[WORLDKINGS] Top 500 Constant World Records (P.333) Carissa Moore (United States) : World’s first- ever wins Olympic women’s surfing gold

16-08-2022

(WorldKings.org) In a historic moment for the Tokyo Olympic Games 2020, Team USA's Carissa Moore wins the first-ever Olympic gold in women’s surfing. Moore’s scoring waves of 7.33 and 7.60 exceeded Buitendag’s total score of 8.46, relegating the South African to the silver. On August 16th, 2022, the World Records Union (WorldKings) officially declared Carissa Moore as “World’s first- ever wins Olympic women’s surfing gold”.

[WORLDKINGS] The Constant World Records Seeking Journey (P.285) Marla Runyan (United States) : World’s first legally blind athlete to compete in the Olympic Games

26-04-2022

(worldkings.org) Marla Runyan is a two-time U.S. Olympian and two-time Paralympian in Track & Field. At age nine, she was diagnosed with Stargardts Disease, a form of juvenile macular degeneration that causes central vision loss and legal blindness. Marla Runyan was the first blind athlete to compete in the Olympics to win 8th place overall in the 1,500m event at the 2000 Sedney Olympics. On April 26th, 2022, World Records Union (WorldKings) officially declared ) Marla Runyan as “World’s first legally blind athlete to compete in the Olympic Games”.

WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - Europe Records Institute (EURI) – Gjøvik Olympic Cavern Hall: World's largest subterranean auditorium

21-04-2022

(WorldKings.org) Gjøvik Olympic Cavern Hall has a gross area of the complex is 14,910 square meters.

WORLDKINGS - On This Day - April 06, 2022 - 1st modern Olympic games open in Athens Greece, American, James Connolly, wins 1st Olympic gold medal in mod history [3/25 OS] in 1896

06-04-2022

(Worldkings.org) The modern Olympic Games or Olympics are leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a variety of competitions.

WORLDKINGS - Worldkings News - Europe Records Institute (EURI) – Pál Szekeres: World’s first Olympic and Paralympic medalist

15-03-2022

(WorldKings.org) Pál Szekeres has the distinction of being the first person to have won medals at both the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

[WORLDKINGS] World Tops Academy - Top 5 world records were broken at the 2022 Winter Olympics

15-02-2022

(worldkings.org) The Olympics are always a thrilling event, with comeback stories, athletes defying the odds, impressive performances and more. Athletes work their entire lives for even a shot to attend the Games, so when they excel at their sport it is not just thrilling for them, but for the viewers as well.

[WORLDKINGS] World Tops Academy - Top 5 Opening Ceremonies in Winter Olympic History

09-02-2022

(worldkings.org) The opening ceremony of the Olympic Games is the marquee event that sets the tone for one of the most anticipated sporting events in the world. The kickoff to the Winter Games grows with grandeur each year, and past ceremonies have ranged from theatrical to thrilling to downright bizarre. Every city sets the bar just a little higher than the one that came before, and with each Olympics, the show gets even greater.

Team USA break world record to win men's 4x100m medley relay

10-08-2021

(worldkings.org) Ryan Murphy, Michael Andrew, Caeleb Dressel and Zach Apple of Team USA reach top podium whilst Team GB pick up silver

Kate French breaks modern women's pentathlon record

10-08-2021