The ladies' single (figure skating) world record was the the most significant record broken at the 2010 Olympic games. Kim Yuna of South Korea broken the then world record in the short program, free skate, and total.
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30 world records were broken during the Olympic games. Olympic records were also broken as were many athletes individual record for the event
Wikipedia lists 32 new World Records from the 2012 Olympics see related link for the actual new records
Total of 44 new world records were set at the 2012 Olympics.
At some point during the history of the Olympic games, most world records for most sports have been broken.
The cast of Broken Records - 2010 includes: Jesse Malinowski as Milton Arian Waring Ash as Jane
32 new world records were set and there were also new Olympic records set with 11 just in the 47 athletic events and 20 more in the 34 swimming events. There are also many other records for World Junior, Asia, African, European, Country and individual records
Best of Five - 2008 Broken Records 3-7 was released on: USA: 24 October 2010 USA: 3 November 2010
If the Olympics were on the moon, records for long jump, high jump, and pole vault would likely be broken due to the lower gravity, allowing athletes to jump much higher and farther than on Earth. Additionally, records for sprinting events like the 100m and 200m could also be broken due to the reduced gravity's effect on acceleration and top speed.
2010 Olympics in Vancouver. Canada won 14 Gold medals, setting two records.
The 2012 Olympics were not held in France. They will be held in London, England starting on July 27, 2012 for two weeks. Today is June 27, 2012.