30 World Records Set at 2008 Beijing Olympics (pics of each)
How about a summary of the 30 World Records that were set at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympic Games?
19 of them were in the pool, the rest – four in weightlifting and five in track and field…archery and cycling.
1. Australia women’s 4×200 freestyle relay with world record.
Previous WR：7:50.09 New WR：7:44.31
2. Australian swimmer Rice wins Olympic gold with new world record
Previous WR：4:31.12 New WR：4:29.45
3. Rebecca Adlington sets women’s 800m freestyle title with new world record
Previous WR：8:16.22 New WR：8:14.10
4. Zimbabwe Coventry breaks women’s 100m backstroke world record
Previous WR：58.97 secs New WR：58.77 secs
5. Australia breaks world record to win women’s 4x100m medley relay Olympic gold
Previous WR：3:55.74 New WR：3:52.69
6. U.S. Soni wins women’s 200m breaststroke gold, shatters world record
Previous WR：2:20.54 New WR：2:20.22
7. Zimbabwean Kirsty Coventry wins women’s 200m backstroke gold, shatters world record
Previous WR：2:06.09 New WR：2:05.24
8. Italian Pellegrini clinches Olympic women’s 200 freestyle title in world record time
Previous WR：1:55.45. New WR：1:54.82.
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Previous WR：59.13 secs New WR：58.91 secs
10. American Men’s 4x200m freestyle relay world record
Previous WR：7:03.24 New WR： 6:58.56
11. Phelps wins 400IM swimming gold with world record
Previous WR：4:35.25 New WR：4:34.84
12. World record of men’s 100m freestyle shattered twice within 3 minutes
Previous WR：47.50 secs New WR：47.05 secs
13. China’s Liu wins Olympic women’s 200m butterfly gold in world record time
Previous WR：2:05.40 New WR：2:04.18
14. Phelps wins Olympic men’s 200m butterfly gold in world record time
Previous WR：1:52.09 New WR：1:52.03
15. Aaron Peirsol defends title of backstroke king with gold and world record
Previous WR：52.89 New WR：52.54
16. U.S. wins 4X100 freestyle relay gold with stunning new world record
Previous WR：3:12.46 New WR：3:08.24
17. American Phelps breaks world record to win men’s 200m individual medley
Previous WR：1:54.80 New WR：1:54.23
18. Unstoppable Phelps grabs 200m Free gold with third world record
Previous WR：1:42.96 New WR：1:43.86
19. U.S. wins 4X100 medley relay gold with stunning new world record
Previous WR：3:30.48 New WR：3:29.34
20. South Korean archers break world record in women’s team elimination
New WR：231 Poinrts
21. Chinese Liu Chunhong breaks 3 world records in 69kg class weightlifting
New WR：286kg
22. Andrei Rybakou breaks world record in 85kg class weightlifting
New WR：394kg
23. Jang Miran of South Korea breaks women’s 75kg weightlifting snatch world record.
New WR： 326kg
24. Russia’s Samitova-Galkina takes 3000m steeplechase gold with a new world record
New WR：8 minutes 58.81 seconds
25. Britain breaks world record to win men’s team pursuit
New WR：3 minutes 53.314 seconds
26. Russian Elena Isinbaeva sets new world record
New WR：5.05 meters
27. Belarusian lifter Andrei Aramnau breaks three world records to claim title in men’s 105kg category
New WR：436kg
28. Bolt leads Jamaica to 4x100m relay gold with new world records
New WR：37.10 seconds Previous WR: 37.40 seconds
29. Jamaica’s Bolt breaks world record in 9.69 to win men’s 100m Olympic gold
New WR：9.69 seconds Previous WR: 9.72 seconds
30. Bolt breaks 200m world record against headwind
New WR：19.30 seconds Previous WR: 19.32 seconds
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