World records at the 2012 Summer Olympics

37 world records were set at the 2012 Olympic Games in London . Ten of them were in track cycling , nine in swimming , eight in weightlifting , four in athletics , three in shooting , two in archery and one in rowing .

Archery

class	date	World record	World record holder	Ex world record	Ex-world record holder	Place and date
Single M	07/27/2012	699 rings	In the dong-hyun	696 rings	In the dong-hyun	Antalya , 05/02/2012
Team M	07/27/2012	2078 rings	South Korea Im Dong-hyun Kim Bub-min Oh Jin-hyek	2060 rings	South Korea Im Dong-hyun Kim Bub-min Oh Jin-hyek	Antalya, 05/02/2012

Weightlifting

class	date	World record	World record holder	Ex world record	Ex-world record holder	Place and date
-53 kg F	07/29/2012	131 kg (pushing)	Sulfiya Tschinschanlo	130 kg	Sulfiya Tschinschanlo	Paris , 11/06/2011
-62 kg M	07/30/2012	327 kg (duel)	Kim Un-guk	325 kg	Nikolaj Pešalov	Sydney , 09/17/2000
+75 kg F	08/05/2012	333 kg (duel)	Zhou Lulu	328 kg	Zhou Lulu	Paris , 11/13/2011
		151 kg (snatch)	Tatiana Kashirina	148 kg	Tatiana Kashirina	Belgorod , December 18, 2011
-77 kg M	08/01/2012	379 kg (duel)	Lu Xiaojun	378 kg	Lu Xiaojun	Goyang , 09/24/2009
		175 kg (snatch)	Lu Xiaojun	174 kg	Lu Xiaojun	Goyang, 09/24/2009
-94 kg M	08/04/2012	418 kg (duel)	Ilya Ilyin	406 kg	Ilya Ilyin	Beijing , 08/17/2008
		233 kg (pushing)	Ilya Ilyin	232 kg	Szymon Kołecki	Sofia , 04/29/2000

athletics

class	date	World record	World record holder	Ex world record	Ex-world record holder	Place and date
800 m M	08/09/2012	1: 40.91 min	David Lekuta Rudisha	1: 41.01 min	David Lekuta Rudisha	Rieti , August 29, 2010
4 × 100 m relay F	08/10/2012	40.82 s	United States Tianna Madison Allyson Felix Bianca Knight Carmelita Jeter	41.37 s	GDR Silke Gladisch Sabine Günther Ingrid Auerswald Marlies Göhr	Canberra , October 6, 1985
4 × 100 m relay M	08/11/2012	36.84 s	Jamaica Nesta Carter Michael Frater Yohan Blake Usain Bolt	37.04 s	Jamaica Nesta Carter Michael Frater Yohan Blake Usain Bolt	Daegu , September 4, 2011
20 km walking F	08/11/2012	1: 25.02 min	Elena Laschmanova	1: 25.08 min	Vera Sokolova	Sochi , 02/26/2011

Cycling

discipline	date	World record	World record holder	Ex world record	Ex-world record holder	Place and date
Team Pursuit F	08/03/2012	3: 15.669 min	United Kingdom Danielle King Laura Trott Joanna Rowsell	3: 15.720 min	United Kingdom Danielle King Laura Trott Joanna Rowsell	Melbourne , 04/05/2012
	08/04/2012	3: 14.682 min	United Kingdom Danielle King Laura Trott Joanna Rowsell	3: 15.669 min	United Kingdom Danielle King Laura Trott Joanna Rowsell	London , 08/03/2012
		3: 14.051 min	United Kingdom Danielle King Laura Trott Joanna Rowsell	3: 14.682 min	United Kingdom Danielle King Laura Trott Joanna Rowsell	London, 08/04/2012
Team Pursuit M	08/02/2012	3: 52.499 min	United Kingdom Ed Clancy Geraint Thomas Steven Burke Peter Kennaugh	3: 53.295 min	United Kingdom Ed Clancy Geraint Thomas Steven Burke Peter Kennaugh	Melbourne, 04/04/2012
	08/03/2012	3: 51.659 min	United Kingdom Ed Clancy Geraint Thomas Steven Burke Peter Kennaugh	3: 52.499 min	United Kingdom Ed Clancy Geraint Thomas Steven Burke Peter Kennaugh	London, 04/02/2012
Team sprint F	08/02/2012	32,526 s	United Kingdom Victoria Pendleton Jessica Varnish	32,549 s	Germany Miriam Welte Kristina Vogel	Melbourne, 04/04/2012
		32,447 s	People's Republic of China Gong Jinjie Guo Shuang	32,526 s	United Kingdom Victoria Pendleton Jessica Varnish	London, 08/02/2012
		32,422 s	People's Republic of China Gong Jinjie Guo Shuang	32,447 s	People's Republic of China Gong Jinjie Guo Shuang	London, 08/02/2012
Team sprint M	08/02/2012	42.747 s	United Kingdom Chris Hoy Jason Kenny Philip Hindes	42.914 s	Germany René Enders Maximilian Levy Stefan Nimke	Cali , December 1st, 2011
		42,600 s	United Kingdom Chris Hoy Jason Kenny Philip Hindes	42.747 s	United Kingdom Chris Hoy Jason Kenny Philip Hindes	London, 08/02/2012

rowing

discipline	date	World record	World record holder	Ex world record	Ex-world record holder	Place and date
Two M	07/28/2012	6: 08.50 min	New Zealand Eric Murray Hamish Bond	6: 14.27 min	United Kingdom James Cracknell Matthew Pinsent	Seville , 09/21/2002

