Summer Olympic World Records: Best Performances in Each Event
Medals aren't the only prize up for grabs at the 2012 London Olympics. Every Summer Games presents an opportunity for the world's greatest athletes to measure themselves up against their predecessors by pursuing Olympic records.
During the 2008 Games in Beijing, we witnessed Michael Phelps and Usain Bolt assault the record books with all-time performances that etched their places in the pantheon of Olympic greats. More records are sure to fall in London, where the globe's elite competitors are busy hunting down gold-medal glory and a shot at Olympic immortality.ย
Some records fall more frequently than others. All but one women's Olympic swimming record was bested in Beijing, while American Bob Beamon's record long jump performance at the 1968 Mexico City Games continues to serve as a benchmark in Olympic competition nearly a half-century after the legendary leap.
Olympic records provide an additional challenge for those looking to make an indelible impact on the Summer Games. From Phelps to Flo Jo, stars emerge at every Olympics.
As we wonder who might steal the spotlight in London, here's a look at heralded records that many athletes are chasing.
Men's Track and Field
1 of 12100 meterโUsain Bolt, Jamaica, 2008 Beijing, 9.69ย
(World recordโ9.58โUsain Bolt, 2009)ย
200 meterโUsain Bolt, 2008 Beijing, 19.30ย
Bolt's brilliance in Beijing thrust him into the global spotlight as the World's Fastest Man and his confident (cocky may be more appropriate) demeanor made the Jamaican sprinter a marketing star. His legendary performances in the 200- and 100-meter dashes left even his competitors in awe, as evidenced by American medalist Shawn Crawford's post-race comments.
โWhat Bolt has done, heโs made history,โ Crawford told The New York Times. โHe added spirit to the sport. He danced for us in the introduction. He danced for us at the end. He put on a show. To me, I feel like him and athletics is like Michael Phelps and swimming. He raised the bar for us in athletics.โ
(WRโ19.19โUsain Bolt, 2009)
400 meterโMichael Johnson, U.S., 1996 Atlanta, 43.49
(WRโ43:18โMichael Johnson, 1999)
800 meterโVebjรธrn Rodal, Norway, 1996 Atlanta, 1:42.58ย
(WRโ1:41.01โDavid Rudisha, Kenya, 2010)
1,500 meterโNoah Ngeny, Kenya, 2000 Sydney, 3:32.07ย
(WRโ3:26.00โHicham El Guerrouj, Morocco, 1998)
5,000 meterโKenenisa Bekele, Ethiopia, 2008 Beijing, 12:57.82ย
(WRโ12:37.35โKenenisa Bekele, 2004)
10,000 meterโKenenisa Bekele, 2008 Beijing, 27:01.17
Bekele's performance in Beijing may have been overshadowed by Bolt, but the Ethiopian was every bit as dominant, setting two Olympic records. In London, Bekele could become the first man to win gold in the 10,000 meter three times.
(WRโ26:17.53โKenenisa Bekele, 2005)
MarathonโSamuel Wanjiru, Kenya, 2008 Beijing, 2:06:32ย ย
(WRโ2:03:38โPatrick Makau Musyoki, Kenya, 2011)
110 meter hurdlesโLiu Xiang, China, 2004 Athens, 12.91ย
(WRโ12.87โDayron Robles, Cuba 2011)
400 meter hurdlesโKevin Young, U.S., 1992 Barcelona, 46.78 (WR)ย ย
Young's record is the only Olympic men's athletics mark that also stands as a world record. He galloped to victory in Barcelona, well ahead of the competition, which you can see here.
3,000 meter steeplechaseโJulius Kariuki, Kenya, 1988 Seoul, 8:05.51ย
(WRโ7:53.63โSaif Saaeed Shaheen, Qatar 2004)
4ร100 meter relayโNesta Carter, Michael Frater, Usain Bolt and Asafa Powell, Jamaica, 2008 Beijing, 37.10 ย
(WRโ37.04โNesta Carter, Michael Frater, Usain Bolt and Yohan Blake, Jamaica, 2011)
4ร400 meter relayโLaShawn Merritt, Angelo Taylor, David Neville and Jeremy Wariner, U.S., 2008 Beijing, 2:55.39ย ย
(WRโ2:54.29โAndrew Valmon, Quincy Watts, Butch Reynolds and Michael Johnson, U.S., 1993)
20 kilometer walkโRobert Korzeniowski, Poland, 2000 Sydney, 1:18:59ย ย
(WRโ1:17:16โVladimir Kanaykin, Russia, 2007)
50 kilometer walkโAlex Schwazer, Italy, 2008 Beijing, 3:37:09ย ย
(WRโ3:35:27โYohann Diniz, France, 2011)
High jumpโCharles Austin, U.S., 1996 Atlanta, 2.39 meters
(WRโ2.45 metersโJavier Sotomayor, Cuba, 1993)
Long jumpโBob Beamon, U.S., 1968 Mexico City, 8.90 meters ย
Beamon's "perfect jump" is the oldest record in Olympic athletics. He leaped into history by breaking Jesse Owen's revered mark with a jump so impressive that it has stifled generations of great Olympians.
