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A number of new Olympic records were set in various events at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.
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A number of new Olympic records were set in various events at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.
| Event | Date | Record | Round | Name | Nationality | Score | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's team | 9 August | 216 arrow ranking round | Ranking Round | Park Sung-hyun Yun Ok-Hee Joo Hyun-Jung |  South Korea | 2004 | OR |
| 10 August | 24 arrow match | First Round | Natalia Valeeva Pia Carmen Maria Lionetti Elena Tonetta |  Italy | 215 | OR | |
| 10 August | 24 arrow match | Quarterfinals | Bérengère Schuh Sophie Dodemont Virginie Arnold |  France | 218 | OR | |
| 10 August | 24 arrow match | Quarterfinals | Park Sung-hyun Yun Ok-Hee Joo Hyun-Jung | South Korea | 231 | WR, OR | |
| Women's individual | 14 August | 12 arrow match | Round of 16 | Park Sung-hyun | South Korea | 115 | OR |
| Men's team | 11 August | 24 arrow match | First Round | Rafał Dobrowolski Piotr Piątek Jacek Proć |  Poland | 223 | OR |
| 11 August | 24 arrow match | Quarterfinal | Im Dong-Hyun Lee Chang-Hwan Park Kyung-Mo | South Korea | 224 | OR | |
| 11 August | 24 arrow match | Final | Im Dong-Hyun Lee Chang-Hwan Park Kyung-Mo | South Korea | 227 | OR | |
| Men's individual | 13 August | 12 arrow match | Round of 64 | Jacek Proc | Poland | 116 | OR |
| 13 August | 12 arrow match | Round of 32 | Lee Chang-hwan | South Korea | 117 | OR |
| Event | Record | Name | Nation | Date | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 100 metres | 9.69 s | Usain Bolt |  Jamaica | 16 August 2008 | WR, OR |
| Men's 200 metres | 19.30 s | Usain Bolt | Jamaica | 20 August 2008 | WR, OR |
| Men's 5000 metres | 12:57.82 min | Kenenisa Bekele |  Ethiopia | 23 August 2008 | OR |
| Men's 10000 metres | 27:01.17 min | Kenenisa Bekele | Ethiopia | 17 August 2008 | OR |
| Men's 4x400 metre relay | 2:55.39 min | LaShawn Merritt Angelo Taylor David Neville Jeremy Wariner |  United States | 23 August 2008 | OR |
| Men's marathon | 2:06:32 hr | Samuel Kamau Wanjiru |  Kenya | 24 August 2008 | OR |
| Men's 50 kilometre walk | 3:37:09 | Alex Schwazer | Italy | 22 August 2008 | OR |
| Men's pole vault | 5.96 m | Steven Hooker |  Australia | 22 August 2008 | OR |
| Men's javelin throw | 90.57 m | Andreas Thorkildsen |  Norway | 23 August 2008 | OR |
| Event | Record | Name | Nation | Date | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's 400 metre hurdles | 52.64 s | Melaine Walker | Jamaica | 20 August 2008 | OR |
| Women's 3,000 metre steeplechase | 8:58.81 min | Gulnara Galkina-Samitova |  Russia | 17 August 2008 | WR, OR |
| Women's 10,000 metres | 29:54.66 | Tirunesh Dibaba | Ethiopia | 20 August 2008 | OR |
| Women's 20km walk | 1:26:31 hr | Olga Kaniskina | Russia | 20 August 2008 | OR |
| Women's triple jump | 15.39 m | Françoise Mbango Etone |  Cameroon | 17 August 2008 | OR |
| Women's pole vault | 5.05 m | Yelena Isinbayeva | Russia | 18 August 2008 | WR, OR |
| Women's hammer throw | 76.34 m | Aksana Miankova |  Belarus | 20 August 2008 | OR |
| Event | Time | Name | Nation | Date | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Sprint | 9.815 | Chris Hoy |  Great Britain (GBR) | 2008-08-17 | OR |
| Men's Individual pursuit | 4:15.031 | Bradley Wiggins | Great Britain (GBR) | 2008-08-15 | OR |
| Men's Team pursuit | 3:53.312 | Bradley Wiggins Paul Manning Geraint Thomas Ed Clancy | Great Britain (GBR) | 2008-08-18 | OR |
| Women's Sprint | 10.963 | Victoria Pendleton | Great Britain (GBR) | 2008-08-17 | OR |
| Event | Score | Name | Nation | Date | Record | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 m rapid fire pistol | Qual. | 583 | Keith Sanderson | United States (USA) | 2008-08-16 | OR |
| Final | 780.2 | Oleksandr Petriv |  Ukraine (UKR) | 2008-08-16 | OR | |
| Trap | Final | 146 | David Kostelecký |  Czech Republic | 2008-08-10 | OR |
