Athletics at the Summer Olympics

Athletics has been contested at every Summer Olympics since the birth of the modern Olympic movement at the 1896 Summer Olympics. The athletics program traces its earliest roots to events used in the ancient Greek Olympics. The modern program includes track and field events, road running events, and racewalking events. Cross country running was also on the program in earlier editions but it was dropped after the 1924 Summer Olympics.

Athletics at the Summer Olympics
Governing body	IAAF
Events	47 (men: 24; women: 23)
Games
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 2012 2016 2020
Medalists men women Records

Events

The events contested have varied widely. From 1900 to 1920, tug of war was considered to be part of the Olympic athletics programme, although the sports of tug of war and athletics are now considered distinct.[1]

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 IAAF held a 50 km walk World Championships that year instead and as a result the event was restored in 1980). The long racewalk is the only event currently held for men but not included on the women's programme, with the exception of women taking part in the heptathlon rather than the decathlon and the 100 metres hurdles rather than the 110 metres hurdles. The last women's event added to the roster was the 3000 metres steeplechase in 2008.

A total of 52 different events have been held in the men's competition. The current list comprises 24 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. Cross country running was on the program from 1912 to 1924 and is the most prominent form of athletics not to feature at the Olympics.

Current program
Event	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	08	12	16	20	Years
100 metres ()	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	29
200 metres ()	–	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	29
400 metres ()	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	28
800 metres ()	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	29
1500 metres ()	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	29
5000 metres ()	–	–	–	–	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	25
10,000 metres ()	–	–	–	–	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	25
Marathon ()	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	29
110 metres hurdles ()	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	29
400 metres hurdles ()	–	X	X	X	–	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	27
3000 metres steeplechase ()	–	–	–	–	–	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	24
4 × 100 metres relay ()	–	–	–	–	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	25
4 × 400 metres relay ()	–	–	–	–	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	25
20 kilometres race walk ()	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	17
50 kilometres race walk ()	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	–	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	20
High jump ()	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	29
Pole vault ()	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	29
Long jump ()	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	29
Triple jump ()	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	29
Shot put ()	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	29
Discus throw ()	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	29
Hammer throw ()	–	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	28
Javelin throw ()	–	–	–	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	26
Decathlon ()	–	–	–	–	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	25
Past events
Event	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	08	12	16	20	Years
60 metres ()	–	X	X	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	−	2
200 metres hurdles ()	–	X	X	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	−	2
2500 metres steeplechase ()	–	X	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	−	1
2590 metres steeplechase ()	–	–	X	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	−	1
3200 metres steeplechase ()	–	–	–	X	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	−	1
4000 metres steeplechase ()	–	X	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	−	1
Medley relay ()	–	–	–	X	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	−	1
3000 metres team race ()	–	–	–	–	X	X	X	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	−	3
5000 metres team race ()	–	X	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	−	1
3-mile team race ()	–	–	–	X	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	−	1
4-mile team race ()	–	–	X	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	−	1
5 miles ()	–	–	–	X	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	−	1
3000 metres race walk ()	–	–	–	–	–	X	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	−	1
3500 metres race walk ()	–	–	–	X	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	−	1
10 kilometres race walk ()	–	–	–	–	X	X	X	–	–	–	X	X	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	−	5
10 miles race walk ()	–	–	–	X	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	−	1
All-around ()	–	–	X	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	−	–	1
Triathlon ()	–	–	X	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	−	1
Pentathlon ()	–	–	–	–	X	X	X	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	−	3
Standing long jump ()	–	X	X	X	X	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	−	–	4
Standing triple jump ()	–	X	X	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	−	2
Standing high jump ()	–	X	X	X	X	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	−	4
56 pound weight throw ()	–	–	X	–	–	X	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	−	2
Shot put, two hands ()	–	–	–	–	X	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	−	1
Discus throw, Greek style ()	–	–	–	X	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	−	1
Discus throw, two hands ()	–	–	–	–	X	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	−	1
Javelin throw, freestyle ()	–	–	–	X	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	−	1
Javelin throw, two hands ()	–	–	–	–	X	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	−	1
Individual cross country ()	–	–	–	–	X	X	X	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	−	3
Team cross country ()	–	–	–	–	X	X	X	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	−	3
Total	12	23	25	26	30	29	27	22	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24

