10 August 2008 - Facts and Figures: Korea makes six in a row!

Facts and Figures: Korea makes six in a row!  Beijing - 10 August 2008   Korea entered the top 10 of longest winning streaks in any team event by winning the archery women's team competition for the sixth consecutive time.   Ø      The record for winning most team events in a row is eight. Ø      USA athletics men's 4x100 relay team were undefeated at the Olympics between 1920 and 1956. Ø      USA rowing men's Eight won eight consecutive gold medals from 1920 until 1956. Ø      Soviet Union won eight consecutive gold medals in the women's gymnastic artistic event from 1952-80. Ø      Korea has won all Olympic women's team competitions in archery history. Ø      The Korean archers achieved one world record and two Olympic record marks on their way to victory: a WR of 231 in the 24-arrows match, an OR of 2,004 in the 3x72-arrows, while PARK Sung-Hyun tied the 72-arrow OR with 673 points.   Longest Olympic winning streaks in all Team Events # Sport Event NOC From Until 8 Athletics Men's 4x100 Relay USA 1920 1956 8 Rowing Men's Eight USA 1920 1956 8 Gymnastics Artistic Women URS 1952 1980 7 Fencing Men's Sabre HUN 1928 1960 7 Basketball Men USA 1936 1968 7 Swimming Men's 4x100 Freestyle Relay USA 1964 1996 6 Equestrian Dressage FRG/GER 1984 2004 6 Swimming Women's 4x100 Medley Relay USA 1984 2004 6 Archery Women KOR 1988 2008 6 Hockey Men IND  1928  1956   Note: Bold indicates running streak   ONS pad/tc/spd