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December 2009
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Beijing Olympics: Final Figures |
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26.08.2008 |
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Andreas Thorkildsen (NOR)
Photo by Picture Alliance.
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Now that the final fireworks have been shot from 'The Birds Nest' in Beijing, Europe's best athletes are able to take a well earned
rest but for the statisticians and correspondents it is number crunching time!
Below European Athletics correspondent Alfonz Juck details some of the
final figures from Beijing...
THE RECORDS
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World Records
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5 (best result since 1980)
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Olympic Records
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17 (12 + 5 World Records)
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World Junior Records
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2
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Area Records
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11 (World)
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National Records
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80+
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| World leading marks |
8 men, 13 women |
| TITLE DEFENDERS |
Olympic title defenders
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5 (2 Europeans): Bekele, Campbell-Brown,
Isinbayeva, Mbango, Thorkildsen and one
2000 winner
(A. Taylor) |
World Champions
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9 Osaka gold medallists (5 Europeans):
Kipruto, Saladino, Kanter, Ohuruogu, T. Dibaba,
Isinbayeva, Vili, Spotakova, Kaniskina
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| WINNING MARKS |
COMPETITION
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MEN
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WOMEN |
| Beijing 2008 - Athens 2004 |
15:8 (HJ result
the same) |
11:11 (women's Steeplechase
not held in 2004) |
| Beijing 2008 - Osaka 2007 |
18:6
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15:7 (HJ result the same)
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| Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS)
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MULTIPLE MEDALLISTS
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3-0-0
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Bolt
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2-0-0
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Merritt, Bekele, Dibaba, Taylor |
1-1-0
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Gushchina, Felix, Wariner, Clement |
1-0-1
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Richards, Neville |
| 0-2-0 |
Thompson, Abeylegesse, Lebedeva |
| 0-1-1 |
Williams, K. Stewart, Tallent |
| 0-0-2 |
Dix |
Total: 18 multiple medallists
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| BEST 4x400m RELAY SPLITS IN FINALS |
MEN
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WOMEN |
| 43.18 Wariner |
48.55 Felix
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| 43.56 Alekseyev |
48.93 Richards
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| 43.62
J. Borlee |
49.18
Litvinova
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Nelson Evora (POR)
Photo by Picture Alliance
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EUROPEAN MEDAL TABLE - BEIJING OLYMPICS
2008
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| Country |
gold |
silver |
bronze |
Total |
| 1. Russia (RUS) |
6 |
5 |
7 |
18 |
| 2. Belarus (BLR) |
1 |
3 |
3 |
7 |
| 3. Great Britain (GBR) |
1 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
| 4. Ukraine (UKR) |
1 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
| 5. Belgium (BEL) |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
| 5. Norway (NOR) |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
| 5. Poland (POL) |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
| 8. Italy (ITA) |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
| 9. Czech Republic (CZE) |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| 9. Estonia (EST) |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| 9. Portugal (POR) |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| 9. Romania (ROU) |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| 9. Slovenia (SLO) |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| 14. Turkey (TUR) |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
| 15. Croatia (CRO) |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| 15. France (FRA) |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| 15. Latvia (LAT) |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| 18. Finland (FIN) |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| 18. Germany (GER) |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| 18. Greece (GRE) |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| 18. Lithuania (LTU) |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
TOP 5 RESULTS
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2008 (BEIJING)
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2007 (OSAKA)
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2004 (ATHENS)
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| 1. USA 7-9-7 |
1. USA 14-4-8 |
1. USA 8-12-5 |
| 2. RUS 6-5-7 |
2. RUS 4-9-3 |
2. RUS 6-7-7 |
| 3. JAM
6-3-2 |
3. KEN 5-3-5 |
3. GBR
3-0-1 |
| 4. KEN 5-5-4 |
4. JAM 1-6-3 |
4. SWE 3-0-0 |
| 5. ETH 4-1-2 |
5. GER 2-2-3 |
5. ETH 2-3-2 |
42 MEDALS
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43 MEDALS
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40 MEDALS
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Barbora Spotakova (CZE)
Photo by Picture Alliance
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TOP 5 POINTS
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| 2008 (BEIJING) |
2007 (OSAKA)
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2004 (ATHENS)
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| 1. USA 207 |
1. USA
238.5 |
1. USA 249 |
| 2. RUS 200 |
2. RUS 188.5 |
2. RUS
191 |
| 3. KEN 123 |
3. JAM 79 |
3. KEN 123 |
| 4.
JAM 121 |
4. ETH 72 |
4. GER 84 |
| 5. GBR 71 |
5. GBR 59 |
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| BEST RESULTS (IAAF SCORING TABLES) |
MEN
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WOMEN
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| 1. 1338 (19.30 Bolt) |
1. 1286 (71.42m Spotakova) |
| 2. 1332
(9.69 Bolt) |
2.
1277 (5.05m Isinbayeva) |
| 3. 1300 (37.10 JAM relay team) |
3. 1275 (70.78m Abakumova) |
BEST RESULTS PER EVENT (IAAF SCORING TABLES)
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MEN
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WOMEN
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Sprints
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1338 (19.30 Bolt) |
Sprints
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1251 (21.74 Campbell-Brown) |
Middle
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1204 (3:32.89 Ramzi) |
Middle
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1246 (1:54.87 Jelimo) |
Long
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1224 (27.01.17 Bekele) |
Long
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1252 (29:54.66 Dibaba) |
Road
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1254 (2:06:32 Wanjiru) |
Road
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1205 (1:26:31 Kaniskina) |
Jumps
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1244 (596 Hooker) |
Jumps
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1277 (5.05m Isinbayeva) |
Throws
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1230 (90.57 Thorkildsen) |
Throws
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1286 (71.42m Spotakova) |
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Beijing Olympics Closing Ceremony.
Photo by Picture Alliance.
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BEST WORLD RECORDS (IAAF SCORING TABLES)
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PERFORMANCE
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POINTS
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| 1. 19.30 Bolt |
1338 |
| 2. 9.69 Bolt |
1332 |
| 3. 37.10 JAM |
1300 |
| 4. 5.05m Isinbayeva |
1277 |
| 5. 8:58.81
Samitova-Galkina |
1237 |
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| ALL-TIME BEST WORLD RECORDS (IAAF SCORING TABLES) |
| 98.48m Zelezny |
1346 |
| 19.30 Bolt |
1338 |
| 9.69 Bolt |
1332 |
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