Women's events

Women's competition in athletics began at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Current program
Event	28	32	36	48	52	56	60	64	68	72	76	80	84	88	92	96	00	04	08	12	16	20	Games
100 metres ()	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	22
200 metres ()	–	–	–	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	19
400 metres ()	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	15
800 metres ()	X	–	–	–	–	–	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	17
1500 metres ()	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	13
5000 metres ()	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	7
10,000 metres ()	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	9
Marathon ()	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	10
100 metres hurdles ()	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	13
400 metres hurdles ()	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	10
3000 metres steeplechase ()	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	X	X	X	X	4
4 × 100 metres relay ()	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	22
4 × 400 metres relay ()	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	13
20 kilometres race walk ()	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	X	X	X	X	X	X	6
High jump ()	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	22
Pole vault ()	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	X	X	X	X	X	X	6
Long jump ()	–	–	–	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	19
Triple jump ()	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	7
Shot put ()	–	–	–	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	19
Discus throw ()	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	22
Hammer throw ()	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	X	X	X	X	X	X	6
Javelin throw ()	–	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	21
Heptathlon ()	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	10
Past events
Event	28	32	36	48	52	56	60	64	68	72	76	80	84	88	92	96	00	04	08	12	16	20	Games
80 metres hurdles ()	–	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	−	8
Pentathlon ()	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	X	X	X	X	X	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	−	5
3000 metres ()	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	X	X	X	–	–	–	–	–	–	−	3
10 kilometres race walk ()	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	X	X	–	–	–	–	–	−	2
Total	5	6	6	9	9	9	10	12	12	14	14	14	17	18	19	20	22	22	23	23	23	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.[2]

