Number of world records broken at the Summer Olympics 2004-2024

Published by Statista Research Department, Aug 13, 2024

At the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games, there were 17 world records broken during the competition. This was the lowest the figure had been since before 2004. The Summer Olympics with the most world records broken came during Beijing 2008, when 30 new records were set. 

Number of world records broken at the Olympic Summer Games from 2004 to 2024

CharacteristicNumber of records broken
Athens 2004 26
Beijing 2008 30
London 2012 28
Rio 2016 22
Tokyo 2020 20
Paris 2024 17
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Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Number of records broken262630302828222220201717Athens 2004Beijing 2008London 2012Rio 2016Tokyo 2020Paris 2024
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August 2024

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2004 to 2024

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