Which is higher than the world or Olympic record. Records and heroes in the history of the Winter Olympic Games

2016 will be the city hosting summer Olympic Games in the Brazilian capital Rio de Janeiro. In anticipation of this bright event we decided to recall the breathtaking, funny, and sometimes completely crazy moments that happened on the main sports competitions throughout the history of gaming.

Olympic Games and Rugby

In 1924, during the last rugby Olympic Games held, the USA defeated France 17:3. The French fans went berserk and lashed out at the U.S. team's substitutes. The judge was forced to resort to police protection. During the presentation of the medals, the crowd screamed and whistled.

A year later International Olympic Committee elected a new president who, unlike his predecessor, was not fond of rugby, so he excluded this sport from the Olympic Games program. Rugby will return to the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

Abebe Bikila's record-breaking marathon

A reservist marathon runner made the first-team squad in 1960 at the last minute due to an injury to a teammate. Abebe Bikila was not taken seriously by anyone, but a relatively unknown marathon runner broke the world record, and he covered the entire distance barefoot.

The reason for this decision was simple - his only pair of running shoes had worn out during training. Four years later, Bikila won another gold medal and set another world record at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.

Marathon runner on a whim

Czech runner Emil Zatopek won the 5,000 and 10,000 meters at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics. After that, he decided to run the marathon despite not knowing the rules. During the race, Zatopek closely followed the man who was predicted to be the favorite and tried to figure out how to behave. He also did not drink anything from the tables along the way, because he did not know that marathon runners could drink soft drinks. Despite everything, Zatopek won the marathon.

Bob Beamon Giant Jump

During the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City, American track and field athlete Bob Beamon competed in the long jump. Of course, he wanted to win a medal, but he did not expect that he would break the world record in the process. Bob managed to jump as much as 8.90 meters, while surpassing the previous record by 55 centimeters. The electronic recorder was only designed for 8.70 meters, so the judges had to use a regular tape measure to measure the jump.

Gallant Henry Pierce

The extremely talented rower Henry Bobby Pierce was the clear favorite for the 1928 Olympics. In the middle of the race, a sudden obstacle appeared on the path of Pierce's boat - a duck with ducklings. The athlete stopped to let a family of ducks pass, which did not prevent him from overtaking all competitors.

Gallstones Kip Keino

Kipchoge Keino fainted during the 10,000 meters while performing at the 1968 Olympics. The cause was a sharp pain from stones in the gallbladder. However, the athlete woke up, got up and finished the race. Despite being told not to compete by doctors, Kip secretly left the hotel and boarded a bus to the stadium to compete in the 1500 meters.

After the bus got stuck in a traffic jam, he ran all the way to the stadium, just in time for the start. The most amazing thing in this story is that Kip managed not only to win the race, but also established Olympic record.

Missing Olympic flag

First olympic flag in the world went missing after the end of the Antwerp Olympic Games in 1920. For 77 years no one knew what happened to the flag. In 1997, during an interview with Haig Priest, the oldest living Olympic medalist at the time, Haig was told the flag was missing.

The former diver shocked a reporter (and the whole world) by declaring that this flag was kept at the bottom of his old suitcase. It turns out that with the encouragement of his colleague from the Olympic team, Haig climbed the flagpole and stole the flag.

1904 Olympic Marathon

The 1904 St. Louis Olympic marathon was probably the greatest example of Olympic farce in history. 32 athletes started at the start, but many soon retired as they inhaled dust along the way. One of the athletes almost died during the race from a stomach hemorrhage. Another athlete had a snack on the way with an apple, which turned out to be rotten. He retired due to stomach cramps.

The winner was not much more fortunate - he literally agonized over the last kilometers, because before the race the coach injected him with a small dose of strychnine rat poison as a stimulant (at that time, doping was not prohibited). The South African runner, who managed to finish ninth, was chased along the way by a pack of wild dogs. Only 18 out of 32 runners managed to finish the marathon. And one of the athletes, John Lortz, even drove a 14 km distance by car.

