List of Olympic medalists in athletics (men)
This is the complete list of men's medalists in athletics at the Summer Olympics. It does not include the medalists from the Athletics at the 1906 Intercalated Games – these are no longer regarded as an official part of the Olympic chronology by the IOC.
Current program
100 metres
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200 metres
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400 metres
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800 metres
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1500 metres
5000 metres
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10,000 metres
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Marathon
The distance of the marathon at the Olympics has varied in the early years, before being standardized at 42,195 m in 1924, the distance that was run at the 1908 Olympics. In other years, the distances have been:
- 1896: 40,000 m (approximately)
- 1900: 40,260 m (25.02 mi)
- 1904: 40,000 m (24.85 mi)
- 1912: 40,200 m (24.98 mi)
- 1920: 40,750 m (25.32 mi)
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110 metres hurdles
400 metres hurdles
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3000 metres steeplechase
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4×100 metres relay
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4×400 metres relay
20 kilometres race walk
50 kilometres race walk
High jump
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Pole vault
Long jump
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Triple jump
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Shot put
Discus throw
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Hammer throw
Javelin throw
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Decathlon
At the St. Louis Games in 1904, the decathlon contest was entitled the All-Around competition, and consisted of: 100 yards dash, shot put, high jump, 800 yard walk, hammer throw, pole vault, 120 yards hurdles, 56 pounds weight throw, long jump, and a mile run.
Discontinued events
60 metres
5 miles
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 London |
Emil Voigt Great Britain |
Edward Owen Great Britain |
John Svanberg Sweden |
200 metres hurdles
2500 metres steeplechase
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 Paris |
George Orton Canada |
Sidney Robinson Great Britain |
Jacques Chastanié France |
2590 metres steeplechase
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1904 St. Louis |
James Lightbody United States |
John Daly Great Britain |
Arthur Newton United States |
3200 metres steeplechase
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 London |
Arthur Russell Great Britain |
Archie Robertson Great Britain |
John Eisele United States |
4000 metres steeplechase
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 Paris |
John Rimmer Great Britain |
Charles Bennett Great Britain |
Sidney Robinson Great Britain |
1600 metres relay
The first relay event to be held at the Olympics, the 1600 m relay consisted of two legs over 200 m, one over 400 m, and one over 800 m. This "medley" relay was replaced by the 4×400 m relay at subsequent Olympics.
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| 1908 London |
United States (USA) William Hamilton Nate Cartmell John Taylor Mel Sheppard |
 Germany (GER)Arthur Hoffmann Hans Eicke Otto Trieloff Hanns Braun |
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3000 metres team rave
5000 metres team race
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| 1900 Paris |
 Mixed team (ZZX)Charles Bennett Great BritainJohn Rimmer Great BritainSidney Robinson Great BritainAlfred Tysoe Great BritainStan Rowley Australia |
France (FRA) Henri Deloge Gaston Ragueneau Jacques Chastanié André Castanet Michel Champoudry |
none awarded |
3-mile team race
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 London |
Great Britain (GBR) Joe Deakin Archie Robertson William Coales |
United States (USA) John Eisele George Bonhag Herbert Trube |
France (FRA) Louis de Fleurac Joseph Dreher Paul Lizandier |
4-mile team race
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| 1904 St. Louis |
United States (USA) Arthur Newton George Underwood Paul Pilgrim Howard Valentine David Munson |
Mixed team (ZZX) James Lightbody United StatesFrank Verner United StatesLacey Hearn United StatesAlbert Corey FranceSidney Hatch United States |
none awarded |
Cross country (individual)
Cross country (team)
3000 metres walk
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| 1920 Antwerp |
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George Parker Australia |
Richard Remer United States |
3500 metres walk
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 London |
George Larner Great Britain |
Ernest Webb Great Britain |
Harry Kerr Australasia |
10 kilometres walk
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 Stockholm |
George Goulding (CAN) |
Ernest Webb (GBR) |
Fernando Altimani (ITA) |
| 1920 Antwerp |
Ugo Frigerio (ITA) |
Joseph Pearman (USA) |
Charles Gunn (GBR) |
| 1924 Paris |
Ugo Frigerio (ITA) |
Gordon Goodwin (GBR) |
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| 1928–1936 | not included in the Olympic program | ||
