A number of world records and Olympic records were set in various events at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. 32 world records were broken in eight sports. The largest number of world records was set in swimming, with eight. China, Great Britain and the United States set the most records, with five each.
Olympic and World records set by sport
Archery
EventNameNationScoreDateRecord Men's individual(216 arrow ranking round) Dong Hyun Im South Korea 699 Points 27 July WR, OR Men's team Im Dong-HyunKim Bub-MinOh Jin-Hyek South Korea 2087 Points 27 July WR, OR
Athletics
EventNameNationScoreDateRecord Women's marathon Tiki Gelana Ethiopia 2h 23:07 5 August OR Men's 100 metres Usain Bolt Jamaica 9.63 s 5 August OR Women's 100 metres hurdles Sally Pearson Australia 12.35 s 7 August OR Men's 800 metres David Rudisha Kenya 1:40.91 9 August WR, OR Women's 4 × 100 metres Tianna MadisonAllyson FelixBianca KnightCarmelita Jeter USA 40.82 s 10 August WR, OR Men's 4 × 100 metres Nesta CarterMichael FraterYohan BlakeUsain Bolt Jamaica 36.84 s 11 August WR, OR
Cycling
EventNameNationScoreDateRecordWomen's team sprint Gong JinjieGuo Shuang China 32.447 s 2 August WR, OR Gong JinjieGuo Shuang China 32.422 s 2 August WR, ORMen's team sprint Philip HindesChris HoyJason Kenny Great Britain 42.747 s 2 August WR, OR Philip HindesChris HoyJason Kenny Great Britain 42.600 s 2 August WR, ORMen's team pursuit Ed ClancyGeraint ThomasSteven BurkePeter Kennaugh Great Britain 3:52.499 2 August WR, OR Ed ClancyGeraint ThomasSteven BurkePeter Kennaugh Great Britain 3:51.659 3 August WR, ORWomen's team pursuit Dani KingLaura TrottJoanna Rowsell Great Britain 3:15.669 3 August WR, OR Dani KingLaura TrottJoanna Rowsell Great Britain 3:14.682 4 August WR, OR Dani KingLaura TrottJoanna Rowsell Great Britain 3:14.051 4 August WR, OR Men's sprint Jason Kenny Great Britain 9.713 s 4 August OR Women's sprint Victoria Pendleton Great Britain 10.724 s 5 August OR
Shooting
EventNameNationScoreDateRecord Women's 25 metre pistol(Qualification) Kim Jangmi South Korea 591 Points 29 July OR Women's skeet(Qualification) Kim Rhode USA 74 Points 29 July OR Women's skeet(Final) Kim Rhode USA 99 Points 29 July OR Men's skeet(Qualification) Vincent Hancock USA 123 Points 30 July OR Men's skeet(Final) Vincent Hancock USA 148 Points 31 July OR Men's 50 metre rifle prone(Final) Sergei Martynov Bulgaria 705.5 Points 3 August WR, OR Women's 50 metre rifle three positions(Qualification) Jamie Lynn Gray USA 592 Points 4 August OR Women's 50 metre rifle three positions(Final) Jamie Lynn Gray USA 691.9 Points 4 August OR Women's trap(Qualification) Jessica Rossi Italy 75 Points 4 August OR Women's trap(Final) Jessica Rossi Italy 99 Points 4 August WR, OR Men's 25 metre rapid fire pistol(Qualification) Alexei Klimov Russia 592 Points 3 August WR, OR Men's 25 metre rapid fire pistol(Final) Leuris Pupo Cuba 34 Points 3 August WR, OR Men's trap(Qualification) Michael Diamond Australia 125 Points 6 August OR Men's 50 metre rifle three positions(Qualification) Niccolò Campriani Italy 1180 Points 6 August OR Men's 50 metre rifle three positions(Final) Niccolò Campriani Italy 1278.5 Points 6 August OR
Swimming
Men Event Date Round Name Nationality Time RecordMen's 400 m freestyle 28 July Final Sun Yang 3:40.14 ORMen's 100 m breaststroke 28 July Semifinal Cameron van der Burgh 58.83 ORMen's 100 m breaststroke 29 July Final Cameron van der Burgh 58.46 WR, ORMen's 100 m backstroke 30 July Final Matt Grevers 52.16 ORMen's 200 m breaststroke 1 August Final Dániel Gyurta 2:07.28 WR, ORMen's 200 m backstroke 2 August Final Tyler Clary 1:53.41 ORMen's 1500 m freestyle 4 August Final Sun Yang 14:31.02 WR, OR
