# Every Record Broken at the 2024 Summer Olympics

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

At the [2024 Summer Olympics](https://people.com/olympics-5669938) in Paris, athletes across numerous disciplines are scoring at the highest level — and some are reaching heights never seen before! As the Games continue through Aug. 11, the best of the best are setting new bars for their sports. 

From [Gabriel Medina](https://people.com/surfer-gabriel-medina-appears-to-float-mid-air-in-viral-photo-snapped-at-2024-summer-olympics-8685786)’s gravity-defying performance in men’s surfing to [Katie Ledecky](https://people.com/katie-ledecky-reacts-winning-streaks-broken-paris-olympics-8602833)'s continuing domination of the 1,500-meter freestyle, see all the athletes setting records at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.

## Simone Biles in Women's Gymnastics

![Simone Biles of Team United States celebrates after finishing her routine during the Artistic Gymnastics Women's Vault Final on day eight of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Bercy Arena on August 03, 2024 in Paris, France](https://people.com/thmb/IBIFBgS19uRSfNbhSHkNG1dqaig=/4000x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(1168x399:1170x401):format(webp)/Simone-Biles-Elite-Sportswear-080324-01-aed23d405d144d3ba3fcb690bcca2bc4.jpg align="left")

Simone Biles during the women's vault final.

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With her three gold and one silver [medal wins in Paris](https://people.com/all-of-simone-biles-olympic-medals-8685567), Team USA gymnast [Simone Biles](https://people.com/tag/simone-biles/) became the most decorated U.S. gymnast in Olympic history, overtaking fellow Team USA gymnastics star Shannon Miller.

## Katie Ledecky in 1,500-Meter Freestyle

![Katie Ledecky of Team United States reacts after winning the gold medal in the Women's 1500m Freestyle final on day five of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Paris La Defense Arena on July 31, 2024 in Nanterre, France. ](https://people.com/thmb/i2-Y4NggKmz3jQKbLrsdxPByvLc=/4000x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(999x0:1001x2):format(webp)/katie-ledecky-olumpic-records-080124-6b48fe9d5f5342228b2030f7956807e5.jpg align="left")

Katie Ledecky wins gold in 1,500-meter freestyle.

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Even after four Olympic Games, Team USA's [Katie Ledecky](https://people.com/katie-ledecky-ready-make-fourth-olympic-team-for-paris-new-memoir-exclusive-8661022) is still the one to beat. She claimed her second 1,500-meter freestyle gold medal with a time of 15:30.02, outpacing her own time from the 2020 Games. It is [her eighth time](https://people.com/katie-ledecky-wins-1500-meter-freestyle-8th-olympic-gold-2024-olympics-8686899) at the top of the podium, tying her for the most gold medals won by a female swimmer and [most gold medals won](https://people.com/katie-ledecky-ties-record-for-most-gold-medals-by-female-olympian-2024-paris-olympics-8689960) by a female Olympian.

## Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone in 400-Meter Hurdles

![Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone of Team United States competes in the Women's 400m Hurdles Final on day thirteen of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Stade de France on August 08, 2024](https://people.com/thmb/CkBnCtmSzYbgbORw6Lr4rHd2BUw=/4000x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(791x164:793x166):format(webp)/Sydney-McLaughlin-Levrone-olympics-080824-1-26ef2536592a435fa6987eeec20d595c.jpg align="left")

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone in 400-meter hurdles.

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[Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone](https://people.com/sydney-mclaughlin-levrone-shares-how-now-husband-andre-slid-into-her-dms-my-biggest-hype-man-exclusive-8553390) reigns supreme in the 400-meter hurdles, [breaking her own world record](https://people.com/sydney-mclaughlin-levrone-wins-gold-medal-for-400-meter-hurdles-sets-world-record-8692793) for the gold medal with a time of 50.37 seconds.

## Kevin Durant in Men's Basketball

![Kevin Durant of United States celebrates after his team's victory during the Men's Gold Medal game between France and United States on day fifteen of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Bercy Arena on August 10, 2024 in Paris, France.](https://people.com/thmb/A4ZBLb1_32MIgwzi7ABtu40e940=/4000x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(956x194:958x196):format(webp)/kevin-durant-paris-olympics-081224-3c229123e20042ca9676f3d5d28987f1.jpg align="left")

Kevin Durant wins gold with Team USA in men's basketball.