| 1948 London |
John Mikaelsson (SWE) |
Ingemar Johansson (SWE) |
 Fritz Schwab (SUI) |
| 1952 Helsinki |
John Mikaelsson (SWE) |
Fritz Schwab (SUI) |
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10 miles walk
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| 1908 London |
George Larner Great Britain |
Ernest Webb Great Britain |
Edward Spencer Great Britain |
Standing high jump
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 Paris |
Ray Ewry (USA) |
Irving Baxter (USA) |
Lewis Sheldon (USA) |
| 1904 St. Louis |
Ray Ewry (USA) |
Joseph Stadler (USA) |
Lawson Robertson (USA) |
| 1908 London |
Ray Ewry (USA) |
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None awarded |
| 1912 Stockholm |
 Platt Adams (USA) |
Benjamin Adams (USA) |
Konstantinos Tsiklitiras (GRE) |
Standing long jump
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 Paris |
Ray Ewry (USA) |
Irving Baxter (USA) |
Emile Torcheboeuf (FRA) |
| 1904 St. Louis |
Ray Ewry (USA) |
Charles King (USA) |
John Biller (USA) |
| 1908 London |
Ray Ewry (USA) |
Konstantinos Tsiklitiras (GRE) |
Martin Sheridan (USA) |
| 1912 Stockholm |
Konstantinos Tsiklitiras (GRE) |
Platt Adams (USA) |
Benjamin Adams (USA) |
Standing triple jump
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| 1900 Paris |
Ray Ewry (USA) |
Irving Baxter (USA) |
Robert Garrett (USA) |
| 1904 St. Louis |
Ray Ewry (USA) |
Charles King (USA) |
Joseph Stadler (USA) |
Shot put (two-handed)
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| 1912 Stockholm |
Ralph Rose United States |
Pat McDonald United States |
Elmer Niklander Finland |
Discus throw (Greek style)
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 London |
Martin Sheridan United States |
Bill Horr United States |
Verner Järvinen Finland |
Discus throw (two-handed)
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 Stockholm |
Armas Taipale Finland |
Elmer Niklander Finland |
Emil Magnusson Sweden |
Weight throw
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| 1904 St. Louis |
Étienne Desmarteau Canada |
John Flanagan United States |
James Mitchell United States |
| 1908–1912 | not included in the Olympic program | ||
| 1920 Antwerp |
Pat McDonald United States |
Patrick Ryan United States |
Carl Johan Lind Sweden |
Javelin throw (freestyle)
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 London |
Eric Lemming Sweden |
Michalis Dorizas Greece |
Arne Halse Norway |
Javelin throw (two-handed)
This did not involve throwing with both hands. Distances recorded with each hand were added.
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| 1912 Stockholm |
Julius Saaristo Finland |
Väinö Siikaniemi Finland |
Urho Peltonen Finland |
Triathlon
Consisted of long jump, shot put, and 100 yards.
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1904 St. Louis |
Max Emmerich United States |
John Grieb United States |
William Merz United States |
Pentathlon
Consisted of long jump, javelin throw, 200 metres, discus throw, and 1500 metres.
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 Stockholm |
Ferdinand Bie (NOR) |
James Donahue (USA) |
Frank Lukeman (CAN) |
| Jim Thorpe (USA) | |||
| 1920 Antwerp |
 Eero Lehtonen (FIN) |
Everett Bradley (USA) |
Hugo Lahtinen (FIN) |
| 1924 Paris |
Eero Lehtonen (FIN) |
 Elemér Somfay (HUN) |
Robert LeGendre (USA) |
Notes
- ↑ Jenner changed her name due to gender transition in 2015.[9]
See also
References
- ↑ Canadian Ben Johnson won the 1988 men's 100 metres final, but was stripped of the title after testing positive for steroids in a subsequent doping test.
- ↑ "1988: Johnson stripped of Olympic gold". BBC News. September 27, 1988.
- ↑ The IOC attributes Théato's medal to France, despite later sources finding that his nationality was Luxembourgish.
- ↑ Corey is described in the 1904 Games report as a "Frenchman wearing the colors of the Chicago Athletic Association", but the IOC attributes his medal to the United States.
- 1 2 Both Sohn Kee-chung (Son Kitei) and Nam Sung-yong (Nan Shoryu) were from Korea. The IOC attributes both medals to Japan due to Korea being a Japanese colony at the time. All Korean Olympians during the Japanese colonial rule could only participate in the games as a representative of Japan and had to compete with Japanese names instead of their original Korean names. However, some sources still refer to Son Kitei as the first Korean to win an Olympic marathon today.
- ↑ 2004 Olympic Hammer Throw Medalists. Olympic.org. Retrieved on 2014-04-19.
- 1 2 Engeler, Elaine (June 10, 2010). "CAS Reinstates Medals for Hammer Throwers". Yahoo! Sports. Associated Press. Retrieved 2010-06-15.
- ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/09/sports/olympics/rio-schedule-medals-results.html?action=click&contentCollection=sports&module=NextInCollection®ion=Footer&pgtype=article&version=newsevent&rref=collection%2Fnews-event%2Frio-olympics-2016&_r=0
- ↑ Leibovitz, Annie (June 1, 2015). "Introducing Caitlyn Jenner". Vanity Fair. Retrieved June 1, 2015.
- International Olympic Committee results database
- Olympic listings from IAAF 2013 statistical handbook
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