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Olympic athletics Winners List by Year

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Last Modified Jun 25, 2024 07:45 GMT
Olympic athletics Winners List by Year
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Athletics as a sport has always enjoyed huge popularity among the fans of the Olympics ever since it was introduced at the first modern Olympics event in 1896. Although it was an exclusive male event initially, women were allowed to participate in athletics from 1928.


Athletics as a Olympic event consists of 100 metres, 200 metres, 400 metres, 800 metres, 1500 metres, 5,000 metres, 10,000 metres, marathon, 110 metres hurdles, 400 metres hurdles, 3000 metres steeplechase, 4X100 metres relay, 4x400 metres relay, 20 km race walk, high jump, long jump and pole vault. Notably, all these events are the same for both men and women athletes at the Olympics who come from various countries to prove their excellence and earn medals for themselves and their homelands.


It is worth noting that the upcoming 2024 Olympics is all geared up to have 40 medal events in athletics across track and field, racewalking and road running.


List of Men’s Athletics Winners in the Olympics Year by Year

The following tables detail the men’s winners at the Summer Olympics in various categories from 1896 to 2020-


100 m

Games Winner Country
1896 Thomas Burke

United States
1900 Frank Jarvis

United States
1904 Archie HahnUnited States
1908 Reggie WalkerSouth Africa
1912 Ralph CraigUnited States
1920Charley PaddockUnited States
1924 Harold AbrahamsGreat Britain
1928Percy WilliamsCanada
1932Eddie TolanUnited States
1936 Jesse OwensUnited States
1948 Harrison DillardUnited States
1952Lindy RemiginoUnited States
1956Bobby MorrowUnited States
1960 Armin HaryUnited Team of Germany (special team and not country)
1964Bob HayesUnited States
1968Jim HinesUnited States
1972Valeriy BorzovSoviet Union
1976Hasely CrawfordTrinidad and Tobago
1980Allan WellsGreat Britain
1984Carl LewisUnited States
1988Carl LewisUnited States
1992Linford ChristieGreat Britain
1996Donovan BaileyCanada
2000 Maurice GreeneUnited States
2004Justin GatlinUnited States
2008 Usain BoltJamaica
2012 Usain BoltJamaica
2016 Usain BoltJamaica
2020Marcell JacobsItaly


200 m

YearWinner Country
1900Walter TewksburyUnited States
1904 Archie HahnUnited States
1908 Robert KerrCanada
1912Ralph CraigUnited States
1920Allen WoodringUnited States
1924Jackson ScholzUnited States
1928Percy WilliamsCanada
1932Eddie TolanUnited States
1936Jesse OwensUnited States
1948Mel PattonUnited States
1952Andy StanfieldUnited States
1956Bobby MorrowUnited States
1960Livio BerrutiItaly
1964Henry CarrUnited States
1968 Tommie SmithUnited States
1972Valeriy BorzovSoviet Union
1976 Don QuarrieJamaica
1980Pietro MenneaItaly
1984Carl LewisUnited States
1988 Joe DeLoachUnited States
1992Michael MarshUnited States
1996Michael JohnsonUnited States
2000Konstantinos KenterizGreece
2004Shawn CrawfordUnited States
2008 Usain BoltJamaica
2012Usain BoltJamaica
2016Usain BoltJamaica
2020Andre De GrasseCanada


400 m

Years WinnerCountry
1896Thomas BurkeUnited States
1900Maxie LongUnited States
1904 Harry HillmanUnited States
1908 Wyndham HalswelleGreat Britain
1912 Charles ReidpathUnited States
1920Bevil RuddSouth Africa
1924Eric LiddellGreat Britain
1928Ray BarbutiUnited States
1932Bill CarrUnited States
1936Archie WilliamsUnited States
1948Arthur WintJamaica
1952George RhodenJamaica
1956Charles Jenkins Sr.United States
1960Otis DavisUnited States
1964Mike LarrabeeUnited States
1968Lee EvansUnited States
1972Vincent MatthewsUnited States
1976Alberto JuantorenaCuba
1980Viktor MarkinSoviet Union
1984Alonzo BabersUnited States
1988Steve LewisUnited States
1992Quincy WattsUnited States
1996Michael JohnsonUnited States
2000Michael JohnsonUnited States
2004Jeremy WarinerUnited States
2008LaShawn MerrittUnited States
2012Kirani JamesGrenada
2016Wayde van NiekerkSouth Africa
2020Steven GardinerBahamas