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Kevin Durant won a fourth gold medal when the U.S. beat France in the men's basketball final and became Team USA's highest-scoring Olympic men's basketball player, recording 518 points over his four Games.

## Gabriel Medina in Men's Surfing

![Brazil's Gabriel Medina rides in the barrel in the 4th heat of the men's surfing round 1, during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, in Teahupo'o, on the French Polynesian Island of Tahiti, on July 27, 2024.](https://people.com/thmb/_nO_sXLzajDQ2CvmhSS-7L5iAD0=/4000x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(999x0:1001x2):format(webp)/gabriel-medina-surfing-olympic-records-073124-0a8d4677a4db4f34a16faede551024e7.jpg align="left")

Gabriel Medina in men's surfing.

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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.

## Lim Si-hyeon in 3 Archery Events

![South Korea's Lim Sihyeon, South Korea's Nam Suhyeon and South Korea's Jeon Hunyoung compete in the archery Women's team quarterfinal during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Esplanade des Invalides in Paris on July 28, 2024.](https://people.com/thmb/igivED_L5NSGFoGmVR0fIJPEyUU=/4000x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(999x0:1001x2):format(webp)/jeon-hun-young-lim-si-hyeon-nam-su-hyeon-womens-team-archery-073124-d01d518c17ca47cb8d9f7b0b1fb7f25c.jpg align="left")

Lim Si-hyeon, Nam Su-hyeon and Jeon Hun-young in women's team archery.

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South Korean archer Lim Si-hyeon broke the world record in women's archery with a score of 694, previously held by compatriot Kang Chae-young since 2019. Lim also claimed two more Olympic records — one with Kim Woo-jin in the mixed competition and another with Jeon Hun-young and Nam Su-hyeon in the women's team event. 

## Sarah Sjöström in 50-Meter Freestyle

![Sarah Sjoestroem of Team Sweden celebraes victory in the Women's 50m Freestyle final on day nine of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Paris La Defense Arena on August 04, 2024](https://people.com/thmb/Rf1g8JrpCvoP8VX9-ReSppdK6gc=/4000x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(507x525:509x527):format(webp)/olympics-Sarah-Sjoestroem-080524-7-c55d432158e54e54a50ffba2604b2f80.jpg align="left")

Sarah Sjöström wins the 50-meter freestyle.

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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.

## Gretchen Walsh in 100-Meter Butterfly

![Gretchen Walsh of United States of America during the Swimming Women's 100m Butterfly Final on Day 2 of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Paris La Defense Arena on July 28, 2024 in Paris, France.](https://people.com/thmb/xzEv8x1ZnpPkpKqNwheNzBej5AI=/4000x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(999x0:1001x2):format(webp)/gretchen-walsh-100m-butterfly-olympic-records-073124-645ffa9723804052884a42838afce3d1.jpg align="left")

Gretchen Walsh in 100-meter butterfly.

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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.

## Summer McIntosh in 200-Meter Butterfly

![Summer McIntosh of Team Canada celebrates victory in the Women's 200m IM on day eight of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Paris La Defense Arena on August 03, 2024](https://people.com/thmb/6-8aBRLbi0bBUoOi9ovLVDQXcno=/4000x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(795x480:797x482):format(webp)/olympics-Summer-McIntosh-080524-9-0d28646926cb4d80aa75ed2f7cb43f3e.jpg align="left")

Summer McIntosh wins the 200-meter medley.

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On her way to three gold medals in Paris, Canadian swimmer Summer McIntosh broke the 200-meter butterfly record in 2:03.03, surpassing Zhang Yufei of China's 2:03.86 from the Tokyo Games.

## Kaylee McKeown in 2 Swimming Events

![Kaylee McKeown of Australia during the Swimming Women's 100m Backstroke Final on Day 4 of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Paris La Defense Arena on July 30, 2024 in Nanterre, France.](https://people.com/thmb/iO0BJXvJup2i2Ukqj8_VcBkMSl8=/4000x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(999x0:1001x2):format(webp)/kaylee-mckeown-100m-backstroke-olympic-records-073124-bbb108dd06a94f31bbc1020ec65ebccb.jpg align="left")

Kaylee McKeown in the 100-meter backstroke.

