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: 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
Note: * Indicates athletes who ran in preliminary rounds and also received medals.
4 × 400 metres relay
Note: * Indicates athletes who ran in preliminary rounds and also received medals.
20 kilometres race walk
High jump
Pole vault
Long jump
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
United States (USA) | 22 | 15 | 10 | 47 |
| 2 | 
Great Britain (GBR) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 
East Germany (GDR) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | 
Cuba (CUB) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | 
Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | 
Greece (GRE) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Panama (PAN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 | 
Australia (AUS) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | 
Germany (GER) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
South Africa (RSA) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 11 | 
Canada (CAN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | 
Haiti (HAI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Jamaica (JAM) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 14 | 
Soviet Union (URS) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 15 | 
Japan (JPN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 16 | 
Finland (FIN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Italy (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Norway (NOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Spain (ESP) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Ukraine (UKR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (21 entries) | 29 | 29 | 29 | 87 | |
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
Marathon walk relay
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
|
2024 Paris |
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.
3000 metres team race
5000 metres team race
3-mile team race
4-mile team race
Cross country (individual)
Cross country (team)
3000 metres race walk
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
|
1920 Antwerp |
Ugo Frigerio
Italy
|
George Parker
Australia
|
Richard Remer
United States
|
3500 metres race walk
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
|
1908 London |
George Larner
Great Britain
|
Ernest Webb
Great Britain
|
Harry Kerr
Australasia
|
10 kilometres race walk
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
|
1912 Stockholm |
George Goulding
Canada
|
Ernest Webb
Great Britain
|
Fernando Altimani
Italy
|
|
1920 Antwerp |
Ugo Frigerio
Italy
|
Joseph Pearman
United States
|
Charles Gunn
Great Britain
|
|
1924 Paris |
Ugo Frigerio
Italy
|
Gordon Goodwin
Great Britain
|
Cecil McMaster
South Africa
|
| 1928–1936 | not included in the Olympic program | ||
|
1948 London |
John Mikaelsson
Sweden
|
Ingemar Johansson
Sweden
|
Fritz Schwab
Switzerland
|
|
1952 Helsinki |
John Mikaelsson
Sweden
|
Fritz Schwab
Switzerland
|
Bruno Junk
Soviet Union
|
10 miles race walk
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
|
1908 London |
George Larner
Great Britain
|
Ernest Webb
Great Britain
|
Edward Spencer
Great Britain
|
50 kilometres race walk
Standing high jump
Standing long jump
Standing triple jump
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
|
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
1912 Stockholm |
Julius Saaristo (
FIN)
|
Väinö Siikaniemi (
FIN)
|
Urho Peltonen (
FIN)
|
Triathlon
Consisted of long jump, shot put, and 100 yards.
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
|
1904 St. Louis |
Max Emmerich (
USA)
|
John Grieb (
USA)
|
William Merz (
USA)
|
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
- ^ 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.
- Results
- International Olympic Committee results database
- Olympic listings from IAAF 2013 statistical handbook
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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: 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
Note: * Indicates athletes who ran in preliminary rounds and also received medals.
4 × 400 metres relay
Note: * Indicates athletes who ran in preliminary rounds and also received medals.
20 kilometres race walk
High jump
Pole vault
Long jump
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
United States (USA) | 22 | 15 | 10 | 47 |
| 2 |
Great Britain (GBR) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 |
East Germany (GDR) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 |
Cuba (CUB) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 |
Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 |
Greece (GRE) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
Panama (PAN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 |
Australia (AUS) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 |
Germany (GER) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
|
South Africa (RSA) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 11 |
Canada (CAN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 |
Haiti (HAI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
|
Jamaica (JAM) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 14 |
Soviet Union (URS) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 15 |
Japan (JPN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 16 |
Finland (FIN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
|
Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
|
Italy (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
|
Norway (NOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
|
Spain (ESP) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
|
Ukraine (UKR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (21 entries) | 29 | 29 | 29 | 87 | |
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
Marathon walk relay
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
|
2024 Paris |
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.
3000 metres team race
5000 metres team race
3-mile team race
4-mile team race
Cross country (individual)
Cross country (team)
3000 metres race walk
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
|
1920 Antwerp |
Ugo Frigerio
Italy
|
George Parker
Australia
|
Richard Remer
United States
|
3500 metres race walk
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
|
1908 London |
George Larner
Great Britain
|
Ernest Webb
Great Britain
|
Harry Kerr
Australasia
|
10 kilometres race walk
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
|
1912 Stockholm |
George Goulding
Canada
|
Ernest Webb
Great Britain
|
Fernando Altimani
Italy
|
|
1920 Antwerp |
Ugo Frigerio
Italy
|
Joseph Pearman
United States
|
Charles Gunn
Great Britain
|
|
1924 Paris |
Ugo Frigerio
Italy
|
Gordon Goodwin
Great Britain
|
Cecil McMaster
South Africa
|
| 1928–1936 | not included in the Olympic program | ||
|
1948 London |
John Mikaelsson
Sweden
|
Ingemar Johansson
Sweden
|
Fritz Schwab
Switzerland
|
|
1952 Helsinki |
John Mikaelsson
Sweden
|
Fritz Schwab
Switzerland
|
Bruno Junk
Soviet Union
|
10 miles race walk
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
|
1908 London |
George Larner
Great Britain
|
Ernest Webb
Great Britain
|
Edward Spencer
Great Britain
|
50 kilometres race walk
Standing high jump
Standing long jump
Standing triple jump
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
|
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
1912 Stockholm |
Julius Saaristo (
FIN)
|
Väinö Siikaniemi (
FIN)
|
Urho Peltonen (
FIN)
|
Triathlon
Consisted of long jump, shot put, and 100 yards.
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
|
1904 St. Louis |
Max Emmerich (
USA)
|
John Grieb (
USA)
|
William Merz (
USA)
|
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
- ^ 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.
- Results
- International Olympic Committee results database
- Olympic listings from IAAF 2013 statistical handbook
| Editions | | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Events |
| ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Summer sports |
|
|---|---|
| Winter sports | |
| Discontinued sports | |
| Unofficial sports | |