A number of new Olympic record

Olympic record

Olympic records are the best performances in a specific event in that event's history in either the Summer Olympic Games or the Winter Olympic Games...

s were set in various events at the 2008 Summer Olympics

2008 Summer Olympics

The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...

 in Beijing

Beijing

Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...

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Archery

Event	Score	Name	Nation	Date
Women's 72 arrow ranking round	673	Park Sung-Hyun		2008-08-09
Women's 216 arrow ranking round	2004	Park Sung-Hyun Yun Ok-Hee Yun Ok-hee Yun Ok-Hee is a South Korean archer, who won the gold medal in the team and a silver in the individual competition at the 2006 Asian Games.- 2008 Summer Olympics :... Joo Hyun-Jung Joo Hyun-Jung Joo Hyun-Jung is a female professional archer from South Korea.- 2008 Summer Olympics :At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing Joo finished her ranking round with a total of 664 points, nine points behind ranking leader Park Sung-Hyun...		2008-08-09

This equalled Lina Herasymenko's Olympic record.

Men's records

Event	Record	Name	Nation	Date
Men's 100 metres Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 100 metres The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.-Qualification:Each National Olympic Committee was able to enter up to three entrants providing they had met the A standard in the qualifying period...	9.69 s	Usain Bolt Usain Bolt The Honourable Usain St. Leo Bolt, OJ, C.D. , is a Jamaican sprinter and a five-time World and three-time Olympic gold medalist. He is the world record and Olympic record holder in the 100 metres, the 200 metres and the 4×100 metres relay...		16 August 2008
Men's 200 metres Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 200 metres The following new world and Olympic record was set during this competition.-Results:All times shown are in seconds. The following abbreviations are used:* Q denotes qualification by place* q denotes qualification by time...	19.30 s	Usain Bolt Usain Bolt The Honourable Usain St. Leo Bolt, OJ, C.D. , is a Jamaican sprinter and a five-time World and three-time Olympic gold medalist. He is the world record and Olympic record holder in the 100 metres, the 200 metres and the 4×100 metres relay...		20 August 2008
Men's 5000 metres Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 5000 metres The following new Olympic record was set during this competition:- Heat 1 :Qualification: First 4 in each heat and the next 3 fastest advance to the Final....	12:57.82 min	Kenenisa Bekele Kenenisa Bekele Kenenisa Bekele is an Ethiopian long-distance runner, who holds the world record and Olympic record in both the 5000 metres and 10,000 metres events...		23 August 2008
Men's 10000 metres Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 10000 metres The following new Olympic record was set during this competition.-Results:OR - Olympic Record, NR - National Record, PB - Personal Best, SB - Season Best-Splits:...	27:01.17 min	Kenenisa Bekele Kenenisa Bekele Kenenisa Bekele is an Ethiopian long-distance runner, who holds the world record and Olympic record in both the 5000 metres and 10,000 metres events...		17 August 2008
Men's 4x100 metre relay Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 4x100 metre relay The Men's 4 × 100 metre relay event at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on 21 and 22 August at the Beijing National Stadium.There were 16 NOCs competing at this event. These 16 NOCs were selected by the average of the two best marks at the qualifying period. Australia was 14th but withdrew and the...	37.10 s	Nesta Carter Nesta Carter Nesta Carter O.D is a Jamaican sprinter, who specialises in the 100 metres event. In August 2010 he became only the fifth sprinter to ever run the 100 metres in less than 9.8 seconds.... Michael Frater Michael Frater Michael Frater O.D is a sprinter who specialises in the 100 metres event. He won a silver medal at the 2005 World Championships and a gold medal at the 2003 Pan American Games for the event.... Usain Bolt Usain Bolt The Honourable Usain St. Leo Bolt, OJ, C.D. , is a Jamaican sprinter and a five-time World and three-time Olympic gold medalist. He is the world record and Olympic record holder in the 100 metres, the 200 metres and the 4×100 metres relay... Asafa Powell Asafa Powell Asafa Powell C.D is a Jamaican sprinter who specialises in the 100 metres. He held the 100 m world record between June 2005 and May 2008, with times of 9.77 and 9.74 seconds respectively. Powell has consistently broken the 10-second barrier in competition, with his personal best of...		22 August 2008
Men's 4x400 metre relay Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 4x400 metre relay The Men's 4 x 400 metres relay event at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 22 and 23 August at the Beijing National Stadium.There were 16 NOCs competing at this event. These 16 NOCs were selected by the average of the two best marks at the qualifying period...	2:55.39 min	LaShawn Merritt LaShawn Merritt LaShawn Merritt is an American track and field athlete who competes in sprinting events, specializing in the 400 meters. He is the reigning Olympic champion over the distance and his personal best of 43.75 seconds makes him the fifth fastest of all time... Angelo Taylor Angelo Taylor Angelo F. Taylor is an American athlete, winner of 400 m hurdles at the 2000 and 2008 Summer Olympics.... David Neville David Neville (athlete) David Neville is an American sprinter who specializes in the 400 meters and two-time medalist in the Summer Olympics... Jeremy Wariner Jeremy Wariner Jeremy Mathew Wariner is an American track athlete specializing in the 400 meters. He has won four Olympic medals and six World Championships medals...		23 August 2008
Men's marathon Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's marathon The following new Olympic record was set during this competition.-Results:Key: = Olympic record, SB = Season Best, PB = Personal Best, DNF = Did Not Finish, DNS = Did Not Start-Intermediates:s.t. - same time.- External links :...	2:06:32 hr	Samuel Kamau Wanjiru Samuel Wanjiru Samuel Kamau Wanjiru was a Kenyan athlete, who specialized in long distance running. He became a professional at a young age and broke the world record in the half marathon when he was 18 years old...		24 August 2008
Men's 50 kilometre walk Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's 50 kilometre walk The following new Olympic record was set during this competition.-Results:OR - Olympic Record / PB - Personal Best / SB - Season Best / NR - National Record / DNF - Did Not Finish / DQ - Disqualified / DNS - Did Not Start-Intermediates:s.t. - same time....	3:37:09	Alex Schwazer Alex Schwazer Alex Schwazer is an Italian race walker.Schwazer won the bronze medal in the 50 km race at the 2005 World Championships in a national record time of 3:41.54 hours...		22 August 2008
Men's pole vault Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's pole vault A new Olympic record was set during this competition.-Qualifying round:Qualifying performance 5.75 or at least 12 best performers advance to the Final.-Final:The final was held on August 22....	5.96 m	Steven Hooker Steven Hooker Steven Leslie "Steve" Hooker OAM is an Australian pole vaulter and Olympic gold medalist. His personal best is 6.06 m, making him the second highest pole-vaulter in history behind only Sergey Bubka.-Career:...		22 August 2008
Men's javelin throw Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Men's javelin throw The Men's Javelin Throw event at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 21 and 23 August at the Beijing National Stadium. The qualification mark was set at 82.50 metres....	90.57 m	Andreas Thorkildsen Andreas Thorkildsen Andreas Thorkildsen is a Norwegian javelin thrower, born in Kristiansand. He is the first male javelin thrower in history to be European champion, World champion and Olympic champion...		23 August 2008

