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.
Michael Johnson.
Ben Johnson broke the Olympic and World record in the 100 metres, Robert Fazekas broke the Olympic record in the men's discus,..these are only two but i cant find any more...Hope this helps :)
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.
Evelyn Ashford
Set in 1996 by Simon Lessing, he broke the world record in the World Championship triathlon (Olympic distance) with a time of 1 hour, 39 minutes, 50 seconds at Cleveland. This record stands as of 2008. Due to the variety in courses during the olympic games, the world record is not official, however Simon Whitfeild holds the unofficial olympic record for triathlon at 1:48:24.02.
Set in 1996 by Simon Lessing, he broke the world record in the World Championship triathlon (Olympic distance) with a time of 1 hour, 39 minutes, 50 seconds at Cleveland. This record stands as of 2008. Due to the variety in courses during the olympic games, the world record is not official, however Simon Whitfeild holds the unofficial olympic record for triathlon at 1:48:24.02.
Yes. The new record becomes both the Olympic Record and the World Record. You will notice this is the case for several events.
The OR stands for Olympic Record which is a record made only at the olympic games. The WR ( world Record) is a record made by an individual of that sport at any other event worldwide. Sort of like a guiness world record. However if a world record is beaten at the olympic games then both OR and WR will change to that new time or score.
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.
Yes, it automatically replaces the current Olympic record.
Ghana has broke a world record. The world record is the largest Chocolate Bar Ever.