(WRโ8.95 metersโMike Powell, U.S., 1991)
Pole vaultโSteven Hooker, Australia, 2008 Beijing, 5.96 meters
(WRโ6.14 metersโSergey Bubka, Ukraine, 1994)
Triple jumpโKenny Harrison, U.S., 1996 Atlanta, 18.09 meters
(WRโ18.29 metersโJonathan Edwards, U.S., 1995)
Shot putโUlf Timmermann, East Germany, 1988 Seoul, 22.47 meters ย
(WRโ23.12 metersโRandy Barnes, U.S., 1990)
Discus throwโVirgilijus Alekna, Lithuania, 2004 Athens, 69.89 metersย
(WRโ74.08 metersโJurgen Schult, East Germany, 1986)
Hammer throwโSergey Litvinov, Soviet Union, 1988 Seoul, 84.80 meters
(WRโ86.74 metersโYuriy Sedykh, Soviet Union, 1986)
Javelin throwโAndreas Thorkildsen, Norway, 2008 Beijing, 90.57 meters
(WRโ98.48 metersโJan Zelezny, Czech Republic, 1996)
DecathlonโRoman Sebrle, Czech Republic, 2004 Athens, 8893 points
Of all the records on this list, Sebrle's decathlon mark may be the most likely to fall. Ashton Easton eclipsed Sebrle's world record while competing at the 2012 U.S. Team Trials in Eugene, Ore. last month. The 24-year-old compiled 9,039 points and he is among the premier, topping an 11-year-old mark by 13 points. Many believe Eaton will display similar dominance in London. ย
(WRโ9,039 pointsโAshton Eaton, U.S., 2012)
Women's Track and Field
2 of 12100 meterโFlorence Griffith-Joyner, U.S., 1988 Seoul, 10.62
(WRโ10.49โFlorence Griffith-Joyner, U.S., 1988)
200 meterโFlorence Griffith-Joyner, 1988 Seoul, 21.34 (WR)
Almost a quarter-century later, Flo Jo's 200-meter mark remains the all-time world record. It is one of just two individual Olympic women's track records that also stands as a world record. By the way, she also holds the world record in the 100-meter dash, which she also set in 1988, outside of Olympic competition.
400 meterโMarie-Jose Perec, France, 1996 Atlanta, 48.25
(WRโ47.60โMarita Koch, East Germany, 1985)
800 meterโNadezhda Olizarenko, Soviet Union, 1980 Moscow, 1:53.43
(WRโ1:53.28โJarmila Kratochvilova, Czech Republic, 1983)
1,500 meterโPaula Ivan, Romania, 1988 Seoul, 3:53.96
Ivan absolutely cruised to a gold medal in the event at the '88 Olympics. Her margin of victory in the 1,500 (nearly seven seconds) remains the largest to this day.
(WRโ3:50.46โQu Yunxia, China, 1993)
5,000 meterโGabriela Szabo, Romania, 2000 Sydney, 14:40.79
(WRโ14:11.15โTirunesh Dibaba, Ethiopia, 2008)
10,000 meterโTirunesh Dibaba, Ethiopia, 2008 Beijing, 29:54.66
(WRโ29:31.78โWang Junxia, China, 1993)
MarathonโNaoko Takahashi, Japan, 2000 Sydney, 2:23:14
Remarkably, Takahashi's Olympic record remains more than seven minutes behind the all-time women's world record set by Paula Radcliffe in 2003.ย
(WRโ2:15:25โPaula Radcliffe, Great Britain, 2003)
100 meter hurdlesโJoanna Hayes, U.S., 2004 Athens, 12.37
(WRโ12.21โYordanka Donkova, Bulgaria, 1988)
400 meter hurdlesโMelanie Walker, Jamaica, 2008 Beijing, 52.64
This was one of four new Olympic records established by Jamaican runners at the 2008 Games.