Australian speed skater Stephen Bradbury

Australian speed skater Stephen Bradbury won a medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City against the odds. Prior to that, he was haunted by a series of catastrophic failures. At the 1994 Winter Olympics, Bradbury's thigh was torn through by another athlete with a skate, after which he lost a lot of blood. In 2000, during a training session, a skater crashed into a board and broke his neck.

In 2002, he was last and far behind the rest of the participants. However, a miracle happened (at least for him). The rest of the athletes collided and hit. So Bradbury, after a series of failures, managed to win gold.

Broken knee Shun Fujimoto

Before the Olympic Games in Montreal in 1976, the Japanese won the men's competition four times. gymnastics. In Montreal, 5 gold medals in a row were won, but this was done truly heroically. Gymnast Shun Fujimoto was injured during the very beginning of the performance, but instead of going to the doctors, he gritted his teeth and continued to perform as if nothing had happened.

After breaking several world records during his performance and securing the gold medal for the Japanese team, Shun bowed and limped off the stage. The doctors were shocked - the gymnast had a fracture of the patella.

The legend of the world biathlon

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Norwegian biathlete Ole Einar Bjoerndalen is a true legend modern sports. He is the most decorated athlete in the history of the Winter Olympics. He has 13 medals, eight of which are gold. The Norwegian also shares the record for the number of winter Olympic titles with skier Bjorn Delhi.

In addition, the husband of the Belarusian biathlete Darya Domracheva after the Games in Salt Lake City became the only absolute Olympic champion in biathlon.

By the way, Bjoerndalen has every chance to go to Pyeongchang. His participation will be announced shortly.

Record holder from Russia

Russian luger Albert Demchenko holds the record for the number of participations in the Olympics. He appeared in seven consecutive Games (1992, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010 and 2014). However, he shares this achievement with the Japanese ski jumper Noriaki Kasai, who also repeated this record in Sochi.

But not everything worked out so perfectly in Demchenko's career. The luger was involved in a big doping scandal that erupted last year. As a result, the International Olympic Committee found him guilty of violating anti-doping rules and deprived the Russian of two silver medals of the Sochi Games. He was also banned for life from participation in the Olympics.

Tikhonov's record

Soviet biathlete, four-time Olympic champion, Olympic silver medalist, Honored Master of Sports of the USSR Alexander Tikhonov is also a record holder. He won four Olympic gold medals in a row. It was even included in the Guinness Book of Records.

Until 2002, no one managed to break another of his records. He was the only one in biathlon who managed to win the most gold.

Oldest Olympic medalist

Back in 1924 (this date is considered the start of the Winter Olympic Games), Swedish curler Karl August Kronlund went down in history as the oldest medalist. He was 59 years and 155 days old when he won silver with the team.

Youngest Olympic medalist

Yun Mi Kim from South Korea became the youngest medalist in the history of the White Olympics. In 1994, at the Olympic Games in the Norwegian city of Lillihammer, the short track skater won Olympic gold. At that time she was only 13 years and 83 days old.

Longest Olympic torch relay

The Olympic torch relay before the Games in Sochi broke all records and became the longest in the history of the competition. The Olympic flame covered a total of 65 thousand kilometers, and about 14 thousand people became honorary torchbearers.

True, another record was recorded, which can hardly be proud of. For the first time in history, the fire went out more than 100 times during the entire relay race...

TV presenter Vladimir Pozner.

Record number of Olympic participants

In 1994, sports delegations from 67 countries took part in the Winter Olympic Games in Lillehammer (Norway). Applications were sent by 1737 athletes. This was a record in the history of the Games.

The leadership of the English athletics federation put forward the idea to reset world records due to the large number and scale of doping scandals in 2015. The initiative found understanding with President Sebastian Coe.

He proposed to cancel the "suspicious" top results that could be achieved with the use of illegal drugs. Such records still seem unattainable today.

Story

The first professional athletes appeared in the middle of the 19th century in England. At the same time, for the first time, the registration of the best results in various types athletics competitions. The first world records for athletics were recorded in a 1-mile run. With the organization in 1914 of the international governing bodies, the IAAF, registration rules were developed highest achievements and a list of disciplines in which they were recorded.

