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
200 metres
400 metres
800 metres
1500 metres
5000 metres
10,000 metres
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)
110 metres hurdles
400 metres hurdles
3000 metres steeplechase
4×100 metres relay
4×400 metres relay
20 kilometres race walk
50 kilometres race walk
High jump
Pole vault
Long jump
Triple jump
Shot put
Discus throw
Hammer throw
Javelin throw
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 |
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1908 London |
Emil Voigt![]() |
Edward Owen![]() |
John Svanberg![]() |
200 metres hurdles
2500 metres steeplechase
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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1900 Paris |
George Orton![]() |
Sidney Robinson![]() |
Jacques Chastanié![]() |
2590 metres steeplechase
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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1904 St. Louis |
James Lightbody![]() |
John Daly![]() |
Arthur Newton![]() |
3200 metres steeplechase
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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1908 London |
Arthur Russell![]() |
Archie Robertson![]() |
John Eisele![]() |
4000 metres steeplechase
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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1900 Paris |
John Rimmer![]() |
Charles Bennett![]() |
Sidney Robinson![]() |
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 |
![]() William Hamilton Nate Cartmell John Taylor Mel Sheppard |
![]() Arthur Hoffmann Hans Eicke Otto Trieloff Hanns Braun |
![]() Pál Simon Frigyes Wiesner József Nagy Ödön Bodor |
3000 metres team rave
5000 metres team race
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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1900 Paris |
![]() Charles Bennett ![]() John Rimmer ![]() Sidney Robinson ![]() Alfred Tysoe ![]() Stan Rowley ![]() |
![]() Henri Deloge Gaston Ragueneau Jacques Chastanié André Castanet Michel Champoudry |
none awarded |
3-mile team race
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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1908 London |
![]() Joe Deakin Archie Robertson William Coales |
![]() John Eisele George Bonhag Herbert Trube |
![]() Louis de Fleurac Joseph Dreher Paul Lizandier |
4-mile team race
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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1904 St. Louis |
![]() Arthur Newton George Underwood Paul Pilgrim Howard Valentine David Munson |
![]() James Lightbody ![]() Frank Verner ![]() Lacey Hearn ![]() Albert Corey ![]() Sidney Hatch ![]() |
none awarded |
Cross country (individual)
Cross country (team)
3000 metres walk
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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1920 Antwerp |
Ugo Frigerio![]() |
George Parker![]() |
Richard Remer![]() |
3500 metres walk
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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1908 London |
George Larner![]() |
Ernest Webb![]() |
Harry Kerr![]() |
10 kilometres walk
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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1912 Stockholm |
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1920 Antwerp |
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1924 Paris |
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1948 London |
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1952 Helsinki |
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10 miles walk
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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1908 London |
George Larner![]() |
Ernest Webb![]() |
Edward Spencer![]() |
Standing high jump
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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1900 Paris |
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1904 St. Louis |
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1908 London |
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None awarded |
1912 Stockholm |
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Standing long jump
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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1900 Paris |
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1904 St. Louis |
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1908 London |
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1912 Stockholm |
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Standing triple jump
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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1900 Paris |
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1904 St. Louis |
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Shot put (two-handed)
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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1912 Stockholm |
Ralph Rose![]() |
Pat McDonald![]() |
Elmer Niklander![]() |
Discus throw (Greek style)
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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1908 London |
Martin Sheridan![]() |
Bill Horr![]() |
Verner Järvinen![]() |
Discus throw (two-handed)
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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1912 Stockholm |
Armas Taipale![]() |
Elmer Niklander![]() |
Emil Magnusson![]() |
Weight throw
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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1904 St. Louis |
Étienne Desmarteau![]() |
John Flanagan![]() |
James Mitchell![]() |
1908–1912 | not included in the Olympic program | ||
1920 Antwerp |
Pat McDonald![]() |
Patrick Ryan![]() |
Carl Johan Lind![]() |
Javelin throw (freestyle)
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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1908 London |
Eric Lemming![]() |
Michalis Dorizas![]() |
Arne Halse![]() |
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![]() |
Väinö Siikaniemi![]() |
Urho Peltonen![]() |
Triathlon
Consisted of long jump, shot put, and 100 yards.
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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1904 St. Louis |
Max Emmerich![]() |
John Grieb![]() |
William Merz![]() |
Pentathlon
Consisted of long jump, javelin throw, 200 metres, discus throw, and 1500 metres.
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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1912 Stockholm |
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1920 Antwerp |
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1924 Paris |
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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