(WRโ52.34โYuliya Pechonkina, Russia, 2003)
3,000 meter steeplechase โGulnara Galkina-Samitova, Russia, 2008 Beijing, 8:58.81 (WR)
This mark joins Griffith-Joyner's 200 meter finish as the only individual Olympic women's running records to double as world records.
4x100 meter relayโRomy Muller, Barbel Wockel, Ingrid Auerswald and Marlies Gohr, East Germany, 1980 Moscow, 41.60
(WRโ41.37โSilke Gladisch, Sabine Rieger, Ingrid Auerswald and Marlies Gohr, East Germany, 1985)
4x400 meter relayโTatyana Ledovskaya, Olga Nazarova, Mariya Pinigina and Olga Bryzgina, Soviet Union, 1988 Seoul, 3:15.17 (WR)
The Soviets' performance still stands as the all-time world record in the 4x400.
20 kilometer walkโOlga Kaniskina, Russia, 2008 Beijing, 1:26:31
(WRโ1:25:08โVera Sokolova, Russia , 2011)
High jumpโYelena Slesarenko, Russia, 2004 Athens, 2.06 meters
(WRโ2.09 metersโStefka Kostadinova, Bulgaria, 1987)
Long jumpโJackie Joyner-Kersee, U.S., 1988 Seoul, 7.40 meters
(WRโ7.52 metersโGalina Chistyakova, Soviet Union, 2009)
Pole vaultโYelena Isinbayeva, Russia, 2008 Beijing, 5.05 meters
(WRโ5.06 metersโYelena Isinbayeva, Russia, 2009)
Triple jumpโFrancoise Mbango Etone, Cameroon, 2008 Beijing, 15.39 meters
(WRโ15.50 metersโInessa Kravets, Ukraine, 1995)
Shot putโIlona Slupianek, East Germany, 1980 Moscow, 22.41 meters
(WRโ22.63 metersโNatalya Lisovskaya, Soviet Union, 1987)
Discus throwโMartina Hellmann, East Germany, 1988 Seoul, 72.30 meters
(WRโ76.80 metersโGabriele Reinsch, East Germany, 1987)
Hammer throwโAksana Miankova, Belarus, 2008 Seoul, 76.34 meters
(WRโ79.42 metersโBetty Heidler, Germany, 2011)
Javelin throwโOsleidys Menendez, Cuba, 2004 Athens, 71.53 meters
(WRโ72.28 metersโBarbora Spotakova, Czech Republic, 2008)
HeptathlonโJackie Joyner-Kersee, 1988 Seoul, 7,291 points (WR)
Joyner-Kersee teamed up with fellow American Griffith-Joyner to dominate the '88 Games. Both stars still hold two all-time Olympic marks, each set in Seoul.
Men's Swimming
3 of 1250 meter freestyleโCรฉsar Cielo Filho, Brazil, 2008 Beijing, 21.30
Filho called this race his best race ever immediately after the victory. ย
(World recordโ20.91โCesar Cielo, Brazil, 2009)ย
100 meter freestyleโEamon Sullivan, Australia, 2008 Beijing, 47.05
(WRโ46.91โCesar Cielo, 2009)
200 meter freestyleโMichael Phelps, U.S., 2008 Beijing, 1:42.96
(WRโ1:42.00โPaul Biedermann, Germany, 2009)
400 meter freestyleโIan Thorpe, Australia, 2000 Sydney, 3:40.59
Although no men's Olympic swimming record from the 20th century has survived, the Thorpedo's performance in his homeland has managed to stand since 2000. It's the oldest record on this list.
