Athletics at the Summer Olympics
Athletics, known as Track and Field in the United States, has been contested at every Summer Olympics since the birth of the modern Olympic movement at the 1896 Summer Olympics.
Events
The events contested have varied widely.
Men's events
No new events have been added to the men's athletics programme since the 1952 addition of the short racewalk. The roster of events has not changed since then, with the exception of the omission of the long racewalk in 1976. The long racewalk is the only event held for men but not included on the women's programme.
A total of 52 different events have been held in the men's competition. 24 comprise the current list of events. Many of the discontinued events were similar to modern ones but at different lengths, especially in the steeplechasing, hurdling, and racewalking disciplines. Team racing events have been eliminated after appearing in six early editions of the Games. The athletic triathlon (an unusual event, held only once and featuring gymnasts competing in the long jump, shot put, and 100 metre dash) and pentathlon multi-discipline events were phased out in favor of the decathlon, and the medley relay replaced with even-leg relays. Standing jump competitions are no longer held, nor are the various modified throwing events which were experimented with in 1908 and 1912.
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28 |
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36 |
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64 |
68 |
72 |
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80 |
84 |
88 |
92 |
96 |
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04 |
08 |
Years |
Current program |
100 metres |
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26 |
200 metres |
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25 |
400 metres |
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26 |
800 metres |
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26 |
1500 metres |
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26 |
5000 metres |
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22 |
10000 metres |
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22 |
Marathon |
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26 |
110 metre hurdles |
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26 |
400 metre hurdles |
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24 |
3000 metre steeplechase |
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21 |
4 x 100 metres relay |
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22 |
4 x 400 metres relay |
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20 kilometre walk |
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14 |
50 kilometre walk |
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17 |
Long jump |
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Triple jump |
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26 |
High jump |
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Pole vault |
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Shot put |
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26 |
Discus throw |
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Hammer throw |
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25 |
Javelin throw |
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Decathlon |
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23 |
Past events |
60 meters |
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2 |
200 metre hurdles |
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2 |
2500 metre steeplechase |
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2 |
3200 metre steeplechase |
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1 |
4000 metre steeplechase |
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1 |
Medley relay |
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1 |
3000 metre team race |
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X |
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3 |
5000 metre team race |
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1 |
3 mile team race |
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1 |
4 mile team race |
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1 |
5 miles |
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1 |
3000 metre walk |
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1 |
3500 metre walk |
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1 |
10 kilometre walk |
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5 |
10 mile walk |
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1 |
Triathlon |
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1 |
Pentathlon |
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X |
X |
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1 |
Standing long jump |
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X |
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4 |
Standing triple jump |
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2 |
Standing high jump |
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X |
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4 |
56 pound weight throw |
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X |
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2 |
Two handed shot put |