Women's records

Event	Record	Name	Nation	Date
Women's 400 metre hurdles Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 400 metre hurdles The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.-Round 1:The first three runners of each heat plus the next four overall fastest runners qualified for the Semifinals.-Semifinals:...	52.64 s	Melaine Walker Melaine Walker Melaine Walker O.D is a Jamaican 400 metres hurdler. Walker is the reigning World and Olympic 400 m hurdles champion...		20 August 2008
Women's 3,000 metre steeplechase Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 3000 metre steeplechase The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.-Round 1:Qualification: First 4 in each heat and the next 3 fastest advance to the Final....	8:58.81 min	Gulnara Galkina-Samitova		17 August 2008
Women's 10,000 metres Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 10000 metres The following new Olympic record was set during this competition.Both Tirunesh Dibaba and Elvan Abeylegesse completed the race in a time under the old Olympic record, recording the second and third fastest ever women's 10,000 metre times, making Dibaba the new Olympic record holder.-Results:-Splits:...	29:54.66	Tirunesh Dibaba Tirunesh Dibaba Tirunesh Dibaba also known as Tirunesh Dibaba Kenene is an Ethiopian long distance track athlete and the outdoor 5000 metres world record holder. She is the current Olympic 5000 metres and 10,000 metres champion...		20 August 2008
Women's 20km walk Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's 20 kilometre walk The Women's 20 km Walk event at the 2008 Olympic Games took place on August 21 at the Beijing Olympic Stadium. The qualifying standards were 1:33.30 and 1:38.00 .-Medalists:-Abbreviations:...	1:26:31 hr	Olga Kaniskina Olga Kaniskina Olga Nikolayevna Kaniskina is a Russian race walker. She won the silver medal in the 20 km walk at the 2006 European Championships and gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics...		20 August 2008
Women's triple jump Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's triple jump The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.-Qualifying round:Qualifying Performance 14.45 or at least 12 best performers advance to the Final.-Final:The final was held on August 17....	15.39 m	Françoise Mbango Etone Françoise Mbango Etone Françoise Mbango Etone is a female track and field athlete, competing internationally for France, formerly of the Cameroon. She was a gold medalist in the triple jump at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece. She retained her title with an Olympic record distance of 15.39m at the Beijing...		17 August 2008
Women's pole vault Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's pole vault The following new world and Olympic records were set during this competition.- Qualifying round :Qualifying Performance 4.60 or at least 12 best performers advance to the Final....	5.05 m	Yelena Isinbayeva Yelena Isinbayeva Yelena Gadzhievna Isinbayeva is a Russian pole vaulter. She is twice an Olympic gold medalist , five-times a World Champion, and the current world record holder in the event...		18 August 2008
Women's hammer throw Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics - Women's hammer throw The Women's Hammer Throw event at the 2008 Summer Olympics took place on 18–20 August at the Beijing National Stadium.The qualifying standards were 69.50 m and 67.00 m .-Medalists:-Schedule:...	76.34 m	Aksana Miankova Aksana Miankova Aksana Miankova, also transliterated as Oksana Menkova, is a Belarusian hammer thrower. She won the Olympic gold medal in 2008 with a throw of 76.34 metres, an Olympic record....		20 August 2008