(WRโ3:40.07โPaul Biedermann, Germany, 2009)
1,500 meter freestyleโGrant Hackett, Australia, 2008 Beijing, 14:38.92
(WRโ14:34.14โSun Yang, China, 2011)
100 meter backstrokeโAaron Peirsol, U.S., 2008 Beijing, 52.54
(WRโ51.94โAaron Peirsol, U.S., 2009)
200 meter backstrokeโRyan Lochte, U.S., 2008 Beijing, 1:53.94
(WRโ1:51.92โAaron Peirsol, U.S., 2009)
100 meter breaststrokeโKosuke Kitajima, Japan, 2008 Beijing, 58.91
(WRโ58.58โBrenton Rickard, Australia, 2009)
200M breaststrokeโKosuke Kitajima, 2008 Beijing, 2:07.64
Kitajima enters the 2012 Olympics as the two-time defending champion in both breaststroke events. ย
(WRโ2:07.31โChristian Sprenger, Australia, 2009)
100 meter butterflyโMichael Phelps, 2008 Beijing, 50.58
(WRโ49.82โMichael Phelps, 2009)
Of the five individual Olympic records set by Phelps in Beijing, this was the most thrilling. His come-from-behind victory in the 100 meter butterfly is documented in this series of photos.
200 meter butterflyโMichael Phelps, 2008 Beijing, 1:52.03
(WRโ1:51.51โMichael Phelps, 2009)
200 meter individual medleyโMichael Phelps, 2008 Beijing, 1:54.23
(WRโ1:54.00โyan Lochte, U.S., 2011)
400 meter individual medleyโMichael Phelps, 2008 Beijing, 4:03.84 (WR)
Another one of Phelps's masterpiece swims, this one established yet another world record.
4x100 meter freestyle relayโMichael Phelps, Garrett Weber-Gale, Cullen Jones and Jason Lezak,U.S., 2008 Beijing, 3:08.24 (WR)
The American foursome set a new world record in the event, with Lezak (46.06) leading the way.
4x200 meter freestyle relayโMichael Phelps, Ryan Lochte, Ricky Berens and Peter Vanderkaay, U.S., 2008 Beijing, 6:58.56
(WRโ6:58.55 Michael Phelps, Ryan Lochte, Ricky Berens and David Walters, U.S., 2009)
4x100 meter medley relayโAaron Peirsol, Brendan Hansen, Michael Phelps and Jason Lezak, U.S., 2008 Beijing, 3:29.34
(WRโ3:27.28โAaron Peirsol, Eric Shanteau, Michael Phelps and David Walters, U.S., 2009)
Lezak again led the charge with a U.S.-best leg time of 46.76.
Women's Swimming
4 of 1250 meter freestyleโBritta Steffen, Germany, 2008 Beijing, 24.06 seconds
(WRโ23.73โBritta Steffen, 2009)
100 meter freestyleโBritta Steffen, 2008 Beijing, 53.12
(WRโ52.07โBritta Steffan, 2009)
200 meter freestyleโFederica Pellegrini, Italy, ย 2008 Beijing, 1:54.82
(WRโ1:52.98โFredrica Pellegrini, 2009)
400 meter freestyleโFederica Pellegrini, 2008 Beijing, 4:02.19ย
(WRโ3:59.15โFederica Pellegrini, 2009)
800 meter freestyleโRebecca Adlington, Great Britain, 2008 Beijing, 8:14.10ย (WR)
100 meter backstrokeโKirsty Coventry, Zimbabwe, 2008 Beijing, 58.77
(WRโ58.12โGemma Spofforth, Great Britain, 2009)
200 meter backstrokeโKirsty Coventry, 2008 Beijing, 2:05.24
(WRโ2:04.81โKristy Coventry, 2009)
100 meter breaststrokeโLeisel Jones, Australia, 2008 Beijing, 1:05.17
(WRโ1:04.45โJessica Hardy, U.S., 2009)
200 meter breaststrokeโRebecca Soni, U.S., 2008 Beijing, 2:20.22
(WRโ2:20.12โAnnamay Pierse, Canada, 2009)
100 meter butterflyโInge de Bruijn, Netherlands, 2000 Sydney, 56.61ย
(WRโ56.06โSarah Sjรถstrรถm, Sweden, 2009)
de Bruijn's Olympic record was the only one not to fall at the 2008 Games. The women's swimming record book was bombarded in Beijing