Gradually, the methods for measuring results and the conditions for holding competitions were regulated so that the value of records was not questioned. In 1968, in Mexico City, at the Olympic Games, the most automated time measurement system was used for the first time in running disciplines. The result was recorded with an accuracy of hundredths of a second. World records in athletics in throwing and jumping began to be recorded using the most modern measuring instruments and electronic systems.

Basic Rules for Ratifying World Records

In order to put athletes on an equal footing, the strict rules set by the IAAF must be followed in order for a record to be valid. So, finishing equipment, marking - everything must comply with approved standards. World records are not recorded - the best results in athletics - in competitions where athletes of different sexes participate, or if athletes with different nationalities run in the relay team. When conducting sprint races up to 200 m and horizontal jumps, the tailwind should not exceed 2 m/s. For all-around competitions, wind gusts up to 4 m/s are allowed.

The most important condition for successful registration, which must pass in the international sports bodies of world records in athletics, is the implementation of strict anti-doping control measures. Any violations of the rules for taking samples and conducting their research make the highest achievements illegitimate. It is around these questions that doubts revolve about the patterns of especially extraordinary world achievements.

Varieties of world achievements

the most prestigious in athletics world the records set by men and women in Olympic sports athletics, in competitions held in the open air. After the Olympics, the second most important athletics competition is the summer world championship. World Championship records in athletics are an honorable achievement for any runner, thrower or all-rounder. Winter championships held in indoor sports arenas have their own specifics and their own table of the highest achievements.

Any significant athletics competition has its own history, and therefore, its own table of achievements. The records of the Olympic Games, continental championships, the largest stages of the athletics Grand Prix are a significant incentive for any athlete. The largest athletic facilities also maintain their record of the best results, which can be constantly updated.

Records at different ages

In the history of sports, there are many stars who showed record results at different stages of their sports career. In the table where the world records in athletics among juniors are listed, there are the names of those who later achieved the highest results in adulthood. The fastest sprinter on the planet, Usain Bolt, holds the world record in the 200m and the junior - 19.93 s and the adult - 19.19 s.

After finishing his career in big sport real athlete does not stop active training. Holding competitions between veterans contributes to the popularity of sports, and world records in athletics among veterans are an excellent incentive not to reduce competitive activity in adulthood. Athletes compete in their age groups and strive to break records set by peers.

Leap into the next millennium

Specialists are often asked how often they will be updated and to what level the highest results in different athletics disciplines can be brought. Records remained in history that seemed unshakable, but surpassed by athletes of future generations. One of the clearest examples is the achievement of long jumper Bob Beamon.

In the final of the Olympics in Mexico City, he succeeded in jumping 8.90 m. The previous world record was exceeded by a fantastic 55 cm. On the day of the final, it was raining, the wind was within the normal range. They said that he, like all athletes, was helped by the highlands. The judges could not correctly measure Beamon's "flight" for a long time, and when the record numbers appeared, no one could believe in their correctness for a long time. This record was considered eternal, but 23 years passed, and the American jumper exceeded it at the 1991 World Championships in Tokyo by 5 cm. Beamon's achievement remains an Olympic record.

oldest record

If a decision is made to reset the table of world records, achievements that may well turn half a century old will also fall. The oldest world records in athletics were set at a time when the use of stimulants was not subject to such severe bans as it is today. Therefore, many express the illegitimacy of their being on the list of the highest achievements, although they are shown not as "caliphs for an hour", but by athletes who have come to the top a long and difficult path.

On July 26, 1983, the Czechoslovak runner Yarmila Kratokhvilova ran 2 laps around the stadium - 800 m - in 1 minute 53.28 seconds. She was already an experienced athlete and had sprinted before running middle distances. Her result seems unreal for today's runners.

The oldest world record related to the disciplines included in the track and field athletics program is the indoor shot put record, also set by the Czechoslovak athlete, Helena Fibingerova. On February 19, 1977, she sent a projectile at 20 m 50 cm. The best result for an open arena is also an old-timer, he is only 9 years younger and 13 cm older. He belongs to the Soviet athlete Natalya Lisovskaya.

