List of medal sweeps in Olympic athletics

A sweep is when one team wins all available medals in a single event in a sporting event. At the highest level, that would be when one nation wins all the medals in the Summer Olympics Athletics.[1] Many Olympic sports or events do not allow three entries into a single event in the Olympics, making a sweep impossible. But in Athletics the maximum for a single country is three.

In the beginning, before the Olympics became a global event, sweeps were more common amongst fewer competing countries and larger numbers of entries from a single country. The 1904 Olympics, held in St. Louis, Missouri, United States were essentially a domestic meet; a side show to the St. Louis World's Fair. After that, a sweep became an increasingly treasured status symbol of national dominance in an event. 1964 was the first Olympiad to have no sweeps. Since then there were no sweeps in 1972, 1996 and 2000.

Sweeps have happened in every long term event in the individual program, except the 5000 metres. It has happened eight times in the 200 metres and 110 metres hurdles, seven in the Shot Put. A steeplechase event has had a sweep five times, by four different countries.

Ray Ewry led 5 sweeps, including three from 1904, with Irving Baxter, Charles King and Joseph Stadler joining him in two each and Robert Garrett in one, plus adding a different sweep in 1900. That other sweep joined Josiah McCracken who was part of a different sweep. Ellery Clark, Robert Garrett and James Connolly swept two events together in 1896. Archie Hahn, Nate Cartmell and William Hogenson duplicated that in 1904, but there were so many American sweeps in 1904 that they don't really deserve being singled out. More recently, Carl Lewis has led three Olympic sweeps, Mike Powell has finished behind him in two. Yuriy Sedykh, Glenn Davis and Lee Calhoun have also led two sweeps, Sedykh later a participant in a third in 1988 that involved a reordering of the same three from 1980.

Men

OlympiadEvent CountryGoldSilverBronze
1896
Athens
High jump
 United States (USA) Ellery Clark 1.81 m James Connolly 1.65 m none awarded
Robert Garrett 1.65 m
Long jump
 United States (USA) Ellery Clark 6.35 m Robert Garrett 6.00 m James Connolly 5.84 m
1900
Paris
110 metres hurdles
 United States (USA) Alvin Kraenzlein 15.4 s John McLean 15.5 s Frederick Moloney 15.6 s
4000 metres steeplechase
 Great Britain (GBR) John Rimmer 12:58.4 Charles Bennett 12:58.6 Sidney Robinson 12:58.8
Triple jump
 United States (USA) Myer Prinstein 14.47 m James Connolly 13.97 m Lewis Sheldon 13.64 m
Standing triple jump
 United States (USA) Ray Ewry 10.58 m Irving Baxter 9.95 m Robert Garrett 9.50 m
Standing high jump
 United States (USA) Ray Ewry 1.655 m Irving Baxter 1.525 m Lewis Sheldon 1.500 m
Shot put
 United States (USA) Richard Sheldon 14.10 m Josiah McCracken 12.85 m Robert Garrett 12.37 m
Hammer throw
 United States (USA) John Flanagan 51.01 m Truxtun Hare 46.26 m Josiah McCracken 43.58 m
1904
St. Louis
60 metres
 United States (USA) Archie Hahn 7.0 s William Hogenson 7.2 s Fay Moulton 7.2 s
100 metres
 United States (USA) Archie Hahn 11.0 s Nate Cartmell 11.2 s William Hogenson 11.2 s
200 metres
 United States (USA) Archie Hahn 21.6 s Nate Cartmell 21.9 s William Hogenson
400 metres
 United States (USA) Harry Hillman 49.2 s Frank Waller 49.9 s Herman Groman 50.0 s
800 metres
 United States (USA) James Lightbody 1:56.0 Howard Valentine 1:56.3 Emil Breitkreutz 1:56.4
1500 metres
 United States (USA) James Lightbody 4:05.4 Frank Verner 4:06.8 Lacey Hearn
Marathon
 United States (USA) Thomas Hicks 3:28:53 Albert Corey 3:34:52* Arthur Newton 3:47:33
110 metres hurdles
 United States (USA) Fred Schule 16.0 s Thaddeus Shideler 16.3 s Lesley Ashburner 16.4 s
200 metres hurdles
 United States (USA) Harry Hillman 24.6 s Frank Castleman 24.9 s George Poage
400 metres hurdles
 United States (USA) Harry Hillman 53.0 s Frank Waller 53.2 s George Poage 56.8 s
Long jump
 United States (USA) Myer Prinstein 7.34 m Daniel Frank 6.89 m Robert Stangland 6.88 m
Triple jump
 United States (USA) Myer Prinstein 14.35 m Fred Englehardt 13.90 m Robert Stangland 13.36 m
Pole vault
 United States (USA) Charles Dvorak LeRoy Samse Louis Wilkins
Standing long jump
 United States (USA) Ray Ewry|USA Charles King John Biller
Standing triple jump
 United States (USA) Ray Ewry Charles King Joseph Stadler
Standing high jump
 United States (USA) Ray Ewry Joseph Stadler Lawson Robertson
Shot put
 United States (USA) Ralph Rose Wesley Coe Lawrence Feuerbach
Hammer throw
 United States (USA) John Flanagan John DeWitt Ralph Rose
Triathlon
 United States (USA) Max Emmerich John Grieb William Merz
1908
London
110 metres hurdles
 United States (USA) Forrest Smithson John Garrels Arthur Shaw
Discus throw
 United States (USA) Martin Sheridan Merritt Giffin Bill Horr
1912
Stockholm
100 metres
 United States (USA) Ralph Craig Alvah Meyer Donald Lippincott
800 metres
 United States (USA) Ted Meredith Mel Sheppard Ira Davenport
110 metres hurdles
 United States (USA) Fred Kelly James Wendell Martin Hawkins
Triple jump
 Sweden (SWE) Gustaf Lindblom Georg Åberg Erik Almlöf
Pole vault
 United States (USA)