| Double trap | Qual. | 145 | Walton Eller | United States (USA) | 2008-08-12 | OR |
| Final | 190 | Walton Eller | United States (USA) | 2008-08-12 | OR | |
| Skeet | Qual. | 121 | Vincent Hancock | United States (USA) | 2008-08-16 | OR |
| Final | 145 | Vincent Hancock Tore Brovold | United States (USA) Norway (NOR) | 2008-08-16 | OR | |
| Event | Score | Name | Nation | Date | Record | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 m rifle three positions | Qual. | 589 [b] | Du Li |  China (CHN) | 2008-08-14 | OR |
| Final | 690.3 | Du Li | China (CHN) | 2008-08-14 | OR | |
| 10 m air rifle | Qual. | 400 | Kateřina Emmons | Czech Republic (CZE) | 2008-08-09 | WR, OR |
| Final | 503.5 | Kateřina Emmons | Czech Republic (CZE) | 2008-08-09 | OR | |
| 25 m pistol | Qual. | 590 [c] | Otryadyn Gündegmaa |  Mongolia (MGL) | 2008-08-13 | OR |
| Final | 793.4 | Chen Ying | China (CHN) | 2008-08-13 | OR | |
| 10 m air pistol | Qual. | 391 | Natalia Paderina | Russia (RUS) | 2008-08-10 | OR |
| Final | 492.3 | Guo Wenjun | China (CHN) | 2008-08-10 | OR | |
| Trap | Final | 91 | Satu Mäkelä-Nummela |  Finland (FIN) | 2008-08-11 | OR |
| Skeet | Qual. | 72 | Chiara Cainero | Italy (ITA) | 2008-08-14 | OR |
| Final | 93 | Chiara Cainero Kim Rhode Christine Brinker | Italy (ITA) United States (USA) Germany (GER) | 2008-08-14 | OR | |
Due to the use of the LZR Racer, a specialised swimming suit developed by NASA and the Australian Institute of Sport, many records were broken. New world records were set 25 times (affecting 23 distinct world records) and new Olympic records were set 65 times and one other was equalled (affecting 30 distinct Olympic records). [1] Only Ian Thorpe's 3:40.59 in the 400 metres freestyle and Inge de Bruijn's 56.61 in the 100 metres butterfly, both set in Sydney, remained Olympic records. Michael Phelps of the United States also broke the record for the most gold medals ever won by an Olympian with a total of 14; 8 of which were won during the 2008 Summer Olympics - this was also a world record.
* World record split from the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay
Note: At the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay final, anchor Jason Lezak swam the fastest 100 m split (46.06); however, this is not considered an official FINA record, as he did not swim the first leg.
| Event | Weight | Name | Nation | Date | Record | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 85 kg | Snatch | 185.0 kg | Andrei Rybakou | Belarus (BLR) | 2008-08-15 | OR |
| Total | 394.0 kg | Andrei Rybakou | Belarus (BLR) | 2008-08-15 | WR, OR | |
| 105 kg | Snatch | 200.0 kg | Andrei Aramnau | Belarus (BLR) | 2008-08-18 | OR |
| Clean and Jerk | 236.0 kg | Andrei Aramnau | Belarus (BLR) | 2008-08-18 | OR | |
| Total | 436.0 kg | Andrei Aramnau | Belarus (BLR) | 2008-08-18 | OR | |
| Event | Weight | Name | Nation | Date | Record | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 kg | Clean and Jerk | 117.0 kg | Chen Xiexia | China (CHN) | 2008-08-09 | OR |
| Total | 212.0 kg | Chen Xiexia | China (CHN) | 2008-08-09 | OR | |
| 53 kg | Clean and Jerk | 126.0 kg | Prapawadee Jaroenrattanatarakoon |  Thailand (THA) | 2008-08-10 | OR |
| 58 kg | Clean and Jerk | 138.0 kg | Chen Yanqing | China (CHN) | 2008-08-11 | OR |
| Total | 244.0 kg | Chen Yanqing | China (CHN) | 2008-08-11 | OR | |
| 69 kg | Snatch | 128.0 kg | Liu Chunhong | China (CHN) | 2008-08-13 | OR |
| Clean and Jerk | 158.0 kg | Liu Chunhong | China (CHN) | 2008-08-13 | OR | |
| Total | 286.0 kg | Liu Chunhong | China (CHN) | 2008-08-13 | WR, OR | |
| 75 kg | Snatch | 128.0 kg | Cao Lei | China (CHN) | 2008-08-15 | OR |
| Clean and Jerk | 154.0 kg | Cao Lei | China (CHN) | 2008-08-15 | OR | |
| Total | 282.0 kg | Cao Lei | China (CHN) | 2008-08-15 | OR | |
| +75 kg | Snatch | 140.0 kg | Jang Mi-Ran | South Korea (KOR) | 2008-08-16 | WR, OR |
| Clean and Jerk | 186.0 kg | Jang Mi-Ran | South Korea (KOR) | 2008-08-16 | WR, OR | |
| Total | 326.0 kg | Jang Mi-Ran | South Korea (KOR) | 2008-08-16 | WR, OR | |
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