15 record-breaking moments you might've missed at the Paris Olympics

Mykenna ManieceAug 9, 2024, 08:44 IST

Simone Biles, Rebeca Andrade, and Jordan Chiles made history as the first Olympic women's gymnastics podium composed entirely of Black women.Jamie Squire/Staff/Getty Images

The 2024 Olympics in Paris have been packed with exciting firsts and record-breaking moments.
Saint Lucia and Dominica won their first Olympic medals in history.

There must be something in the Seine because every day seems to yield a new broken record in Paris.

For starters, the 2024 Olympics are the first modern Games to achieve gender equality, with women and men comprising 50% of athletes each. And then, of course, there are the world records and exciting first medals for teams and National Olympic Committees.

With over 10,000 athletes competing, keeping up with all the action is hard.

From gymnastics and swimming to rugby and track and field, here are 15 record-breaking moments you may have missed this Olympic Games, so far.

Swimming legend Katie Ledecky finished competing in Paris as the most decorated American woman in Olympic history.

Ledecky broke her Olympic record for the women's 1500-meter freestyle to win the gold medal.Tim Clayton/Contributor/Corbis via Getty Images

Athletes representing Saint Lucia and Dominica won their countries' first-ever Olympic medals.

Julien Alfred won gold in the women's 100-meter dash to bring Saint Lucia's first Olympic medal ever.Kevin Voigt/Contributor/Getty Images

Frenchman Léon Marchand won four gold medals and set Olympic records in each win.

Marchand broke four swimming records at the Olympics in Paris.Deepbluemedia/Insidefoto/LightRocket via Getty Images

The US 4x400 mixed relay team broke the world record in their preliminary heat.

Norwood, Brown, Deadmon, and Little broke the world record to win the 4x400-meter mixed relay prelim; the group won silver in the final.Michael Steele/Staff/Getty Images

Adriana Ruano set an Olympic record to win Guatemala's first gold medal.

Adriana Ruano won Guatemala's first-ever gold medal.ALAIN JOCARD/Contributor/AFP via Getty Images

Armand "Mondo" Duplantis broke his pole vault world record — for the ninth time.

Duplantis broke his own world record to win gold in the men's pole vault final.Patrick Smith/Staff/Getty Images

Team USA swimmers Gretchen Walsh and Torri Huske were members of two world-record-breaking relay teams.

Ryan Murphy, Nic Fink, Gretchen Walsh, and Torri Huske broke the world record in the mixed 4x100-meter medley relay final.Xavier Laine/Contributor/Getty Images

Bobby Finke broke the 1500-meter freestyle world record to win the only individual gold medal for US men's swimming.

Finke broke the world record in the men's 1500-meter freestyle to win gold.Quinn Rooney/Staff/Getty Images

The US Women's Rugby Sevens team won its first-ever Olympic medal in stunning fashion.

The US Women's Rugby Sevens Team won its first Olympic medal in Paris.Michael Steele/Staff/Getty Images

For the first time, an Olympic gymnastics podium featured only Black women.

Biles, Andrade, and Chiles made history as the first Olympic women's gymnastics podium composed entirely of Black women.Jamie Squire/Staff/Getty Images

Alice D'Amato championed the balance beam to win Italy's first medal in an individual gymnastics event.

With a gold on the balance beam, D'Amato won Italy's first Olympic gymnastics medal.Jamie Squire/Staff/Getty Images

At 17, Algeria's Kaylia Nemour became the first African gymnast to medal at the Olympics.

Kaylia Nemour is the first African gymnast to win a medal, bringing Algeria gold in the uneven bars final.Naomi Baker/Staff/Getty Images

Brazil's Gabriel Medina earned the highest single-wave score in Olympic surfing history.

Gabriel Medina of Brazil earned the highest single-wave score in the history of Olympic surfing.JEROME BROUILLET/Contributor/AFP via Getty Images

The US became the first nation in Olympic history to surpass 3,000 medals across the Summer and Winter Games.

Regan Smith and Katharine Berkoff won Team USA's 2,999th and 3,000th Olympic medals in Paris.DBM/Insidefoto/Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images

The 2024 Olympics in Paris are the first to achieve gender equality.

The 2024 Olympics in Paris are the first Games with gender equality.Aimee Dilger/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

Take a look inside the Paris Olympics dining hall, featuring a massive salad bar and TikTok-famous chocolate muffins

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