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Australia's Kaylee McKeown recorded an Olympic best in the 100-meter backstroke, flying across the pool in 57.33 seconds and surpassing her own time from Tokyo 2020. In the 200-meter backstroke, she broke a 12-year-old record set by Missy Franklin at the London Games by clocking in with a time of 2:03.73.

## Léon Marchand in 4 Swimming Events

![Leon Marchand of Team France competes in the final of the Men's 400m IM on day two of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Paris La Defense Arena on July 28, 2024 in Nanterre, France. ](https://people.com/thmb/0RIyFi08otSSLDZRL2mXtUtW8N4=/4000x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(999x0:1001x2):format(webp)/leon-marchand-400m-individual-medley-olympic-records-073124-daa34cb9cb0c4a84945ebfc5345cb0f1.jpg align="left")

Léon Marchand in 400-meter individual medley.

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On his home turf, French swimmer Léon Marchand beat [Michael Phelps](https://people.com/tag/michael-phelps/)’ 2008 record with a time of 4:02.95 in the 400-meter individual medley. Marchand also broke the Olympic record for the 200-meter butterfly in 1:51.25, a hair faster than the previous time set during the 2020 Games. Two hours after the butterfly, he turned around and broke the 200-meter breaststroke record in 2:05.85.

For his fourth gold medal in Paris, Marchand smashed another record in the 200-meter individual medley with a time of 1:54.06, beating out Phelps' 1:54.23 from the 2008 Beijing Games.

## Pan Zhanle in 100-Meter Freestyle

![An underwater view shows China's Pan Zhanle competing in a heat of the men's 100m freestyle swimming event during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Paris La Defense Arena in Nanterre, west of Paris, on July 30, 2024. ](https://people.com/thmb/wWoxkIHx2kEBFLadfa8XDN8QvK8=/4000x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(999x0:1001x2):format(webp)/pan-zhanle-100m-freestyle-olympic-records-073124-93cff99353e44e9389b91348f6154f93.jpg align="left")

Pan Zhanle in 100-meter freestyle.

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Chinese swimmer Pan Zhanle swam a 100-meter freestyle heat in record time, finishing in 46.92 seconds and eclipsing Caeleb Dressel’s Tokyo 2020 time of 47.02 seconds. In the event’s final, he kicked it into another gear to break the first world record of the Games with a time of 46.40 seconds.

## Daniel Wiffen in 800-Meter Freestyle

![Winner Daniel Wiffen of Ireland during the Swimming Women's 100m Backstroke Final on Day 4 of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Paris La Defense Arena on July 30, 2024 in Nanterre, France. ](https://people.com/thmb/5HkZFj4VIkWu-l3EnxnS79ik3AI=/4000x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(999x0:1001x2):format(webp)/daniel-wiffen-800m-freestyle-073124-ac2881470c47441fbce67d13f6ab3d1e.jpg align="left")

Daniel Wiffen wins gold in 100-meter backstroke.

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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.

## Bobby Finke in 1,500-Meter Freestyle

![Bobby Finke celebrates after winning the final of the men's 1500m freestyle swimming event during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Paris La Defense Arena in Nanterre, west of Paris, on August 4, 2024](https://people.com/thmb/LMi8QSUgZw5BCFTqY97rsVzj6Y4=/4000x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(504x517:506x519):format(webp)/olympics-Bobby-Finke-080524-10-dc098cc52b3a4f2fb971aed864e71116.jpg align="left")

Bobby Finke wins the 1,500-meter freestyle.

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The United States' Bobby Finke set a new world record in the men's 1,500-meter freestyle with a time of 14:30.67, outpacing Sun Yang of China's 14:31.02 from the 2012 Games.

