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Record Title	Record Holder	Record Date	Record Nationality	Record Details
Most individual Olympic medals won	Michael Phelps	31st July 2012	USA	The most individual Olympic medals won is 19 by swimmer Michael Phelps (USA). "The Baltimore Bullet" achieved his impressive medals haul at three Olympics, winning six gold and two bronze medals in the pool at the 2004 Games in Athens, Greece, a record eight gold medals at the 2008 Games in Beijing, China, and a first two silver medals and one gold at the Olympic Games held in London, UK, in 2012. Read More
Most gold medals won at the Olympics	Michael Phelps	31st July 2012	USA	The most gold medals won at the Olympics (male) is 15 by swimmer Michael Phelps (USA), with six at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, eight at the 2008 Games in Beijing, and one at the 2012 London Olympic Games as of 31 July 2012.
Most consecutive sets won in Olympic beach volleyball	Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh Jennings	30th July 2012	USA	The most consecutive sets won in Olympic beach volleyball is 32 (and counting) by Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh Jennings (USA) starting at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games.
Most consecutive victories in Olympic beach volleyball	Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh Jennings	30th July 2012	USA	The most consecutive victories in Olympic beach volleyball is 16 (and counting) by Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh Jennings (USA) starting at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games.
Heaviest weightlifting 62 kg total (male)	Kim Un Guk	30th July 2012	North Korea	The heaviest weightlifting 62 kg total (male) is 327 kg by Kim Un Guk (North Korea) at the 2012 London Olympic Games in London, UK, on 30 July 2012. The record total consisted of a 153 kg snatch and 174 kg clean and jerk.
Heaviest weightlifting 62 kg snatch (male)	Kim Un Guk	28th June 2002	North Korea	The heaviest weightlifting 62 kg snatch (male) is 153 kg, by Shi Zhiyong (China) in Izmir, Turkey, on 28 June 2002 and matched by Kim Un Guk (North Korea) at the 2012 London Olympic Games on 30 July 2012.
Youngest Olympic 100m swimming breaststroke winner (female)	Ruta Meilutyte	30th July 2012	Lithuania	The youngest winner of the Olympic 100m swimming breaststroke (female) is Ruta Meilutyte (Lithuania, b. 19 March 1997), who won gold in the final at the 2012 London Olympic Games at the age of 15 years 133 days in London, UK, on 30 July 2012.
Youngest Olympic weightlifting gold medalist	Zulfiya Chinshanlo	29th July 2012	Kazakhstan	The youngest weightlifting gold medalist is Zulfiya Chinshanlo (Kazakhstan) aged 19 years and 4 days, achieved in London, UK, on 29 July 2012.
Greatest weight lifted in a clean and jerk weightlifting (female)	Zulfiya Chinshanlo	29th July 2012	Kazakhstan	The greatest weight lifted in a clean and jerk (female) is 131kg for Zulfiya Chinshanlo (Kazakhstan), in London, UK, on 29 July 2012.
Fastest Women's 100 m butterfly	Dana Vollmer	29th July 2012	USA	The fastest 100 m butterfly (female) is 55.98 sec, and was achieved by Dana Vollmer (USA) in London, UK, on 29 July 2012
Most Olympic women's shooting medals	Kim Rhodes	29th July 2012	USA	The most medals won by a women is five by Marina Logvinenko (Russia) (n'e Dobrancheva) (b. 2 Sep 1961), two gold, one silver and two bronze, 1988-96. Her two gold medals is a record for women's shooting and this was equalled by Renata Mauer-Roznaska (Poland) when she won the Smallbore Three Position competition in 2000, having previously won the Air Rifle title in 1996. This has been equalled by Kim Rhodes (USA)in London, UK, on 29 July 2012.
Oldest goalscorer in Olympic football (male)	Ryan Giggs	29th July 2012	Great Britain	The oldest goalscorer in Olympic football is Ryan Giggs (UK) aged 38 years 243 days, in London, UK, on 29 July 2012. Giggs hit the first goal in Great Britain's 3-1 win over UAE in their group match at Wembley Stadium
Most Olympic medals won by a man	Michael Phelps	29th July 2012	USA	The most Olympic medals won by a man is 17 by the swimmer Michael Phelps (USA), achieved in London, UK, on 29 July 2012.
Fastest 100m long course breaststroke (Men)	Cameron Van Der Burgh	29th July 2012	South Africa	The fastest 100 m. long course breaststroke is 58.46 sec, set by Cameron Van Der Burgh (South Africa) in London, UK, on 29 July 2012.
