Swifter, Higher, Much Stronger: A Comparison of 1896 and 1992 Winning Results.
Event 1896 1992 Percentage Improvement
100m Thomas Burke 12.O seconds Linford Christie 9.96 seconds 20 percent faster
100m freestyle Alfred Hajos 1:22.2 minutes Alexander Popov 49.02 seconds 67% faster
high jump Ellery Clark 1.81 m Javiar Sotomayor 2.34 m 23% higher
Weightlifting Viggo Jensen 111.5kg. 119 percent heavier Aleksander Kurlovich 245kg 119% heavier