Olympic Infographics

These infographics and videos from The New York Times are great.

It is interesting to see how different events have played out over time. For example, the current men’s Olympic long jump record was set in 1968, but the Gold medal winner in the men’s 100-meter sprint from 1968 wouldn’t have even medaled in 1996, 2004, 2008, or 2012.

If we look at the same graphic in 2056 I wonder if Usain Bolt’s new Olympic record will stand the way the long jump record has, or fall the way previous 100-meter sprint records have?

Via The Verge.