Athletes make history by setting new world records at the Olympics
Some of the world's best athletes aren't just bringing home gold medals. They're also going home world record holders.
A total of 19 world records were broken in Rio this year. Watch the video above to see a full list of the new world record holders.
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Swimming:
Women's 800m freestyle
New world record: Katie Ledecky, USA, 8:04:79
Old world record: Katie Ledecky, USA, 8:06:68
Women's 400m freestyle:
New world record: Katie Ledecky, USA, 3:56:46
Old world record: Katie Ledecky, USA, 3:58:37
Men's 100m breaststroke:
New world record: Adam Peaty, Great Britain, 57.13
Old world record: Adam Peaty, Great Britain, 57.92
Men's 100m backstroke:
New world record: Ryan Murphy, USA, 51.85
Old world record: Aaron Peirsol, USA, 51.94
Women's 100m butterfly:
New world record: Sarah Sjostrom, Sweden, 55.48
Old world record: Sarah Sjostrom, Sweden, 55.64
Women's 4x100m freestyle relay:
New world record: Australia, 3:30:65
Old world record: Australia, 3:30:98
Women's 400m individual medley:
New world record: Katinka Hosszu, Hungary, 4:26:36
Old world record: Shiwen Ye, China, 4:28:43
Athletics:
Men's 400m:
New world record: Wayde van Niekerk, South Africa, 43.03
Old world record: Michael Johnson, USA, 43.18
Women's 10,000m:
New world record: Almaz Ayana, Ethiopia, 29:17:45
Old world record: Junxia Wang, China, 29:31:78
Women's hammer throw:
New world record: Anita Wlodarczyk, Poland, 82.29 meters
Old world record: Anita Wlodarczyk, Poland, 81.08 meters
Cycling:
Women's cycling team sprint:
New world record: Gong Jinjie and Zhong Tianshi, China, 31.928
Old world record: Gong Jinjie and Zhong Tianshi, China, 32.034
Women's cycling team pursuit:
New world record: Great Britain - 4:10:236
Old world record: Australia - 4:13:683
Men's cycling team pursuit:
New world record: Great Britain - 3:50:265
Old world record: Great Britain - 3:51:659
Weightlifting:
Men's weightlifting 105kg:
New world record: Lasha Talakhadze, Georgia, 473 kg
Old world record: Reza Zadeh, Iran, 472 kg
Men's weightlifting 85kg:
New world record: Kianoush Rostami, Iran, 396 kg
Old world record: Kianoush Rostami, Iran, 395 kg
Men's weightlifting 77 kg:
New world record: Nijat Rahimov, Kazakhstan, 215 kg
Old world record: Oleg Perepechenov, Russia, 210 kg
Men's weightlifting 56 kg:
New world record: Qingquan Long, China, 307 kg
Old world record: Halil Multlu, Turkey, 305kg
Women's weightlifting 63 kg:
New world record: Deng Wei, China, 262 kg
Old world record: Lin Tzu-chi, Tapei, 261 kg
Archery:
Men's individual archery:
New world record: Kim Woojin, South Korea, 700
Old world record: N/A
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