Underboss
Joined: Nov 2001
Posts: 2,497 Los Angeles
I don't think that there should be any argument about this one. Jesse Owens broke 5 world records and tied another within one hour at the 1935 Big Ten Championships.
As for a single solitary race/event, I'd either say Bob Beamon's long jump in 1968 or Michael Johnson's 200m final in 1996.