5 World Records Broken At Olympics 2024

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Paris Olympics 2024 witnessed 21 world records across eight different sports.

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Let's take a look at five of the grandest world records broken during Paris 2024.

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1. Pan Zhanle (China) - Men's 100m freestyle swimming

New WR: 46.40s
Previous WR: 46.80s (Pan, Feb 2024)

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2. Bobby Finke (USA) - Men's 1500m freestyle swimming

New WR: 14:30.67
Previous WR: 14.31.02 (Sun Yang, Aug 2012)

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3. Mondo Duplantis (Sweden) - Men's Pole Vault

New WR: 6.25m
Previous WR: 6.24m (Duplantis, April 2024)

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4. Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone (USA) - Women's 400m hurdles

New WR: 50.37s
Previous WR: 60.65s (McLaughlin-Levrone, June 2024)

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5. Karlos Nasar (Bulgaria) - Men's 89kg weightlifting total

New WR: 404kg
Previous WR: 396kg (Li Dayin, May 2023)

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5 World Records Broken At Olympics 2024

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Paris Olympics 2024 witnessed 21 world records across eight different sports.

Let's take a look at five of the grandest world records broken during Paris 2024.

1. Pan Zhanle (China) - Men's 100m freestyle swimmingNew WR: 46.40sPrevious WR: 46.80s (Pan, Feb 2024)

2. Bobby Finke (USA) - Men's 1500m freestyle swimmingNew WR: 14:30.67Previous WR: 14.31.02 (Sun Yang, Aug 2012)

3. Mondo Duplantis (Sweden) - Men's Pole VaultNew WR: 6.25mPrevious WR: 6.24m (Duplantis, April 2024)

4. Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone (USA) - Women's 400m hurdlesNew WR: 50.37sPrevious WR: 60.65s (McLaughlin-Levrone, June 2024)

5. Karlos Nasar (Bulgaria) - Men's 89kg weightlifting totalNew WR: 404kgPrevious WR: 396kg (Li Dayin, May 2023)