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	08	12	16	20	Years
Afghanistan (AFG)										2				5									2		2	2	2			6
Albania (ALB)																						1	2	2	2	2	1			6
Algeria (ALG)																	4		9	9	12	9	8	21	20	12	6			10
American Samoa (ASA)																					1		2	2	2	1	1			6
Andorra (AND)																					1	1	1	2	2	2	2			7
Angola (ANG)																			3		6	5	2	2	1	1	2			8
Antigua and Barbuda (ANT)																		8		10	10	5	8	2	3	4	3			9
Argentina (ARG)							10	7	11	8	24	16	2	4	6	6	9	2		7	2	4	8	11	8	11	9			20
Armenia (ARM)																							2	3	2	2	4			5
Aruba (ARU)																					2	2	1	2	1					5
Australasia (ANZ)				9	5																									2
Australia (AUS)	1	1	2			4	9	7	4	5	18	17	76	28	35	24	22	27	21	30	28	35	60	82	42	40	50			25
Austria (AUT)		1		2	12		7	4	2	29	15	15	3	9	8	12	15	6	11	6	10	16	11	12	6	3	7			24
Azerbaijan (AZE)																							4	4	4	2	3			5
Bahamas (BAH)													1	2	3	8	8	8		14	11	8	20	19	16	18	20			14
Bahrain (BRN)																				1	3	6	1	2	6	11	9			8
Bangladesh (BAN)																				1	4	4	2	2	1	2	1			8
Barbados (BAR)																2	7	9		9	6	8	4	11	3	3	4			11
Belarus (BLR)																							34	31	41	47	44			5
Belgium (BEL)				6	2	42	17	32		13	18	21	6	12	10	15	15	25	19	15	13	7	12	9	9	17	14			23
Belize (BIZ)																2		2		4	5	5	4	2	2	3	2			10
Benin (BEN)																	1		9		6	4	5	2	2	2	2			9
Bermuda (BER)											6	2				2		8		4	5	4	3	1	1	2	2			12
Bohemia (BOH)		4		3	11																									3
Bolivia (BOL)																	4	1		3	2	6	3	2	2	2	2			10
Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH)																						4	2	4	2	2	2			6
Botswana (BOT)																			7	6	6	5	6	6	9	7	3			9
Brazil (BRA)							8		19	10	12	10	6	5	1	3	2	8	11	20	20	24	40	18	34	41	30	67		21
British Virgin Islands (IVB)																				4	2	1	6	1	1	2	2			8
British West Indies (BWI)														7																1
Brunei (BRU)																								1	1		2			3
Bulgaria (BUL)							4			2		4		8	9	9	18	19	47		22	21	17	22	19	15	8			16
Burkina Faso (BUR)																	1				4	3	4	2	3	2	2			8
Burundi (BDI)																							7	6	5	2	3			5
Cameroon (CMR)															1	1	4		4	9	5	7	8	11	7	5	2			12
Cambodia (CAM)																	4						2	2	2	2	2			6
Canada (CAN)		4	6	27	18	14	27	32	29	28	27	22	18	16	16	27	32	55		61	63	48	39	36	21	29	42			25
Cape Verde (CPV)																							3	2	1	1	2			5
Cayman Islands (CAY)																					2	1	1	2	2	2	2			7
Central African Republic (CAF)																1				1	1	8	5	2	2	2	2			9
Chad (CHA)															2	3	3			3	6	4	4	2	1	2	1			11
Chile (CHI)					6	2	3	8		10	15	15	6	4	3	8	2	1		6	5	3	4	7	3	6	8			21
China (CHN)									1	22	3									22	44	33	31	26	52	66	51			11
Chinese Taipei (TPE)													4	6	5	11	7			10	12	2	7	2	2	3	6			13
Colombia (COL)									1	5	2		4		4	4	7	7	4	5	8	5	13	11	11	14	29			17