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X |
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1 |
Greek discus |
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X |
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1 |
Two handed discus throw |
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1 |
Freestyle javelin |
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1 |
Two handed javelin throw |
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1 |
Individual cross county |
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X |
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3 |
Team cross country |
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X |
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3 |
Events |
12 |
23 |
25 |
26 |
30 |
29 |
24 |
22 |
23 |
23 |
24 |
24 |
24 |
24 |
24 |
24 |
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|
Women's events
Women's competition in athletics began at the 1928 Summer Olympics
Event |
28 |
32 |
36 |
48 |
52 |
56 |
60 |
64 |
68 |
72 |
76 |
80 |
84 |
88 |
92 |
96 |
00 |
04 |
08 |
Years |
100 metres |
X |
X |
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X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
19 |
200 metres |
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16 |
400 metres |
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12 |
800 metres |
X |
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X |
X |
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14 |
1,500 metres |
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X |
X |
X |
10 |
5000 metres |
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X |
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X |
X |
4 |
10,000 metres |
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X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
6 |
Marathon |
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X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
7 |
100 metres hurdles |
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X |
X |
X |
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X |
X |
X |
10 |
400 metre hurdles |
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X |
X |
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X |
X |
X |
7 |
3000 metre steeplechase |
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X |
1 |
4 x 100 metres relay |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
19 |
4 x 400 metres relay |
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- |
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X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
10 |
20 kilometre walk |
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- |
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- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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- |
- |
X |
X |
X |
3 |
High jump |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
19 |
Pole vault |
- |
- |
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- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
X |
X |
X |
3 |
Long Jump |
- |
- |
- |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
16 |
Triple jump |
- |
- |
- |
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- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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- |
- |
- |
- |
X |
X |
X |
X |
4 |
Shot put |
- |
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X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
16 |
Discus throw |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
19 |
Hammer throw |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
X |
X |
X |
3 |
Javelin throw |
- |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
18 |
Heptathlon |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
6 |
Past events |
80 metre hurdles |
- |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
8 |
Pentathlon |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
5 |
3,000 metres |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
X |
X |
X |
- |
- |
- |
- |
3 |
10 kilometre walk |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
X |
X |
- |
- |
- |
2 |
Events |
5 |
6 |
6 |
9 |
9 |
9 |
10 |
12 |
12 |
14 |
14 |
14 |
17 |
18 |
19 |
20 |
22 |
22 |
23 |
Nations
Nearly every nation that has competed at the Olympics has entered the athletics competition. The number in each box represents the number of athletes the nation sent.
Nation |
96 |
00 |
04 |
08 |
12 |
20 |
24 |
28 |
32 |
36 |
48 |
52 |
56 |
60 |
64 |
68 |
72 |
76 |
80 |
84 |
88 |
92 |
96 |
00 |
04 |
Years |
Australasia (ANZ) |
- |
- |
- |
9 |
5 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
2 |
Australia (AUS) |
1 |
1 |
2 |
- |
- |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
25 |
Austria (AUT) |
- |
1 |
- |
3 |
12 |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
23 |
Belgium (BEL) |
- |
- |
- |
6 |
2 |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
22 |
Bohemia (BOH) |
- |
4 |
- |
3 |
11 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
3 |
Canada (CAN) |
- |
2 |
5 |
27 |
18 |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
- |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
23 |
Chile (CHI) |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
China (CHN) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
