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
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:
- 1904:
- 1912:
- 1920:
110 metres hurdles
400 metres hurdles
3000 metres steeplechase
4 × 100 metres relay
4 × 400 metres relay
20 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.
Mixed Events
4 × 400 metres relay
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|2020 Tokyo<br>
| <br />Kajetan Duszyński<br />Natalia Kaczmarek<br />Justyna Święty-Ersetic<br />Karol Zalewski<br />Dariusz Kowaluk*<br />Iga Baumgart*<br />Małgorzata Hołub-Kowalik*
| <br />Lidio Andrés Feliz<br />Marileidy Paulino<br />Anabel Medina<br />Alexander Ogando<br />Luguelín Santos*
| <br />Kendall Ellis<br />Vernon Norwood<br />Trevor Stewart<br />Kaylin Whitney<br />Elija Godwin*<br />Lynna Irby*<br />Taylor Manson*<br />Bryce Deadmon*
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|2024 Paris<br>
| <br />Eugene Omalla<br />Lieke Klaver<br />Isaya Klein Ikkink<br />Femke Bol<br />Cathelijn Peeters
| <br />Vernon Norwood<br />Shamier Little<br />Bryce Deadmon<br />Kaylyn Brown
| <br />Samuel Reardon<br />Laviai Nielsen<br />Alex Haydock-Wilson<br />Amber Anning<br />Nicole Yeargin
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Marathon walk relay
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|2024 Paris<br>
| <br />Álvaro Martín<br />María Pérez
| <br />Brian Pintado<br />Glenda Morejón
| <br />Rhydian Cowley<br />Jemima Montag
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Discontinued events
60 metres
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|1900 Paris<br>
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|1904 St. Louis<br>
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5 miles
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|1908 London<br>
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200 metres hurdles
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|1900 Paris<br>
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|1904 St. Louis<br>
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2500 metres steeplechase
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|1900 Paris<br>
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2590 metres steeplechase
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|1904 St. Louis<br>
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3200 metres steeplechase
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|1908 London<br>
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4000 metres steeplechase
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|1900 Paris<br>
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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.
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|1908 London<br>
|<br/>William Hamilton<br/>Nate Cartmell<br/>John Taylor<br/>Mel Sheppard
|<br/>Arthur Hoffmann<br/>Hans Eicke<br/>Otto Trieloff<br/>Hanns Braun
|<br/>Pál Simon<br/>Frigyes Wiesner<br/>József Nagy<br/>Ödön Bodor
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3000 metres team race
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|1912 Stockholm<br>
|<br>Tell Berna<br>George Bonhag<br>Abel Kiviat<br>Louis Scott<br>Norman Taber
|<br>Bror Fock<br>Nils Frykberg<br>Thorild Olsson<br>Ernst Wide<br>John Zander
|<br>Joe Cottrill<br>George Hutson<br>William Moore<br>Edward Owen<br>Cyril Porter
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|1920 Antwerp<br>
|<br>Horace Brown<br>Ivan Dresser<br>Arlie Schardt
|<br>Joe Blewitt<br>Albert Hill<br>William Seagrove
|<br>Eric Backman<br>Sven Lundgren<br>Edvin Wide
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|1924 Paris<br>
|<br>Elias Katz<br>Paavo Nurmi<br>Ville Ritola
|<br>Herbert Johnston<br>Bertram Macdonald<br>George Webber
|<br>William Cox<br>Edward Kirby<br>Willard Tibbetts
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5000 metres team race
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|1900 Paris<br>
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|<br/>Henri Deloge<br/>Gaston Ragueneau<br/>Jacques Chastanié<br/>André Castanet<br/>Michel Champoudry
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3-mile team race
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|1908 London<br>
|<br/>Joe Deakin<br/>Archie Robertson<br/>William Coales
|<br/>John Eisele<br/>George Bonhag<br/>Herbert Trube
|<br/>Louis de Fleurac<br/>Joseph Dreher<br/>Paul Lizandier
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4-mile team race
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|1904 St. Louis<br>
|<br/>Arthur Newton<br/>George Underwood<br/>Paul Pilgrim<br/>Howard Valentine<br/>David Munson
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| none awarded
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Cross country (individual)
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|1912 Stockholm<br>
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|1920 Antwerp<br>
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|1924 Paris<br>
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Cross country (team)
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|1912 Stockholm<br>
|<br/>Hjalmar Andersson<br/>John Eke<br/>Josef Ternström
|<br/>Hannes Kolehmainen<br/>Jalmari Eskola<br/>Albin Stenroos
|<br/>Frederick Hibbins<br/>Ernest Glover<br/>Thomas Humphreys
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|1920 Antwerp<br>
|<br/>Paavo Nurmi<br/>Heikki Liimatainen<br/>Teodor Koskenniemi
|<br/>James Wilson<br/>Anton Hegarty<br/>Alfred Nichols
|<br/>Eric Backman<br/>Gustaf Mattsson<br/>Hilding Ekman
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|1924 Paris<br>
|<br/>Paavo Nurmi<br/>Ville Ritola<br/>Heikki Liimatainen
|<br/>Earl Johnson<br/>Arthur Studenroth<br/>August Fager
|<br/>Henri Lauvaux<br/>Gaston Heuet<br/>Maurice Norland
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3000 metres race walk
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|1920 Antwerp<br>
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3500 metres race walk
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|1908 London<br>
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10 kilometres race walk
10 miles race walk
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|1908 London<br>
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50 kilometres race walk
Standing high jump
Standing long jump
Standing triple jump
Shot put (two-handed)
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|1912 Stockholm<br>
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Discus throw (Greek style)
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|1908 London<br>
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Discus throw (two-handed)
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|1912 Stockholm<br>
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Weight throw
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|1904 St. Louis<br>
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|1920 Antwerp<br>
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Javelin throw (freestyle)
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|1908 London<br>
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Javelin throw (two-handed)
This did not involve throwing with both hands. Distances recorded with each hand were added.
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|1912 Stockholm<br>
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Triathlon
Consisted of long jump, shot put, and 100 yards.
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|1904 St. Louis<br>
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Pentathlon
Consisted of long jump, javelin throw, 200 metres, discus throw, and 1500 metres.
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
References
;Results
- International Olympic Committee results database
- Olympic listings from IAAF 2013 statistical handbook