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.
Men's events
100 metres
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)
Note: * Indicates athletes who ran in preliminary rounds and also received medals.
Note: * Indicates athletes who ran in preliminary rounds and also received medals.
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 22 | 15 | 10 | 47 |
2 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
3 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
4 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
5 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
6 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
7 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
8 | ![]() | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
9 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
![]() | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
![]() | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
12 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
13 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
14 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
15 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
17 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (21 entries) | 30 | 30 | 30 | 90 |
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.
Mixed Events
4 × 400 metres relay
Marathon walk relay
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
2024 Paris details | ![]() Álvaro Martín María Pérez | ![]() Brian Pintado Glenda Morejón | ![]() Rhydian Cowley Jemima Montag |
Discontinued events
60 metres
5 miles
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
1908 London details | Emil Voigt![]() | Edward Owen![]() | John Svanberg![]() |
200 metres hurdles
2500 metres steeplechase
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
1900 Paris details | George Orton![]() | Sidney Robinson![]() | Jacques Chastanié![]() |
2590 metres steeplechase
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
1904 St. Louis details | James Lightbody![]() | John Daly![]() | Arthur Newton![]() |
3200 metres steeplechase
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
1908 London details | Arthur Russell![]() | Archie Robertson![]() | John Eisele![]() |
4000 metres steeplechase
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
1900 Paris details | 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 |
---|---|---|---|
1908 London details | ![]() 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 race
5000 metres team race
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
1900 Paris details | ![]() 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 |
---|---|---|---|
1908 London details | ![]() 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 |
---|---|---|---|
1904 St. Louis details | ![]() 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)
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
1912 Stockholm details | Hannes Kolehmainen![]() | Hjalmar Andersson![]() | John Eke![]() |
1920 Antwerp details | Paavo Nurmi![]() | Eric Backman![]() | Heikki Liimatainen![]() |
1924 Paris details | Paavo Nurmi![]() | Ville Ritola![]() | Earl Johnson![]() |
Cross country (team)
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
1912 Stockholm details | ![]() Hjalmar Andersson John Eke Josef Ternström | ![]() Hannes Kolehmainen Jalmari Eskola Albin Stenroos | ![]() Frederick Hibbins Ernest Glover Thomas Humphreys |
1920 Antwerp details | ![]() Paavo Nurmi Heikki Liimatainen Teodor Koskenniemi | ![]() James Wilson Anton Hegarty Alfred Nichols | ![]() Eric Backman Gustaf Mattsson Hilding Ekman |
1924 Paris details | ![]() Paavo Nurmi Ville Ritola Heikki Liimatainen | ![]() Earl Johnson Arthur Studenroth August Fager | ![]() Henri Lauvaux Gaston Heuet Maurice Norland |
3000 metres race walk
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
1920 Antwerp details | Ugo Frigerio![]() | George Parker![]() | Richard Remer![]() |
3500 metres race walk
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
1908 London details | George Larner![]() | Ernest Webb![]() | Harry Kerr![]() |
10 kilometres race walk
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
1912 Stockholm details | George Goulding![]() | Ernest Webb![]() | Fernando Altimani![]() |
1920 Antwerp details | Ugo Frigerio![]() | Joseph Pearman![]() | Charles Gunn![]() |
1924 Paris details | Ugo Frigerio![]() | Gordon Goodwin![]() | Cecil McMaster![]() |
1928–1936 | not included in the Olympic program | ||
1948 London details | John Mikaelsson![]() | Ingemar Johansson![]() | Fritz Schwab![]() |
1952 Helsinki details | John Mikaelsson![]() | Fritz Schwab![]() | Bruno Junk![]() |
10 miles race walk
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
1908 London details | George Larner![]() | Ernest Webb![]() | Edward Spencer![]() |
Standing high jump
Standing long jump
Standing triple jump
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
1900 Paris details | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
1904 St. Louis details | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Shot put (two-handed)
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
1912 Stockholm details | Ralph Rose![]() | Pat McDonald![]() | Elmer Niklander![]() |
Discus throw (Greek style)
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
1908 London details | Martin Sheridan![]() | Bill Horr![]() | Verner Järvinen![]() |
Discus throw (two-handed)
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
1912 Stockholm details | Armas Taipale![]() | Elmer Niklander![]() | Emil Magnusson![]() |
Weight throw
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
1904 St. Louis details | Étienne Desmarteau![]() | John Flanagan![]() | James Mitchell![]() |
1908–1912 | not included in the Olympic program | ||
1920 Antwerp details | Pat McDonald![]() | Patrick Ryan![]() | Carl Johan Lind![]() |
Javelin throw (freestyle)
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
1908 London details | 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 |
---|---|---|---|
1912 Stockholm details | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Triathlon
Consisted of long jump, shot put, and 100 yards.
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
1904 St. Louis details | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Pentathlon
Consisted of long jump, javelin throw, 200 metres, discus throw, and 1500 metres.
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
1912 Stockholm details | Jim Thorpe![]() | Ferdinand Bie![]() James Donahue ![]() | Frank Lukeman![]() |
1920 Antwerp details | Eero Lehtonen![]() | Everett Bradley![]() | Hugo Lahtinen![]() |
1924 Paris details | Eero Lehtonen![]() | Elemér Somfay![]() | Robert LeGendre![]() |
See also
- Athletics at the 1906 Intercalated Games — these Intercalated Games are no longer regarded as official Games by the International Olympic Committee
- List of Asian Games medalists in athletics
- List of Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics (men)
- List of men's Olympic and World Championship athletics sprint champions
Notes
- ^ Jenner is now known as Caitlyn due to gender transition in 2015.[10]
References
- ^ Sometimes listed as representing Luxembourg.
- ^ "Paris 1900 marathon men Results - Olympic athletics". olympics.com. IOC. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ Arriving without correct documents, a French immigrant to the United States Albert Corey is inconsistently listed as performing in a mixed team in the four mile team race (with four undisputed Americans) and performing for the US in the marathon. Currently, the IOC attributes his medal in the marathon to France and in the team race to a mixed team.
- ^ "St. Louis 1904 Athletics Marathon Men Results". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2022-01-31.
- ^ a b Both Sohn Kee-chung and Nam Sung-yong 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 Kee-chung as the first Korean to win an Olympic marathon today.
- ^ On 25 January 2017, the Jamaican team was stripped of the gold medal due to Nesta Carter testing positive for the prohibited substance methylhexaneamine. The IOC requested that the IAAF modify the results, and, after CAS dismissed Carter's appeal, the medals were redistributed accordingly. Trinidad and Tobago team was advanced to gold, Japan to silver, and Brazil to bronze.
- ^ On 18 February 2022, the British team was stripped of the silver medal due to CJ Ujah testing positive for the prohibited substances ostarine and S-23. After the medals were redistributed, Italy retained the gold medal, while the Canadian team advanced to silver and the Chinese team advanced to bronze.
- ^ a b 2004 Olympic Hammer Throw Medalists. Olympics.com. Retrieved on 2024-04-13.
- ^ a b Engeler, Elaine (June 10, 2010). "CAS Reinstates Medals for Hammer Throwers". Yahoo! Sports. Associated Press. Retrieved 2010-06-15.
- ^ Buzz Bissinger (June 1, 2015). "Introducing Caitlyn Jenner". Vanity Fair. Retrieved June 1, 2015.
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