## Team Australia in 2 Swimming Events

![Gold medallists Australia's Emma Mckeon, Australia's Meg Harris, Australia's Shayna Jack and Australia's Mollie O'callaghan celebrate after competing in the final of the women's 4x100m freestyle relay swimming event at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Paris La Defense Arena in Nanterre, west of Paris, on July 27, 2024.](https://people.com/thmb/boS9cIUWC3RJG3n0kwAex_-7zIA=/4000x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(999x0:1001x2):format(webp)/mollie-ocallaghan-shayna-jack-emma-mckeon-meg-harris-100m-freestyle-relay-olympic-records-073124-c16dbc32e3fa48b59f4f1539f1fa24d7.jpg align="left")

Emma McKeon, Meg Harris, Shayna Jack and Mollie O'Callaghan win the women's 4x100-meter freestyle relay.

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Mollie O’Callaghan, Shayna Jack, Emma McKeon and Meg Harris dominated the 4x100-meter freestyle relay, finishing with a time of 3:28.92 and breaking their 2020 Olympic record of 3:29.69. O'Callaghan later returned with Lani Pallister, Brianna Throssell and Ariarne Titmus for the 4x200-meter relay, and the team finished in 7:38.08, breaking China's record from the 2020 Games.

## Team USA in 2 Swimming Events

![Gold medallists team USA, US' Regan Smith, US' Lilly King, US' Gretchen Walsh and US' Torri Huske pose after women's 4x100m medley relay swimming event during the Paris 2024](https://people.com/thmb/VQsXtlYd9zXPjGTqeS3vGivt6E0=/4000x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(707x218:709x220):format(webp)/olympics-Regan-Smith-Lilly-King-Gretchen-Walsh-Torri-Huske-080524-5-b8d26aebd3884902b101db8861457dcd.jpg align="left")

Regan Smith, Lilly King, Gretchen Walsh and Torri Huske win the 4x100-meter medley relay.

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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 Huske](https://people.com/swimmer-torri-huske-edges-out-gretchen-walsh-100-meter-gold-olympics-2024-8684979) also broke a world record with Ryan Murphy and Nic Fink in the mixed 4x100-meter relay with a time of 3:37.43.

## Julien Alfred in 100 Meters

![Julien Alfred of Saint Lucia during the Athletics Women's 100m Final on Day 8 of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Stade de France on August 3, 2024](https://people.com/thmb/4IJBJgFP3WlMyN9w38a-UGBVRsw=/4000x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(741x361:743x363):format(webp)/olympics-Julien-Alfred-080524-4-c58d91a841234494ad57ef31d1edd486.jpg align="left")

Julien Alfred wins the 100-meter final.

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Julien Alfred [beat out Sha'Carri Richardson](https://people.com/shacarri-richardson-earns-silver-100-meter-2024-olympics-8689950) in the 100-meter race to win Saint Lucia's first gold medal in any discipline.

## Marileidy Paulino in 400 Meters

![Marileidy Paulino on Dominican Republic celebrate win during Women's 400m final on day fourteen of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Stade de France on August 09, 2024 in Paris, France. ](https://people.com/thmb/rrVxJn38PfMaAHZX7tspaTS2HD8=/4000x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(926x604:928x606):format(webp)/marileidy-paulino--paris-olympics-081224-6c45cb8c35db4e0cb657e5bff4e07b04.jpg align="left")

Marileidy Paulino wins the women's 400-meter final.

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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.

## Faith Kipyegon in 1,500 Meters

![Faith Kipyegon of Team Kenya celebrates winning Gold medal in the Women's 1500m Final on day fifteen of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Stade de France on August 10, 2024 in Paris, France. ](https://people.com/thmb/Xved0jKf5AUDFfu3WZwhr6FC4qY=/4000x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(1271x112:1273x114):format(webp)/faith-kipyegon-paris-olympics-081224-54f6befb20844b7788e50a1d8c5c0d91.jpg align="left")

Faith Kipyegon wins the women's 1,500-meter final.

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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.

## Winfred Yavi in 3,000-Meter Steeplechase

![Winfred Yavi of Team Bahrain competes during the Women's 3000m Steeplechase Final on day eleven of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Stade de France on August 6, 2024 ](https://people.com/thmb/1Mz2O0N21lHLFtS4WQHFyGeNza8=/4000x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(761x172:763x174):format(webp)/Winfred-Yavi-olympics-080824-1-e779ce01d58e4de0b1702e3d7ba5545a.jpg align="left")

Winfred Yavi in the 3,000-meter steeplechase.

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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.

