Every Record Broken at the 2024 Summer Olympics

Mar. 15, 2025

(L-R) Katie Ledecky, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, Simone Biles.Photo:Deepbluemedia/Mondadori Portfolio via Getty; JEWEL SAMAD/AFP via Getty; Jamie Squire/Getty

Deepbluemedia/Mondadori Portfolio via Getty; JEWEL SAMAD/AFP via Getty; Jamie Squire/Getty

Putting world-class athletes up against each other will lead to extraordinary results.

01of 47Simone Biles in Women’s GymnasticsSimone Biles during the women’s vault final.Julian Finney/GettyWith her three gold and one silvermedal wins in Paris, Team USA gymnastSimone Bilesbecame the most decorated U.S. gymnast in Olympic history, overtaking fellow Team USA gymnastics star Shannon Miller.

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Simone Biles in Women’s Gymnastics

Simone Biles during the women’s vault final.Julian Finney/Getty

Julian Finney/Getty

With her three gold and one silvermedal wins in Paris, Team USA gymnastSimone Bilesbecame the most decorated U.S. gymnast in Olympic history, overtaking fellow Team USA gymnastics star Shannon Miller.

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Katie Ledecky in 1,500-Meter Freestyle

Katie Ledecky wins gold in 1,500-meter freestyle.Xavier Laine/Getty

Xavier Laine/Getty

03of 47Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone in 400-Meter HurdlesSydney McLaughlin-Levrone in 400-meter hurdles.Elsa/GettySydney McLaughlin-Levronereigns supreme in the 400-meter hurdles,breaking her own world recordfor the gold medal with a time of 50.37 seconds.

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Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone in 400-Meter Hurdles

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone in 400-meter hurdles.Elsa/Getty

Elsa/Getty

Sydney McLaughlin-Levronereigns supreme in the 400-meter hurdles,breaking her own world recordfor the gold medal with a time of 50.37 seconds.

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Kevin Durant in Men’s Basketball

Kevin Durant wins gold with Team USA in men’s basketball.Christina Pahnke - sampics/Getty

Christina Pahnke - sampics/Getty

05of 47Gabriel Medina in Men’s SurfingGabriel Medina in men’s surfing.JEROME BROUILLET/AFP via GettyBrazilian Gabriel Medina proved why he’s one of the greatest surfers ever when he put up a score of 9.90 during a heat, the highest Olympic score for a single wave.

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Gabriel Medina in Men’s Surfing

Gabriel Medina in men’s surfing.JEROME BROUILLET/AFP via Getty

JEROME BROUILLET/AFP via Getty

Brazilian Gabriel Medina proved why he’s one of the greatest surfers ever when he put up a score of 9.90 during a heat, the highest Olympic score for a single wave.

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Lim Si-hyeon in 3 Archery Events

Lim Si-hyeon, Nam Su-hyeon and Jeon Hun-young in women’s team archery.PUNIT PARANJPE/AFP via Getty

PUNIT PARANJPE/AFP via Getty

07of 47Sarah Sjöström in 50-Meter FreestyleSarah Sjöström wins the 50-meter freestyle.Ian MacNicol/GettySwedish swimmer Sarah Sjöström sprinted to a gold medal and broke her own Olympic record from Tokyo 2020, setting a new bar with a time of 23.66 seconds.

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Sarah Sjöström in 50-Meter Freestyle

Sarah Sjöström wins the 50-meter freestyle.Ian MacNicol/Getty

Ian MacNicol/Getty

Swedish swimmer Sarah Sjöström sprinted to a gold medal and broke her own Olympic record from Tokyo 2020, setting a new bar with a time of 23.66 seconds.

08of 47Gretchen Walsh in 100-Meter ButterflyGretchen Walsh in 100-meter butterfly.Marcel ter Bals/DeFodi Images/DeFodi via GettyU.S. swimmer Gretchen Walsh swam the 100-meter butterfly with a time of 55.37, 11 seconds faster than Swedish swimmer Sarah Sjöström’s Rio 2016 time.

