There's no sensible single answer to that, as there are several different kinds of olympic cycling
An Olympic record is the greatest achieved in the Olympic games. A world record is the greatest achieved anywhere, ever. In some instances an Olympic record is also the world record.
No they are not the same. A World Record can be broken at any time. Whereas an Olympic Record can only be broken at the Olympic Games (it's a glorified Meet Record.) Keep in mind that a World Record CAN be set at the Olympic Games (which would in turn, automatically break the Olympic Record as well.) A World Record outranks an Olympic Record.
Yes. The new record becomes both the Olympic Record and the World Record. You will notice this is the case for several events.
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Yes, it automatically replaces the current Olympic record.
There's no sensible answer to that, as there are too many different kinds of cycling.
Olympic Record: Usain Bolt 9.63 (2012)World Record: Usain Bolt 9.58 (2009)
When an olympic swimmer wins a race and has the letters OR listed next to their name, it stands for ' Olympic Record ". An olympic record means that no swimmer has ever swum a faster time at the olympic games. However, the time is still slower than the world record, denoted by the letters WR. The world record can be set at any official race at any time in the world.
Derval o rourke was world record breaker during the 2008 olympic games.
Breaking a world record at the Olympics means you are breaking the world record, not just the Olympic record. Olympic records are specific to the Olympics event itself, whereas world records are recognized as the best performance in the world for that particular event.
World Record: Javier Sotomayor (CUB) 2.45m Olympic Record: Charles Austin (USA) 2.39m
Yes. It should be Olympic Cycling Team.