800 m

Year WinnerCountry
1896Edwin FlackAustralia
1900Alfred TysoeGreat Britain
1904Jim LightbodyUnited States
1908Mel SheppardUnited States
1912Ted MeredithUnited States
1920Albert HillGreat Britain
1924Douglas LoweGreat Britain
1928Douglas LoweGreat Britain
1932Tommy HampsonGreat Britain
1936John WoodruffUnited States
1948Mal WhitfieldUnited States
1952Mal WhitfieldUnited States
1956Tom CourtneyUnited States
1960Peter SnellNew Zealand
1964Peter SnellNew Zealand
1968Ralph DoubellAustralia
1972 MunichDave WottleUnited States
1976 Alberto JuantorenaCuba
1980 Steve OvettGreat Britain
1984 Joaquim CruzBrazil
1988Paul ErengKenya
1992 William TanuiKenya
1996 Vebjørn RodalNorway
2000 Nils SchumannGermany
2004Yuriy BorzakovskiyRussia
2008Wilfred BungeiKenya
2012David RudishaKenya
2016David RudishaKenya
2020Emmanuel KorirKenya


1500 m

Year Winner Country
1896Edwin FlackAustralia
1900 Charles BennettGreat Britain
1904 Jim LightbodyUnited States
1908Mel SheppardUnited States
1912 Arnold JacksonGreat Britain
1920 Albert HillGreat Britain
1924 Paavo NurmiFinland
1928Harri LarvaFinland
1932 Luigi BeccaliItaly
1936 Jack LovelockNew Zealand
1948 Henry ErikssonSweden
1952 Josy BarthelLuxembourg
1956 Ron DelanyIreland
1960Herb ElliotAustralia
1964 Peter SnellNew Zealand
1968 Kipchoge KeinoKenya
1972 Pekka VasalaFinland
1976 John WalkerNew Zealand
1980 Sebastian CoeGreat Britain
1984 Sebastian CoeGreat Britain
1988 Peter Rono
Kenya
1992 Fermín CachoSpain
1996Noureddine MorceliAlgeria
2000 Noah NgenyKenya
2004 Hicham El GuerroujMorocco
2008 Asbel KipropKenya
2012 Taoufik MakhloufiAlgeria
2016 Matthew Centrowitz Jr.United States
2020 Jakob IngebrigtsenNorway


5000 m

Year Winner Country
1912 Hannes KolehmainenFinland
1920 Joseph GuillemotFrance
1924 Paavo NurmiFinland
1928 Ville RitolaFinland
1932 Lauri LehtinenFinland
1936 Gunnar HöckertFinland
1948 Gaston ReiffBelgium
1952 Emil ZátopekCzechoslovakia
1956 Vladimir KutsSoviet Union
1960 Murray HalbergNew Zealand
1964 TokyodetailsBob SchulUnited States
1968 Mohammed GammoudiTunisia
1972 Lasse VirénFinland
1976 Lasse VirénFinland
1980 Miruts YifterEthiopia
1984Saïd AouitaMorocco
1988John NgugiKenya
1992 Dieter BaumannGermany
1996 Vénuste NiyongaboBurundi
2000 Million WoldeEthiopia
2004 Hicham El GuerroujMorocco
2008 Kenenisa BekeleEthiopia
2012 Mo FarahGreat Britain
2016 Mo FarahGreat Britain
2020Joshua CheptegeiUganda


10,000 m

Year WinnerCountry
1912 Hannes KolehmainenFinland
1920 Paavo NurmiFinland
1924Ville RitolaFinland
1928 Paavo NurmiFinland
1932 Janusz KusocińskiPoland
1936 Ilmari SalminenFinland
1948 Emil ZátopekCzechoslovakia
1952 Emil ZátopekCzechoslovakia
1956 Vladimir KutsSoviet Union
1960 Pyotr BolotnikovSoviet Union
1964 Billy MillsUnited States
1968 Naftali TemuKenya
1972 Lasse VirénFinland
1976 Lasse VirénFinland
1980 Miruts YifterEthiopia
1984 Alberto CovaItaly
1988 Brahim BoutayebMorocco
1992 Khalid SkahMorocco
1996 Haile GebrselassieEthiopia
2000 Haile GebrselassieEthiopia
2004 Kenenisa BekeleEthiopia
2008 Kenenisa BekeleEthiopia
2012 Mo FarahGreat Britain
2016 Mo FarahGreat Britain
2020 Selemon BaregaEthiopia