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Gretchen Walsh in 100-Meter Butterfly

Gretchen Walsh in 100-meter butterfly.Marcel ter Bals/DeFodi Images/DeFodi via Getty

Marcel ter Bals/DeFodi Images/DeFodi via Getty

U.S. swimmer Gretchen Walsh swam the 100-meter butterfly with a time of 55.37, 11 seconds faster than Swedish swimmer Sarah Sjöström’s Rio 2016 time.

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Summer McIntosh in 200-Meter Butterfly

Summer McIntosh wins the 200-meter medley.Ian MacNicol/Getty

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Kaylee McKeown in 2 Swimming Events

Kaylee McKeown in the 100-meter backstroke.Marcel ter Bals/DeFodi Images/DeFodi via Getty

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Léon Marchand in 4 Swimming Events

Léon Marchand in 400-meter individual medley.Christian Liewig - Corbis/Corbis via Getty

Christian Liewig - Corbis/Corbis via Getty

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Pan Zhanle in 100-Meter Freestyle

Pan Zhanle in 100-meter freestyle.OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty

OLI SCARFF/AFP via Getty

13of 47Daniel Wiffen in 800-Meter FreestyleDaniel Wiffen wins gold in 100-meter backstroke.Marcel ter Bals/DeFodi Images/DeFodi via GettyIreland’s Daniel Wiffen swam the 800-meter freestyle in 7:38.19, outpacing Ukranian swimmer Mykhailo Romanchuk’s 2020 time of 7:41.28.

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Daniel Wiffen in 800-Meter Freestyle

Daniel Wiffen wins gold in 100-meter backstroke.Marcel ter Bals/DeFodi Images/DeFodi via Getty

Ireland’s Daniel Wiffen swam the 800-meter freestyle in 7:38.19, outpacing Ukranian swimmer Mykhailo Romanchuk’s 2020 time of 7:41.28.

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Team Australia in 2 Swimming Events

Emma McKeon, Meg Harris, Shayna Jack and Mollie O’Callaghan win the women’s 4x100-meter freestyle relay.MANAN VATSYAYANA/AFP via Getty

MANAN VATSYAYANA/AFP via Getty

16of 47Team USA in 2 Swimming EventsRegan Smith, Lilly King, Gretchen Walsh and Torri Huske win the 4x100-meter medley relay.SEBASTIEN BOZON/AFP via GettyRegan Smith, Lilly King, Gretchen Walsh and Torri Huske picked up another gold for the United States with a world record time in the 4x100-meter medley relay, finishing in 3:49.63. The day prior,Walsh and Huskealso broke a world record with Ryan Murphy and Nic Fink in the mixed 4x100-meter relay with a time of 3:37.43.

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Team USA in 2 Swimming Events

Regan Smith, Lilly King, Gretchen Walsh and Torri Huske win the 4x100-meter medley relay.SEBASTIEN BOZON/AFP via Getty

SEBASTIEN BOZON/AFP via Getty

Regan Smith, Lilly King, Gretchen Walsh and Torri Huske picked up another gold for the United States with a world record time in the 4x100-meter medley relay, finishing in 3:49.63. The day prior,Walsh and Huskealso broke a world record with Ryan Murphy and Nic Fink in the mixed 4x100-meter relay with a time of 3:37.43.

17of 47Julien Alfred in 100 MetersJulien Alfred wins the 100-meter final.Henk Jan Dijks/Marcel ter Bals/DeFodi Images/DeFodi via GettyJulien Alfredbeat out Sha’Carri Richardsonin the 100-meter race to win Saint Lucia’s first gold medal in any discipline.