200 meter butterflyโLiu Zige, China, 2008 Beijing, 2:04.18ย
(WRโ2:01.81โLiu Zige, 2009)
200 meter individual medleyโStephanie Rice, Australia, 2008 Beijing, 2:08.45
(WRโ2:06.15โAriana Kukors, U.S., 2009)
400 meter individual medleyโStephanie Rice, 2008 Beijing, 4:29.45ย (WR)
4ร100 meter freestyle relayโInge Dekker, Ranomi Kromowidjojo, Femke Heemskerk and Marleen Veldhuis, Netherlands, 2008 Beijing, 3:33.76
(WRโ3:31.72โInge Dekker, Ranomi Kromowidjojo, Femke Heemskerk and Marleen Veldhuis, Netherlands, 2009)
4ร200 meter freestyle relayโStephanie Rice, Bronte Barratt, Kylie Palmer and Linda Mackenzie, Australia, 2008 Beijing, 7:44.31
(WRโ7:42.08โang Yu, Liu Jing, Zhu Qianwei and Pang Jiaying, China, 2009)
4ร100 meter medley relayโEmily Seebohm, Leisel Jones, Jessicah Schipper and Libby Trickett, Australia, 2008 Beijing, 3:52.69
(WRโ3:52.19โZhao Jing, Chen Huijia, Jiao Liuyang and Li Zhesi, China, 2009)
Men's Cycling
5 of 12SprintโChris Hoy, Great Britain, 2008 Beijing, 9.815 seconds
Individual pursuitโBradley Wiggins, Great Britain, 2008 Beijing, 4:15.031ย
1 kilometer time trialโChris Hoy, Great Britain, 2004 Athens, 1:00.711
Team pursuitโGreat Britain, 2008 Beijing, 3:53.314
Women's Cycling
6 of 12SprintโVictoria Pendleton, Great Britain, 2008 Beijing, 10.963 seconds
Individual pursuitโSarah Ulmer, New Zealand, 2004 Athens, 3:24.537ย
500 meter time trialโAnna Meares, Australia, 2004 Athens, 33.952 20ย
Men's Archery
7 of 1272 arrowโIm Dong-hyun, South Korea, 2004 Athens, 687 points
18 arrowโPark Kyung-mo, South Korea, 2004 Athens, 173
12 arrowโLee Chang Hwan, South Korea, 2008 Beijing, 117
36 (finals)โTim Cuddihy, Australia, 2004 Athens, 340
216 (team)โJang Yong-ho, Kim Bo-ram and Oh Kyo-moon, South Korea, 1996 Atlanta, 2031
27 (team)โJang Yong-ho, Oh Kyo-moon and Kim Chung-tae, South Korea, 2000 Sydney, 258
54 (team)โJustin Huish, Butch Johnson and Rodney White, U.S., 1996 Atlanta, 502
Women's Archery
8 of 1272 arrowโPark Sung Hyun, South Korea, 2004 Athens, 682 points
18 arrowโYun Mi-Jin, South Korea, 2000 Sydney, 173
12 arrowโPark Sung Hyun, 2008 Beijing, 115
36 (finals)โKim Nam Soom, South Korea, 2000 Sydney, 334
215 (team)โPark Sung Hyun, Lee Sung Jin and Yun Mi-Jin, South Korea, 2004 Athens, 2030
27 (team)โKim Soo-nyung, Kim Nam-soon and Yun Mi-Jin, South Korea, 2000 Sydney, 252
54 (team)โKim Soo-nyung, Kim Nam-soon and Yun Mi-Jin, 2000 Sydney, 502
24 (team)โPark Sung Hyun, Joo Hyun Jung and Yun Ok-Hee, South Korea, 2008 Beijing, 231
Men's Shooting
9 of 1250 meter rifle, three positionsโRajmond Debevec, Slovenia, 2000 Sydney, 1275.1 points
50 meter rifle proneโChristian Klees, Germany, 1996 Atlanta, 704.8
10 meter air rifleโZhu Qinan, China, 2004 Athens, 702.7
50 meter pistolโBoris Kokorev, Russia, 1996 Atlanta, 666.4
25 meter rapid fire pistolโOleksandr Petriv, Ukraine, 2008 Beijing, 780.2
10 meter air pistolโWang Yifu, China, 2004 Athens, 690
TrapโDavid Kostelecky, Czech Republic, 2008 Beijing, 146
Double trapโWalton Eller, U.S., 2008 Beijing, 190
SkeetโVincent Hancock (U.S.) and Tore Brovold (Norway), 2008 Beijing, 145