Marathon

Year Winner Country
1896Spyridon LouisGreece
1900Michel ThéatoFrance
1904 Thomas HicksUnited States
1908 Johnny HayesUnited States
1912 Ken McArthurSouth Africa
1920 Hannes KolehmainenFinland
1924 Albin StenroosFinland
1928 Boughera El OuafiFrance
1932 Juan Carlos ZabalaArgentina
1936 Sohn Kee-chungJapan
1948 Delfo CabreraArgentina
1952 Emil ZátopekCzechoslovakia
1956 Alain MimounFrance
1960 Abebe BikilaEthiopia
1964 Abebe BikilaEthiopia
1968 Mamo WoldeEthiopia
1972 Frank ShorterUnited States
1976 Waldemar CierpinskiEast Germany
1980 Waldemar CierpinskiEast Germany
1984 Carlos LopesPortugal
1988 Gelindo BordinItaly
1992 Hwang Young-choSouth Korea
1996 Josia ThugwaneSouth Africa
2000 Gezahegne AberaEthiopia
2004 Stefano BaldiniItaly
2008 Samuel WanjiruKenya
2012 Stephen KiprotichUganda
2016 Eliud KipchogeKenya
2020Eliud KipchogeKenya


110 metres hurdles

Year Winner Country
1896 Thomas CurtisUnited States
1900 Alvin KraenzleinUnited States
1904 Frederick SchuleUnited States
1908 Forrest SmithsonUnited States
1912 Fred KellyUnited States
1920 Earl ThomsonCanada
1924 Daniel KinseyUnited States
1928 Sid AtkinsoSouth Africa
1932George SalingUnited States
1936 Forrest TownsUnited States
1948 William PorterUnited States
1952 Harrison DillardUnited States
1956 Lee CalhounUnited States
1960 Lee CalhounUnited States
1964Hayes JonesUnited States
1968 Willie DavenportUnited States
1972 Rod MilburnUnited States
1976 Guy DrutFrance
1980 Thomas MunkeltEast Germany
1984 Roger KingdomUnited Kingdom
1988 Roger KingdomUnited Kingdom
1992 Mark McKoyCanada
1996 Allen JohnsonUnited States
2000 Anier GarcíaCuba
2004 Liu XiangChina
2008 Dayron RoblesCuba
2012 Aries MerrittUnited States
2016 Omar McLeodJamaica
2020 Hansle ParchmentJamaica


400 metres hurdles

Year Winner Country
1900 Walter TewksburyUnited States
1904 Harry HillmanUnited States
1908 Charles BaconUnited States
1920 Frank LoomisUnited States
1924 Morgan TaylorUnited States
1928 David BurghleyGreat Britain
1932Bob TisdallIreland
1936 Glenn HardinUnited States
1948 Roy CochranUnited States
1952 Charles MooreUnited States
1956 Glenn DavisUnited States
1960 Glenn DavisUnited States
1964 Rex CawleyUnited States
1968 David HemeryGreat Britain
1972 John Akii-BuaUganda
1976 Edwin MosesUnited States
1980 Volker BeckEast Germany
1984 Edwin MosesUnited States
1988 André PhillipsUnited States
1992 Kevin YoungUnited States
1996 Derrick AdkinsUnited States
2000 Angelo TaylorUnited States
2004 Félix SánchezDominican Republic
2008 Angelo TaylorUnited States
2012 Félix SánchezDominican Republic
2016 Kerron ClementUnited States
2020 Karsten WarholmNorway


3000 metres steeplechase

Year Winners Country
1920 Percy HodgeGreat Britain
1924 Ville RitolaFinland
1928 Toivo LoukolaFinland
1932 Volmari Iso-HolloFinland
1936 Volmari Iso-HolloFinland
1948 Tore SjöstrandSweden
1952 Horace AshenfelterUnited States
1956 Chris BrasherGreat Britain
1960 Zdzisław KrzyszkowiakPoland
1964 Gaston RoelantsBelgium
1968 Amos BiwottKenya
1972 Kipchoge KeinoKenya
1976 Anders GärderudSweden
1980 Bronisław MalinowskiPoland
1984 Julius KorirKenya
1988 Julius KariukiKenya
1992 Matthew BirirKenya
1996 Joseph KeterKenya
2000 Reuben KosgeiKenya
2004 Ezekiel KemboiKenya
2008 Brimin KiprutoKenya
2012 Ezekiel KemboiKenya
2016 Conseslus KiprutoKenya
2020 Soufiane El BakkaliMorocco


