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world records
mens 100 metres 9.69 Usain Bolt Jamaica (JAM) 2008 Beijing August 16, 2008 4×100 m relay 37.10 Nesta Carter Michael Frater Usain Bolt Asafa Powell Jamaica (JAM) 2008 Beijing August 22, 2008 110 metre hurdles 12.91 Liu Xiang China (CHN) 2004 Athens August 27, 2004 200 metres 19.30 Usain Bolt Jamaica (JAM) 2008 Beijing August 20, 2008 400 metre hurdles ♦46.78 Kevin Young United States (USA) 1992 Barcelona August 6, 1992 400 metres 43.49 Michael Johnson United States (USA) 1996 Atlanta July 29, 1996 4×400 m relay 2:55.39 LaShawn Merritt Angelo Taylor David Neville Jeremy Wariner United States (USA) 2008 Beijing August 23, 2008 800 metres 1:42.58 Vebjørn Rodal Norway (NOR) 1996 Atlanta July 31, 1996 1,500 metres 3:32.07 Noah Ngeny Kenya (KEN) 2000 Sydney September 29, 2000 3,000 m steeplechase 8:05.51 Julius Kariuki Kenya (KEN) 1988 Seoul September 30, 1988 5,000 metres 12:57.82 Kenenisa Bekele Ethiopia (ETH) 2008 Beijing August 23, 2008 10,000 metres 27:01.17 Kenenisa Bekele Ethiopia (ETH) 2008 Beijing August 17, 2008 20 km walk 1:18:59 Robert Korzeniowski Poland (POL) 2000 Sydney September 22, 2000 50 km walk 3:37:09 Alex Schwazer Italy (ITA) 2008 Beijing August 22, 2008 Decathlon 8893 pts Roman Šebrle Czech Republic (CZE) 2004 Athens August 24, 2004 Discus throw 69.89 m Virgilijus Alekna Lithuania (LTU) 2004 Athens August 23, 2004 Hammer throw 84.80 m Sergey Litvinov Soviet Union (URS) 1988 Seoul September 26, 1988 High jump 2.39 m Charles Austin United States (USA) 1996 Atlanta July 28, 1996 Javelin throw 90.57 m Andreas Thorkildsen Norway (NOR) 2008 Beijing August 23, 2008 Long jump 8.90 m Bob Beamon United States (USA) 1968 Mexico City October 18, 1968 Marathon 2:06:32 Samuel Wanjiru Kenya (KEN) 2008 Beijing August 24, 2008 Pole vault 5.96 m Steven Hooker Australia (AUS) 2008 Beijing August 22, 2008 Shot put 22.47 m Ulf Timmermann East Germany (GDR) 1988 Seoul September 23, 1988 Triple jump 18.09 m Kenny Harrison United States (USA) 1996 Atlanta July 27, 1996 world records womens 100 metres 10.62 Florence Griffith-Joyner United States (USA) 1988 Seoul September 24, 1988 200 metres ♦21.34 Florence Griffith-Joyner United States (USA) 1988 Seoul September 29, 1988 400 metres 48.25 Marie-José Pérec France (FRA) 1996 Atlanta July 29, 1996 800 metres 1:53.43 Nadezhda Olizarenko Soviet Union (URS) 1980 Moscow July 27, 1980 1,500 metres 3:53.96 Paula Ivan Romania (ROU) 1988 Seoul September 26, 1988 5,000 metres 14:40.79 Gabriela Szabo Romania (ROU) 2000 Sydney September 25, 2000 10,000 metres 29:54.66 Tirunesh Dibaba Ethiopia (ETH) 2008 Beijing August 15, 2008 Marathon 2:23:14 Naoko Takahashi Japan (JPN) 2000 Sydney September 24, 2000 100 metre hurdles 12.37 Joanna Hayes United States (USA) 2004 Athens August 24, 2004 400 metre hurdles 52.64 Melaine Walker Jamaica (JAM) 2008 Beijing August 20, 2008 3,000 m steeplechase ♦8:58.81 Gulnara Galkina-Samitova Russia (RUS) 2008 Beijing August 17, 2008 4×100 m relay 41.60 Romy Müller Bärbel Wöckel Ingrid Auerswald Marlies Göhr East Germany (GDR) 1980 Moscow August 1, 1980 4×400 m relay ♦3:15.27 Tatyana Ledovskaya Olga Nazarova Mariya Pinigina Olga Bryzgina Soviet Union (URS) 1988 Seoul October 1, 1988 20 km walk 1:26:31 Olga Kaniskina Russia (RUS) 2008 Beijing August 21, 2008 High jump 2.06 m Yelena Slesarenko Russia (RUS) 2004 Athens August 28, 2004 Long jump 7.40 m Jackie Joyner-Kersee United States (USA) 1988 Seoul September 29, 1988 Pole vault 5.05 m Yelena Isinbayeva Russia (RUS) 2008 Beijing August 18, 2008 Triple jump 15.39 m Françoise Mbango Etone Cameroon (CMR) 2008 Beijing August 17, 2008 Shot put 22.41 m Ilona Slupianek East Germany (GDR) 1980 Moscow July 24, 1980 Discus throw 72.30 m Martina Hellmann East Germany (GDR) 1988 Seoul September 29, 1988 Hammer throw 76.34 m Aksana Miankova Belarus (BLR) 2008 Beijing August 20, 2008 Javelin throw 71.53 m Osleidys Menéndez Cuba (CUB) 2004 Athens August 27, 2004 Heptathlon ♦7291 pts Jackie Joyner-Kersee United States (USA) 1988 Seoul September 24, 1988 [hidden image - please register][hidden image - please register][hidden image - please register] |
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Torchbearer exceptional, Didier Drogba - hero of the Champions League final win last Saturday in Monaco from Chelsea against Bayern - participated in the enthusiasm of the crowd, the relay of the
Olympic torch in the west of England. The Ivorian striker - who scored the winning goal at the Allianz Arena 1-1 in regulation time and the decisive penalty in the sequence that resulted in victory for the Blues - has brought the torch through the town of Swindon, on the fifth day of rolling on the floor of the United Kingdom, which will end in the Olympic Stadium in London on 27 July, the day of the opening ceremony of the Games. In the streets of Swindon, Drogba, 34, who recently announced the departure after eight seasons at Chelsea, was greeted and encouraged by a cheering crowd of thousands of people, many of whom wore the jersey of the Blues. |
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Well, I'm not quite sure where to put this story. But since it's Olympic games 2012 related, I'll put in here.
Aaron Cook has been left out of the GB Taekwondo squad for the Olympic Games. Why? Because he funds his own training programme, outside of the GB Taekwondo framework. I think this is absolutely rediculas. We want to win as many medals as possible, but they leave the worlds no.1 ranked fighter out of the GB squad.  You can read the full story [hidden link - please register] |
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