Most Olympic swimming medals by an individual (female)	Natalie Coughlin	28th July 2012	USA	The most Olympic swimming medals by an individual (female) is 12. Natalie Coughlin (USA), equallled Jenny Thompson and Dara Torres (both USA) after winning bronze at the London 2012 Olympics as part of the USA's 400-meter freestyle relay team.
Fastest swimming 400 metres medley long course (women)	Ye Shiwen	28th July 2012	China	The fastest women's swimming 400 metres medley long course world record was set by Ye Shiwen (China) 4:28.43, in London, UK, on 28 July 2012
Most Olympic fencing medals won by a woman	Valentina Vezzali	28th July 2012	Italy	The most Olympic fencing medals won by a woman is 8 and was equalled by Valentina Vezzali (Italy) in London, UK, on 28 July 2012. She equals Giovanni Trillini (Italy).
Most Olympic medals in the cycling road race event (mens)	Alexandre Vinokourov	28th July 2012	Kazakhstan	The most Olympic medals in the cycling road race event is 2 and was achieved by Alexandre Vinokourov (Kazakhstan) between 2000 and 2012. Vinokourov won silver in Sydney 2000 and gold in London 2012
Oldest outfield Olympic footballer	Ryan Giggs	26th July 2012	Great Britain	The oldest outfield Olympic footballer is Ryan Giggs (UK) aged 38 years and 240 days when Great Britain played Senegal at Old Trafford, Manchester UK on 26 July 2012.
Most points scored in 70 metre 3 x 72 arrow FITA round outdoor recurve by a team (male)	South Korea	27th July 2012	South Korea	Most points scored in 70 metre 3 x 72 arrow FITA round outdoor recurve by a team (male) is 2,078 achieved by the South Korean team of Dong Hyun Im, Kim Bub-min and Oh Jin-hyek in London, UK, on 27 July 2012.
The most points scored in 70 metre 72 arrow FITA outdoor recurve (male)	Im Dong-hyun	27th July 2012	South Korea	The most points scored in 70 metre 72 arrow FITA outdoor recurve (male) is 699 and was achieved by Im Dong-hyun (South Korea) in London, UK, on 27 July 2012.
Most career goals in Olympic football (female)	Cristiane	28th July 2012	Brazil	The most career goals in Olympic football (female) is 12 and was achieved by Cristiane (Brazil) at the London 2012 Olympic Games match against New Zealand on 28 July 2012.
Most Olympic tickets on sale	London 2012	2012	United Kingdom	The most tickets for a single Olympics Games to go on sale is 8.8 million, for the Games of the XXX Olympiad held in London, UK in 2012. More than eight million tickets for London 2012 - 75 per cent of a total 11 million tickets (a figure that includes the 2.2 million tickets available for the Paralympic Games) - have been allocated to Britons. Beijing 2008 made 50 per cent of seven million tickets publicly available, and there are twice as many tickets available to the domestic public in the UK than at Athens 2004. In April 2011 it was announced that more than 20 million tickets were applied for in the first round of sales, with 1.8 million people submitting requests for tickets. 6.6 million tickets went on sale to the public on 15 March 2011 for 39 disciplines in 26 sports and 645 sessions at 34 competition venues. A further 2.3 million tickets were made available to the public in the second round of sales from 24 June 2011, and more than one million tickets were put on sale to the British public in December 2011. Further tickets went on sale in May and June 2012. On 27 June 2012, it was announced by the BBC that over 80 per cent of all tickets (approximately seven million) for the Olympic Games (excluding the Paralympics) had been sold. A total of 8.8 million tickets were available for the Olympics and a further 2.2 million for the Paralympics - 11 million in total.
Most Olympic Games hosted by a city	London 2012	2012	United Kingdom	London is the first city to host the Olympic Games three times. They were first held in the city in 1908, the fourth Olympics of the modern era, then in 1948, the first games since 1936 and World War II, and again in 2012.
Most Olympic drug tests planned	London 2012	2012	United Kingdom	The Summer Olympic Games held in London in 2012 will be he most drug-tested event in Olympic history with 5,000 individual drug tests planned. The tests will be organized and administered by the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) and the UK Anti-Doping Agency.
Most modern Summer Olympics Games hosted	London	2012	United Kingdom	The most modern Summer Olympic Games hosted by a city is three, by London, UK, in 1908, 1948 and 2012. Athens hosted the Summer Olympics in 1896, 1906 and 2004 but the 1906 Games (known as the 1906 Intercalated Games) are no longer recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Therefore, officially, London is the only city to host the Games three times. 1908 - the fourth modern Olympic Games on the recognized four-year cycle (following the downgrading of Athens 1906). The first Olympic Games were staged in 1896. 1948 - known as the "Austerity Games" following World War II; the first Summer Olympics since Berlin 1936. London is only the fourth capital city to host the Summer Olympics on more than one occasion - Paris, France (1900 & 1924), Stockholm, Sweden (1912 & 1956 - equestrian events only) and Athens, Greece (1896 & 2004) share this honour. Los Angeles also hosted the Summer Olympics twice, in 1932 and 1984, but is not, of course, a capital city.