## Sifan Hassan in Women's Marathon

![Sifan Hassan of Netherlands win the Women's Marathon on day sixteen of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Esplanade Des Invalides on August 11, 2024 in Paris, France.](https://people.com/thmb/gtrZktX_O7OGXH4rtxvHd2r7N-o=/4000x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(1046x412:1048x414):format(webp)/sifan-hassan-paris-olympics-081224-b8f095c7b0354c9b828db5695c6cf15d.jpg align="left")

Sifan Hassan wins the women's marathon.

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

## Cole Hocker in 1,500 Meters

![Cole Hocker celebrates winning the Men's 1500m Final ahead of Great Britain's Josh Kerr at the Stade de France on the eleventh day of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games in France. Picture date: Tuesday August 6, 2024](https://people.com/thmb/wTgOq9mAiYpGA6cwLRwVm59Lllg=/4000x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(526x189:528x191):format(webp)/Cole-Hocker-olympics-080824-1-ad372bef12f9494b86ef47e957cd8ab2.jpg align="left")

Cole Hocker wins the 1,500-meter race.

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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.

## Joshua Cheptegei in 10,000 Meters

![Joshua Cheptegei of Team Uganda celebrates after the Men's 10.000m Final on day seven of the Olympic Games Paris 2024](https://people.com/thmb/QpkeJ0a4X7oqi9d8dJP0MuLoViI=/4000x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(753x334:755x336):format(webp)/olympics-Joshua-Cheptegei-080524-3-a226fbbd241f4f88bc0f2ac1f7adc4e4.jpg align="left")

Joshua Cheptegei wins the 10,000-meter final.

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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.

## Tamirat Tola in Men's Marathon

![Tamirat Tola of Ethiopia wins the Men's Marathon on day fifteen of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Esplanade Des Invalides on August 10, 2024 in Paris, France.](https://people.com/thmb/YtS9s-p_zwJi_sTezLXe6MLXcIQ=/4000x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(1249x288:1251x290):format(webp)/tamirat-tola--paris-olympics-081224-9acd4b46944f4239aa7c224a1795cdbe.jpg align="left")

Tamirat Tola wins the men's marathon.

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

## Team USA in 2 Track Events

![Team USA Vernon Norwood, Kaylyn Brown, Bryce Deadmon and Shamier Little in action, celebrate winning the Silver medal following the 4 x 400m mixed relay final at Stade de France.](https://people.com/thmb/cxCX9KcfT8UFb5_bfXVt1H-2KiM=/4000x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(764x176:766x178):format(webp)/Vernon-Norwood-Kaylyn-Brown-Bryce-Deadmon-Shamier-Little-olympics-080824-1-e0eb82da1746437cab82b707275ac5db.jpg align="left")

Vernon Norwood, Kaylyn Brown, Bryce Deadmon and Shamier Little win the silver medal in the 4x400-meter mixed relay.

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In their qualifying race, Vernon Norwood, Shamier Little, Bryce Deadmon and Kaylyn Brown ran a time of 3:07.41, breaking a world record set by fellow Americans at the 2023 world championships in Budapest, Hungary.

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.

## Mondo Duplantis in Pole Vault

![Paris 2024, athletics, Stade de France, pole vault, men, final, Armand Duplantis from Sweden ](https://people.com/thmb/bIzMMy4LdUlwpALvSQ20DcIS9R8=/4000x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(494x1017:496x1019):format(webp)/olympics-Armand-Duplantis-080524-6-9f19eb91fc1748b2b921e4c0cfd45dea.jpg align="left")

Mondo Duplantis in pole vault.

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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.

## Roje Stona in Discus Throw

![Roje Stona of Team Jamaica competes during the Men's Discus Throw final on day twelve of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Stade de France on August 07, 2024](https://people.com/thmb/kH3FAHw6Zn9R81dqnNHRXqFx0nE=/4000x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(761x184:763x186):format(webp)/Roje-Stona-olympics-080824-1-e4edb829aafa4064a2af336b69436afb.jpg align="left")

Roje Stona in the discus throw.

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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.