Comoros (COM)																							4	2	2	2	2			5
Republic of the Congo (CGO)															2		6		6	6	7	6	2	2	1	2	2			11
Democratic Republic of the Congo (COD)																				2	6	7	2	2	2	2	2			8
Cook Islands (COK)																					2	1	1	1	2	2	2			7
Costa Rica (CRC)																2	1			3	4	8	2	1		3	4			9
Croatia (CRO)																						2	3	15	12	10	9			6
Cuba (CUB)			1					1			3	5	2	3	3	18	19	26	17			34	46	33	33	43	46			17
Cyprus (CYP)																				3	4	5	8	10	7	6	4			8
Czech Republic (CZE)																							23	24	36	29	31			5
Czechoslovakia (TCH)						16	18	11	3	31	11	20	16	22	12	13	27	14	22		23	18								16
Denmark (DEN)	3	4		8	14	18	9	10	2	10	16	11	2	9	4	6	13	3	2	3	5	3	7	4	5	3	6			26
Djibouti (DJI)																				3	5	5	3	2		2	2			7
Dominica (DMA)																							5	2	2	2	2			5
Dominican Republic (DOM)															1	9		2	2	4	3		3	2	5	6	9			11
East Germany (GDR)																47	62	58	82		58									5
East Timor (TLS)																									2	1	2			3
Ecuador (ECU)							3									1			1	3	5	7	4	3	8	11	13			11
Egypt (EGY)						2	1			4	2	7					1			7	4			2	2	4	6			12
Eritrea (ERI)																								3	4	10	11			4
Equatorial Guinea (GEQ)																				4	6	7	5	2	2	2	2			8
El Salvador (ESA)																10				4	2	2	2	2	2	2	2			9
Estonia (EST)						7	11	4	1	7												5	13	5	15	14	10	18		12
Ethiopia (ETH)													8	5	5	9	20		25			15	16	24	24	27	31			12
Federated States of Micronesia (FSM)																								2	2	2	2			4
Fiji (FIJ)													1	2		1	2	2		4	8	7	7	1	2	2	2			13
Finland (FIN)				15	23	26	52	35	22	37	36	69	19	26	17	10	32	31	26	22	18	26	26	23	23	19	17			24
France (FRA)	5	21	(1)	19	25	59	70	50	12	40	65	54	29	36	38	40	49	44	31	43	55	57	49	53	55	48	47			26
Gabon (GAB)																				2	1	2	4	2	2	2	2			8
The Gambia (GAM)																				10	3	5	9	2	2	2	2			8
Georgia (GEO)																							2	2	3	2	4			5
Germany (GER)	5	6	2	20	24			62	27	77		39										79	85	64	71	53	71			15
Ghana (GHA)												7		7	12	8	13			15	11	8	15	18	10	3	2			13
Great Britain (GBR)	5	9	3	126	61	41	65	55	24	52	79	66	55	61	62	68	70	52	61	85	102	91	77	72	54	58	69			27
Greece (GRE)	30	2	10	12	5	9	12	13	7	14	15	11	6	19	5	7	12	12	8	10	6	11	25	43	56	32	23			27
Grenada (GRN)																				2	2	4	5	2	3	8	6			8
Guam (GUM)																					6	2	2	2	2	2	2			7
Guatemala (GUA)												6				5	3			7	1		6	7	5	4	6			10
Guinea (GUI)																			3		2	5	4	2	1	2	2			8
Guinea-Bissau (GBS)																							2	2	2	2	2			5
Guyana (GUY)											1		2	4		1			2	4	3	3	6	4	2	3	3			13
Haiti (HAI)							3	2	2								7	10		1	3	2	3	3	4	4	4			13
Honduras (HON)																6		3		3	3	4	1	1	1	2	2			10
Hong Kong (HKG)															4					3	3	3	1	5	1	2	5			9
Hungary (HUN)	3	9	2	19	27		16	26	5	25	12	35	19	26	31	31	33	16	27		15	24	22	37	35	20	18			25
