Numerous world records and Olympic records were set in various events at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Some events occur under non-standard conditions, such as canoeing. In these cases, there are no official records, just "world best" and "Olympic best" results.
Event | Round | Name | Nation | Score | Date | Record |
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Women's individual | Ranking round | An San | ![]() | 680 | 23 July | OR [1] |
Women's team | Ranking round | An San Jang Min-hee Kang Chae-young | ![]() | 2032 | 23 July | OR [2] |
Mixed team | Ranking round | Kim Je-deok An San | ![]() | 1368 | 23 July | OR [3] |
Event | Round | Name | Nation | Time/Points | Date | Record |
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Women's modern pentathlon | Swimming | Gulnaz Gubaydullina | ![]() | 2:07.31 | 6 August | OR [55] |
Women's modern pentathlon | Fencing (BR) | Annika Schleu | ![]() | 274 pts | 6 August | OR [55] |
Women's modern pentathlon | Laser run | Laura Asadauskaitė | ![]() | 11:38.37 | 6 August | OR [55] |
Women's modern pentathlon | Overall | Kate French | ![]() | 1385 pts | 6 August | OR [55] |
Men's modern pentathlon | Swimming | Amro El Geziry | ![]() | 1:52.96 | 7 August | OR [56] |
Men's modern pentathlon | Laser run | Martin Vlach | ![]() | 10:30.13 | 7 August | OR [56] |
Men's modern pentathlon | Overall | Joe Choong | ![]() | 1482 pts | 7 August | OR [56] |
World Rowing do not recognize records due to the huge variability that weather conditions can have on times. Instead, they observe best times over the international racing distance of 2000 metres.
Event | Round | Name | Nation | Time | Date | Record |
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Men's combined (speed) | Qualification | Bassa Mawem | ![]() | 5.45 | 3 August | OR [95] |
Women's combined (speed) | Qualification | Aleksandra Mirosław | ![]() | 6.97 | 4 August | OR [96] |
Women's combined (speed) | Final | Aleksandra Mirosław | ![]() | 6.84 | 6 August | WR [97] |
Legend: r – First leg of relay
Event | Round | Name | Nation | Time | Date | Record | Day |
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Mixed 4 × 100 metre medley relay | Heats | Kathleen Dawson (58.50) Adam Peaty (57.08) James Guy (50.58) Freya Anderson (52.59) | ![]() | 3:38.75 | 29 July | OR [128] | 6 |
Mixed 4 × 100 metre medley relay | Final | Kathleen Dawson (58.80) Adam Peaty (56.78) James Guy (50.00) Anna Hopkin (52.00) | ![]() | 3:37.58 | 31 July | WR [129] | 8 |
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The Canoe Sprint men's KL2 event at the 2020 Paralympic Games took place on 2 and 3 September 2021. Two initial heats were held. Winners advanced directly to the final. The rest went into one of two semifinals, where the top three in each semifinal also advanced to the final.
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The Canoe Sprint women's KL2 event at the 2020 Paralympic Games took place on 2 and 4 September 2021. Two initial heats were held. Winners advanced directly to the final. The rest went into one of two semifinals, where the top three in each semifinal also advanced to the final.
The Canoe Sprint women's KL3 event at the 2020 Paralympic Games took place on 2 and 4 September 2021. Two initial heats were held. Winners advanced directly to the final. The rest went into the semifinal, where the top six also advanced to the final.
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