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Julien Alfred in 100 Meters

Julien Alfred wins the 100-meter final.Henk Jan Dijks/Marcel ter Bals/DeFodi Images/DeFodi via Getty

Henk Jan Dijks/Marcel ter Bals/DeFodi Images/DeFodi via Getty

Julien Alfredbeat out Sha’Carri Richardsonin the 100-meter race to win Saint Lucia’s first gold medal in any discipline.

18of 47Marileidy Paulino in 400 MetersMarileidy Paulino wins the women’s 400-meter final.Image Photo Agency/GettyMarileidy Paulino became the third person from the Dominican Republic to take home gold when she won the 4,000-meter race in an Olympic record time of 48.17 seconds.

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Marileidy Paulino in 400 Meters

Marileidy Paulino wins the women’s 400-meter final.Image Photo Agency/Getty

Image Photo Agency/Getty

Marileidy Paulino became the third person from the Dominican Republic to take home gold when she won the 4,000-meter race in an Olympic record time of 48.17 seconds.

19of 47Faith Kipyegon in 1,500 MetersFaith Kipyegon wins the women’s 1,500-meter final.Andy Cheung/GettyFaith Kipyegon of Kenya set an Olympic record time in her race to a third consecutive gold medal in the 1,500-meter event, finishing in 3:51.29.

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Faith Kipyegon in 1,500 Meters

Faith Kipyegon wins the women’s 1,500-meter final.Andy Cheung/Getty

Andy Cheung/Getty

Faith Kipyegon of Kenya set an Olympic record time in her race to a third consecutive gold medal in the 1,500-meter event, finishing in 3:51.29.

20of 47Winfred Yavi in 3,000-Meter SteeplechaseWinfred Yavi in the 3,000-meter steeplechase.Kevin Voigt/GettyWinfred Yavi won Bahrain its third gold medal ever with an Olympic best time in the women’s 3,000-meter steeplechase, completing the race in 8:52.76.

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Winfred Yavi in 3,000-Meter Steeplechase

Winfred Yavi in the 3,000-meter steeplechase.Kevin Voigt/Getty

Kevin Voigt/Getty

Winfred Yavi won Bahrain its third gold medal ever with an Olympic best time in the women’s 3,000-meter steeplechase, completing the race in 8:52.76.

21of 47Sifan Hassan in Women’s MarathonSifan Hassan wins the women’s marathon.Image Photo Agency/GettyThe Netherlands' Sifan Hassan broke the Olympic record with a gold medal-winning time of 2:22:55 in the women’s marathon.

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Sifan Hassan in Women’s Marathon

Sifan Hassan wins the women’s marathon.Image Photo Agency/Getty

The Netherlands' Sifan Hassan broke the Olympic record with a gold medal-winning time of 2:22:55 in the women’s marathon.

22of 47Cole Hocker in 1,500 MetersCole Hocker wins the 1,500-meter race.Martin Rickett/PA Images via GettyAmerican Cole Hocker pulled off an upset to win gold in the 1,500-meter race, running an Olympic record time of 3:27.65.

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Cole Hocker in 1,500 Meters

Cole Hocker wins the 1,500-meter race.Martin Rickett/PA Images via Getty

Martin Rickett/PA Images via Getty

American Cole Hocker pulled off an upset to win gold in the 1,500-meter race, running an Olympic record time of 3:27.65.

23of 47Joshua Cheptegei in 10,000 MetersJoshua Cheptegei wins the 10,000-meter final.Andrzej Iwanczuk/NurPhoto via GettyUgandan long-distance runner Joshua Cheptegei won his second Olympic gold — and his first in the 10,000-meter race — with an Olympic record time of 26:43.14.

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Joshua Cheptegei in 10,000 Meters

Joshua Cheptegei wins the 10,000-meter final.Andrzej Iwanczuk/NurPhoto via Getty

Andrzej Iwanczuk/NurPhoto via Getty

Ugandan long-distance runner Joshua Cheptegei won his second Olympic gold — and his first in the 10,000-meter race — with an Olympic record time of 26:43.14.