## Arshad Nadeem in Javelin Throw

![Arshad Nadeem of Team Pakistan competes in the during the Men's Javelin Throw Final on day thirteen of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Stade de France on August 08, 2024 in Paris, France.](https://people.com/thmb/VqhKmNp8ZFKiNbt6wuoBrUnYHwg=/4000x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(1226x359:1228x361):format(webp)/arshad-nadeem-paris-olympics2-081224-53d9d58195984e19b92df19ca2497b23.jpg align="left")

Arshad Nadeem in the javelin throw.

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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.

## Thea LaFond in Triple Jump

![Dominica's Thea Lafond competes in the women's triple jump qualification of the athletics event at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Stade de France in Saint-Denis, north of Paris, on August 2, 2024](https://people.com/thmb/ouX8T3a4G1ul7AFZTa3vwXlfZDs=/4000x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(607x249:609x251):format(webp)/olympics-Thea-Lafond-080524-2-17f45c260d3b475ea76ddc8982eb3299.jpg align="left")

Thea LaFond in the triple jump.

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

## Team New Zealand in Rugby

![New Zealand's players celebrate with their gold medals during the victory ceremony following the women's gold medal rugby sevens match between New Zealand and Canada during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis on July 30, 2024.](https://people.com/thmb/exWmDEa7bsvVCis6WIwGFpKHOQc=/4000x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(999x0:1001x2):format(webp)/new-zealand-womens-rugby-olympic-records-073124-d496256e5b5e470eaec3b6f35afe5b5a.jpg align="left")

Team New Zealand win gold in women's rugby sevens.

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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.

## Maddison Levi in Rugby Sevens

![Australia's Maddison Levi (R) is chased by Britain's Heather Cowell (L) during the women's pool B rugby sevens match between Australia and Britain during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis on July 28, 2024.](https://people.com/thmb/gvl6XOC3Un14oyaihe_n51M6T24=/4000x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(999x0:1001x2):format(webp)/maddison-levi-womens-rugby-073124-081a8b4ea8f042c4a15d5578687ce354.jpg align="left")

Maddison Levi in women's rugby sevens.

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Australian rugby player Maddison Levi scored 11 tries throughout the team’s semi-final run at the Paris Olympics, surpassing the previous record of 10 in a single Games.

## Sheng Lihao in 10-Meter Air Rifle

![Gold medalist Lihao Sheng of Team People’s Republic of China poses on the podium during the 10m Air Rifle Men's Final on day three of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Chateauroux Shooting Centre on July 29, 2024 in Chateauroux, France.](https://people.com/thmb/GLLQv24F8A3CO2U3CepOpnxe9UI=/4000x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(999x0:1001x2):format(webp)/sheng-lihao-10m-air-rifle-olympic-records-073124-fcad49537066409b8a281a66be2dff83.jpg align="left")

Sheng Lihao wins gold for 10-meter air rifle.

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In the 10-meter air rifle, Chinese sport shooter Sheng Lihao broke American William Shaner’s record of 251.6 from the Tokyo Games, scoring 252.2.

## Ban Hyo-jin in 10-Meter Air Rifle

![Gold medalist Ban Hyojin of Team South Korea poses during the medal ceremony after the 10m Air Rifle Women's Final on day 3 of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the Chateauroux Shooting Centre on July 29, 2024 in Chateauroux, France.](https://people.com/thmb/uUHyX8Kcst1E6eZTED3ylwm5dSA=/4000x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(948x251:950x253):format(webp)/hyojin-ban-paris-olympics2-081224-4c1e1c2282f346aeb48d3bbdda7dd65a.jpg align="left")

Ban Hyo-jin wins gold in 10-meter air rifle.

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South Korean sport shooter Ban Hyo-jin scored an Olympic record of 634.5 in qualifications, surpassing the previous total of 632.9 set by Norway's Jeanette Hegg Duestad at Tokyo 2020.

## Oh Ye-jin in 10-Meter Air Pistol

![Oh Ye Jin of Team Republic of Korea celebrates winning the gold medal during the Women's 10m Air Pistol Final on day two of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Chateauroux Shooting Centre on July 28, 2024 in Chateauroux, France.](https://people.com/thmb/nSoNpMN8ujAcPSLC_A3YnpyWcwE=/4000x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(999x0:1001x2):format(webp)/oh-yejin-10m-air-pistol-olympic-records-073124-a14c5352b70c43dca79d7bed64ab4467.jpg align="left")

Oh Ye-jin wins gold in 10-meter air pistol.

