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Evelyn Ashford
Evelyn Ashford
she was a week PREGNANT ( good luck with curves) she was a week PREGNANT ( good luck with curves)
Men: Carl Lewis and Calvin Smith shared the world record at 9.93 seconds. Lewis broke the world record with a 9.92 at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. Women: Evelyn Ashford held the world record at 10.76 seconds. Florence Griffith-Joyner broke the world record with a 10.49 at the 1988 U.S. Olympic Trials. That record still stands today.
Hans Woellke
Most will say, especially after the 2008 Beijing Olympics, that Michael Phelps is the best male athlete. He won 8 gold medals; an Olympic record.
Lee Evans broke Milkha Singh's 400 meter world record, in the 1968 Olympics. The current record holder is Michael Johnson.
Jessica Ennis does not hold a world record. However, she is a retired British track and field athlete who won a gold medal in the heptathlon at the 2012 London Olympics.
Bjoern Dahlie of Norway (crosscountry skiing)
The winner of the gold medal in the women's 400 m freestyle at the Rio 2016 Olympics was the United States.Their athlete was Kathleen Ledecky, who also broke a world record and an Olympic record in the event.
He broke the record for the long jump distance
The Australian record is the best performance by an Australian athlete in a specific event, the Olympic record is the best performance at the Olympic Games, the Commonwealth record is the best performance by an athlete from a Commonwealth country, and the world record is the best performance globally. These records can be set during official competitions where approved officials are present to verify the result.