The Olympics is one of the biggest sports events. Players from around the world take part in different sports and the top three are awarded the medals. We have seen some outstanding performances over the years in the Olympic games. Records are meant to be broken but some records remain forever or take years to break. So, here is the list of five such Olympic records that probably will never be broken.
1. Michael Phelps 23 gold medals
Michael Phelps, widely regarded as the greatest swimmer and one of the greatest athletes of all time, has won a total of 28 medals. No other athlete has dominated their sport as Phelps did. He won six gold and two bronze medals at Athens 2004. Eight gold medals in the eight events in Beijing in 2008. In London in 2012, he won four gold and two silver. After these Olympics, he decided to retire. However, he changed his mind. He returned for the Rio 2016 games, winning five more golds and one silver, and then, nevertheless, decided to retire eventually.
As a result, Phelps also holds the records for Olympic gold medals (23), Olympic gold medals in individual events (13), and Olympic medals in individual events (16). In fact, Phelps has won more medals than the 66 countries including Argentina, Iran, Croatia, India, Indonesia, Egypt, and many more in their history. This record is likely to stand by his name forever.
2. Bob Beamon’s 29 feet and 2 1/2-inch long jump
Bob Beamon is also known as the ‘goat of the long jump’. At the 1968 Olympics Beamon jumped an unbelievable 29 feet and 2 ½ inches and set a new Olympic record. And even after 50 years, this record is still held by him. Mike Powell broke the record at the World Championship Athletics in Tokyo in 1991, but it was not an Olympic record.
3. Nadia Comaneci’s perfect routine
This is almost impossible to happen again. At the 1976 Olympics, gymnast Nadia Comaneci scored an unbelievable 10.00. It was so perfect that even the scoreboards failed to demonstrate it.
Nadia broke the record and did it the same for a total of six times. Nadai was just 14 years old when she achieved this remarkable feat. She became the world’s youngest all-round Olympic gold medallist ever. Nadia also won three gold medals for her extraordinary performance.
4. Florence Griffith-Joyner’s 10.62-second 100-meter dash
Florence Griffith-Joyner created history in the 1988 Olympics by running the 100m in 10.62 seconds. To date, this record is untouched. America’s Carmelita Jater came closest who ran 10.67 in the world athletics final in 2011.
Apart from this, Griffith-Joyner has one more milestone by her name. She broke the world and Olympic record in 1988 in a 200m event. Her record timing for 21.34 remained unbroken for 30 years. She still holds these two Olympic records for running in the women category.
5. China’s table tennis tally of 53 medals, including 28 golds
China is the boss when it comes to table tennis. China has been the most dominant nation in Olympic table tennis, winning 53 medals (28 gold, 17 silver, and 8 bronze). No country has even come close to China’s medal tally. The next on the list is South Korea with a total of 18 medals.
Table Tennis was added to Olympics in 1988. Anybody who follows the Olympic Games knows how good are Chinese at table tennis. Interestingly, Chinese players have won at least one medal in every event since 1992. Thus it is an impossible record to break for any other country.