Iceland (ISL)					1					4	11	9	2	7	2	3	4	7	4	7	7	4	3	6	2	3	3			19
India (IND)		1				3	7	7	4	4	8	8	8	11	13	2	8	4	11	8	5	2	6	24	17	14	14			23
Independent Olympic Participants (IOP)																						9		2			2			3
Indonesia (INA)												1	3	1			1	1		5	5		1	5	2	2	2			12
Iran (IRI)												1	2	1	8	1	3	4			1	2	1	1	2	6	10			14
Iraq (IRQ)											2			11	4				6		2		1	2	2	2	2			10
Ireland (IRL)							10	10	4		10	2	3	9	7	5	13	7	7	17	18	19	24	32	11	16	21			20
Israel (ISR)												7	1	8	5	2	2			6		4	4	8	5	4	3			13
Italy (ITA)		2		12	12	24	36	24	21	32	25	33	21	47	22	26	40	32	26	51	38	39	50	47	35	45	33			25
Ivory Coast (CIV)															6	7	6	8		6	9	9	5	8	2	1	3			12
Jamaica (JAM)											10	7	6		15	15	21	14	16	32	26	28	38	43	41	45	42			16
Japan (JPN)					2	11	8	16	34	46		19	20	20	64	19	19	15		22	29	31	32	40	38	37	44			21
Jordan (JOR)																				5		2	2	2	2	2	2			7
Kazakhstan (KAZ)																							18	25	21	19	24			5
Kenya (KEN)													8	5	11	18	22			32	33	38	43	36	31	37	42			13
Kiribati (KIR)																									2	1	2			3
Kuwait (KUW)																2	2	6	8	2	6	4	1	4	5	2	3			12
Kyrgyzstan (KGZ)																							6	8	7	5	2			5
Laos (LAO)																			7		1	5	5	2	2	2	2			8
Latvia (LAT)							10	6	2	7												7	16	17	15	16	22			10
Lebanon (LIB)														1			2	1	2	3	3	1		2	2	2	2			11
Lesotho (LES)																	1		5	2	3	6	9	2	2	4	3			10
Liberia (LBR)													4	4	1		5			7	4		5	8	2	3	3			11
Libya (LBA)																1			7		2	1	4	1	2	2	2			9
Liechtenstein (LIE)										2	2			2	2	2		3		3	3	2	1			1	1			12
Lithuania (LTU)								5														8	14	18	12	18	20	17		8
Luxembourg (LUX)					2	6	3	4		6	6	7	3	6	3	1	1	3	1	1	3		1		1					18
Macedonia (MKD)																								2	2	2	2			4
Madagascar (MAD)															3	3	7		3	2		5	6	7	3	2	2			11
Malawi (MAW)																	11			5	5	4	2	2	2	2	2			9
Malaya (MAL)													7	3																2
Malaysia (MAS)															12	10	8	3		2	2	1	3	2	2	3	2			12
Maldives (MDV)																					7	5	5	2	2	2	2			7
Mali (MLI)															2	1	1		3	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	2			12
Malta (MLT)										2	1									1		2	2	2	2	2	2			9
Marshall Islands (MHL)																										2	2			2
Mauritius (MRI)																				4	3	3	12	6	4	3	2			8
Mauritania (MTN)																					2	6	4	2	2	2	2			7
Mexico (MEX)							11	11	25	3	5	2	1	5	5	26	11	7	7	16	21	24	15	22	27	23	18			21
Moldova (MDA)																							7	11	12	14	8			5
Monaco (MON)						2	1	1													1				1	1	1			7
Montenegro (MNE)																										2	2			2
Mongolia (MGL)															3	1	1					1	2	2	2	2	2			9
Morocco (MAR)														8	4	4	8			3	11	13	17	24	22	26	21			12
Mozambique (MOZ)																			9	7	3	3	1	2	2	1	2			9
Myanmar (MYA)											1		1	1	2	2	2		1		2	3	2	2		2	2			13
Namibia (NAM)																						3	3	6	3	4	3			6