including ties

Harry Babcock Frank Nelson
Marc Wright
William Halpenny
 Canada
Frank Murphy
 United States
*Bertil Uggla
 Sweden
Shot put
 United States (USA) Pat McDonald Ralph Rose Lawrence Whitney
Two handed javelin throw
 Finland (FIN) Julius Saaristo Väinö Siikaniemi Urho Peltonen
Decathlon
 Sweden (SWE) Hugo Wieslander Charles Lomberg Gösta Holmér
1920
Antwerp
Javelin throw
 Finland (FIN) Jonni Myyrä Urho Peltonen Pekka Johansson
1924
Paris
Pole vault
 United States (USA) Lee Barnes Glen Graham James Brooker
Shot put
 United States (USA) Bud Houser Glenn Hartranft Ralph Hills
1928
Amsterdam
3000 metres steeplechase
 Finland (FIN) Toivo Loukola 9:21.8 WR Paavo Nurmi 9:31.2 Ove Andersen 9:35.6
Pole vault
 United States (USA) Sabin Carr 4.20 William Droegemuller 4.10 Charles McGinnis 3.95
1932
Los Angeles
200 meters
 United States (USA) Eddie Tolan 21.2 George Simpson 21.4 Ralph Metcalfe 21.5
Javelin throw
 Finland (FIN) Matti Järvinen 72.71 m Matti Sippala 69.80 m Eino Penttilä 68.70 m
1936
Berlin
10,000 metres
 Finland (FIN) Ilmari Salminen 30:15.4 Arvo Askola 30:15.6 Volmari Iso-Hollo 30:20.2
High jump
 United States (USA) Cornelius Johnson 2.03 m Dave Albritton 2.00 m Delos Thurber 2.00 m
Decathlon
 United States (USA) Glenn Morris 7900 Bob Clark 7601 Jack Parker 7275
1948
London
110 metres hurdles
 United States (USA) William Porter 13.9 Clyde Scott 14.1 Craig Dixon 14.1
3000 metres steeplechase
 Sweden (SWE) Tore Sjöstrand 9:04.6 Erik Elmsäter 9:08.2 Göte Hagström 9:11.8
Shot put
 United States (USA) Wilbur Thompson 17.12 m Jim Delaney 16.68 m Jim Fuchs 16.42 m
1952
Helsinki
200 metres
 United States (USA) Andy Stanfield 20.7 Thane Baker 20.8 James Gathers 20.8
110 metres hurdles
 United States (USA) Harrison Dillard 13.7 Jack Davis 13.7 Arthur Barnard 14.1
Shot put
 United States (USA) Parry O'Brien17.41 m Darrow Hooper 17.39 m Jim Fuchs 17.06 m
Decathlon
 United States (USA) Bob Mathias 7,887 pts Milt Campbell 6,975 pts Floyd Simmons 6,788 pts
1956
Melbourne
200 metres
 United States (USA) Bobby Morrow 20.6
(OR)
Andy Stanfield 20.7 Thane Baker 20.9
110 metres hurdles
 United States (USA) Lee Calhoun 13.5
(OR)
Jack Davis 13.5 (OR) Joel Shankle 14.1
400 metres hurdles
 United States (USA) Glenn Davis 50.1 (=OR) Eddie Southern 50.8 Joshua Culbreath 51.6
20 kilometres walk
 Soviet Union (URS) Leonid Spirin 1:31:27.4 Antanas Mikėnas 1:32:03.0 Bruno Junk 1:32:12.0
Discus throw
 United States (USA) Al Oerter 56.36 m (OR) Fortune Gordien 54.81 m Desmond Koch 54.40 m
1960
Rome
110 metres hurdles
 United States (USA) Lee Calhoun 13.8 William May 13.8 Hayes Jones 14.0
400 metres hurdles
 United States (USA) Glenn Davis 49.3 (OR) Clifton Cushman 49.6 Dick Howard 49.7
Shot put
 United States (USA) Bill Nieder 19.68 m (OR) Parry O'Brien 19.11 m Dallas Long 19.01 m
Discus throw
 United States (USA) Al Oerter 59.18 m (OR) Rink Babka 58.02 m Dick Cochran 57.16 m
1968
Mexico City
400 metres
 United States (USA) Lee Evans 43.86 (WR) Larry James 43.97 Ron Freeman 44.41
1976
Montreal
Hammer throw
 Soviet Union (URS) Yuriy Sedykh 77.52 m Aleksey Spiridonov 76.08 m Anatoliy Bondarchuk 75.48 m
1980
Moscow
Hammer throw
 Soviet Union (URS) Yuriy Sedykh 81.80 m WR Sergey Litvinov 80.64 m Jüri Tamm 78.96 m
1984
Los Angeles
200 metres
 United States (USA) Carl Lewis 19.80 OR Kirk Baptiste 19.96 Thomas Jefferson 20.26
1988
Seoul
400 metres
 United States (USA) Steve Lewis 43.87 Butch Reynolds 43.93 Danny Everett 44.09
Long jump
 United States (USA) Carl Lewis 8.72 m Mike Powell 8.49 m Larry Myricks 8.27 m
Pole vault
 Soviet Union (URS) Sergey Bubka 5.90 m Radion Gataullin 5.85 m Grigoriy Yegorov 5.80 m
Hammer throw
 Soviet Union (URS) Sergey Litvinov 84.80 m OR Yuriy Sedykh 83.76 m Jüri Tamm 81.16 m
1992
Barcelona
3000 metres steeplechase
 Kenya (KEN) Matthew Birir 8:08.84 Patrick Sang 8:09.55 William Mutwol 8:10.74
Long jump
 United States (USA) Carl Lewis 8.67 m Mike Powell 8.64 m Joe Greene 8.34 m
Hammer throw
 Unified Team (EUN) Andrey Abduvaliyev 82.54 m Igor Astapkovich 81.96 m Igor Nikulin 81.38 m
2004
Athens
200 metres
 United States (USA) Shawn Crawford 19.79 Bernard Williams 20.01 Justin Gatlin 20.03
400 metres
 United States (USA) Jeremy Wariner 44.00 Otis Harris 44.16 Derrick Brew 44.42
3000 metres steeplechase
 Kenya (KEN) Ezekiel Kemboi 8:05.81 Brimin Kipruto 8:06.11 Paul Kipsiele Koech 8:06.64
2008
Beijing
400 metres
 United States (USA) LaShawn Merritt 43.75
Jeremy Wariner 44.74 David Neville 44.80
400 metres hurdles
 United States (USA) Angelo Taylor 47.25 Kerron Clement 47.98 Bershawn Jackson 48.06
2012
London
200 metres
 Jamaica (JAM) Usain Bolt 19.32 Yohan Blake 19.44 Warren Weir 19.84