Sports of the highest achievements

The world record is not only a reference point for everyone involved in sports on high level. IN modern world where sport is also a developed branch of mass spectacles, material incentives are also important. Bonuses and payments, which are intended for world record-breaking athletes, are expressed in significant numbers. It is no coincidence that the pole vault - a form in which the final height is assigned by the athlete and coach - has the largest number of successful attempts to set a new world record. The legendary Sergey Bubka is the author of 35 world records, and Elena Isimbaeva raised the bar at a record level 28 times.

athletics- "Queen of Sports" This is one of the first sports to be included in the program of the Olympic Games. This is the most versatile and one of the most difficult sports, including a lot of disciplines, including running, jumping, all-around. However, each type sports disciplines subdivided into separate competitions. For example, running: sprint, marathon, middle distance, hurdles, etc. Jumping: normal jump, running jump, pole vault, triple jump, etc. We propose to consider the most striking records in athletics, which confirm that a person has no limit in development.

10 most striking records in athletics

Usain Bolt

100 meters - 9.58 sec. (16.08.2009)

The current world record was registered in Germany. At the World Championships in 2009 he put six time champion Olympic Games Usain Bolt. The German-born sprinter broke his own record by one tenth with a tailwind of 2 meters per second. Jamaican three times set a record at a distance of 100 meters. At the same time, the last time he traditionally slowed down at the finish line. Probably thus, an outstanding athlete decided to leave room for future achievement. Not at all, he could no longer sparkle on the treadmill. However, he still performs. It is worth adding that each world record in athletics significantly replenishes the “treasury” of athletes!

Yelena Isinbayeva

Elena Isinbayeva - 5.06 m. (08.28.2009)

13 world records! If you look at the chronology, then in last years Elena Isinbaeva had only one rival - Elena Isinbaeva! The girl had her own records 13 times in a row. The last is 5.06 meters, which the athlete set in Germany. Many experts are sure that the record set by Elena in Zurich will be difficult for girls to beat for many more years. The pride of Russia never said goodbye to their fans, leaving their careers. Recently, on the Paris Hilton show, Ivan Urgant gave her such an opportunity ...

Sergey Bubka

Sergey Bubka - 6.14 m. (07/31/1994)

For 21 years, no one can beat Sergey Bubka's record. Experts are sure that for several decades in the history of athletics, his merit will not be shifted to second place. The mark of 6 meters 15 centimeters is the pride of Ukraine, where the talented athlete comes from. Today the athletics school in Donetsk is one of the best in all of Europe. Rumor has it that the French athlete was able to unofficially break Sergey's record by jumping 3 cm higher. But this is unreliable information, the confirmation of which is not.

David Rudisha

David Rudisha - 1:40.91 (9.08.2012)

In London, a Kenyan record was registered in the 800 meters. 1:40.91 seconds - the official record in athletics, set by the "average" in 2012. For the past 4 years, no one has been able to even get close to his result. However, David continues to impress with his swing run, overcoming turns better than sprinters. His technique is the subject of study by many coaches. The secret lies in big step and the swing, which significantly saves energy on one of the most difficult distances in athletics.

Dennis Kimetto

Dennis Kimetto - 2:02.57 (28.09.2014)

42 kilometers and 195 meters is a distance, the name of which is a marathon. Many mistakenly mean by this concept any long mark. But, no, and Dennis Kimetto knows this firsthand. The world record holder is from Kenya. In 2014, in Germany, he covered the specified distance in 2 hours 2 minutes and 57 seconds. Just imagine 40 kilometers in 2 hours. It turns out that in an hour he runs twenty kilometers. 1 kilometer in 3 minutes at a distance of 40 km. Tritium professional discharge in the 1000 meters run for more than 3 minutes. He ran 40 at such a pace!