6 |
Croatia (CRO) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
X |
X |
X |
X |
4 |
Cuba (CUB) |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
- |
- |
X |
X |
X |
X |
20 |
Czechoslovakia (TCH) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
24 |
21 |
18 |
5 |
31 |
13 |
25 |
18 |
30 |
12 |
14 |
32 |
15 |
24 |
- |
22 |
18 |
- |
- |
- |
16 |
Denmark (DEN) |
3 |
4 |
- |
8 |
14 |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
24 |
Estonia (EST) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
X |
X |
X |
X |
9 |
Finland (FIN) |
- |
- |
- |
15 |
23 |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
22 |
France (FRA) |
6 |
23 |
- |
19 |
32 |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
24 |
Germany (GER) |
5 |
6 |
9 |
21 |
24 |
- |
X |
X |
X |
X |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
X |
X |
X |
X |
13 |
Great Britain (GBR) |
5 |
9 |
3 |
126 |
65 |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
25 |
Greece (GRE) |
29 |
2 |
10 |
12 |
5 |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
25 |
Hungary (HUN) |
3 |
9 |
2 |
20 |
27 |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
24 |
Iceland (ISL) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
India (IND) |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
22 |
Ireland (IRL) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
19 |
Italy (ITA) |
- |
2 |
- |
13 |
14 |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
23 |
Japan (JPN) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
2 |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
- |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
- |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
16 |
South Korea (KOR) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
- |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
12 |
Luxembourg (LUX) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
2 |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
22 |
Netherlands (NED) |
- |
- |
- |
20 |
1 |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
22 |
Norway (NOR) |
- |
2 |
- |
11 |
23 |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
23 |
Portugal (POR) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
4 |
- |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
- |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
19 |
Russia (RUS) |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
35 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
X |
X |
X |
X |
6 |
Serbia (SRB) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
South Africa (RSA) |
- |
- |
3 |
9 |
7 |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
X |
X |
X |
X |
16 |
Sweden (SWE) |
1 |
8 |
- |
33 |
108 |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
24 |
Switzerland (SUI) |
- |
- |
1 |
1 |
1 |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
23 |
Soviet Union (URS) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
- |
X |
- |
- |
- |
- |
9 |
Turkey (TUR) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
United States (USA) |
10 |
43 |
197 |
89 |
109 |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
- |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
24 |
|
No. of nations |
10 |
15 |
10 |
20 |
27 |
|
No. of athletes |
64 |
117 |
233 |
446 |
556 |
|
All-time medal table 1896-2008
Rank |
Nation |
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
Total |
1 |
United States (USA) |
311 |
238 |
189 |
738 |
2 |
Soviet Union (URS) |
64 |
55 |
74 |
193 |
3 |
Great Britain (GBR) |
49 |
78 |
61 |
188 |
4 |
Finland (FIN) |
48 |
35 |
30 |
113 |
5 |
East Germany (GDR) |
38 |
36 |
35 |
109 |
6 |
Poland (POL) |
22 |
17 |
13 |
52 |
7 |
Kenya (KEN) |
21 |
28 |
19 |
68 |
8 |
Australia (AUS) |
19 |
24 |
25 |
68 |
9 |
Sweden (SWE) |
19 |
21 |
41 |
81 |
10 |
Italy (ITA) |
19 |
15 |
25 |
59 |
11 |
Russia (RUS) |
18 |
22 |
20 |
60 |
12 |
Ethiopia (ETH) |
18 |
6 |
14 |
38 |
13 |
Germany (GER) |
15 |
20 |
34 |
69 |
14 |
Jamaica (JAM) |
13 |
24 |
15 |
52 |
15 |
France (FRA) |
13 |
21 |
24 |
58 |
16 |
Canada (CAN) |
13 |
14 |
25 |
52 |
17 |
West Germany (FRG) |
12 |
14 |
17 |
43 |
18 |
Czechoslovakia (TCH) |
11 |
8 |
5 |
24 |
19 |
Romania (ROU) |
11 |
14 |
10 |
35 |
20 |
Cuba (CUB) |
10 |
13 |
14 |
37 |
21 |
Hungary (HUN) |
9 |
12 |
17 |
38 |
22 |
New Zealand (NZL) |
9 |
1 |
9 |
19 |
23 |
Unified Team (EUN) |
7 |
11 |
3 |
21 |
24 |
Japan (JPN) |
7 |
7 |
8 |
22 |
25 |
Norway (NOR) |
7 |
5 |
8 |
20 |
26 |
Greece (GRE) |
6 |
12 |
11 |
29 |
27 |
South Africa (RSA) |
6 |
11 |
6 |
23 |
28 |
Morocco (MAR) |
6 |
5 |
7 |
18 |
29 |
Netherlands (NED) |
6 |
3 |
6 |
15 |
30 |
Bulgaria (BUL) |
5 |
7 |
6 |
18 |
31 |
China (CHN) |
5 |
3 |
7 |
15 |
32 |
Germany (EUA) |
4 |
18 |
8 |
30 |
33 |
Ireland (IRL) |
4 |
2 |
0 |
6 |
34 |
Mexico (MEX) |
3 |
5 |
2 |
10 |
35 |
Brazil (BRA) |
4 |
3 |
7 |
14 |
36 |
Belarus (BLR) |
4 |
6 |
9 |
19 |
37 |
Portugal (POR) |
4 |
2 |
4 |
10 |
38 |
Czech Republic (CZE) |
4 |
1 |
3 |
8 |
39 |
Belgium (BEL) |
3 |
6 |
2 |
11 |
40 |
Ukraine (UKR) |
3 |
2 |
10 |
15 |
41 |
Algeria (ALG) |
3 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
42 |
Lithuania (LTU) |
3 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
43 |
Spain (ESP) |
2 |
4 |
5 |
11 |
44 |
Bahamas (BAH) |
2 |
3 |
3 |
8 |
45 |
Argentina (ARG) |
2 |
3 |
0 |
5 |
46 |
Estonia (EST) |
2 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
47 |