24of 47Tamirat Tola in Men’s MarathonTamirat Tola wins the men’s marathon.Steve Christo - Corbis/Corbis via GettyEthiopian long-distance runner Tamirat Tola claimed gold in the men’s marathon with an Olympic record time of 2:06:26.

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Tamirat Tola in Men’s Marathon

Tamirat Tola wins the men’s marathon.Steve Christo - Corbis/Corbis via Getty

Steve Christo - Corbis/Corbis via Getty

Ethiopian long-distance runner Tamirat Tola claimed gold in the men’s marathon with an Olympic record time of 2:06:26.

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Team USA in 2 Track Events

Vernon Norwood, Kaylyn Brown, Bryce Deadmon and Shamier Little win the silver medal in the 4x400-meter mixed relay.Simon Bruty/Sports Illustrated via Getty

Simon Bruty/Sports Illustrated via Getty

Norwood and Deadmon also set an Olympic record in the men’s 4x400-meter race with Rai Benjamin and Christopher Bailey when the team won gold in 2:54.43.

26of 47Mondo Duplantis in Pole VaultMondo Duplantis in pole vault.Sven Hoppe/picture alliance via GettyMondo Duplantis of Sweden broke his own world record after handily winning his second pole vaulting gold medal, clearing a height of 6.25 meters to a packed stadium.

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Mondo Duplantis in Pole Vault

Mondo Duplantis in pole vault.Sven Hoppe/picture alliance via Getty

Sven Hoppe/picture alliance via Getty

Mondo Duplantis of Sweden broke his own world record after handily winning his second pole vaulting gold medal, clearing a height of 6.25 meters to a packed stadium.

27of 47Roje Stona in Discus ThrowRoje Stona in the discus throw.Christian Petersen/GettyJamaica’s Roje Stona narrowly defeated Lithuania’s Mykolas Alekna to win the gold medal in the discus throw, tossing a winning distance and Olympic record of 70 meters.

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Roje Stona in Discus Throw

Roje Stona in the discus throw.Christian Petersen/Getty

Christian Petersen/Getty

Jamaica’s Roje Stona narrowly defeated Lithuania’s Mykolas Alekna to win the gold medal in the discus throw, tossing a winning distance and Olympic record of 70 meters.

28of 47Arshad Nadeem in Javelin ThrowArshad Nadeem in the javelin throw.Christian Petersen/GettyArshad Nadeem won Pakistan its first Olympic gold in 32 years when he threw an Olympic record-breaking distance of 92.97 meters in the javelin event.

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Arshad Nadeem in Javelin Throw

Arshad Nadeem in the javelin throw.Christian Petersen/Getty

Arshad Nadeem won Pakistan its first Olympic gold in 32 years when he threw an Olympic record-breaking distance of 92.97 meters in the javelin event.

29of 47Thea LaFond in Triple JumpThea LaFond in the triple jump.KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP via GettyThea LaFond won Dominica’s first-ever gold medal in the triple jump with a distance of 15.02 meters.

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Thea LaFond in Triple Jump

Thea LaFond in the triple jump.KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP via Getty

KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP via Getty

Thea LaFond won Dominica’s first-ever gold medal in the triple jump with a distance of 15.02 meters.

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CARL DE SOUZA/AFP via Getty

The women of Team New Zealand scored 55 points in their quarter-final match against China, the most in an Olympic match since Australia scored 53 in 2016.

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Sheng Lihao in 10-Meter Air Rifle

Sheng Lihao wins gold for 10-meter air rifle.Charles McQuillan/Getty

Charles McQuillan/Getty

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Ban Hyo-jin in 10-Meter Air Rifle

Ban Hyo-jin wins gold in 10-meter air rifle.Lu Lin/CHINASPORTS/VCG via Getty

Lu Lin/CHINASPORTS/VCG via Getty

34of 47Oh Ye-jin in 10-Meter Air PistolOh Ye-jin wins gold in 10-meter air pistol.Charles McQuillan/GettyOh Ye-jin brought home the gold for South Korea with a record-setting score of 243.2 in women’s 10-meter air pistol, beating Russian shooter Vitalina Batsarashkina’s 240.3 from Tokyo 2020.

