Current Olympic Record Holders in Athletics (59)
| Athlete | Nation(s) | Sport(s) | Role(s) | Era | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virgilijus Alekna |  LTU |
ATH | Olympics / Other | 1996—2012 | discus throw 69.89 (2004) |
| Charles Austin |  USA |
ATH | Olympics | 1992—2000 | high jump 2.39 (1996) |
| Almaz Ayana |  ETH |
ATH | Olympics / Other | 2016 | 10000 m 29:17.45 (2016) |
| Bob Beamon | USA |
ATH | Olympics | 1968 | long jump 8.90 (1968) |
| Kenenisa Bekele | ETH |
ATH | Olympics / Other | 2004—2012 | 5000 m 12:57.82 (2008) and 10000 m 27:01.17 (2008) |
| Yohan Blake |  JAM |
ATH | Olympics | 2012—2020 | 4×100 m relay 36.84 (2012) |
| Usain Bolt | JAM |
ATH | Olympics / Other | 2004—2016 | 100 m 9.63 (2012), 200 m 19.30 (2008), and 4×100 m relay 36.84 (2012) |
| Thiago Braz |  BRA |
ATH | Olympics / YOG | 2010—2020 | pole vault 6.03 (2016) |
| Olga Bryzgina |  URS UKR EUN |
ATH | Olympics | 1988—1992 | 4×400 m relay 3:15.18 (1988) |
| Jasmine Camacho-Quinn |  PUR |
ATH | Olympics | 2016—2020 | 100 m hurdles 12.26 (2020) |
| Nesta Carter | JAM |
ATH | Olympics | 2008—2012 | 4×100 m relay 36.84 (2012) |
| Chen Ding |  CHN |
ATH | Olympics | 2012—2016 | 20 km walk 1-18:46 (2012) |
| Vivian Cheruiyot |  KEN |
ATH | Olympics | 2000—2016 | 5000 m 14:26.17 (2016) |
| Ryan Crouser | USA |
ATH | Olympics | 2016—2020 | shot put 23.30 (2020) |
| Kajetan Duszyński |  POL |
ATH | Olympics | 2020 | 4×400 m mixed relay 3:09.87 (2020) |
| Allyson Felix | USA |
ATH | Olympics | 2004—2020 | 4×100 m relay 40.82 (2012) |
| Michael Frater | JAM |
ATH | Olympics | 2004—2012 | 4×100 m relay 36.84 (2012) |
| Tiki Gelana | ETH |
ATH | Olympics | 2012 | marathon 2-23:07 (2012) |
| Florence Griffith Joyner | USA |
ATH | Olympics | 1984—1988 | 200 m 21.34 (1988) |
| Kenny Harrison | USA |
ATH | Olympics | 1996 | triple jump 18.09 (1996) |
| Martina Hellmann |  GDR GER |
ATH | Olympics | 1988—1992 | discus throw 72.30 (1988) |
| Jakob Ingebrigtsen |  NOR |
ATH | Olympics | 2020 | 1500 m 3:28.32 (2020) |
| Yelena Isinbayeva |  RUS |
ATH | Olympics / Administrator | 2000—2016 | pole vault 5.05 (2008) |
| Carmelita Jeter | USA |
ATH | Olympics | 2012 | 4×100 m relay 40.82 (2012) |
| Jackie Joyner-Kersee | USA |
ATH | Olympics | 1984—1996 | long jump 7.40 (1988) and heptathlon 7291 (1988) |
| Natalia Kaczmarek | POL |
ATH | Olympics | 2020 | 4×400 m mixed relay 3:09.87 (2020) |
| Conseslus Kipruto | KEN |
ATH | Olympics | 2016 | 3000 m steeplechase 8:03.28 (2016) |
| Faith Kipyegon | KEN |
ATH | Olympics | 2012—2020 | 1500 m 3:53.11 (2020) |
| Sergey Kirdyapkin | RUS |
