
Olympic Games Records
As of 1/1/08
Men
| Event | Performance | Name | Country | Location | Date |
| 100m | 9.84/0.7 | Donovan Bailey | CAN | Atlanta | 27Jul1996 |
| 200m | 19.32/0.4 | Michael Johnson | USA | Atlanta | 01Aug1996 |
| 400m | 43.49 | Michael Johnson | USA | Atlanta | 29Jul1996 |
| 800m | 1:42.58 | Vebjørn Rodal | NOR | Atlanta | 31Jul1996 |
| 1,500m | 3:32.07 | Noah Ngeny | KEN | Sydney | 29Sep2000 |
| 5,000m | 13:05.59 | Saïd Aouita | MAR | Los Angeles | 11Aug1984 |
| 10,000m | 27:05.10 | Kenenisa Bekele | ETH | Athens | 20Aug2004 |
| Marathon | 2:09:21 | Carlos Lopes | POR | Los Angeles | 12Aug1984 |
| 110m Hurdles | 12.91/0.3 | Xiang Liu | CHN | Athens | 27Aug2004 |
| 400m Hurdles | 46.78 | Kevin Young | USA | Barcelona | 06Aug1992 |
| 3,000m Steeplechase | 8:05.51 | Julius Kariuki | KEN | Seoul | 30Sep1988 |
| 20 km Race Walk | 1:18:59 | Robert Korzeniowski | POL | Sydney | 22Sep2000 |
| 50 km Race Walk | 3:38:29 | Vyacheslav Ivanenko | URS | Seoul | 30Sep1988 |
| 4x100m Relay | 37.40 | United States | USA | Barcelona | 08Aug1992 |
| 4x400m Relay | 2:55.74 | United States | USA | Barcelona | 08Aug1992 |
| High Jump | 2.39 m | Charles Austin | USA | Atlanta | 28Jul1996 |
| Pole Vault | 5.95 m | Timothy Mack | USA | Athens | 27Aug2004 |
| Long Jump | 8.90 m/2.0 | Bob Beamon | USA | Mexico City | 18Oct1968 |
| Triple Jump | 18.09 m/-0.4 | Kenny Harrison | USA | Atlanta | 27Jul1996 |
| Shot Put | 22.47 m | Ulf Timmermann | GER | Seoul | 23Sep1988 |
| Discus Throw | 69.89 m | Virgilijus Alekna | LTU | Athens | 23Aug2004 |
| Hammer Throw | 84.80 m | Sergey Litvinov | URS | Seoul | 26Sep1988 |
| Javelin Throw | 90.17 m | Jan Zelezný | CZE | Sydney | 23Sep2000 |
| Decathlon | 8893 | Roman Šebrle | CZE | Athens | 24Aug2004 |
Women
| Event | Performance | Name | Country | Location | Date |
| 100m | 10.62/1.0 | Florence Griffith-Joyner | USA | Seoul | 24Sep1988 |
| 200m | 21.34/1.3 | Florence Griffith-Joyner | USA | Seoul | 29Sep1988 |
| 400m | 48.25 | Marie-José Pérec | FRA | Atlanta | 29Jul1996 |
| 800m | 1:53.43 | Nadezhda Olizarenko | URS | Moscow | 27Jul1980 |
| 1,500m | 3:53.96 | Paula Ivan | ROU | Seoul | 01Oct1988 |
| 5,000m | 14:40.79 | Gabriela Szabo | ROU | Sydney | 25Sep2000 |
| 10,000m | 30:17.49 | Derartu Tulu | ETH | Sydney | 30Sep2000 |
| Marathon | 2:23:14 | Naoko Takahashi | JPN | Sydney | 24Sep2000 |
| 100m Hurdles | 12.37/1.5 | Joanna Hayes | USA | Athens | 24Aug2004 |
| 400m Hurdles | 52.77 | Faní Halkiá | GRE | Athens | 22Aug2004 |
| 20 km Race Walk | 1:29:05 | Liping Wang | CHN | Sydney | 28Sep2000 |
| 4x100m Relay | 41.60 | German Dem. Republic | GDR | Moscow | 01Aug1980 |
| 4x400m Relay | 3:15.17 | USSR | URS | Seoul | 01Oct1988 |
| High Jump | 2.06 m | Yelena Slesarenko | RUS | Athens | 28Aug2004 |
| Pole Vault | 4.91 m | Yelena Isinbaeva | RUS | Athens | 24Aug2004 |
| Long Jump | 7.40 m/0.9 | Jackie Joyner-Kersee | USA | Seoul | 29Sep1988 |
| Triple Jump | 15.33 m/-0.1 | Inessa Kravets | UKR | Atlanta | 31Jul1996 |
| Shot Put | 22.41 m | Ilona Briesenick | GDR | Moscow | 24Jul1980 |
| Discus Throw | 72.30 m | Martina Hellmann | GDR | Seoul | 29Sep1988 |
| Hammer Throw | 75.02 m | Olga Kuzenkova | RUS | Athens | 25Aug2004 |
| Javelin Throw | 71.53 m | Osleidys Menéndez | CUB | Athens | 27Aug2004 |
| Heptathlon | 7291 | Jackie Joyner-Kersee | USA | Seoul | 24Sep1988 |