Most heads of state invited to an Olympics Games	London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games	2012	United Kingdom	The most heads of state invited to a single Olympic games is 120 by the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) for the 2012 games to be held in London from 27 July to 12 August.
Most expensive pint of beer at an Olympic Games	London Olympic Games 2012	2012	United Kingdom	A pint of beer at the London 2012 Olympic Games will cost the equivalent of £7.23 ($11.20) - more than twice the national average price of £3.17 ($4.91), according to the British Beer and Pub Association. A 330 ml bottle of Heineken, the only lager that can be served at the Games under the Dutch brewer's exclusive sponsorship deal, will cost £4.20 ($6.50) - the equivalent of £7.23 ($11.20) a pint. By comparison, sports fans at the Beijing Olympics in 2008 could enjoy a pint of beer for just $2.46 (approximately £1.60). Wembley Stadium charges £4.70 ($7.28) for a pint of beer.
Most expensive Olympic ticket	Opening Ceremony of the Summer Olympics held in London in 2012	2012	United Kingdom	The most expensive ticket in Olympic history is £2,012 ($3,250) for the Opening Ceremony of the Summer Olympics held in London in 2012. Tickets are priced in four bands for the ceremony on 27 July 2012, with the other prices at £1,600 ($2,586), £995 ($1,608), £150 ($242), and £20.12 ($35).
Most expensive Olympic memorabilia sold at auction	The Stavros Niarchos Foundation	2012	United Kingdom	The most expensive Olympic memorabilia sold at auction is the Historic Breal's Silver Cup, Marathon Winner's Cup from the First Modern Olympics in Athens in 1896, Sold for the price of £541,250 ($861,502), to the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (Greece), at Christie's Auction House in London, UK, on 18 April 2012.
Most expensive Olympic logo	London 2012	2007	United Kingdom	The most expensive logo produced for an Olympic games is the 2012 London Summer Olympics logo, which cost £400,000 ($645,645) to design. The logo was produced by brand consultants Wolff Olins (UK) and paid for by private money. The logo was launched to public disapproval in June 2007, however it was described as edgy, dynamic and vibrant by Games organizers.
Most expensive Olympic games	London Olympic Games 2012	2012	United Kingdom	In terms of "sport-related costs", London 2012 is the most expensive Olympics ever at £8.4 billion ($13.01 billion), according to a report by Oxford University's Said Business School. The figure, which includes security, transport, opening and closing ceremonies, construction of venues and the athletes' village but excludes expensive infrastructure projects (such as those commissioned for Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008), means that the London Games are now 100 per cent over its original budget, set at£4.2 billion ($6.5 billion) in 2004. The report compares the cost of all Summer and Winter Olympic Games over the last 50 years. The 2008 Beijing Games were widely believed to be the most expensive Games on record with many estimates putting the total at £22 billion ($34.09 billion), but researchers believe the bill may have been £3.13 billion ($4.85 billion) due to China's cheaper labour.
Most countries participating at a Summer Olympic Games	Beijing Olympic Games 2008	2008	China	A total of 204 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) were represented at the 2008 Summer Olympics held in Beijing, China. Three countries - Montenegro, the Marshall Islands and Tuvalu -took part in the Games for the first time in 2008 after being recognized as NOCs in 2008, 2006 and 2008, respectively. Brunei were the only NOC not to be represented in Beijing. There are currently 204 NOCs in existence, and with no countries threatening to boycott the London Olympics, it is expected that London will tie the record set by Beijing in 2008, even though only 200 nations have officially qualified for the Games. * This record was previously held by Athens 2004, with 201 NOCs represented. The number of participating NOCs has increased with every Olympics since Moscow 1980. As of 2012, there are a number of unrecognized NOCs, including Macau, Gibraltar, Montserrat and the Turks & Caicos Islands, so this record could well be broken at future Olympic Games.
Most bird boxes at an Olympic Park	The Olympic Park in Stratford	2012	United Kingdom	The Olympic Park in Stratford, London, UK, constructed to host the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in the city has 525 bird boxes installed as part of the Games organizers' commitment to stage a environmentally sustainable event. There are also 150 bat boxes plus a number of artificial otter holts.