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Oh Ye-jin in 10-Meter Air Pistol

Oh Ye-jin wins gold in 10-meter air pistol.Charles McQuillan/Getty

Oh Ye-jin brought home the gold for South Korea with a record-setting score of 243.2 in women’s 10-meter air pistol, beating Russian shooter Vitalina Batsarashkina’s 240.3 from Tokyo 2020.

35of 47Chiara Leone in 50-Meter RifleChiara Leone wins gold in 50-meter rifle.ALAIN JOCARD/AFP via GettyChiara Leone of Switzerland earned her first gold medal with a record-breaking score of 464.4 in the 50-meter rifle final. The previous record-holder was compatriot Nina Christen, who scored 463.9 in Tokyo 2020.

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Chiara Leone in 50-Meter Rifle

Chiara Leone wins gold in 50-meter rifle.ALAIN JOCARD/AFP via Getty

ALAIN JOCARD/AFP via Getty

Chiara Leone of Switzerland earned her first gold medal with a record-breaking score of 464.4 in the 50-meter rifle final. The previous record-holder was compatriot Nina Christen, who scored 463.9 in Tokyo 2020.

36of 47Nathan Hales in Men’s Trap ShootingNathan Hales wins gold in men’s trap shooting.Charles McQuillan/GettyBritish shooter Nathan Hales smashed the men’s trap shooting Olympic record with a gold medal score of 48. Jiri Liptak and David Kostelecky previously held the record jointly when they tied with a score of 43 in Tokyo 2020.

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Nathan Hales in Men’s Trap Shooting

Nathan Hales wins gold in men’s trap shooting.Charles McQuillan/Getty

British shooter Nathan Hales smashed the men’s trap shooting Olympic record with a gold medal score of 48. Jiri Liptak and David Kostelecky previously held the record jointly when they tied with a score of 43 in Tokyo 2020.

37of 47Adriana Ruano in Women’s Trap ShootingAdriana Ruano wins gold in women’s trap shooting.ALAIN JOCARD/AFP via GettyAdriana Ruano won Guatemala’s first-ever gold medal in women’s trap shooting and set a record at the same time, scoring 45 out of 50.

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Adriana Ruano in Women’s Trap Shooting

Adriana Ruano wins gold in women’s trap shooting.ALAIN JOCARD/AFP via Getty

Adriana Ruano won Guatemala’s first-ever gold medal in women’s trap shooting and set a record at the same time, scoring 45 out of 50.

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Oliver Zeidler in Single Sculls

Oliver Zeidler in men’s single sculls.BERTRAND GUAY/AFP via Getty

BERTRAND GUAY/AFP via Getty

39of 47Martin Fuksa in Men’s C-1 1,000 MetersMartin Fuksa in men’s C-1 1,000-meter canoe sprint.Charles McQuillan/GettyCzech canoeist Martin Fuksa won gold in the men’s C-1 1,000-meter sprint with an Olympic best time of 3:43.16.

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Martin Fuksa in Men’s C-1 1,000 Meters

Martin Fuksa in men’s C-1 1,000-meter canoe sprint.Charles McQuillan/Getty

Czech canoeist Martin Fuksa won gold in the men’s C-1 1,000-meter sprint with an Olympic best time of 3:43.16.

40of 47Katie Vincent in Women’s C-1 200 MetersKatie Vincent wins the women’s C-1 200-meter canoe sprint.BERTRAND GUAY/AFP via GettyCanadian canoeist Katie Vincent clocked in a world-best time of 44.12 seconds when she won gold in the women’s C-1 200-meter sprint.