Cycling

Event	Time	Name	Nation	Date
Men's Sprint Sprint (cycling) The sprint or match sprint is a track cycling event involving between 2 and 4 riders, though they are usually run as a one-on-one match race between opponents who, unlike in the individual pursuit, start next to each other.- Racing style :...	9.815	Chris Hoy Chris Hoy Sir Christopher Andrew "Chris" Hoy, MBE is a Scottish track cyclist representing Great Britain and Scotland. He is a multiple world champion and Olympic Games gold medal winner...		2008-08-17
Men's Individual pursuit Individual pursuit The individual pursuit is a track cycling event where two cyclists begin the race from a stationary position on opposite sides of the track.The event is held over 4 km for men and 3 km for women. The two riders start at the same time and set off to complete the race distance in the...	4:15.031	Bradley Wiggins Bradley Wiggins Bradley Marc Wiggins, CBE is a British professional track and road bicycle racer, currently riding for Team Sky. Wiggins' career began on the track, where he specialised in the pursuit and madison disciplines....		2008-08-15
Men's Team pursuit Team pursuit The team pursuit is a track cycling event similar to the individual pursuit, except that two teams, each of up to four riders, compete, start on opposite sides of the velodrome.- Race format :...	3:53.312	Bradley Wiggins Bradley Wiggins Bradley Marc Wiggins, CBE is a British professional track and road bicycle racer, currently riding for Team Sky. Wiggins' career began on the track, where he specialised in the pursuit and madison disciplines.... Paul Manning Paul Manning (cyclist) Paul Christian Manning MBE is a former English professional track and road bicycle racer who rode for the UCI Professional Continental team Landbouwkrediet-Tönissteiner in 2007 and 2008... Geraint Thomas Geraint Thomas Geraint Howell Thomas, MBE is a Welsh professional racing cyclist who rides for the UCI ProTour team . A track cycling world champion and Olympic gold medalist in the team pursuit, Thomas has also enjoyed success on the road, winning the Junior Paris-Roubaix in 2004, the British National... Ed Clancy Ed Clancy Edward Clancy MBE is an English professional track and road bicycle racer who rides for the team. On the track his specialist discipline is the pursuit. He won the first stage of the 2005 Tour of Berlin. He also won 2007 team pursuit world championship...		2008-08-18
Women's Sprint Sprint (cycling) The sprint or match sprint is a track cycling event involving between 2 and 4 riders, though they are usually run as a one-on-one match race between opponents who, unlike in the individual pursuit, start next to each other.- Racing style :...	10.963	Victoria Pendleton Victoria Pendleton Victoria Louise Pendleton MBE is a British Olympic and world champion track cyclist. Her father, Max, was also a British national grass-track cycling champion.-Early years:...		2008-08-17