Women's Shooting
10 of 1250 meter rifle, three positionsโDu Li, China, 2008 Beijing, 690.3 points
10 meter air rifleโKaterina Emmons, Czech Republic, 2008 Beijing, 503.5
25 meter pistolโChen Ying, China, 2008 Beijing, 793.4
10 meter air pistolโGuo Wenjun, China, 2008 Beijing, 492.3
TrapโSatu Makela-Nummela, Finland, 2008 Beijing, 91
SkeetโChiara Cainero (Italy), Kim Rhode (U.S.) and Christine Brinker (Germany), 2008 Beijing, 93
Men’s Weightlifting
11 of 1256 kilogram weight class
SnatchโHalil Mutlu, Turkey, 2000 Sydney, 137 kg
Clean and jerkโHalil Mutlu, 2000 Sydney, 167 kg
TotalโHalil Mutlu, 2000 Sydney, 305 kg
62 kilogram weight class
SnatchโShi Zhiyong, China, 2004 Athens, 152 kg
Clean and jerkโZhang Xiangciang, China, 2008 Beijing, 176 kg
TotalโNokolaj Pesalov, Croatia, 2000 Sydney, 325 kgย
69 kilogram weight class
SnatchโGeorgi Markov, Bulgaria, 2000 Sydney, 165 kg
Clean and jerkโGalabin Boevski, Bulgaria, 2000 Sydney, 196 kg
TotalโGalabin Boevski, Bulgaria, 2000 Sydney, 357 kg
77 kilogram weight class
SnatchโTaner Sagir, Turkey, 2004 Athens, 172 kg
Clean and jerkโZhan Xugang, China, 2000 Sydney, 207 kg
TotalโTaner Sagir, Turkey, 2004 Athens, 375 kgย
85 kilogram weight class
SnatchโAndrei Rybakou, Belarus, 2008 Beijing, 185 kg
Clean and jerkโPyrros Dimas, Greece, 2000 Sydney, 215 kg
TotalโAndrei Rybakou, 2008 Beijing, 394 kg
94 kilogram weight class
SnatchโKourosh Bagheri, Iran, 2000 Sydney, 187 kg
Clean and jerkโIlya Ilin, Kazakhstan, 2008 Beijing, 226 kg
TotalโIlya Ilin, 2008 Beijing, 406 kg
105 kilogram weight class
SnatchโAndrei Aramnau, Belarus, 2008 Beijing, 200 kg
Clean and jerkโAndrei Aramnau, 2008 Beijing, 236 kg
TotalโAndrei Aramnau, 2008 Beijing, 436 kgย
Over-105 kilogram weight class
SnatchโHossein Rezazadeh, Iran, 2000 Sydney, 212 kg
Clean and jerkโHossein Rezazadeh, 2004 Athens, 263 kg
TotalโHossein Rezazadeh, 2000 Sydney, 472 kg
Women's Weightlifiting
12 of 1248 kilogram weight class
SnatchโNurcan Taylan, Turkey, 2004 Athens, 97 kg
Clean and jerkโChen Xiexia, China, 2008 Beijing, 117 kg
TotalโChen Xiexia, 2008 Beijing, 212 kgย
53 kilogram weight class
SnatchโYang Xia, China, 2000 Sydney, 100 kg
Clean and jerkโPrapawadee Jaroenrattanatarakoon, Thailand, 2008 Beijing, 126 kg
TotalโYang Xia, 2000 Sydney, 225 kg
58 kilogram weight class
SnatchโChen Yanqing, China, 2004 Athens, 107 kg
Clean and JerkโChen Yanqing, 2008 Beijing, 138 kg
TotalโChen Yanqing, 2008 Beijing, 244 kgย
63 kilograms weight class
SnatchโHanna Batsiushka, Belarus, 2004 Athens, 115 kg
Clean and jerkโNataliya Skakun, Ukraine, 2004 Athens, 135 kg
TotalโChen Xiaomin, China, 2000 Sydney, 242 kgย
69 kilogram weight class
SnatchโLiu Chunhong, China, 2008 Beijing, 128 kg
Clean and jerkโLiu Chunhong, 2008 Beijing, 158 kg
TotalโLiu Chunhong, 2008 Beijing, 286 kg
75 kilogram weight class
SnatchโCao Lei, China, 2008 Beijing, 128 kg
Clean and jerkโCao Lei, 2008 Beijing, 154 kg
TotalโCao Lei, 2008 Beijing, 282 kgย
Over-75 kilogram weight class
SnatchโJang Mi-Ran, South Korea, 2008 Beijing, 140 kg
Clean and JerkโJang Mi-Ran, 2008 Beijing, 186 kg
TotalโJang Mi-Ran, 2008 Beijing, 326 kg









