Here is a List of the World Records Broken at the Paris 2024 Olympics:
- Lethiwe Nkosi
- Aug 12, 2024
- 2 min read
The Paris 2024 Olympics has been a stage for history-making performances, with numerous world records being shattered across various sports. From swimming to track cycling, the Games showcased extraordinary athletic prowess and set new benchmarks. Here’s a comprehensive list of all the world records broken at the Summer Games:
Weightlifting:
Karlos Nasar (Bulgaria) - Men’s 89kg Clean and Jerk: 224kg
Previous Record: 213kg (Karlos Nasar, Bulgaria, Paris, 9 August 2024)
Karlos Nasar (Bulgaria) - Men’s 89kg Total: 404kg
Previous Record: 396kg (Li Dayin, China, Jinju, 10 May 2023)
Swimming:
Pan Zhanle (China) - Men’s 100m Freestyle: 46.40
Previous Record: 46.80 (Pan Zhanle, Doha, 11 February 2024)
USA (Ryan Murphy, Nic Fink, Gretchen Walsh, Torri Huske) - Mixed 4x100m Medley Relay: 3:37.43
Previous Record: 3:37.58 (Great Britain, Tokyo, 31 July 2021)
Bobby Finke (USA) - Men’s 1500m Freestyle: 14:30.67
Previous Record: 14:31.02 (Sun Yang, China, London, 4 August 2012)
USA (Regan Smith, Lilly King, Gretchen Walsh, Torri Huske) - Women’s 4x100m Medley Relay: 3:49.63
Previous Record: 3:50.40 (USA, Gwangju, 28 July 2019)
Archery:
Lim Sihyeon (Republic of Korea) - Women’s 70m 72 Arrows Round: 694
Previous Record: 692 (Chaeyoung Kang, Republic of Korea, ‘s-Hertogenbosch, 10 June 2019)
Track Cycling:
Great Britain - Women’s Team Sprint: 45.186
Previous Record: 45.338 (Great Britain, Paris, 5 August 2024)
Netherlands - Men’s Team Sprint: 40.949
Previous Record: 41.191 (Netherlands, Paris, 6 August 2024)
Australia - Men’s Team Pursuit: 3:40.730
Previous Record: 3:42.032 (Italy, Tokyo, 3 August 2021)
Harrie Lavreysen (Netherlands) - Men’s 200m Flying Start: 9.088
Previous Record: 9.091 (Matthew Richardson, Australia, Paris, 7 August 2024)
Lea Friedrich (Germany) - Women’s Sprint: 10.029
Previous Record: 10.108 (Ellesse Andrews, New Zealand, Paris, 9 August 2024)
Athletics:
USA (Christopher Bailey, Vernon Norwood, Bryce Deadmon, Rai Benjamin) - 4x400m Mixed Relay: 3:07.41
Previous Record: 3:08.80 (USA, Budapest, 19 August 2023)
Armand Duplantis (Sweden) - Pole Vault: 6.25m
Previous Record: 6.24m (Armand Duplantis, Sweden, Xiamen, 20 April 2024)
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone (USA) - Women’s 400m Hurdles: 50.37
Previous Record: 50.65 (Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, USA, Eugene, 30 June 2024)
Sport Climbing:
Aleksandra Miroslaw (Poland) - Women’s Speed Climbing: 6.06
Previous Record: 6.21 (Aleksandra Miroslaw, Poland, Paris, 5 August 2024)
Tom Watson (USA) - Men’s Speed Climbing: 4.74
Previous Record: 4.75 (Tom Watson, USA, Paris, 6 August 2024)
Modern Pentathlon:
Emiliano Hernandez (Mexico) - Laser Run: 9:40.80, 720 Points
Previous Record: 9:44.80, 716 Points (Martin Vlach, Czechia, Budapest, 30 April 2023)
Ahmed Elgendy (Egypt) - Overall Points: 1555 Points
Previous Record: 1551 Points (Csaba Bohm, Hungary, Zhengzhou, 15 June 2024)
Michelle Gulyas (Hungary) - Overall Points: 1461 Points
Previous Record: 1443 Points (Alice Sotero, Italy, Krakow, 1 July 2023)
Canoe Sprint:
Katie Vincent (Canada) - Women’s Canoe Single 200m: 44.12
The Paris 2024 Olympics not only delivered thrilling competitions but also set new standards across a variety of sports. Athletes from around the world have etched their names into history with these remarkable achievements.