Sebrle (Cze) | Athens Oly 2004 |
| Long Jump | 8.90m | Bob Beamon (US) | Mexico Oly 1968 |
| High Jump | 2.39m | Charles Austin (US) | Atlanta Oly 1996 |
| Triple Jump | 18.09m | Kenny Harrison (US) | Atlanta Oly 1996 |
| Pole Vault | 5.95m | Tim Mack (US) | Athens Oly 2004 |
| Shot Put | 22.47m | Ulf Timmermann (Ger) | Seoul Oly 1988 |
| Javelin | 90.17m | Jan Zelezny (Cze) | Sydney Oly 2000 |
| Discuss | 69.89m | Virgilijus Alekna (Lit) | Athens Oly 2004 |
| Hammer | 84.80m | Sergey Litvinov (USSR) | Seoul Oly 1988 |
| World Records (Men) | |||
| Event | Timing/Distance | Name | Meet/Venue/year |
| 100 mts | 9.69s | Usain Bolt (Jam) | Beijing Olympics 2008 |
| 200 mts | 19.30s | Usain Bolt (Jam) | Beijing Olympics 2008 |
| 400 mts | 43.18s | Michael Johnson (US) | World Athletics C'ships, Sevilla 1999 |
| 800 mts | 1:41.11 | Wilson Kipketer (Den) | Grand Prix, Cologne 1997 |
| 110m Hurdles | 12.87 | Dayron Robles (Cuba) | Grand Prix, Ostrava 2008 |
| 400m Hurdles | 46.78s | Kevin Young (US) | Barcelona Oly 1992 |
| 1500 mts | 3:26.00 | Hicham el Guerrouj (Mor) | Rome GP 1998 |
| 3000m Steeplechase | 7:53.63 | Saif Saeed Shaheen (Qat) | Golden League, Brussels 2004 |
| 5000 mts | 12:37.35 | Kenenisa Bekele (Eth) | Hengelo GP 2004 |
| 10000 mts | 26:17.53 | Kenenisa Bekele (Eth) | Golden League, Brussels 2005 |
| 4X100 mts | 37.10 | Powell/Carter/Frater/Bolt (Jam) | Beijing Olympics 2008 |
| 4X400 mts | 2:54.20 | Young/Pettigrew/Washington/Johnson (US) | US Athletic meet, NY 1998 |
| Marathon | 2:04.26 | Haile Gebrselassie (Eth) | Berlin Marathon 2007 |
| Decathlon | 9026 pts | Roman Sebrle (Cze) | Gotzis meet, Austria 2001 |
| Long Jump | 8.95m | Mike Powell (US) | World Athletic Meet, Tokyo 1991 |
| High Jump | 2.45m | Javier Sotomayor (Cuba) | Athletic Meet, Salamanca 1993 |
| Triple Jump | 18.29m | Jonathan Edwards (GBR) | World Athletic Meet, Gothenburg 1995 |
| Pole Vault | 6.14m | Sergey Bubka (Ukr) | Italian Meet, Sestriere 1994 |
| Shot Put | 23.12 | Randy Barnes (US) | Athletic Meet, LA 1990 |
| Javelin | 98.48m | Jan Zelezny (Cze) | Athletic Meet, Zena 1996 |
| Discuss | 74.08m | Jurgen Schult Athletic Meet | Neubrandenburg 1986 |
| Hammer | 86.74 | Yuriy Sedykh Euro C'ships | Stuttgart 1986 |
Story first published: Thursday, August 24, 2017, 16:24 [IST]
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