Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics
World and Olympic records

Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Section Title: World and Olympic records
Table Section Text: None

Event	Date	Name	Nationality	Result	Type

Women's 10,000 metres	12 August	Almaz Ayana	Ethiopia	29:17.45 min	WR

Men's 400 metres	14 August	Wayde van Niekerk	South Africa	43.03 sec	WR

Women's hammer throw	15 August	Anita Włodarczyk	Poland	82.29 m	WR

Men's pole vault	15 August	Thiago Braz da Silva	Brazil	6.03 m	OR

Men's 3000 metres steeplechase	17 August	Conseslus Kipruto	Kenya	8:03.28 min	OR

Men's shot put	18 August	Ryan Crouser	United States	22.52 m	OR

Men's decathlon	18 August	Ashton Eaton	United States	8893 pts	=OR

Women's 5000 metres	19 August	Vivian Cheruiyot	Kenya	14:26.17 min	OR

Sentence(s)

The Poland's Anita Włodarczyk in the hammer throw had a world record with a throw of 82.29 m.

final_sentence: The Poland's Anita Włodarczyk in the hammer throw had a world record with a throw of 82.29 m.