Nepal (NEP)															2		2	1	5	5	7	1	2	2	2	2	2			12
Netherlands (NED)				19	1	11	20	50	7	18	22	10		10	8	12	7	5	9	13	18	15	10	9	20	14	18			23
Netherlands Antilles (AHO)																		2		3		1	1	2	2	1				7
New Zealand (NZL)						2	1	3	6	3	3	4	9	14	14	9	16	10		14	6	13	18	8	13	10	8			21
Nicaragua (NCA)																7	5	5	2			1	2	1	2	2	2			10
Niger (NIG)																				2	3	3	3	2	2	2	2			8
Nigeria (NGR)												9	10	8	14	15	19		16	17	23	14	32	28	17	22	21			15
North Borneo (NBO)													2																	1
North Korea (PRK)																	2	3	3			3	4	6	4	6	5			9
North Yemen (YAR)																				2	4									2
Norway (NOR)		2		11	21	16	10	13	3	11	20	19	5	11	6	5	13	10		13	12	9	13	12	9	9	11			24
Oman (OMA)																				7	5	4	1	4	1	2	2			8
Pakistan (PAK)											5	16	17	12	6		5	2		3	7	4	2	2	2	2	2			15
Palau (PLW)																								2	2	2	2			4
Palestine (PLE)																							1	1	2	2	2			5
Panama (PAN)											1			4	4		1	1		2		1	1	1	2	2	3			12
Papua New Guinea (PNG)																		3		5	6	6	6	2	2	2	2			9
Paraguay (PAR)																	2	1		5	3	3	2	2	2	2	2			10
Peru (PER)										9	9				3	4	3	1	5	2	1	2	5	2	2	3	5			15
Philippines (PHI)							1	2	1	6	1	1	4	7	11	4	6	1		6	4	3	2	2	2	2	2			20
Poland (POL)							14	15	7	17	7	29	23	49	35	31	45	32	48		21	24	23	35	45	60	52			20
Portugal (POR)					3		3	3	1	2	4	7		5	3	1	6	6	3	14	28	36	30	21	26	27	24			21
Puerto Rico (PUR)											4	10	7	7	6	6	9	10		14	5	7	5	8	3	5	10			16
Qatar (QAT)																				6	8	11	9	12	10	14	6			8
Rhodesia (RHO)														2	3															2
Russia (RUS)				1	32																		85	109	115	104	97			7
Romania (ROU)								13		5		12	5	9	12	11	18	16	21	9	5	25	25	23	26	17	17			18
Rwanda (RWA)																				3	6	7	4	3	3	2	3			8
Saar (SAA)												6																		1
Saint Kitts and Nevis (SKN)																							10	2	2	4	4			5
Saint Lucia (LCA)																							5	3	1	3	2			5
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (VIN)																					6	6	8	2	2	2	2			7
Samoa (SAM)																				2	1		2		2	2	1			6
San Marino (SMR)																		2	1	2	2	5	1	1	1	1	1			10
São Tomé and Príncipe (STP)																							2	2	2	2	2			5
Saudi Arabia (KSA)																	10	14			6	2	9	11	7	8	10			9
Senegal (SEN)															12	9	12	10	10	11	12	9	7	9	9	2	6			13
Serbia (SRB)					2																					10	14			3
Serbia and Montenegro (SCG)																							8	24	7					3
Seychelles (SEY)																			9	5		4	2	2	2	2	2			9
Sierra Leone (SLE)																2			12	5	8	11	12	2	2	2	2			10
Singapore (SIN)											1	1	4			1	3	1					2		2	2	2			10
Slovakia (SVK)																							14	16	12	18	11			5
Slovenia (SLO)																						4	10	19	19	17	12			8
Solomon Islands (SOL)																				2	1		3	2	2	2	2			7
Somalia (SOM)																	3			7	5		4	2	2	2	2			8