Men's records

Event		Score	Name	Nation	Date
25 m rapid fire pistol	Qual.	583	Keith Sanderson Keith Sanderson (sport shooter) Keith Sanderson is an American sport shooter and holds the Olympic record for the qualification round of 25 meter rapid fire pistol . After winning the qualification round of the rapid fire pistol competition in the 2008 Olympics, he fell back during the final and finished fifth, the same position...		2008-08-16
	Final	780.2	Oleksandr Petriv Oleksandr Petriv Oleksandr Petriv is an Olympic shooter from Ukraine. He was born in Lviv. He won a gold medal in the Men's 25 metre rapid fire pistol event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.- Links :*...		2008-08-16
Trap Olympic Trap Officially referred to only as trap, and also known in the United States as international trap, bunker trap, trench or international clay pigeon, the single-target Olympic trap shooting event has a history over a hundred years old...	Final	146	David Kostelecký David Kostelecký David Kostelecký is a male Czech sports shooter. He won the gold medal in the Men's Trap event at the 2008 Summer Olympics. He also finished second in the 2006 ISSF World Cup final.-Olympic results:...		2008-08-10
Double trap Double Trap Double trap is a clay pigeon shooting sport, one of the ISSF shooting events. Participants use a shotgun to attempt to break a clay disk flung away from the shooter at high speed....	Qual.	145	Walton Eller Walton Eller Walton "Glenn" Eller is an American trap shooter and three-time U.S. Olympic athlete . At the 2008 Summer Olympics, he won the gold medal in men's double trap setting both an Olympic Record and a Final Olympic Record.In 1996, Glenn was the first American to win the British Open Sporting Clay...		2008-08-12
	Final	190	Walton Eller Walton Eller Walton "Glenn" Eller is an American trap shooter and three-time U.S. Olympic athlete . At the 2008 Summer Olympics, he won the gold medal in men's double trap setting both an Olympic Record and a Final Olympic Record.In 1996, Glenn was the first American to win the British Open Sporting Clay...		2008-08-12
Skeet Olympic Skeet Skeet is a variant of skeet shooting, and the specific variant used in the Olympic Games. Two throwing machines at different heights launch a series of 25 targets in a specific order, some as singles and some as doubles, with the shooter having a fixed position between them. Men's competitions...	Qual.	121	Vincent Hancock Vincent Hancock Vincent Hancock is an American shooter and Olympic athlete who won the gold medal in the men's skeet at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing...		2008-08-16
	Final	145	Vincent Hancock Vincent Hancock Vincent Hancock is an American shooter and Olympic athlete who won the gold medal in the men's skeet at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing... Tore Brovold Tore Brovold Tore Brovold is a Norwegian sport shooter competing in Skeet. Brovold is one of the Norwegian athletes competing in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he won a silver medal. Later the same year, he won the 2008 ISSF World Cup Final.Brovold started shooting in 1977, when he was only 7...		2008-08-16

