Records Set at the London Olympics
Carmelo Anthony and more athletes who made history.
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Record-Breaking Talent - Keep track with the Olympians who have set records at the 2012 London Olympics, as tracked by the Guinness Book of World Records. —Britt MiddletonFirst Women's Olympic Boxing Gold Medal (Flyweight) Athlete: Nicola Adams Country: United Kingdom Date: Aug. 9(Photo: Scott Heavey/Getty Images)
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Most Consecutive Olympic Gold Medals, Beach Volleyball (Female) - Athlete: Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh Jennings Country: United States Date: Aug. 8(Photo: Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
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Most Career Points in Olympics Basketball History (Female) - Athlete: Lauren Jackson Country: Australia Date: Aug. 7 (Photo: Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
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Oldest Person to Win the 400m Hurdles - Athlete: Felix Sanchez (34 years old) Country: Dominican Republic Date: Aug. 6 (Photo: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)
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Heaviest Weightlifting 75kg Total (Female) - Athlete: Zhou LuLu Country: China Date: Aug. 5 (Photo: Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
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Heaviest Weightlifting 75kg Snatch (Female) - Athlete: Tatiana Kashirina Country: Russia Date: Aug. 5 (Photo: Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
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First Double Amputee to Compete in the Olympic and Paralympic Games - Athlete: Oscar Pistorius Country: South Africa Date: Aug. 4 Factoid: Pistorius ran the first heat of the first round of the men's 400m race. (Photo: Julia Vynokurova/Getty Images)
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Most Olympic Tennis Doubles Titles Won - Athlete: Reginald "Reggie" Doherty, Venus and Serena Williams Country: Venus and Serena Williams (United States), Reginald "Reggie" Doherty (United Kingdom) Date: Doherty won gold medals in the men's doubles and mixed doubles (1900 Paris Olympics) and men's doubles (1908 London Olympics). The Williams sisters also have a total of three gold medals in the women's doubles competition during the 2012 London Olympics, the 2000 Sydney Olympics and the 2008 Beijing Olympics. (Photos from left: Central Press/Getty Images, Paul Gilham/Getty Images)
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Most Appearances at the Olympic Games (10) - Athlete: Ian Millar Country: Canada Date: Aug. 4 (Photo: Alex Livesey/Getty Images)
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Heaviest Weightlifting 94kg Total and Heaviest Weightlifting 94kg Clean and Jerk (Male) - Athlete: Ilya Ilyin Country: Kazakhstan Date: Aug. 4 (Photo: Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)
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Fastest Women's 4x100m Medley Relay Swimming - Athlete: Missy Franklin, Rebecca Soni, Dana Vollmer and Allison Schmitt Country: United States Date: Aug. 4 (Photo: Jeff Gross/Getty Images)
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Most Olympic Gold Medals Won by an Individual (18) - Athlete: Michael Phelps Country: United States Date: Various Additional Records: In addition to total gold medal count, Phelps also has the most Olympic medals won by an individual (22 medals in total) and most consecutive Olympic swimming gold medals in the same event (200m individual medley at 2004 Athens Olympics, 2008 Beijing Olympics and 2012 London Olympics) (Photo: Jeff Gross/Getty Images)
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Youngest Winner of the Olympic 800m Freestyle - Athlete: Katie Ledecky Country: United States Date: Aug. 3 Factoid: At 15, she is the youngest member of the U.S. Olympic team. (Photo: Al Bello/Getty Images)
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Most Three-Pointers Scored During an Individual Basketball Match (Male) - Athlete: Carmelo Anthony Country: United States Date: Aug. 2 Factoid: Anthony scored 10 three-pointers in a match against Nigeria. (Photo:Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
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Longest Olympic Tennis Match - Athlete: Roger Federer and Juan Martin Del Potro Country: Switzerland (Roger Federer), Argentina (Juan Martin Del Potro) Date: Aug. 3 Factoid: The match lasted 4 hours and 26 minutes. Federer won with a score of 3-6, 7-6, 19-17. (Photo: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)
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Fastest Swimming 400m Medley Long Course (Women) - Athlete: Ye Shiwen Country: China Date: July 28 (Photo: Clive Rose/Getty Images)
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Most Olympic Fencing Medals Won by a Woman (8) - Athlete: Valentina Vezzali Country: Italy Date: July 28 (Photo: Dino Panato/Getty Images)
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Most Cycling Medals Won by a Man (7) - Athlete: Bradley Wiggins Country: United Kingdom Date: Aug. 1 Additional Record: First cyclist to win the Tour de France and an Olympic gold medal in the same year. (Photo: Stu Forster/Getty Images)
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Fastest Men’s 1,500m Freestyle Swimming - Athlete: Sun Yang Country: China Date: Aug. 4 (Photo: Clive Rose/Getty Images)