This is the complete list of women's Olympic medalists in athletics.
Note: * Indicates athletes who ran in preliminary rounds and also received medals.
Note: * Indicates athletes who ran in preliminary rounds and also received medals.
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Germany (GER) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
2 | United States (USA) | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
3 | Soviet Union (URS) | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 |
4 | Romania (ROU) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
5 | Russia (RUS) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
6 | East Germany (GDR) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
7 | Poland (POL) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
8 | Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
9 | Nigeria (NGR) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
10 | Brazil (BRA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Hungary (HUN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
New Zealand (NZL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
13 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
14 | Argentina (ARG) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Bulgaria (BUL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Ukraine (UKR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
17 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Jamaica (JAM) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Serbia (SRB) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (20 entries) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 57 |
The 3000 metres run was replaced by the 5000 metres run in 1996 and henceforth.
The 80 metres hurdles was replaced by the 100 metres hurdles in 1972.
In the year 2000 and henceforth, the distance was doubled to 20 kilometers.
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
1992 Barcelona |
Chen Yueling China |
Yelena Nikolayeva Unified Team |
Li Chunxiu China |
1996 Atlanta |
Yelena Nikolayeva Russia |
Elisabetta Perrone Italy |
Wang Yan China |
In 1984 and thenceforth, the pentathlon (five events over two days) was replaced by the heptathlon (seven events over two days), so "discontinued" is not precisely correct. The heptathlon consists of the 200 meter and 800 meter runs, the 100 meter hurdles, the shot put, the javelin throw, the high jump, and the long jump in track and field: three track events and four field events.
meters | yards | kilo- meters |
miles |
---|---|---|---|
80 | 87.5 | ||
100 | 109.4 | ||
110 | 120.3 | ||
200 | 219 | ||
400 | 437 | 0.4 | 0.25 |
800 | 875 | 0.8 | 0.50 |
1,500 | 1,640 | 1.5 | 0.93 |
3,000 | 3,281 | 3.0 | 1.86 |
5,000 | 5,468 | 5.0 | 3.11 |
10,000 | 10,936 | 10.0 | 6.21 |
20,000 | 21,872 | 20.0 | 12.43 |
42,750 | 46,752 | 42.75 | 26.56 |
Blake, a member of Penn State's NCAA Champion 4x400 in 2008, also had a successful London experience, earning a bronze medal as a member of Jamaica's 4x400 relay pool.
This is the complete list of women's Olympic medalists in athletics.
Note: * Indicates athletes who ran in preliminary rounds and also received medals.
Note: * Indicates athletes who ran in preliminary rounds and also received medals.
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Germany (GER) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
2 | United States (USA) | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
3 | Soviet Union (URS) | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 |
4 | Romania (ROU) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
5 | Russia (RUS) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
6 | East Germany (GDR) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
7 | Poland (POL) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
8 | Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
9 | Nigeria (NGR) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
10 | Brazil (BRA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Hungary (HUN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
New Zealand (NZL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
13 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
14 | Argentina (ARG) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Bulgaria (BUL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Ukraine (UKR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
17 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Jamaica (JAM) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Serbia (SRB) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (20 entries) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 57 |
The 3000 metres run was replaced by the 5000 metres run in 1996 and henceforth.
The 80 metres hurdles was replaced by the 100 metres hurdles in 1972.
In the year 2000 and henceforth, the distance was doubled to 20 kilometers.
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
1992 Barcelona |
Chen Yueling China |
Yelena Nikolayeva Unified Team |
Li Chunxiu China |
1996 Atlanta |
Yelena Nikolayeva Russia |
Elisabetta Perrone Italy |
Wang Yan China |
In 1984 and thenceforth, the pentathlon (five events over two days) was replaced by the heptathlon (seven events over two days), so "discontinued" is not precisely correct. The heptathlon consists of the 200 meter and 800 meter runs, the 100 meter hurdles, the shot put, the javelin throw, the high jump, and the long jump in track and field: three track events and four field events.
meters | yards | kilo- meters |
miles |
---|---|---|---|
80 | 87.5 | ||
100 | 109.4 | ||
110 | 120.3 | ||
200 | 219 | ||
400 | 437 | 0.4 | 0.25 |
800 | 875 | 0.8 | 0.50 |
1,500 | 1,640 | 1.5 | 0.93 |
3,000 | 3,281 | 3.0 | 1.86 |
5,000 | 5,468 | 5.0 | 3.11 |
10,000 | 10,936 | 10.0 | 6.21 |
20,000 | 21,872 | 20.0 | 12.43 |
42,750 | 46,752 | 42.75 | 26.56 |
Blake, a member of Penn State's NCAA Champion 4x400 in 2008, also had a successful London experience, earning a bronze medal as a member of Jamaica's 4x400 relay pool.