A former Soviet gymnast holds the rocord, not an American. Her names is Larissa Latynina.
Prior to 2010, Bonnie Blair had 6 Olympic gold medals. Apolo Ohno broke that record by winning 8 total medals.
Michael Johnson of the USA with a time of 43.49.
Michael Phelps of USA (For swimming).
That is Samuel Wanjiru of Kenya who set the record at 2:06:32 at the 2008 Games in Beijing.
A former Soviet gymnast holds the rocord, not an American. Her names is Larissa Latynina.
The African American Michael Johnson held the record in the 200 meters at the 2004 Olympics games.
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Steven Hooker holds the Olympic record in the Pole Vault. He is Australian.
Prior to 2010, Bonnie Blair had 6 Olympic gold medals. Apolo Ohno broke that record by winning 8 total medals.
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Usain Bolt.
Andreas Thorkildsen.
Sergey Litvinov of the Soviet Union with 84,80 m (278,22 ft.) holds the olympic record, set in the Seoul Olympics in 1988 for men. Aksana Miankova of Belarus with 76,34 (250,46 ft.) holds the olympic record, set in the Beijing Olympics in 2008 for women.
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
World Record: Javier Sotomayor (CUB) 2.45m Olympic Record: Charles Austin (USA) 2.39m
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