ATH | Olympics | 2008—2012 | 50 km walk 3-35:59 (2012) |
| Bianca Knight | USA |
ATH | Olympics | 2012 | 4×100 m relay 40.82 (2012) |
| Tatsiana Ledauskaya |  BLRURSEUN |
ATH | Olympics | 1988—1996 | 4×400 m relay 3:15.18 (1988) |
| Sergey Litvinov | RUSURS |
ATH | Olympics | 1980—1988 | hammer throw 84.80 (1988) |
| Liu Xiang | CHN |
ATH | Olympics / Other | 2004—2012 | 110 m hurdles 12.91 (2004) |
| Tianna Madison-Bartoletta | USA |
ATH | Olympics | 2012—2016 | 4×100 m relay 40.82 (2012) |
| Sydney McLaughlin | USA |
ATH | Olympics | 2016—2020 | 400 m hurdles 51.46 (2020) |
| Osleidys Menéndez |  CUB |
ATH | Olympics / Other | 2000—2008 | javelin throw 71.53 (2004) |
| LaShawn Merritt | USA |
ATH | Olympics | 2008—2016 | 4×400 m relay 2:55.39 (2008) |
| Olga Nazarova | RUSURSEUN |
ATH | Olympics | 1988—1992 | 4×400 m relay 3:15.18 (1988) |
| David Neville | USA |
ATH | Olympics | 2008 | 4×400 m relay 2:55.39 (2008) |
| Wayde van Niekerk |  RSA |
ATH | Olympics / Other | 2016—2020 | 400 m 43.03 (2016) |
| Nadezhda Olizarenko | URSUKR |
ATH | Olympics | 1980—1988 | 800 m 1:53.43 (1980) |
| Marie-José Pérec |  FRA |
ATH | Olympics / Non-starter / Other | 1988—2000 | 400 m 48.25 (1996) |
| Mariya Pinigina | RUSURS |
ATH | Olympics | 1988 | 4×400 m relay 3:15.18 (1988) |
| Qieyang Shijie | CHN |
ATH | Olympics | 2012—2020 | 20 km walk 1-25:16 (2012) |
| Yulimar Rojas |  VEN |
ATH | Olympics | 2016—2020 | triple jump 15.67 (2020) |
| David Rudisha | KEN |
ATH | Olympics / Other | 2012—2016 | 800 m 1:40.91 (2012) |
| Gulnara Samitova-Galkina | RUS |
ATH | Olympics | 2004—2012 | 3000 m steeplechase 8:58.81 (2008) |
| Ilona Schoknecht-Slupianek | GDR |
ATH | Olympics | 1976—1980 | shot put 22.41 (1980) |
| Yelena Slesarenko | RUS |
ATH | Olympics | 2004—2008 | high jump 2.06 (2004) |
| Justyna Święty-Ersetic | POL |
ATH | Olympics | 2012—2020 | 4×400 m mixed relay 3:09.87 (2020) |
| Angelo Taylor | USA |
ATH | Olympics | 2000—2012 | 4×400 m relay 2:55.39 (2008) |
| Elaine Thompson-Herah | JAM |
ATH | Olympics | 2016—2020 | 100 m 10.61 (2020) |
| Andreas Thorkildsen | NOR |
ATH | Olympics | 2004—2012 | javelin throw 90.57 (2008) |
| Sammy Wanjiru | KEN |
ATH | Olympics | 2008 | marathon 2-06:32 (2008) |
| Karsten Warholm | NOR |
ATH | Olympics | 2016—2020 | 400 m hurdles 45.94 (2020) |
| Jeremy Wariner | USA |
ATH | Olympics | 2004—2008 | 4×400 m relay 2:55.39 (2008) |
| Damian Warner |  CAN |
ATH | Olympics | 2012—2020 | decathlon 9018 (2020) |
| Anita Włodarczyk | POL |
ATH | Olympics | 2008—2020 | hammer throw 82.29 (2016) |
| Karol Zalewski | POL |
ATH | Olympics | 2016—2020 | 4×400 m mixed relay 3:09.87 (2020) |