Largest Summer Olympic medals	London Olympic Games 2012	2012	United Kingdom	The 4,700 medals made for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games are the heaviest in the 116-year history of the Olympic Games. The Olympic medals are 85 mm (3.3 in) in diameter and 8-10 mm (0.31-0.39 in) thick. The gold and silver medals weigh 412 g (14.53 oz) while the bronze medals weigh 357 g (12.59 oz).
First Olympic inclusion of Women’s Boxing	London 2012	2012	United Kingdom	The first time that Women's Boxing has been in included in the Summer Olympic Games programme is at the 2012 Games held in London, UK. Female athletes will compete at three weights, Flyweight (48-51kg), Lightweight (56-60kg) and Middleweight (69-75kg). Women's boxing was an exhibition sport at the St Louis Olympic Games in 1904. Team GB will have three boxers at London 2012: Nicola Adams (flyweight), Natasha Jonas (lightweight) and Savannah Marshall (middleweight). Marshall became Britain's first women's world boxing champion on 19 May 2012.
First Olympic Games to pass the 100-, 200- and 300-event barriers	London Olympics, 1908 Moscow Olympics, 1980 Sydney Olympics, 2000	2008	Australia, Russia, United Kingdom	The first modern Olympics, held in Athens in 1896, hosted just 43 events across nine sports, the fewest in Olympic history. However, as interest in the Games spread and more nations began taking part, so the number of sports and individual events grew. London 1908 was the first Games to breach the 100-event barrier, with 110 events across 22 sports, but it would be another 72 years before the 200 mark was passed, with Moscow 1980 hosting 203 events across 21 sports. In 2000, the Sydney Games again took the Olympics to a new level, featuring 300 events across a total of 28 sports. Since 2008, however, baseball and softball have been dropped from the schedule to leave a total of 26 Olympic sports going into London 2012.
Oldest company to supply Olympic medals	The Royal Mint	2012	United Kingdom	The oldest company to supply medals to an Olympic Games is the Royal Mint (UK), for the 2012 Summer Olympics held in London, UK. The Royal Mint was instituted in the year 886 making the company over 1,100 years old when it produced all the medals for the London Games.
Most individual Olympic medals won in canoe-slalom	Michal Martikán	July 31st 2012	Slovakia	The most individual Olympic medals won in canoe-slalom is five by Michal Martikán (Slovakia), with a career two gold medals, two silver, and one bronze, after winning the bronze medal in the C1 event at the London Olympic Games on July 31st 2012.
Most gold medals won in Olympic canoe-slalom	Tony Estanguet	July 31st 2012	France	The most gold medals won in Olympic canoe-slalom is three by Tony Estanguet (France) having won the C1 event at the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, 2004 Athens Olympic Games, and 2012 London Olympic Games.
Longest set in an Olympic tennis match	Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Milos Raonic	July 31st 2012		The longest set in an Olympic tennis match lasted 48 games between Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (France) and Milos Raonic (Canada), won by Tsonga, 25-23, in a three sets victory 6-3, 3-6, 25-23, at the 2012 London Olympic Games
Longest Olympic tennis match by time	Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Milos Raonic	July 31st 2012		The longest Olympic tennis match by time lasted 3 hr 57 min between Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (France) and Milos Raonic (Canada), won by Tsonga in three sets, 6-3, 3-6, 25-23, at the 2012 London Olympic Games.
Most points scored in an Olympic water polo match (male)	Serbia	July 31st 2012		The most points scored in an Olympic water polo match (male) is 21, set by Russia over Slovakia (21-5) at the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games and matched by Serbia over Great Britain (21-7) at the 2012 London Olympic Games.
Most Olympic gold medals won by an individual on their birthday	Michael Jung	July 31st 2012	Germany	The most Olympic gold medals won by an individual on their birthday is two by equestrian participant Michael Jung (Germany) in the team and individual eventing competition at the 2012 London Olympic Games on 31 July 2012.
First cyclist to win the Tour de France and an Olympic gold medal in the same year	Bradley Wiggins	August 1st 2012	UK	In 2012, Bradley Wiggins (UK) became the first cyclist to win the Tour de France and an Olympic gold medal in the same year.
Most Olympic cycling medals won (male)	Bradley Wiggins	August 1st 2012	UK	The most Olympic cycling medals won by a male rider is seven, by Bradley Wiggins (UK). The 2012 Tour de France winner won Olympic gold medals in the individual pursuit in 2004 and 2008, the team pursuit in 2008 and the time trial in London on 1 August 2012. He won a silver medal in the team pursuit in 2004 and picked up two bronze medals, in the team pursuit in 2000 and the Madison in 2004.