4x100 metres relay

Year Winner and Country
1912 Great Britain (GBR)
David JacobsHenry MacintoshVictor d'ArcyWillie Applegarth
1920 United States (USA)
Charley PaddockJackson ScholzLoren MurchisonMorris Kirksey
1924 United States (USA)
Loren MurchisonLouis ClarkeFrank HusseyAl LeConey
1928 United States (USA)
Frank WykoffJames QuinnCharley BorahHenry Russell
1932 United States (USA)
Bob KieselEmmett ToppinoHector DyerFrank Wykoff
1936 United States (USA)
Jesse OwensRalph MetcalfeFoy DraperFrank Wykoff
1948 United States (USA)
Barney EwellLorenzo WrightHarrison DillardMel Patton
1952 United States (USA)
Dean SmithHarrison DillardLindy RemiginoAndy Stanfield
1956 United States (USA)
Ira MurchisonLeamon KingThane BakerBobby Morrow
1960 United Team of Germany (EUA) (Special team and not a country)
Bernd CullmannArmin HaryWalter MahlendorfMartin Lauer
1964 United States (USA)
Paul DraytonGerry AshworthRichard StebbinsBob Hayes
1968 United States (USA)
Charles GreeneMel PenderRonnie Ray SmithJim Hines
1972 United States (USA)
Larry BlackRobert TaylorGerald TinkerEddie Hart
1976 United States (USA)
Harvey GlanceLam JonesMillard HamptonSteve Riddick
1980 Soviet Union (URS)
Vladimir MuravyovNikolay SidorovAleksandr AksininAndrey Prokofyev
1984 United States (USA)
Sam GraddyRon BrownCalvin SmithCarl Lewis
1988 Soviet Union (URS)
Viktor BryzhinVladimir KrylovVladimir MuravyovVitaliy Savin
1992 United States (USA)
Michael MarshLeroy BurrellDennis MitchellCarl LewisJames Jett
1996Canada (CAN)
Robert EsmieGlenroy GilbertBruny SurinDonovan BaileyCarlton Chambers
2000 United States (USA)
Jon DrummondBernard WilliamsBrian LewisMaurice GreeneTim MontgomeryKenny Brokenburr
2004 Great Britain (GBR)
Jason GardenerDarren CampbellMarlon DevonishMark Lewis-Francis
2008 Trinidad and Tobago (TRI)
Keston BledmanMarc BurnsEmmanuel CallenderRichard ThompsonAaron Armstrong
2012 Jamaica (JAM)
Nesta CarterMichael FraterYohan BlakeUsain BoltKemar Bailey-Cole
2016 Jamaica (JAM)
Asafa PowellYohan BlakeNickel AshmeadeUsain BoltJevaughn MinzieKemar Bailey-Cole
2020 Italy (ITA)
Lorenzo PattaMarcell JacobsFausto DesaluFilippo Tortu


4x400 metres relay

Years Winners and Countries
1912 United States (USA)
Mel SheppardEdward LindbergTed MeredithCharles Reidpath
1920 Great Britain (GBR)
Cecil GriffithsRobert LindsayJohn Ainsworth-DavisGuy Butler
1924 United States (USA)
Commodore CochranAlan HelffrichOliver MacdonaldWilliam Stevenson
1928 United States (USA)
George BairdEmerson SpencerFred AldermanRay Barbuti
1932United States (USA)
Ivan FuquaEd AblowichKarl WarnerBill Carr
1936 Great Britain (GBR)
Freddie WolffGodfrey RamplingBill RobertsGodfrey Brown
1948 United States (USA)
Arthur HarndenCliff BourlandRoy CochranMal Whitfield
1952 Jamaica (JAM)
Arthur WintLeslie LaingHerb McKenleyGeorge Rhoden
1956 United States (USA)
Charles Jenkins Sr.Lou JonesJesse MashburnTom Courtney
1960 United States (USA)
Jack YermanEarl YoungGlenn DavisOtis Davis
1964 United States (USA)
Ollan CassellMike LarrabeeUlis WilliamsHenry Carr
1968 United States (USA)
Vincent MatthewsRon FreemanLarry JamesLee Evans
1972 Kenya (KEN)
Charles AsatiMunyoro NyamauRobert OukoJulius Sang
1976 United States (USA)
Herman FrazierBenny BrownFred NewhouseMaxie Parks
1980 Soviet Union (URS)
Remigijus ValiulisMikhail LingeNikolay ChernetskiyViktor Markin
1984 United States (USA)
Sunder NixRay ArmsteadAlonzo BabersAntonio McKay
1988 United States (USA)
Danny EverettSteve LewisKevin RobinzineButch Reynolds
1992 United States (USA)
Andrew ValmonQuincy WattsMichael JohnsonSteve LewisDarnell HallCharles Jenkins Jr.
1996 United States (USA)
LaMont SmithAlvin HarrisonDerek MillsAnthuan MaybankJason Rouser
2000 Nigeria (NGR)
Clement ChukwuJude MonyeSunday BadaEnefiok Udo-ObongNduka AwazieFidelis Gadzama
2004 United States (USA)Otis HarrisDerrick BrewJeremy WarinerDarold WilliamsonKelly WillieAndrew Rock
2008 United States (USA)LaShawn MerrittAngelo TaylorDavid NevilleJeremy WarinerKerron ClementReggie Witherspoon
2012 Bahamas (BAH)
Chris BrownMichael MathieuRamon MillerDemetrius Pinder
2016 United States (USA)
Arman HallTony McQuayGil RobertsLaShawn MerrittKyle ClemonsDavid Verburg
2020 United States (USA)
Michael CherryMichael NormanBryce DeadmonRai BenjaminTrevor StewartRandolph RossVernon Norwood