South Africa (RSA)			3	6	7	13	12	9	4	14	6	13	9	7								16	22	23	32	23	20			18
South Korea (KOR)											9	6	7	6	17	4	2			11	47	11	17	13	18	17	17			15
South Vietnam (VNM)												1			2	1														3
South Yemen (YMD)																					3									1
Soviet Union (URS)												77	75	81	84	70	74	70	99		83									9
Spain (ESP)						14	13	10			7			13	6	10	11	17	21	26	34	59	56	58	56	54	46			18
Sri Lanka (SRI)											3	1	1	1	1	1	3		4		2	7	6	13	4	2	2			15
Suriname (SUR)																1	1	2		2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2			11
Sudan (SUD)														2		2	6			3	3	3	3	2	4	8	4			11
Swaziland (SWZ)																	1			3	5	5	4	2	2	2	2			9
Sweden (SWE)	1	8		31	106	64	33	29	9	37	50	45	17	26	16	18	26	19	16	24	11	19	17	14	12	12	9			26
Switzerland (SUI)				1	1	13	17	9	3	19	20	28		21	12	22	28	7	15	17	19	15	23	13	9	7	11			23
Syria (SYR)																	1		12		1	3	1	3	2	2	2			9
Tajikistan (TJK)																							1	2	2	2	2			5
Tanzania (TAN)															4	3	7		16	12	6	4	5	4	8	7	3			12
Thailand (THA)												8	8	8	18		4	4		10	4	18	8	12	3	11	2			14
Togo (TOG)																	2			3	3	4	5	2	2	1	2			9
Tonga (TGA)																					2	4	2	2	2	2	2			7
Trinidad and Tobago (TTO)											3		3		6	8	10	10	9	11	3	5	6	15	14	23	20			15
Tunisia (TUN)														11	6	3	4			2	2	1	6	9	3	4	5			12
Turkey (TUR)					2		4	5			13	13		13	4	4	3	2		5	4	2	3	5	13	15	31			18
Turkmenistan (TKM)																							1	2	2	2	2			5
Tuvalu (TUV)																										2	2			2
Uganda (UGA)													3	4	8	3	8		6	10	13	4	4	5	4	7	11			14
Ukraine (UKR)																							43	54	50	66	73			5
Unified Team (EUN)																						99								1
United Team of Germany (EUA)													43	90	97															3
United Arab Emirates (UAE)																				7		4	1	1	1	1	2			7
United Arab Republic (UAR)														2																1
United States (USA)	10	41	86	84	109	90	96	98	82	77	76	71	81	81	86	91	95	92		110	114	117	121	116	116	121	123			26
Uruguay (URU)											5	2	1	1		3	2	1			1	2	2	4	3	3	2			14
Uzbekistan (UZB)																							12	22	10	12	13			5
Vanuatu (VAN)																					3	6	4	2	2	2	2			7
Venezuela (VEN)												7	4	7	6	6	10	1	1	3			4	6	5	4	12			14
Vietnam (VIE)																			7		2	4	2	2	2	2	2			8
Virgin Islands (ISV)																2	1	3		4	7	10	7	3	2	2	4			11
West Germany (FRG)																67	87	54		58	47									5
Yemen (YEM)																						3	3	2	1	2	2			6
Yugoslavia (YUG)							5	4	1	21	15	19	7	22	9	8	16	13	14	6	10									15
Zambia (ZAM)															5	3	7		9	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	3			12
Zimbabwe (ZIM)															3				4	6	7	7	6	8	6	7	3			10
No. of nations	10	15	10	20	27	25	40	40	34	43	53	57	59	72	80	92	104	79	70	124	148	156	190	193	196	200	201
Year	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	08	12	16	20

