Olympic record 3075967 201537903 2008-03-28T09:30:07Z Andrwsc 898126 clean up, add links to new lists '''Olympic records''' are the best performances in a specific event in that event's history in either the [[Summer Olympic Games]] or the [[Winter Olympic Games]]. As each type of Olympic Games occur only once every four years, many of these records do not correspond with [[world record]]s, though they are considered important achievements in the careers of the athletes who are able to break or tie them. The [[International Olympic Committee]] recognizes records only for certain events of [[Olympic sports|certain sports]]. These include: *[[Archery at the Summer Olympics|Archery]] ([[List of Olympic records in archery|list]]) *[[Athletics at the Summer Olympics|Athletics]] ([[List of Olympic records in athletics|list]]) *[[Cycling at the Summer Olympics|Cycling]] ([[List of Olympic records in cycling|list]]) *[[Shooting at the Summer Olympics|Shooting]] ([[List of Olympic records in shooting|list]]) *[[Short track speed skating at the Winter Olympics|Short track speed skating]] ([[List of Olympic records in short track speed skating|list]]) *[[Speed skating at the Winter Olympics|Speed skating]] ([[List of Olympic records in speed skating|list]]) *[[Swimming at the Summer Olympics|Swimming]] ([[List of Olympic records in swimming|list]]) *[[Weightlifting at the Summer Olympics|Weightlifting]] ([[List of Olympic records in weightlifting|list]]) ==External links== *[http://www.olympic.org/uk/utilities/reports/level2_uk.asp?HEAD2=8&HEAD1=5 International Olympic Committee list of Olympic Records] [[Category:Olympic records| ]] [[de:Olympischer Rekord]] [[it:Record olimpico]] [[pt:Recorde olĂ­mpico]] {{Olympic-stub}}