The men's gold medalists were the United States in a time of 2:56.16. The women's gold medalists were the Soviet Union in a time of 3:15.17.
The men's world record for the 4x400 is 2:54.20 set by the United States at the Goodwill Games in 1998. The women's world record is 3:15.17 set by the USSR at the Summer Olympics in 1988.
At the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece the winning time in the women's marathon was 2:26:20 by Mizuki Noguchi of Japan.
The mile is not contested in the Olympics.
Florence Joyner Griffith ran 48.1 in the 1984 Olympics, I know of no faster split.
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The last time Canada hosted the Winter Olympics was 1988 in Calgary. The one and only time Canada hosted the Summer Olympics was 1976 in Montreal.
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Calgary, Alberta, in 1988
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Usain Bolt is the fastest man to ever enter the Olympics breaking all records with a winning time of 19.59 seconds.