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Athletics has been the part of modern Olympics
since its inception in 1896. A number of athletics records have been
made in various disciplines in the long history of Olympics. Some
world famous athletes are Carl Lewis, Jesse Owens, Donavan Bailey,
and Michael Johnson. Athletics is a collection of sports events
which involve running, throwing and jumping. The original event at
the first Olympics in 776 BC was a stadium-length foot race, run on
a track. There are two seasons for track and field athletics:
outdoor and indoor.
Here are the Olympic records made by men athletes in the Olympics.
Athletics Olympics Records Men
| Event |
Athlete |
Result |
Country |
Location |
| 100m |
Donovan Bailey |
9.84 |
CAN |
1996 Atlanta |
| 200m |
Michael Johnson |
19.32 |
USA |
1996 Atlanta |
| 400m |
Michael Johnson |
43.49 |
USA |
1996 Atlanta |
| 800m |
Vebjørn Rodol |
1:42.58 |
NOR |
1996 Atlanta |
| 1500m |
Noah Ngeny |
3:32.07 |
KEN |
2000 Sydney |
| 5000m |
Saïd Aouita |
13:05.59 |
MAR |
1984 Los Angeles |
| 10000m |
Kenenisa Bekele |
27:05.10 |
ETH |
2004 Athens |
| Marathon |
Carlos Lopes |
2:09:21 |
POR |
1984, Los Angeles |
| 110m Hurdles |
Xiang Liu |
12.91 |
CHN |
2004 Athens |
| 400m Hurdles |
Kevin Young |
46.78 |
USA |
1992 Barcelona |
| 3000m Steeplechase |
Julius Kariuki |
8:05.51 |
KEN |
1988 Seoul |
| 4 x 100m Relay |
Michael Marsh |
37.40 |
USA |
1992 Barcelona |
| 4 x 400m Relay |
Andrew Valmon |
2:55.74 |
USA |
1992 Barcelona |
| 20km Walk |
Robert Korzeniowski |
1:18:59 |
POL |
2000 Sydney |
| 50km Walk |
Vyacheslav Ivanenko |
3:38:29 |
URS |
1988 Seoul |
| High Jump |
Charles Austin |
2.39 |
USA |
1996 Atlanta |
| Long Jump |
Bob Bemon |
8.90 |
USA |
1968 Mexico City |
| Pole Vault |
Tim Mack |
5.95 |
USA |
2004 Athens |
| Triple Jump |
Kenny Harrison |
18.09 |
USA |
1996 Atlanta |
| Shot Put |
Ulf Timmermann |
22.47 |
GDR |
1988 Seoul |
| Discus Throw |
Virgilijus Alekna |
69.89 |
LTU |
2004 Athens |
| Hammer Throw |
Sergey Litvinov |
84.80 |
URS |
1988 Seoul |
| Javelin Throw |
Jan Zelezny |
90.17 |
CZE |
2000 Sydney |
| Decathlon |
Roman Sebrle |
8893 |
CZE |
2004 Athens |
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