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The Olympics is the grandest stage of sports events. In this post, we will check out the top 8 Olympic records that will never be broken again.

The Olympic Games are a showcase of human athletic excellence, and over the years, some of the greatest athletes in history have set records that stand the test of time.

These records are not just milestones in sports, but they are also symbols of human potential, and they inspire future generations of athletes to reach for the stars.

Some of these records are so incredible that they are likely to never be broken, cementing their place in the annals of Olympic history.

So without further delay, let’s go ahead and check out the top eight Olympic records that will never be matched or broken.

Olympic Records That Will Never Be Broken

1 Michael Phelps 23 gold medals

Michael Phelps needs no introduction here. He is the most dominant athlete in the history of the Olympics. Phelps is the most decorated Olympian ever thanks to his unbreakable tally of 23 gold medals.

The Olympian who comes close to the phenomenal tally of Phelps is Soviet gymnast Larisa Latynina, who racked up a total of nine gold medals for the Soviets in the 1950s and 1960s.

She has a total of 18 medals compared to Phelps’ 28 Olympic medals. So personally I feel the only person who can break Phelps’ gold medal tally is Phelps himself.

The interesting fact about Michael Phelps is that he has more Olympic gold medals than 66 countries including Argentina, Iran, Croatia, India, Indonesia, Egypt, and many more in their history.

Phelps has twenty-three gold medals and overall 28 Olympic medals in four Olympics. That’s almost six golds per Olympics. It’s just great stuff. It is one of those Olympic records that will never be broken again.

2 Bob Beamon’s 29 feet and 2 1/2-inch long jump

Bob Beamon could be said the goat of the long jump. At the 1968 Olympics Beamon jumped an unpredictable 29 feet and 2 ½ inches, which created a new Olympic record.

Almost Fifty years passed and Beamon still holds that Olympic record. Though the record was broken further by Mike Powell in World Championships Athletics in Tokyo in 1991 it was not an Olympic record.

Beamon’s jump was so incredible that measuring equipment failed to measure as it was falling short. Even that jump makes Beamon stunned but he knows the officials will find a way to measure it as it was long.

3 Florence Griffith-Joyner’s 10.62-second 100-meter dash

Florence Griffith-Joyner created the Olympic record in 1988 by running the 100m in 10.62 seconds. It was still an Olympic record that stood still since 1988. The record was later broken by multiple women but none has done it in the Olympics.

Griffith-Joyner broke the world and Olympic record in 1988 in a 200m event as well. Her time of 21.34 also seemed to be unbroken and it stood for almost 30 years. She still holds two Olympic records for running in the women’s category.

The next closest bid for the women’s 100-meter Olympic throne came from America’s Carmelita Jater who ran 10.67 in the world athletics final in 2011.

4 10 Olympic appearances by Ian Millar

Ian Millar has an Olympic record to his name and that happens by appearing at 10 Summer Games. He could have made it 11 in 2016 if his horse was not injured.

Millar’s first appearance at the Olympics was in 1972 in Berlin, and his final appearance came in 2012 in London. Millar’s closest competitors were just one appearance behind him. Ian Millar’s record is unlikely to be broken again.

There are only two Olympians who have made nine appearances in Olympics – Austrian sailor Hubert Raudaschl and Latvian shooter Afanasijs Kuzmin’s.

However, to date, Ian Miller has won just a single medal which was a silver in 2008. Ian Miller Olympic records that will never be broken.

5 China’s table tennis tally of 53 medals, including 28 golds

China is the most dominant country in table tennis. No country will equal the tally of medals in table tennis other than China.

Anybody who follows the Olympic Games probably has noticed that the Chinese are outstanding at table tennis.

China has been the most flourishing nation in Olympic table tennis, winning 53 medals (28 gold, 17 silver, and 8 bronze).

The interesting fact is that Chinese players have won at least one medal in every event since 1992.

Their closest rival is South Korea which has a total of 18 medals in table tennis. Another interesting fact is that there are only four non-Chinese players who have succeeded to win gold medals in the Olympics to date. This is complete domination from Chinese players.

Thus it seems impossible for another country to overtake them in their overall tally.

6 Nadia Comaneci perfect 10

The Olympics had never seen any perfect routine in their history. It was just an impossible feat to achieve. Comaneci is finally done that the 1976 Olympics in Montreal. It was so perfect that the scoreboards were unable to demonstrate it.

The gymnast scored 10.00 from all the judges which were completely unbelievable to watch. As it did not happen before the equipment failed to display it.

She not only broke the record and she had gone further and done it a total of six times. She won three gold medals for his breathtaking performance.

People say nobody is perfect but the Comaneci routine was completely perfect and not to be broken again, they can only tie with it. Nadia Comaneci’s Olympic record surely never be broken again.

7 America’s scooping 239-medal at 1904 Games

The U.S. has always been a big contender in any sports event at the Olympics. The U.S. is at the top of the table in the all-time medal list with 2,523.

Russia is on second with a total tally of 1556 medals. The gap shows the dominance of the U.S. at the Olympics. At the 1904 Olympics, Team USA created an Olympic record of winning a total of 239 more than most countries have accomplished in their existence.

The games were held on home turf for Americans, and the home support helped the athletes to show such an outstanding performance that was not repeated again in the history of the Olympics.

They won 78 golds, 82 silvers, and 79 bronze. The country that came closest to challenging that record is the Soviet Union in 1980 with 195 medals.

This Olympic record still stands tall and will never be broken again.

8 13-year-old U.S. diver Marjorie Gestring wins gold

American diver Marjorie Gestring was just Thirteen years old when she won gold in the three-meter springboard. She did that incredible stuff in front of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi party at the Berlin Olympics in 1936.

Competing at the highest level and that too at a very young age is simply astonishing.

We will not see anything in the future as the Olympics become more competitive now and this record will intact forever in the history of the Olympics.

It is one of the outstanding Olympic records that will never be broken again.