There are many different disciplines in gymnastics and consequently many different record holders. You need to specify which one you are referring to.
Before the current record holder, Edwards, was Willie Banks.
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As of May 2014, Jan _elezn_ is still the current Olympic record holder for the men's javelin. He became the record holder in April 1986.
Usain Bolt from Jamaica is the world record holder and the Olympic Champion
The world record holder for the 1600 meter dash is Hicham El Guerrouj with a time of 3:43.13.
Galina Chistyakova and her record is 7.52 meters
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The current holder of the 1500 meters world record is Genzebe Dibaba from Ethiopia, with a time of 3:50.07 set in 2015.
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