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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.

## Chiara Leone in 50-Meter Rifle

![Switzerland's gold medallist Chiara Leone poses on the podium during the victory ceremony after the 50 Rifle 3 Positions women's Final during the Paris 2024](https://people.com/thmb/GwpeOy5bX3t92sWgjcH_Bo42qtc=/4000x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(726x257:728x259):format(webp)/olympics-Chiara-Leone-080524-1-40649775ba4e4bc0ad7611bc06f93111.jpg align="left")

Chiara Leone wins gold in 50-meter rifle.

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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.

## Nathan Hales in Men's Trap Shooting

![Gold medalist Nathan Hales of Team Great Britain celebrates on the podium during the Shooting Trap Men's medal ceremony on day four of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Chateauroux Shooting Centre on July 30, 2024 in Chateauroux, France. ](https://people.com/thmb/GHmprsJlTiJQH3kE69iUOycElkg=/4000x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(999x0:1001x2):format(webp)/nathan-hales-trap-shooting-olympic-records-073124-e3e09123d0804bc396a4e636603ec33b.jpg align="left")

Nathan Hales wins gold in men's trap shooting.

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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.

## Adriana Ruano in Women's Trap Shooting

![Gold medalist Guatemala's Adriana Ruano Oliva poses on the podium of the shooting trap women's final during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Chateauroux Shooting Centre on July 31, 2024.](https://people.com/thmb/h7YqkgRJP1sjv2dOiMfSiZDBR1o=/4000x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(999x0:1001x2):format(webp)/adriana-ruano-trap-shooting-olympic-records-073124-87800fcf22a740bd941874149c0bda35.jpg align="left")

Adriana Ruano wins gold in women's trap shooting.

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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.

## Oliver Zeidler in Single Sculls

![Germany's Oliver Zeidler competes in the men's single sculls quarterfinals rowing competition at Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Centre in Vaires-sur-Marne during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on July 30, 2024.](https://people.com/thmb/jxFvyHkNJY7tS5ZgjR6ED4SMGEM=/4000x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(999x0:1001x2):format(webp)/oliver-zeidler-mens-single-sculls-080124-bdead858636d4a95b9f004565f0bab3a.jpg align="left")

Oliver Zeidler in men's single sculls.

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German rower Oliver Zeidler completed his semifinal with an Olympic record time of 6:35.77, blowing past the previous best of 6:40.45 from the 2020 Games.

## Martin Fuksa in Men's C-1 1,000 Meters

![Martin Fuksa of Team Czechia competes during the Canoe Sprint Men's Canoe Single 1000m Semifinal on day fourteen of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Vaires-Sur-Marne Nautical Stadium on August 09, 2024 in Paris, France.](https://people.com/thmb/fxi4Clt8CQRW5WqbPQPUprwhYUU=/4000x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(1155x405:1157x407):format(webp)/martin-fuksa-paris-olympics-081224-c1c19448790c43c2b665ba1b6155dd97.jpg align="left")

Martin Fuksa in men's C-1 1,000-meter canoe sprint.

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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.

## Katie Vincent in Women's C-1 200 Meters

![Canada's gold medallist Katie Vincent celebrates winning the women's canoe single 200m final of the canoe sprint competition at Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium in Vaires-sur-Marne during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on August 10, 2024. (](https://people.com/thmb/eJ_oK2jiwEY1pjVngRuBzFuSk8A=/4000x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(1005x277:1007x279):format(webp)/katie-vincent-paris-olympics-081224-4f3f129baa45487794aed32f372e4350.jpg align="left")

Katie Vincent wins the women's C-1 200-meter canoe sprint.

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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.

## Hou Zhihui in Women's 49 Kilogram

![Hou Zhihui of Team China competes during the Weightlifting - Women's 49kg on day twelve of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at South Paris Arena on August 7, 2024](https://people.com/thmb/rZmnxWtShW8iWHLweUyvp4B9LtI=/4000x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(764x168:766x170):format(webp)/Hou-Zhihui-olympics-080824-1-d0cbdbeda1d044ea93060097e21aa00e.jpg align="left")

Hou Zhihui in women's 49-kilogram weightlifting.