Women

With the majority of women's competitions happening in more modern, competitive times, sweeps have only occurred seven times. The Pentathlon is the only event to have more than one occurrence, coincidentally in back to back Olympiads by different countries.

OlympiadEvent CountryGoldSilverBronze
1952
Helsinki
Discus throw
 Soviet Union (URS) Nina Romashkova 51.42 m Elizaveta Bagryantseva 47.08 m Nina Dumbadze 46.29 m
1976
Montreal
Pentathlon
 East Germany (GDR) Siegrun Siegl 4745 Christine Laser 4745 Burglinde Pollak 4740
1980
Moscow
800 metres
 Soviet Union (URS) Nadezhda Olizarenko 1:53.43 WR Olga Mineeva 1:54.81 Tatyana Providokhina 1:55.46
Pentathlon
 Soviet Union (URS) Nadezhda Tkachenko 5083 WR Olga Rukavishnikova 4937 Olga Kuragina 4875
2004
Athens
Long jump
 Russia (RUS) Tatyana Lebedeva 7.07 m Irina Simagina 7.05 m Tatyana Kotova 7.05 m
2008
Beijing
100 metres
 Jamaica (JAM) Shelly-Ann Fraser 10.78 Sherone Simpson 10.90
Kerron Stewart 10.90
none awarded
2016
Rio de Janeiro
100 metre hurdles
 United States (USA) Brianna Rollins 12.48 Nia Ali 12.59 Kristi Castlin 12.61

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