Women Event Date Round Name Nationality Time RecordWomen's 100 m butterfly 28 July Heats Dana Vollmer 56.25 ORWomen's 400 m individual medley 28 July Final Ye Shiwen 4:28.43 WR, ORWomen's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay 28 July Final Alicia Coutts (53.90) Cate Campbell (53.19) Brittany Elmslie (53.41) Melanie Schlanger (52.65) 3:33.15 ORWomen's 100 m backstroke 29 July Heats Emily Seebohm 58.23 ORWomen's 100 m butterfly 29 July Final Dana Vollmer 55.98 WR, ORWomen's 400 m freestyle 29 July Final Camille Muffat 4:01.45 ORWomen's 200 m individual medley 30 July Semifinal Ye Shiwen 2:08.39 ORWomen's 200 m freestyle 31 July Final Allison Schmitt 1:53.61 ORWomen's 200 m individual medley 31 July Final Ye Shiwen 2:07.57 ORWomen's 100 m freestyle 1 August Semifinal Ranomi Kromowidjojo 53.05 ORWomen's 200 m butterfly 1 August Final Jiao Liuyang 2:04.06 ORWomen's 200 m breaststroke 1 August Semifinal Rebecca Soni 2:20.00 WR, ORWomen's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay 1 August Final Missy Franklin (1:55.96) Dana Vollmer (1:56.02) Shannon Vreeland (1:56.85) Allison Schmitt (1:54.09) 7:42.92 ORWomen's 200 m breaststroke 2 August Final Rebecca Soni 2:19.59 WR, ORWomen's 100 m freestyle 2 August Final Ranomi Kromowidjojo 53.00 ORWomen's 200 m backstroke 3 August Final Missy Franklin 2:04.06 WR, ORWomen's 50 m freestyle 4 August Final Ranomi Kromowidjojo 24.05 ORWomen's 4 × 100 m medley relay 4 August Final Missy Franklin (58.50) Rebecca Soni (1:04.82) Dana Vollmer (55.48) Allison Schmitt (53.25) 3:52.05 WR, OR
Weightlifting
Women Event Date Round Name Nationality Weight RecordWomen's 53 kg 29 July Clean and jerk Zulfiya Chinshanlo 131 kg WR, ORWomen's 53 kg 29 July Total Zulfiya Chinshanlo 226 kg ORWomen's 58 kg 30 July Snatch Li Xueying 108 kg ORWomen's 58 kg 30 July Total Li Xueying 246 kg ORWomen's 63 kg 31 July Total Maiya Maneza 245 kg ORWomen's 75 kg 3 August Snatch Natalia Zabolotnaya 131 kg ORWomen's 75 kg 3 August Clean & Jerk Svetlana Podobedova 161 kg ORWomen's 75 kg 3 August Total Natalia Zabolotnaya 291 kg ORWomen's +75 kg 5 August Snatch Tatiana Kashirina 151 kg WR, ORWomen's +75 kg 5 August Clean & Jerk Zhou Lulu 187 kg ORWomen's +75 kg 5 August Total Zhou Lulu 333 kg WR, OR
Men Event Date Round Name Nationality Weight RecordMen's 56 kg 29 July Clean and jerk Om Yun-Chol 168 kg ORMen's 62 kg 30 July Snatch Kim Un-Guk 153 kg ORMen's 62 kg 30 July Total Kim Un-Guk 327 kg WR, ORMen's 62 kg 30 July Clean and jerk Óscar Figueroa 177 kg ORMen's 77 kg 1 August Snatch Lü Xiaojun 175 kg WR, ORMen's 77 kg 1 August Total Lü Xiaojun 379 kg WR, ORMen's 94 kg 4 August Clean & Jerk Ilya Ilyin 233 kg WR, ORMen's 94 kg 4 August Total Ilya Ilyin 418 kg WR, OR
World records set by date Date Event Athlete Nation Record description Ref 27 July 2012 Archery – Men's individual Im Dong-Hyun Scored a world record of 699 in the ranking round 27 July 2012 Archery – Men's team Im Dong-HyunKim Bub-MinOh Jin-Hyek Scored a world record of 2087 in the ranking round 28 July 2012 Rowing – Men's coxless pair Eric MurrayHamish Bond Set a world record time of 6:08.50 in the heats 28 July 2012 Swimming – Women's 400 metre individual medley Ye Shiwen Set a world record time of 4:28.43 in the final 29 July 2012 Weightlifting – Women's 53 kg Zulfiya Chinshanlo Set a world record at clean and jerk of 131 kg 29 July 2012 Swimming – Women's 100 metre butterfly Dana Vollmer Set a world record