World and Olympic records set at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Numerous world records and Olympic records were set in various events at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Some events occur over non-standard conditions (e.g., canoeing) in which case there are no official records, just "world best" and "olympic best" results.

Rowing
World Rowing do not recognize records due to the huge variability that weather conditions can have on times. Instead, they observe best times over the international racing distance of 2000 metres.

Women
Legend: r – First leg of relay


 * All world records (WR) are consequently Olympic records (OR).