Women's records

Event		Score	Name	Nation	Date
50 m rifle three positions 50 metre rifle three positions 50 metre rifle three positions is an International Shooting Sport Federation event, a miniature version of 300 metre rifle three positions. It consists of the prone, standing and kneeling positions, fired in that order, with 3×40 shots for men and 3×20 shots for women...	Qual.	589	Du Li Du Li Du Li is a female Chinese sport shooter who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics, where she won the gold medal in the women's 10 metre air rifle competition. She has achieved the maximum 400 in this event twice...		2008-08-14
	Final	690.3	Du Li Du Li Du Li is a female Chinese sport shooter who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics, where she won the gold medal in the women's 10 metre air rifle competition. She has achieved the maximum 400 in this event twice...		2008-08-14
10 m air rifle	Qual.	400	Kateřina Emmons Katerina Emmons Kateřina Emmons, née Kůrková is a female Czech sport shooter who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics, where she won a bronze medal, and the 2008 Summer Olympics, where she won her first gold medal in the women's 10 metre air rifle competition, and the very first gold medal of that particular...		2008-08-09
	Final	503.5	Kateřina Emmons Katerina Emmons Kateřina Emmons, née Kůrková is a female Czech sport shooter who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics, where she won a bronze medal, and the 2008 Summer Olympics, where she won her first gold medal in the women's 10 metre air rifle competition, and the very first gold medal of that particular...		2008-08-09
25 m pistol	Qual.	590	Otryadyn Gündegmaa Otryadyn Gündegmaa Otryadyn Gündegmaa , is an Olympic athlete who competes in sports shooting. She was born in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Gündegmaa competed in the 1996, 2000, and 2004 Olympics, with her best finish being fifth place in the 1996 Games in 25m sporting pistol. In 2008 she won a silver medal for Mongolia...		2008-08-13
	Final	793.4	Chen Ying Chen Ying (sport shooter) Chen Ying is a female Chinese sports shooter who won the 2006 ISSF World Shooting Championships in 25 m Pistol.In the 2004 Summer Olympics she finished fourth in the women's 25 metre pistol competition.-External links:*...		2008-08-13
10 m air pistol	Qual.	391	Natalia Paderina Natalia Paderina Natalia Paderina is a Russian sport shooter. She won the silver medal in Women's 10m air pistol at the 2008 Summer Olympics. At that event, she shared the podium with bronze medalist Nino Salukvadze of Georgia. Georgia and Russia were at war at the time...		2008-08-10
	Final	492.3	Guo Wenjun Guo Wenjun Guo Wenjun is a female Chinese sport shooter who won three of the four gold medals in women's pistol shooting during the European part of the 2008 ISSF World Cup. She won gold in the women's 10 metre air pistol at the 2008 Summer Olympics....		2008-08-10
Trap Olympic Trap Officially referred to only as trap, and also known in the United States as international trap, bunker trap, trench or international clay pigeon, the single-target Olympic trap shooting event has a history over a hundred years old...	Final	91	Satu Mäkelä-Nummela Satu Mäkelä-Nummela Satu Mäkelä-Nummela is a female Finnish sports shooter. She won the gold medal in the Women's Trap event at the 2008 Summer Olympics. She has also won bronze medals in Women's Trap event in 1995 and 2009 at ISSF World Shotgun Championships. Her club is OSU .-Records:-References:...		2008-08-11
Skeet Olympic Skeet Skeet is a variant of skeet shooting, and the specific variant used in the Olympic Games. Two throwing machines at different heights launch a series of 25 targets in a specific order, some as singles and some as doubles, with the shooter having a fixed position between them. Men's competitions...	Qual.	72	Chiara Cainero Chiara Cainero Chiara Cainero is an Italian sport shooter who won a gold medal in Skeet at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-References:...		2008-08-14
	Final	93	Chiara Cainero Chiara Cainero Chiara Cainero is an Italian sport shooter who won a gold medal in Skeet at the 2008 Summer Olympics.-References:... Kim Rhode Kim Rhode Kimberly "Kim" Susan Rhode is an American double trap and skeet shooter. A California native, she is a two-time Olympic gold medal winner and six-time national champion in double trap. She was the youngest member of the U.S. Olympic team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia... Christine Brinker Christine Brinker Christine Brinker is a German skeet shooter. She started shooting in 2000 and is competing for German club SSC Schale under the guidance of Wilhelm Metelmann.- References :* *...		2008-08-14

This equalled Renata Mauer

Renata Mauer

Renata Mauer-Różańska is a Polish sports shooter. She is two times Olympic Champion, from the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta and the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, as well as having an Olympic bronze medal....

's Olympic record. This equalled Tao Luna

Tao Luna

Tao Luna is a female Chinese sports shooter who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics and in the 2004 Summer Olympics. In 2000 she won the gold medal in the women's 10 metre air pistol competition and the silver medal in the women's 25 metre pistol competition.-Olympic results:-Records:-External...

's Olympic record.

Swimming

Due to the use of the LZR Racer

LZR Racer

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, a specialised swimming suit developed by NASA

NASA

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is the agency of the United States government that is responsible for the nation's civilian space program and for aeronautics and aerospace research...

 and the Australian Institute of Sport

Australian Institute of Sport

The Australian Institute of Sport is a sports training institution in Australia with world class facilities and support services. The Institute's headquarters is situated in Canberra, the capital city of Australia. The 66.0 hectare site campus is in the northern suburb of Bruce, but some of the...

, sixty-five Olympic swimming records were broken. Only two Olympic records remained intact after the Games.

Men's records

Event		Weight	Name	Nation	Date
85 kg	Snatch	185.0 kg	Andrei Rybakou Andrei Rybakou Andrei Rybakou is a Belarusian weightlifter who won silver medals in Men's 85 kg at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics.In April 2006 he won the European Championship...		2008-08-15
	Total	394.0 kg	Andrei Rybakou Andrei Rybakou Andrei Rybakou is a Belarusian weightlifter who won silver medals in Men's 85 kg at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics.In April 2006 he won the European Championship...		2008-08-15
105 kg	Snatch	200.0 kg	Andrei Aramnau Andrei Aramnau Andrei Nikolayevich Aramnau is a weightlifter and current world record holder from Belarus.He won silver in the 94 kg category at the 2006 Junior World Championships, with a total of 393 kg...		2008-08-18
	Clean and Jerk	236.0 kg	Andrei Aramnau Andrei Aramnau Andrei Nikolayevich Aramnau is a weightlifter and current world record holder from Belarus.He won silver in the 94 kg category at the 2006 Junior World Championships, with a total of 393 kg...		2008-08-18
	Total	436.0 kg	Andrei Aramnau Andrei Aramnau Andrei Nikolayevich Aramnau is a weightlifter and current world record holder from Belarus.He won silver in the 94 kg category at the 2006 Junior World Championships, with a total of 393 kg...		2008-08-18