20 km walkrace

YearWinner Country
1956 Leonid SpirinSoviet Union
1960 Volodymyr HolubnychySoviet Union
1964Ken MatthewsGreat Britain
1968 Volodymyr HolubnychySoviet Union
1972 Peter FrenkelEast Germany
1976 Daniel BautistaMexico
1980 Maurizio DamilanoItaly
1984Ernesto CantoMexico
1988 Jozef PribilinecCzechoslovakia
1992Daniel PlazaSpain
1996 Jefferson PérezEcuador
2000 Robert KorzeniowskiPoland
2004 Ivano BrugnettiItaly
2008 Valeriy BorchinRussia
2012 LondonChen DingChina
2016 Wang ZhenChina
2020 Massimo StanoItaly


High Jump

Year Winner Country
1896 Ellery Harding ClarkUnited States
1900 Irving BaxterUnited States

United States
1904 Samuel Jones
1908 Harry PorterUnited States
1912 Alma RichardsUnited States
1920 Richmond LandonUnited States
1924 Harold OsbornUnited States
1928Bob KingUnited States
1932Duncan McNaughtonCanada
1936Cornelius JohnsonUnited States
1948 John WinterAustralia
1952 Walt DavisUnited States
1956 Charles DumasUnited States
1960 Robert ShavlakadzeSoviet Union
1964 Valeriy BrumelSoviet Union
1968 Dick FosburyUnited States
1972Jüri TarmakSoviet Union
1976 Jacek WszołaPoland
1980Gerd WessigEast Germany
1984 Dietmar MögenburgWest Germany
1988 Hennadiy AvdyeyenkoSoviet Union
1992 Javier SotomayorCuba
1996 Charles AustinUnited States
2000 Sergey KlyuginRussia
2004 Stefan HolmSweden
2008 Andrey SilnovRussia
2012 Erik KynardUnited States
2016 Derek DrouinCanada
2020 Gianmarco TamberiItaly
Mutaz Essa BarshimQatar


Pole Vault

Year Winner Country
1896 William HoytUnited States
1900 Irving BaxterUnited States
1904 Charles DvorakUnited States
1908 Edward CookUnited States
Alfred GilbertUnited States
1912 Harry BabcockUnited States
1920 Frank FossUnited States
1924 Lee BarnesUnited States
1928 Sabin CarrUnited States
1932 Bill MillerUnited States
1936 Earle MeadowsUnited States
1948 Guinn SmithUnited States
1952 Bob RichardsUnited States
1956 Bob RichardsUnited States
1960 Don BraggUnited States
1964 Fred HansenUnited States
1968 Bob SeagrenUnited States
1972 Wolfgang NordwigEast Germany
1976 Tadeusz ŚlusarskiPoland
1980 Władysław KozakiewiczPoland
1984 Pierre QuinonFrance
1988 Sergey BubkaSoviet Union
1992 Maksim TarasovUnified Team (a joint team of former 12 Soviet republics)
1996 Jean GalfioneFrance
2000 Nick HysongUnited States
2004 Timothy MackUnited States
2008 Steve HookerAustralia
2012 Renaud LavillenieFrance
2016 Thiago BrazBrazil
2020Armand DuplantisSweden


Long Jump

Year Winner Country
1896 Ellery ClarkUnited States
1900 Alvin KraenzleiUnited States
1904 Myer PrinsteinUnited States
1908 Frank IronsUnited States
1912 Albert GuttersonUnited States
1920 William PeterssonSweden
1924 DeHart HubbardUnited States
1928 Ed HammUnited States
1932 Ed GordonUnited States
1936 Jesse OwensUnited States
1948Willie SteeleUnited States
1952 Jerome BiffleUnited States
1956 Gregory BellUnited States
1960 Ralph BostonUnited States
1964 Lynn DaviesGreat Britain
1968 Bob BeamonUnited States
1972 Randy WilliamsUnited States
1976 Arnie RobinsonUnited States
1980 Lutz DombrowskiEast Germany
1984 Carl LewisUnited States
1988 Carl LewisUnited States
1992Carl LewisUnited States
1996 Carl LewisUnited States
2000 Iván PedrosoCuba
2004 Dwight PhillipsUnited States
2008 Irving SaladinoPanama
2012 Greg RutherfordGreat Britain
2016 Jeff HendersonUnited States
2020 Miltiadis TentoglouGreece