time of 55.98 29 July 2012 Swimming – Men's 100 metre breaststroke Cameron van der Burgh Set a world record time of 58.46 30 July 2012 Weightlifting – Men's 62 kg Kim Un-Guk Set a world record at total of 327 kg 1 August 2012 Swimming – Men's 200 metre breaststroke Dániel Gyurta Set a world record time of 2:07.28 1 August 2012 Weightlifting – Men's 77 kg Lü Xiaojun Set world record at snatch of 175 kgSet world record at total of 379 kg 1 August 2012 2 August 2012 Swimming – Women's 200 metre breaststroke Rebecca Soni Set a world record time of 2:20.00 in the semi-final.Set a world record time of 2:19.59 in the final. 2 August 2012 Cycling – Women's team sprint Victoria PendletonJessica Varnish Set a world record time of 32.526 in the qualification. 2 August 2012 Cycling – Women's team sprint Gong JinjieGuo Shuang Set a world record time of 32.447 in the qualification.Set a world record time of 32.422 in the first round. 2 August 2012 Cycling – Men's team pursuit Ed ClancyGeraint ThomasSteven BurkePeter Kennaugh Set a world record time of 3:52.499 in the qualification.Set a world record time of 3:51.659 in the final. 2 August 2012 Cycling – Men's team sprint Philip HindesChris HoyJason Kenny Set a world record time of 42.747 in the first round.Set a world record time of 42.600 in the final. 2 August 2012 Shooting – Men's 25 metre rapid fire pistol Alexei Klimov Set a world record of 592 in the qualification 3 August 2012 Cycling – Women's team pursuit Dani KingLaura TrottJoanna Rowsell Set a world record time of 3:15.669 in the qualification. 3 August 2012 Shooting – Men's 50 metre rifle prone Sergei Martynov Set a world record result of 705.5 in the final. 3 August 2012 Swimming – Women's 200 metre backstroke Missy Franklin Set a world record time of 2:04.06 in the final. 4 August 2012 Shooting – Women's trap Jessica Rossi Scored a world record of 75 in the qualification. Scored a world record of 99 in the final. 4 August 2012 Cycling – Women's team pursuit Dani KingLaura TrottJoanna Rowsell Set a world record time of 3:14.682 in the first round. Set a world record time of 3:14.051 in the final. 4 August 2012 Swimming – Men's 1500 metre freestyle Sun Yang Set a world record time of 14:31.02 in the final. 4 August 2012 Swimming – Women's 4 × 100 metre medley relay Missy FranklinRebecca SoniDana VollmerAllison Schmitt Set a world record time of 3:52.05 in the final. 4 August 2012 Weightlifting – Men's 94 kg Ilya Ilyin Set a world record at clean and jerk of 233 kg.Set a world record total of 418 kg. 5 August 2012 Weightlifting – Women's +75 kg Tatiana Kashirina Set a world record at snatch of 151 kg. 5 August 2012 Weightlifting – Women's +75 kg Zhou Lulu Set a world record total of 333 kg. 9 August 2012 Athletics – Men's 800 metres David Rudisha Set a world record time of 1:40.91 in the final. 10 August 2012 Athletics – Women's 4 × 100 metres relay Tianna MadisonAllyson FelixBianca KnightCarmelita Jeter Set a world record time of 40.82 in the final. 11 August 2012 Athletics – Women's 20 kilometres walk Elena Lashmanova Set a world record time of 1:25.02. 11 August 2012 Athletics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay Nesta Carter Michael Frater Yohan Blake Usain Bolt Set a world record time of 36.84 in the final. 11 August 2012 Modern Pentathlon – Men's Nicola Benedetti Set a world record time of 9:23.63 in the running element. 12 August 2012 Modern Pentathlon – Women's Anastasiya Prokopenko Set a world record time of 10:20.90 in the running element.
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