Cameroon (CMR) |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
48 |
Nigeria (NGR) |
1 |
4 |
8 |
13 |
49 |
Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) |
1 |
4 |
5 |
10 |
50 |
Austria (AUT) |
1 |
2 |
4 |
7 |
51 |
Tunisia (TUN) |
1 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
52 |
Slovenia (SLO) |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
53 |
South Korea (KOR) |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
53 |
Mixed team (ZZX) |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
53 |
Ecuador (ECU) |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
56 |
Panama (PAN) |
1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
57 |
Kazakhstan (KAZ) |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
57 |
Mozambique (MOZ) |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
57 |
Uganda (UGA) |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
60 |
Burundi (BDI) |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
60 |
Bahrain (BRN) |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
60 |
Dominican Republic (DOM) |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
60 |
Luxembourg (LUX) |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
60 |
Syria (SYR) |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
65 |
Switzerland (SUI) |
0 |
6 |
2 |
8 |
66 |
Latvia (LAT) |
0 |
4 |
1 |
5 |
67 |
Namibia (NAM) |
0 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
68 |
Denmark (DEN) |
0 |
2 |
4 |
6 |
69 |
Turkey (TUR) |
0 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
70 |
Chile (CHI) |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
70 |
India (IND) |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
70 |
Tanzania (TAN) |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
70 |
Yugoslavia (YUG) |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
74 |
Iceland (ISL) |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
74 |
Sri Lanka (SRI) |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
74 |
Chinese Taipei (TPE) |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
77 |
Bohemia (BOH) |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
77 |
Croatia (CRO) |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
77 |
Côte d'Ivoire (CIV) |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
77 |
Haiti (HAI) |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
77 |
Saudi Arabia (KSA) |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
77 |
Senegal (SEN) |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
77 |
Sudan (SUD) |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
77 |
Zambia (ZAM) |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
85 |
British West Indies (BWI) |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
85 |
Philippines (PHI) |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
87 |
Australasia (ANZ) |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
87 |
Barbados (BAR) |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
87 |
Colombia (COL) |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
87 |
Djibouti (DJI) |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
87 |
Eritrea (ERI) |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
87 |
Qatar (QAT) |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
87 |
Venezuela (VEN) |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
Total 93 nations |
883 |
891 |
883 |
2657 |
Sports at the Olympic Games |
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Summer sports |
Archery • Athletics • Badminton • Basketball • Boxing • Canoeing • Cycling • Diving • Equestrian • Field hockey • Fencing • Football • Gymnastics • Handball • Judo • Modern pentathlon • Rowing • Sailing • Shooting • Swimming • Synchronized swimming • Table tennis • Taekwondo • Tennis • Triathlon • Volleyball • Water polo • Weightlifting • Wrestling
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|
Winter sports |
Alpine skiing • Biathlon • Bobsleigh • Cross‑country skiing • Curling • Figure skating • Freestyle skiing • Ice hockey • Luge • Nordic combined • Short track speed skating • Skeleton • Ski jumping • Snowboarding • Speed skating
|
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Past sports |
Baseball • Basque pelota • Cricket • Croquet • Golf • Jeu de paume • Lacrosse • Polo • Rackets • Roque • Rugby union • Softball • Tug of war • Water motorsports
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|
Athletics at the Summer Olympics |
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1896 • 1900 • 1904 • 1908 • 1912 • 1920 • 1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008
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List of medalists (men, women) • List of Olympic records |
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IAAF | World Championships | World Indoor Championships | World Youth Championships | World Junior Championships | World Cup | Golden League | World Final | Olympics | Asian Games | Commonwealth Games | Pan American Games | Universiade | World records
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- Asia: AAA – Asian Championships
- Africa: CAA – African Championships
- North America: NACAC – NACAC Championships
- South America: CONSUDATLE – South American Championships
- Oceania: OAA – ?
- Europe: EAA – European Championships
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