Medal table

Updated after the 2016 Summer Olympics, considering stripped medals as of June 21, 2017

Sources:[3][4]

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	United States (USA)	332	259	204	795
2	Soviet Union (URS)	64	55	74	193
3	Great Britain (GBR)	55	80	70	205
4	Finland (FIN)	48	36	30	114
5	East Germany (GDR)	38	36	35	109
6	Kenya (KEN)	30	37	29	96
7	Poland (POL)	25	18	14	57
8	Jamaica (JAM)	22	35	20	77
9	Ethiopia (ETH)	22	10	21	53
10	Australia (AUS)	21	26	26	73
11	Russia (RUS)	21	20	21	62
12	Sweden (SWE)	19	21	41	81
13	Italy (ITA)	19	15	26	60
14	Germany (GER)	18	24	38	80
15	France (FRA)	14	26	29	69
16	Canada (CAN)	14	15	31	60
17	West Germany (FRG)	12	14	17	43
18	Romania (ROU)	11	14	10	35
19	Czechoslovakia (TCH)	11	8	5	24
20	Cuba (CUB)	10	14	17	41
21	Hungary (HUN)	10	12	18	40
22	New Zealand (NZL)	10	3	11	24
23	South Africa (RSA)	8	14	6	28
24	China (CHN)	8	10	13	31
25	Greece (GRE)	7	12	11	30
26	Unified Team (EUN)	7	11	3	21
27	Japan (JPN)	7	9	9	25
28	Norway (NOR)	7	5	8	20
29	Morocco (MAR)	6	5	8	19
30	Netherlands (NED)	6	4	6	16
31	Bulgaria (BUL)	5	8	6	19
32	Belgium (BEL)	5	5	2	12
33	Brazil (BRA)	5	3	9	17
34	Bahamas (BAH)	5	2	5	12
35	Czech Republic (CZE)	5	1	7	13
36	United Team of Germany (EUA)	4	18	8	30
37	Algeria (ALG)	4	3	2	9
38	Portugal (POR)	4	2	4	10
39	Ireland (IRL)	4	2	1	7
40	Mexico (MEX)	3	6	2	11
41	Belarus (BLR)	3	5	6	14
	Spain (ESP)	3	5	6	14
43	Trinidad and Tobago (TTO)	3	4	8	15
44	Croatia (CRO)	3	1	1	5
	Lithuania (LTU)	3	1	1	5
46	Nigeria (NGR)	2	4	7	13
47	Argentina (ARG)	2	3	0	5
48	Ukraine (UKR)	2	2	13	17
49	Tunisia (TUN)	2	2	1	5
50	Estonia (EST)	2	1	3	6
51	Dominican Republic (DOM)	2	1	0	3
52	Kazakhstan (KAZ)	2	0	2	4
53	Uganda (UGA)	2	0	1	3
54	Cameroon (CMR)	2	0	0	2
55	Austria (AUT)	1	2	4	7
56	Slovenia (SLO)	1	2	1	4
57	Bahrain (BRN)	1	1	1	3
	Colombia (COL)	1	1	1	3
59	Burundi (BDI)	1	1	0	2
	Ecuador (ECU)	1	1	0	2
	Grenada (GRN)	1	1	0	2
	Mixed team (ZZX)	1	1	0	2
	South Korea (KOR)	1	1	0	2
64	Panama (PAN)	1	0	2	3
65	Mozambique (MOZ)	1	0	1	2
66	Luxembourg (LUX)	1	0	0	1
	Slovakia (SVK)	1	0	0	1
	Syria (SYR)	1	0	0	1
	Tajikistan (TJK)	1	0	0	1
70	Switzerland (SUI)	0	6	2	8
71	Denmark (DEN)	0	4	3	7
72	Latvia (LAT)	0	4	1	5
73	Namibia (NAM)	0	4	0	4
74	Chile (CHI)	0	2	0	2
	India (IND)	0	2	0	2
	Sri Lanka (SRI)	0	2	0	2
	Tanzania (TAN)	0	2	0	2
	Yugoslavia (YUG)	0	2	0	2
79	Qatar (QAT)	0	1	2	3
80	Chinese Taipei (TPE)	0	1	1	2
	Iceland (ISL)	0	1	1	2
	Venezuela (VEN)	0	1	1	2
83	Bohemia (BOH)	0	1	0	1
	Botswana (BOT)	0	1	0	1
	Guatemala (GUA)	0	1	0	1
	Haiti (HAI)	0	1	0	1
	Iran (IRI)	0	1	0	1
	Ivory Coast (CIV)	0	1	0	1
	Saudi Arabia (KSA)	0	1	0	1
	Senegal (SEN)	0	1	0	1
	Sudan (SUD)	0	1	0	1
	Zambia (ZAM)	0	1	0	1
93	Turkey (TUR)	0	0	3	3
94	British West Indies (BWI)	0	0	2	2
	Philippines (PHI)	0	0	2	2
96	Australasia (ANZ)	0	0	1	1
	Barbados (BAR)	0	0	1	1
	Djibouti (DJI)	0	0	1	1
	Eritrea (ERI)	0	0	1	1
	Puerto Rico (PUR)	0	0	1	1
	Serbia (SRB)	0	0	1	1
Totals (101 nations)		974	980	980	2934

See also

• Athletics at the Summer Paralympics
• Athletics at the Youth Olympic Games

References

1. Past Olympic Sports. Olympics/IOC. Retrieved on 2010-08-30.
2. Statistics can be found at "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-11-26. Retrieved 2012-11-24.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link), for example, Finland Athletics participants for 1956 Olympics are at www.sports-reference.com/olympics/countries/FIN/summer/1956/ATH/ Archived 2015-07-13 at the Wayback Machine
3. Historical Medallists
4. "2016 medalists". rio2016.com. Archived from the original on 2016-08-22.

External links

• Olympic sports