List of Women’s athletics winners in the Olympics Year by Year

The following tables details the medals won by women athletics at the Olympics -

100 m

Year Winners Country
1928 Betty RobinsonUnited States
1932 Stanisława WalasiewiczUnited States
1936 Helen StephensUnited States
1948 Fanny Blankers-KoenThe Netherlands
1952 Marjorie JacksonAustralia
1956Betty CuthbertAustralia
1960 Wilma RudolphUnited States
1964Wyomia TyusUnited States
1968 Wyomia TyusUnited States
1972 Renate StecherEast Germany
1976 Annegret RichterWest Germany
1980 Lyudmila KondratyevaSoviet Union
1984Evelyn AshfordUnited States
1988 Florence Griffith-JoynerUnited States
1992Gail DeversUnited States
1996 Gail DeversUnited States
2000 VacantVacant
2004 Yulia NestsiarenkaBelarus
2008 Shelly-Ann FraserJamaica
2012 Shelly-Ann Fraser-PryceJamaica
2016 Elaine ThompsonJamaica
2020 Elaine Thompson-HerahJamaica


200 m

Year Winner Country
1948 Fanny Blankers-KoenThe Netherlands
1952 Marjorie JacksonAustralia
1956 Betty CuthbertAustralia
1960 Wilma RudolphUnited States
1964Edith McGuireUnited States
1968 Irena SzewińskaPoland
1972 Renate StecherEast Germany
1976Bärbel EckertEast Germany
1980 Bärbel WöckelEast Germany
1984 Valerie Brisco-HooksUnited States
1988 Florence Griffith-JoynerUnited States
1992 Gwen TorrenceUnited States
1996 Marie-José PérecFrance
2000 Pauline Davis-ThompsonBahamas
2004 Veronica CampbellJamaica
2008 Veronica Campbell-BrownJamaica
2012 Allyson FelixUnited States
2016 Elaine ThompsonJamaica
2020 Elaine Thompson-HerahJamaica


400 m

Year Winner Country
1964 Betty CuthbertAustralia
1968 Colette BessonFrance
1972 Monika ZehrtEast Germany
1976 Irena SzewińskaPoland
1980 Marita KochEast Germany
1984 Valerie Brisco-HooksUnited States
1988 Olga BryzginaSoviet Union
1992 Marie-José PérecFrance
1996 Marie-José PérecFrance
2000 Cathy FreemanAustralia
2004 Tonique Williams-DarlingBahamas
2008 Christine OhuruoguGreat Britain
2012Sanya Richards-RossUnited States
2016 Shaunae MillerBahamas
2020 Shaunae Miller-UiboBahamas


800 m

Year Winners Country
1928 Lina RadkeGermany
1960 Lyudmila ShevtsovaSoviet Union
1964 Ann PackerGreat Britain
1968 Madeline ManningUnited States
1972 Hildegard FalckWest Germany
1976 Tatyana KazankinaSoviet Union
1980 Nadzehda OlizarenkoSoviet Union
1984 Doina MelinteRomania
1988 Sigrun WodarsEast Germany
1992 Ellen van LangenThe Netherlands
1996 Svetlana MasterkovaRussia
2000 Maria MutolaMozambique
2004 Kelly HolmesGreat Britain
2008 Pamela JelimoKenya
2012 Caster SemenyaSouth Africa
2016 Caster SemenyaSouth Africa
2020Athing MuUnited States


1500 m

YearWinners Country
1972 Lyudmila BraginaSoviet Union
1976 Tatyana KazankinaSoviet Union
1980 Tatyana KazankinaSoviet Union
1984 Gabriella DorioItaly
1988 Paula IvanRomania
1992 Hassiba BoulmerkaAlgeria
1996 Svetlana MasterkovaRussia
2000 Nouria Mérah-BenidaAlgeria
2004 Kelly HolmesGreat Britain
2008 Nancy LangatKenya
2012 Maryam Yusuf JamalBahrain
2016 Faith KipyegonKenya
2020 Faith KipyegonKenya


5000 m

Year WinnersCountry
1996 Wang JunxiaChina
2000 Gabriela SzaboRomania
2004 Meseret DefarEthiopia
2008 Tirunesh DibabaEthiopia
2012 Meseret DefarEthiopia
2016 Vivian CheruiyotKenya
2020 Sifan HassanThe Netherlands


10,000 m

Year Winners Country
1988 Olga BondarenkoSoviet Union
1992 Derartu TuluEthiopia
1996 Fernanda RibeiroPortugal
2000 Derartu TuluEthiopia
2004 Xing HuinaChina
2008Tirunesh DibabaEthiopia
2012 Tirunesh DibabaEthiopia
2016 Almaz AyanaEthiopia
2020 Sifan HassanThe Netherlands