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Katie Vincent in Women’s C-1 200 Meters

Katie Vincent wins the women’s C-1 200-meter canoe sprint.BERTRAND GUAY/AFP via Getty

Canadian canoeist Katie Vincent clocked in a world-best time of 44.12 seconds when she won gold in the women’s C-1 200-meter sprint.

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Hou Zhihui in Women’s 49 Kilogram

Hou Zhihui in women’s 49-kilogram weightlifting.Liu Nan/VCG via Getty

Liu Nan/VCG via Getty

42of 47Solfrid Koanda in Women’s 81 KilogramSolfrid Koanda in women’s 81-kilogram weightlifting.Patrick Khachfe/GettyNorway’s Solfrid Koanda broke two Olympic records on the way to gold in the women’s 81-kilogram weightlifting event, lifting 154 kilograms in the clean and jerk and 275 kilograms overall.

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Solfrid Koanda in Women’s 81 Kilogram

Solfrid Koanda in women’s 81-kilogram weightlifting.Patrick Khachfe/Getty

Patrick Khachfe/Getty

Norway’s Solfrid Koanda broke two Olympic records on the way to gold in the women’s 81-kilogram weightlifting event, lifting 154 kilograms in the clean and jerk and 275 kilograms overall.

43of 47Aleksandra Mirosław in Women’s Speed ClimbingAleksandra Mirosław after her heat for speed climbing.Michael Reaves/GettyAleksandra Mirosław of Poland broke her own world record in the qualifying round of the women’s speed climb, reaching the top in 6.06 seconds.

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Aleksandra Mirosław in Women’s Speed Climbing

Aleksandra Mirosław after her heat for speed climbing.Michael Reaves/Getty

Michael Reaves/Getty

Aleksandra Mirosław of Poland broke her own world record in the qualifying round of the women’s speed climb, reaching the top in 6.06 seconds.

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Sam Watson in Men’s Speed Climbing

Sam Watson wins bronze in men’s speed climbing.JONATHAN NACKSTRAND/AFP via Getty

45of 47Harrie Levreysen in Cycling SprintHarrie Lavreysen wins the gold medal with Team Netherlands in the men’s team sprint.Jared C. Tilton/GettyHarrie Lavreysen of the Netherlands finished his qualifying heat of the men’s cycling sprint in a world record-smashing 9.088 seconds. With his fellow Dutchmen Roy van den Berg and Jeffrey Hoogland, Team Netherlands also broke the Olympic record for the men’s team sprint in 42.134 seconds.

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Harrie Levreysen in Cycling Sprint

Harrie Lavreysen wins the gold medal with Team Netherlands in the men’s team sprint.Jared C. Tilton/Getty

Jared C. Tilton/Getty

Harrie Lavreysen of the Netherlands finished his qualifying heat of the men’s cycling sprint in a world record-smashing 9.088 seconds. With his fellow Dutchmen Roy van den Berg and Jeffrey Hoogland, Team Netherlands also broke the Olympic record for the men’s team sprint in 42.134 seconds.

46of 47Team Great Britain in Cycling Team Sprint(L-R) Sophie Capewell, Katy Marchant and Emma Finucane win gold in the women’s team sprint.David Davies/PA Images via GettyBritish cyclists Emma Finucane, Katy Marchant and Sophie Capewell set a world record time in the women’s team sprint final, claiming gold in 45.186 seconds.

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Team Great Britain in Cycling Team Sprint

(L-R) Sophie Capewell, Katy Marchant and Emma Finucane win gold in the women’s team sprint.David Davies/PA Images via Getty

David Davies/PA Images via Getty

British cyclists Emma Finucane, Katy Marchant and Sophie Capewell set a world record time in the women’s team sprint final, claiming gold in 45.186 seconds.

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Team USA

Team USA at the 2024 Summer Olympics opening ceremony.Robin Utrecht/Shutterstock

Robin Utrecht/Shutterstock

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