What records were broken in 2008 Olympics?

Men’s records

Event	Record	Name
Men’s 100 metres	9.69 s	Usain Bolt
Men’s 200 metres	19.30 s	Usain Bolt
Men’s 5000 metres	12:57.82 min	Kenenisa Bekele
Men’s 10000 metres	27:01.17 min	Kenenisa Bekele

Which of these athletes won three gold medal at the 2008 Olympic?

August 19: Cyclist Chris Hoy of Great Britain won the men’s sprint, his third gold medal of the Beijing Games after wins in the men’s keirin and team sprint events. Hoy is the first Briton in 100 years to take home three golds in one Olympic Games.

What is the hardest Olympic record to break?

Florence Griffith-Joyner’s 10.62-second 100-meter dash: Set at the 1988 Games in Seoul, Flo-Jo’s best non-wind-aided time of 10.62 has only been swiped at in Olympic competition. But this record can be broken, probably soon by 19-year-old phenom Candace Hill, who ran a 10.98 at the age of 16 last year.

Who is Christina Ooty?

Kristin Otto (German pronunciation: [ˈkʁɪstɪn ˈʔɔtoː] ( listen); born 7 February 1966) is a German Olympic swimming champion. She is most famous for being the first woman to win six gold medals at a single Olympic Games, doing so at the 1988 Seoul Olympic games.

What record has never been broken?

Uwe Hohn breaks the world record in javelin throwing in July 1986, with a throw of 104.80 meters. It’s a record that experts believe will never be broken.

Who is the best swimmer in China?

A three-time Olympic gold medalist and eleven-time world champion, he is the most decorated Chinese swimmer in history. In 2017, NBC Sports described him as “arguably the greatest freestyle swimmer of all time”….Sun Yang.

Personal information
Height	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight	89 kg (196 lb)
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese	孙杨

Who is Nikolaus Wynmann?

In 1538, Nikolaus Wynmann, a German professor of languages, wrote the first swimming book, The Swimmer or A Dialogue on the Art of Swimming (Der Schwimmer oder ein Zweigespräch über die Schwimmkunst). Swimming emerged as a competitive sport in the 1830s in England.

What is the javelin throw in the Olympics?

The javelin throw was a game developed in ancient Greece whose idea was derived from the tactics employed from hunting and war (Being lighter than the spear, the javelin would be thrown and thus allowed long distance attacks against enemy forces).The ancient Olympics had two forms of the javelin event:

Where are the archery competitions held at the Olympics?

At the 2008 Summer Olympics, the Archery competitions were held between 9 August and 15 August, at the Olympic Green Archery Field, a temporary venue on the Olympic Green, Beijing ‘s Olympic Park . Both men and women have the same size targets (1.22 m) and stand the same distance away from their target (70 m).

How many arrows do you shoot in archery at the Olympics?

64 archers compete in both the men’s and women’s individual competition. A preliminary ranking round is held at 70 m, where each archer shoots 72 arrows (in six ends, or groups, of 12 arrows). The resulting score is used to seed the archers into a single elimination bracket.

What is the athlete quota for archery at the Olympics?

The athlete quota for archery is 128 athletes, 64 men and 64 women. Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) can have up to a maximum of six athletes, three per gender. NOC’s with three athletes of the same gender automatically qualify for the team competition.

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