Marathon

Year Winners Country
1984 Joan BenoitUnited States
1988 Rosa MotaPortugal
1992 Valentina YegorovaUnified Team ((a joint team of former 12 Soviet republics)
1996 Fatuma RobaEthiopia
2000 Naoko TakahashiJapan
2004 Mizuki NoguchiJapan
2008Constantina TomescuRomania
2012 Tiki GelanaEthiopia
2016 Jemima SumgongKenya
2020 Peres JepchirchirKenya


100 metres hurdles

Year Winner Country
1972Annelie EhrhardtEast Germany
1976 Johanna Schaller-KlierEast Germany
1980 Vera KomisovaSoviet Union
1984 Benita FitzgeraldUnited States
1988 Yordanka DonkovaBulgaria
1992 Voula PatoulidouGreece
1996Ludmila EngquistSweden
2000 Olga ShishiginaKazakhstan
2004 Joanna HayesUnited States
2008 Dawn HarperUnited States
2012 Sally PearsonAustralia
2016 Brianna RollinsUnited States
2020 Jasmine Camacho-QuinnPuerto Rico


400 metres hurdles

Year Winner Country
1984 Nawal El MoutawakelMorocco
1988 Debbie Flintoff-KingAustralia
1992 Sally GunnellGreat Britain
1996Deon HemmingsJamaica
2000 Irina PrivalovaRussia
2004 Fani HalkiaGreece
2008 Melaine WalkerJamaica
2012 Lashinda DemusUnited States
2016 Dalilah MuhammadUnited States
2020 Sydney McLaughlinUnited States


3000 metres steeplechase

Year Winners Country
2008 Gulnara Samitova-GalkinaRussia
2012 Habiba GhribiTunisia
2016 Ruth JebetBahrain
2020 Peruth ChemutaiUganda


4x100 metres Relay

Year Winners and Country
1928 Canada (CAN)
Fanny RosenfeldEthel SmithJane BellMyrtle Cook
1932 United States (USA)
Mary CarewEvelyn FurtschAnnette RogersWilhelmina von Bremen
1936 United States (USA)
Harriet BlandAnnette RogersBetty RobinsonHelen Stephens
1948 The Netherlands (NED)
Xenia Stad-de JongNetti Witziers-TimmerGerda van der Kade-KoudijsFanny Blankers-Koen
1952 United States (USA)
Mae FaggsBarbara JonesJanet MoreauCatherine Hardy
1956 Australia (AUS)
Shirley Strickland de la HuntyNorma CrokerFleur MellorBetty Cuthbert
1960 United States (USA)
Martha HudsonLucinda WilliamsBarbara JonesWilma Rudolph
1964 Poland (POL)
Teresa CiepłyIrena KirszensteinHalina GóreckaEwa Kłobukowska
1968 United States (USA)
Barbara FerrellMargaret BailesMildrette NetterWyomia Tyus
1972 West Germany (FRG)
Christiane KrauseIngrid Mickler-BeckerAnnegret RichterHeide Rosendahl
1976 East Germany (GDR)
Marlies OelsnerRenate StecherCarla BodendorfBärbel Eckert
1980 East Germany (GDR)
Romy MüllerBärbel WöckelIngrid AuerswaldMarlies Göhr
1984 United States (USA)
Alice BrownJeanette BoldenChandra CheeseboroughEvelyn Ashford
1988 United States (USA)
Alice BrownSheila EcholsFlorence Griffith JoynerEvelyn AshfordDannette Young
1992 United States (USA)
Evelyn AshfordEsther JonesCarlette GuidryGwen TorrenceMichelle Finn
1996 United States (USA)
Gail DeversInger MillerChryste GainesGwen TorrenceCarlette Guidry
2000 Bahamas (BAH)
Savatheda FynesChandra SturrupPauline Davis-ThompsonDebbie FergusonEldece Clarke-Lewis
2004 Jamaica (JAM)
Tayna LawrenceSherone SimpsonAleen BaileyVeronica CampbellBeverly McDonald
2008 Belgium (BEL)
Kim GevaertÉlodie OuédraogoHanna MariënOlivia Borlée
2012 United States (USA)
Tianna MadisonAllyson FelixBianca KnightCarmelita JeterJeneba TarmohLauryn Williams
2016United States (USA)
Tianna BartolettaAllyson FelixEnglish GardnerTori BowieMorolake Akinosun
2020 Jamaica (JAM)
Briana WilliamsElaine Thompson-HerahShelly-Ann Fraser-PryceShericka JacksonNatasha MorrisonRemona Burchell