Women's records

Event		Weight	Name	Nation	Date
48 kg	Clean and Jerk	117.0 kg	Chen Xiexia Chen Xiexia Chen Xiexia is a Chinese weightlifter. She won three golds at the 2007 World Weightlifting Championships. and the first gold medal for China in the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 48 kg class, setting an Olympic Record by lifting a total of 212 kg....		2008-08-09
	Total	212.0 kg	Chen Xiexia Chen Xiexia Chen Xiexia is a Chinese weightlifter. She won three golds at the 2007 World Weightlifting Championships. and the first gold medal for China in the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 48 kg class, setting an Olympic Record by lifting a total of 212 kg....		2008-08-09
53 kg	Clean and Jerk	126.0 kg	Prapawadee Jaroenrattanatarakoon Prapawadee Jaroenrattanatarakoon Prapawadee Jaroenrattanatarakoon is a weightlifter from Thailand....		2008-08-10
58 kg	Clean and Jerk	138.0 kg	Chen Yanqing Chen Yanqing Chen Yanqing is a Chinese weightlifter who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics and the 2008 Summer Olympics. She won the gold medal in the 58 kg class in both competitions, making her the first woman to win gold medals in weightlifting in two consecutive Olympics.Chen won her first gold...		2008-08-11
	Total	244.0 kg	Chen Yanqing Chen Yanqing Chen Yanqing is a Chinese weightlifter who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics and the 2008 Summer Olympics. She won the gold medal in the 58 kg class in both competitions, making her the first woman to win gold medals in weightlifting in two consecutive Olympics.Chen won her first gold...		2008-08-11
69 kg	Snatch	128.0 kg	Liu Chunhong Liu Chunhong Liu Chunhong is a Chinese weightlifter.At the 2003 World Weightlifting Championships she won in the 69 kg category with a total of ten new world records and junior world records....		2008-08-13
	Clean and Jerk	158.0 kg	Liu Chunhong Liu Chunhong Liu Chunhong is a Chinese weightlifter.At the 2003 World Weightlifting Championships she won in the 69 kg category with a total of ten new world records and junior world records....		2008-08-13
	Total	286.0 kg	Liu Chunhong Liu Chunhong Liu Chunhong is a Chinese weightlifter.At the 2003 World Weightlifting Championships she won in the 69 kg category with a total of ten new world records and junior world records....		2008-08-13
75 kg	Snatch	128.0 kg	Cao Lei Cao Lei Cao Lei is a female Chinese weightlifter. She was born in north China's Hebei Province and was raised in northeastern Heilongjiang Province....		2008-08-15
	Clean and Jerk	154.0 kg	Cao Lei Cao Lei Cao Lei is a female Chinese weightlifter. She was born in north China's Hebei Province and was raised in northeastern Heilongjiang Province....		2008-08-15
	Total	282.0 kg	Cao Lei Cao Lei Cao Lei is a female Chinese weightlifter. She was born in north China's Hebei Province and was raised in northeastern Heilongjiang Province....		2008-08-15
+75 kg	Snatch	140.0 kg	Jang Mi-Ran Jang Mi-Ran Jang Mi-Ran is a female South Korean weightlifter. She is currently based in Goyang, Gyeonggi-do, playing for the Goyang City Government Sports Club....		2008-08-16
	Clean and Jerk	186.0 kg	Jang Mi-Ran Jang Mi-Ran Jang Mi-Ran is a female South Korean weightlifter. She is currently based in Goyang, Gyeonggi-do, playing for the Goyang City Government Sports Club....		2008-08-16
	Total	326.0 kg	Jang Mi-Ran Jang Mi-Ran Jang Mi-Ran is a female South Korean weightlifter. She is currently based in Goyang, Gyeonggi-do, playing for the Goyang City Government Sports Club....		2008-08-16