Mike Powell

Mike Powell - 8.95 m (08/30/1991)

1991, Japan. Mike Powell - the legendary athlete from America takes the acceleration ...
At that time, the world championships did not know empty seats on the podium. The whole audience looks with delight at the jumper, who soars in the air. 8.95 meters is an unthinkable result. Only rubber, spikes and amazing technique bring the American the coveted victory and the world record, which has been held since 91 to this day. The current jumpers do not even get close to 7 meters. He jumped almost 9. A noticeable difference, isn't it?

Athletes who have shown best result for the entire time of the Olympic Games becomes the Olympic record holder. True, for this he needs to engage in one of the following sports: athletics or weightlifting, shooting, including archery, swimming, speed skating (including short track) and cycling. In total, 128 highest achievements of the Games were recorded in the table of Olympic records.

Unfortunately, the International Olympic Committee does not recognize records in other sports. But those who, in their childhood, were carried away by the appropriate and achieved outstanding success in their homeland, have every chance to write off their name in the history of the Olympic Games not just by attending them. Due to the large number of disciplines, it is easiest for athletes to do this, and therefore there are always more of them in the corresponding lists.

Usain Bolt. Jamaica

In the 100 m at the London Games in 2012, the athlete set an Olympic record, covering the distance in 9.63 s. The previous record, set in 2008 in Beijing, also belonged to him - 9.69 s. Then he ran 200 m in 19.30 s. It is noteworthy that the world records at these distances also belong to him - 9.58 and 19.19 s. Throughout his career, the athlete set a total of 8 world records, 6 times became the Olympic champion and 11 times the world champion.

Sven Kramer. Norway

At the Olympics in Sochi in 2014, the skater spent only 6 minutes 10.76 seconds on a distance of 5000 meters. He is one of the most titled athletes in the history of this sport, three-time Olympic champion, eight-time world champion in classical all-around, 17-time world champion in individual distances.

Elena Isinbayeva, Russia

In Beijing in 2008, she overcame a height of 5.05 m in the pole vault. Throughout her career, she set about 30 records in this discipline, including the current one - 5.06 m (2009). She twice became Olympic champion, has won the World Championships three times and the World Indoor Championships four times.

Kenenisa Bekele. Ethiopia

At the Olympic Games in Beijing in 2008, he set two records at once for 5000 m and 10000 m, running the first distance in 12 min 57.82 s, the second in 27 min 1.17 s. A three-time Olympic champion, he won 22 world championships (6 times in classical running and 16 times in cross country running).

Michael Phelps. USA

At the Beijing Games, he overcame a distance of 400 m in individual swimming in 4 minutes 3.84 s. Known as the "Baltimore Bullet" and "Flying Fish", he set 39 world records during his career. At the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, he won five gold medals and is now a 23-time Olympic champion (according to total In 2012, he surpassed Larisa Latynina in Olympic awards, now he has 27 medals) and a 26-time world champion.

Andreas Thorkildsen. Norway

At the Beijing Games in 2008, he threw a 90.57 m javelin. He is the first javelin thrower in history to win gold medals at the Olympic Games, the World Championships, and the European Championships. The world record among juniors (83.87 m), set by him back in 2001, has not yet been broken.

Jason Kenny. Great Britain

During the home Games in London, while still in qualification, the cyclist set a record in the sprint race (200 m from a standstill), covering the distance in 9.713 s and developing average speed 74.127 km/h. After that, he easily won the gold medal.

Lim Dong Hyun. South Korea

At the London Olympics in archery (12 series of 6 arrows from a distance of 70 m), he scored 699 points out of 720 possible, setting a new record. Interestingly, the athlete suffers from severe myopia, but does not wear contact lenses or glasses. The Korean focuses only on bright colors targets.

Katerina Emmons, Czech Republic

At the 2008 Olympics in shooting from air rifle from 10m scored 503.5 points. At the same time, in qualifying, she repeated the world record, knocking out 400 points out of 400 possible. Only 11 athletes can boast of this all over the world.

Tatyana Lysenko. Russia

At the 2012 Olympic Games in London, she set an Olympic record in the hammer throw, sending the shell to 77.56 m in her first attempt. In the fifth attempt, she improved the result to 78.18 m and became the Olympic champion. A year later, she also updated the world record - 78.80 m.