4x400 metres relay

Year Winners and Country
1972 East Germany (GDR)
Dagmar KäslingRita KühneHelga SeidlerMonika Zehrt
1976 East Germany (GDR)
Doris MaletzkiBrigitte RohdeEllen StreidtChristina Brehmer
1980 Soviet Union (URS)
Tatyana ProrochenkoTatyana GoyshchikNina ZyuskovaIrina Nazarova
1984 United States (USA)
Lillie LeatherwoodSherri HowardValerie Brisco-HooksChandra CheeseboroughDiane DixonDenean Howard
1988 Soviet Union (URS)
Tatyana LedovskayaOlga NazarovaMariya PiniginaOlha BryzhinaLyudmyla Dzhyhalova
1992 Unified Team (EUN)
Yelena RuzinaLyudmyla DzhyhalovaOlga NazarovaOlha BryzhinaMarina ShmoninaLiliya Nurutdinova
1996 United States (USA)
Rochelle StevensMaicel MaloneKim GrahamJearl MilesLinetta Wilson
2000 United States (USA)
Jearl Miles ClarkMonique HennaganLaTasha ColanderAndrea Anderson
2004 United States (USA)
DeeDee TrotterMonique HendersonSanya RichardsMonique HennaganMoushaumi Robinson
2008 United States (USA)
Mary WinebergAllyson FelixMonique HendersonSanya RichardsNatasha Hastings
2012United States (USA)
DeeDee TrotterAllyson FelixFrancena McCororySanya Richards-RossKeshia BakerDiamond Dixon
2016 United States (USA)
Allyson FelixPhyllis FrancisNatasha HastingsCourtney OkoloTaylor Ellis-WatsonFrancena McCorory
2020United States (USA)
Sydney McLaughlinAllyson FelixDalilah MuhammadAthing MuKendall EllisLynna IrbyWadeline JonathasKaylin Whitney


20 kilometres walk race

Year Winner Country
2000 Wang LipingChina
2004 Athanasia TsoumelekaGreece
2008 Olga KaniskinaRussia
2012 Qieyang ShenjieChina
2016 Liu HongChina
2020 Antonella PalmisanoItaly


High Jump

Year WinnersCountry
1928 Ethel CatherwoodCanada
1932 Jean ShileyUnited States
1936 Ibolya CsákHungary
1948 Alice CoachmanUnited States
1952 Esther BrandSouth Africa
1956 Mildred McDanielUnited States
1960 Iolanda BalașRomania
1964 Iolanda BalașRomania
1968 Miloslava RezkováCzechoslovakia
1972 Ulrike MeyfarthWest Germany
1976 Rosemarie AckermannEast Germany
1980 Sara SimeoniItaly
1984 Ulrike MeyfarthWest Germany
1988 Louise RitterUnited States
1992 Heike HenkelGermany
1996 Stefka KostadinovaBulgaria
2000 Yelena YelesinaRussia
2004 Yelena SlesarenkoRussia
2008 Tia HellebautBelgium
2012 Anna ChicherovaRussia
2016 Ruth BeitiaSpain
2020 Mariya LasitskeneROC (Russian Olympic Committee)


Pole Vault

Year Winner Country
2000 Stacy DragilaUnited States
2004 Yelena IsinbayevaRussia
2008 Yelena IsinbayevaRussia
2012 Jennifer SuhrUnited States
2016Katerina StefanidiGreece
2020 Katie NageotteUnited States


Long Jump

Year WinnersCountry
1948 Olga GyarmatiHungary
1952 Yvette WilliamsNew Zealand
1956 Elżbieta KrzesińskaPoland
1960 Vera KrepkinaSoviet Union
1964 Mary RandGreat Britain
1968 Viorica ViscopoleanuRomania
1972 Heide RosendahlWest Germany
1976 Angela VoigtEast Germany
1980 Tatyana KolpakovaSoviet Union
1984 Anișoara Cușmir-StanciuRomania
1988Jackie Joyner-KerseeUnited States
1992 Heike DrechslerGermany
1996 Chioma AjunwaNigeria
2000 Heike DrechslerGermany
2004 Tatyana LebedevaRussia
2008Maurren MaggiBrazil
2012 Brittney ReeseUnited States
2016 Tianna BartolettaUnited States
2020 Malaika MihamboGermany


FAQ's On Olympic athletics Winners List by Year

A. Only six athletes have won medals in different sports at the Olympics.

A. Michael Phelps is the highest medal winner at the Olympics.

A. The gold medal is the highest medal that an athlete can win at the Olympics.

A. Olympic athletes are called Olympians.

A. Yes, an Olympic athlete is a professional athlete. 

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