shoot

class	date	World record	World record holder	Ex world record	Ex-world record holder	Place and date
KK 50 m lying M.	08/03/2012	705.5 rings	Sjarhej Martynau	704.8 rings	Warren Potent	Beijing, 04/18/2008
Trap F	08/04/2012	75 rings (qual.)	Jessica Rossi	74 rings	Victoria Chuyko	Nicosia , 06/13/1998
		99 rings (final)	Jessica Rossi	96 rings	Zuzana Štefečeková	Qingyuan , 04/04/2006

swim

discipline	date	World record	World record holder	Ex world record	Ex-world record holder	Place and date
1500 m freestyle M	08/04/2012	14: 31.02 min	Sun Yang	14: 34.14 min	Sun Yang	Shanghai , 07/31/2011
100 m butterfly F	07/29/2012	55.98 s	Dana Vollmer	56.06 s	Sarah Sjöström	Rome , 07/27/2009
100 m chest M	07/29/2012	58.46 s	Cameron van der Burgh	58.58 s	Brenton Rickard	Rome, 07/27/2009
200 m back F	08/03/2012	2: 04.06 min	Missy Franklin	2: 04.81 min	Kirsty Coventry	Rome, 08/01/2009
200 m chest F	08/01/2012	2: 20.00 min	Rebecca Soni	2: 20.12 min	Annamay Pierse	Rome, 07/30/2009
	08/02/2012	2: 19.59 min	Rebecca Soni	2: 20.00 min	Rebecca Soni	London , 08/01/2012
200 m chest M	08/01/2012	2: 07.28 min	Daniel Gyurta	2: 07.31 min	Christian Sprenger	Rome, 07/30/2009
400 m layers F	07/28/2012	4: 28.43 min	Ye Shiwen	4: 29.45 min	Stephanie Rice	Beijing, 08/10/2008
4 × 100 m layers F	08/04/2012	3: 52.05 min	United States Missy Franklin Rebecca Soni Dana Vollmer Allison Schmitt	3: 52.19 min	People's Republic of China Zhao Jing Chen Huijia Jiao Liuyang Li Zhesi	Rome, 08/01/2009

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} World records in archery for South Korea at the beginning of the games. Tages-Anzeiger , July 27, 2012, accessed on August 3, 2012 . 
2. ↑ Tschinschanlo wins gold in weightlifting. Focus , July 29, 2012, accessed August 3, 2012 . 
3. ↑ https://www.volksstimme.de/sport/olympia_london_2012/sportarten/gewichtoben/news/904311_Nordkoreas-Kim-Un-Guk-mit-Weltrekord-Olympiasieger.html
4. ↑ ^{a b} Weightlifter Zhou Lulu strongest woman in the world. volksstimme.de, August 5, 2012, accessed on August 6, 2012 . 
5. ↑ ^{a b} China's weightlifter Lu Xiaojun delivers world record gala. (No longer available online.) Stern , August 1, 2012, formerly in the original ; Retrieved August 5, 2012 .  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.    
6. ↑ ^{a b} With a world record for the second Olympic gold. news.ch, August 4, 2012, accessed on August 5, 2012 . 
7. ↑ Men's final over 800 meters - world record for the pride of Africa. Süddeutsche Zeitung , August 9, 2012, accessed on August 9, 2012 . 
8. ↑ US women's relay sprints to world record. Süddeutsche Zeitung , August 10, 2012, accessed on August 10, 2012 . 
9. ↑ world record! Bolt sprints to third gold with relay. Spiegel Online, August 11, 2012, accessed August 11, 2012 . 
10. ↑ Gold and world record for walking Russia. Tages-Anzeiger , August 11, 2012, accessed on August 13, 2012 . 
11. ↑ London 2012 Record-breaking GB advance. London2012, August 3, 2012, accessed August 4, 2012 . 
12. ↑ ^{a b} With 3 world records for a gold medal. nachricht.ch, August 4, 2012, accessed on August 5, 2012 . 
13. ↑ ^{a b} British quad races to gold. Rheinische Post , August 3, 2012, accessed on August 5, 2012 . 
14. ↑ ^{a b c} Chinese pair sets team sprint world record. (No longer available online.) 3news.co.nz, August 3, 2012, formerly in the original ; accessed on August 3, 2012 .  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.    
15. ↑ ^{a b} Sir Chris Hoy's men's sprint team sees Britain win Olympic gold with new world record. The Daily Telegraph , August 2, 2012, accessed August 3, 2012 . 
16. ^ Bond and Murray headline successful NZ start. Television New Zealand , July 28, 2012, accessed August 3, 2012 . 
17. ↑ Olympics shooting: Sergei Martynov of Belarus wins first gold. (No longer available online.) BBC Sport , Aug 3, 2012, archived from the original on Aug 4, 2012 ; Retrieved August 4, 2012 . 
18. ↑ ^{a b} Rossi wins with a world record. (No longer available online.) Eurosport , August 4, 2012, formerly the original ; Retrieved August 4, 2012 .  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.    
19. ↑ ^{a b} One world record chases the next. Kleine Zeitung , August 4, 2012, accessed on August 5, 2012 . 
20. ↑ ^{a b} Vollmer and Van der Burgh win with a world record. Spiegel Online , July 29, 2012, accessed August 3, 2012 . 
21. ↑ 17-year-old takes third gold with a world record. Spiegel Online, August 3, 2012, accessed August 4, 2012 . 
22. ↑ ^{a b} Swimming world records by Gyurta and Soni. Courier , August 1, 2012, accessed August 3, 2012 . 
23. ↑ Rebecca Soni with a world record for Olympic gold. Focus, August 2, 2012, accessed August 3, 2012 . 
24. ↑ 16-year-old Chinese duped the entire swimming world and won gold. Focus, July 29, 2012, accessed August 3, 2012 .