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Chinese weightlifter Hou Zhihui defended her Tokyo 2020 gold medal in the women's 49-kilogram contest, surpassing the Olympic record for the clean and jerk on the way by completing a 117-kilogram lift.

## Solfrid Koanda in Women's 81 Kilogram

![Solfrid Eila Amena Koanda of Norway competes to set a new Olympic Record of 154kg in Clean & Jerk in the Women's 81kg on day fifteen of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at South Paris Arena on August 10, 2024 in Paris, France. ](https://people.com/thmb/pqtTQb60XJV3TsoZpzJO4FpiS4I=/4000x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(1083x694:1085x696):format(webp)/solfrid-eila-amena--paris-olympics-081224-95e7179f258d4e3c9f803dfacc0e871d.jpg align="left")

Solfrid Koanda in women's 81-kilogram weightlifting.

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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.

## Aleksandra Mirosław in Women's Speed Climbing

![Aleksandra Miroslaw of Team Poland celebrates after her heat during the Women's Speed Climbing - Seeding Heats on day ten of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Le Bourget Sport Climbing Venue on August 05, 2024](https://people.com/thmb/n_WFEdgkgFYzC9XGNLMzBg9IuUo=/4000x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(425x307:427x309):format(webp)/olympics-Aleksandra-Miroslaw-080524-8-8264123e737b43a5a10d878637c2fbd5.jpg align="left")

Aleksandra Mirosław after her heat for speed climbing.

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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.

## Sam Watson in Men's Speed Climbing

![Sam Watson reacts after winning the men's sport climbing speed bronze race during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Le Bourget Sport Climbing Venue in Le Bourget on August 8, 2024](https://people.com/thmb/K5avpoCpRVZ5cTVyP7F3MBSsGnI=/4000x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(680x168:682x170):format(webp)/Sam-Watson-olympics-080824-1-abad3f7c26c741c29cfff42f46e22f5d.jpg align="left")

Sam Watson wins bronze in men's speed climbing.

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Although Team USA's Sam Watson did not take home the gold in the Summer Games, he left with a bronze medal and the world record of 4.74 seconds in men's speed climbing.

## Harrie Levreysen in Cycling Sprint

![Harrie Lavreysen of Team Netherlands celebrates during the Men's Team Sprint - Finals on day eleven of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Velodrome on August 06, 2024](https://people.com/thmb/-BKE7splBdPtRz8j8sAM8WqUMOo=/4000x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(734x211:736x213):format(webp)/Harrie-Lavreysen-olympics-080824-1-d4f8304c18c14c87b46ad9d6af58a5ad.jpg align="left")

Harrie Lavreysen wins the gold medal with Team Netherlands in the men's team sprint.

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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.

## Team Great Britain in Cycling Team Sprint

![Sophie Capewell, Katy Marchant and Emma Finucane celebrate winning gold during the Women's Team Sprint finals in a world record time at the National Velodrome, Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, on the tenth day of the 2024 Paris Olympic Games in France. Picture date: Monday August 5, 2024](https://people.com/thmb/8uSxkH7S6pGTHrhYcyHe0YLmXiY=/4000x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(749x341:751x343):format(webp)/Sophie-Capewell-Katy-Marchant-Emma-Finucane-olympics-080824-1-2c1e5f1652564cf096980dc7f63e5dda.jpg align="left")

(L-R) Sophie Capewell, Katy Marchant and Emma Finucane win gold in the women's team sprint.

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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.

## Team USA

![LeBron James and Team USA pass through the Seine on a boat in Paris, France, during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 26, 2024](https://people.com/thmb/rgElp9mmHavfFxlQtNuONfbthmc=/4000x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(999x0:1001x2):format(webp)/paris-olympics-opening-ceremony-team-usa-072624-cb798cacda2c412ead8cdb27c02d1858.jpg align="left")

Team USA at the 2024 Summer Olympics opening ceremony.

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On July 30, Team USA became the [first nation in Olympic history to surpass 3,000](https://people.com/united-states-first-country-to-win-3-000-olympic-medals-8687153) medals across the Summer and Winter Games.