Olympic athletics (Image Credits:- Getty Images ) 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.
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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 Hahn United States 1908 Reggie Walker South Africa 1912 Ralph Craig United States 1920 Charley Paddock United States 1924 Harold Abrahams Great Britain 1928 Percy Williams Canada 1932 Eddie Tolan United States 1936 Jesse Owens United States 1948 Harrison Dillard United States 1952 Lindy Remigino United States 1956 Bobby Morrow United States 1960 Armin Hary United Team of Germany (special team and not country) 1964 Bob Hayes United States 1968 Jim Hines United States 1972 Valeriy Borzov Soviet Union 1976 Hasely Crawford Trinidad and Tobago 1980 Allan Wells Great Britain 1984 Carl Lewis United States 1988 Carl Lewis United States 1992 Linford Christie Great Britain 1996 Donovan Bailey Canada 2000 Maurice Greene United States 2004 Justin Gatlin United States 2008 Usain Bolt Jamaica 2012 Usain Bolt Jamaica 2016 Usain Bolt Jamaica 2020 Marcell Jacobs Italy
200 m Year Winner Country 1900 Walter Tewksbury United States 1904 Archie Hahn United States 1908 Robert Kerr Canada 1912 Ralph Craig United States 1920 Allen Woodring United States 1924 Jackson Scholz United States 1928 Percy Williams Canada 1932 Eddie Tolan United States 1936 Jesse Owens United States 1948 Mel Patton United States 1952 Andy Stanfield United States 1956 Bobby Morrow United States 1960 Livio Berruti Italy 1964 Henry Carr United States 1968 Tommie Smith United States 1972 Valeriy Borzov Soviet Union 1976 Don Quarrie Jamaica 1980 Pietro Mennea Italy 1984 Carl Lewis United States 1988 Joe DeLoach United States 1992 Michael Marsh United States 1996 Michael Johnson United States 2000 Konstantinos Kenteriz Greece 2004 Shawn Crawford United States 2008 Usain Bolt Jamaica 2012 Usain Bolt Jamaica 2016 Usain Bolt Jamaica 2020 Andre De Grasse Canada
400 m Years Winner Country 1896 Thomas Burke United States 1900 Maxie Long United States 1904 Harry Hillman United States 1908 Wyndham Halswelle Great Britain 1912 Charles Reidpath United States 1920 Bevil Rudd South Africa 1924 Eric Liddell Great Britain 1928 Ray Barbuti United States 1932 Bill Carr United States 1936 Archie Williams United States 1948 Arthur Wint Jamaica 1952 George Rhoden Jamaica 1956 Charles Jenkins Sr. United States 1960 Otis Davis United States 1964 Mike Larrabee United States 1968 Lee Evans United States 1972 Vincent Matthews United States 1976 Alberto Juantorena Cuba 1980 Viktor Markin Soviet Union 1984 Alonzo Babers United States 1988 Steve Lewis United States 1992 Quincy Watts United States 1996 Michael Johnson United States 2000 Michael Johnson United States 2004 Jeremy Wariner United States 2008 LaShawn Merritt United States 2012 Kirani James Grenada 2016 Wayde van Niekerk South Africa 2020 Steven Gardiner Bahamas
800 m Year Winner Country 1896 Edwin Flack Australia 1900 Alfred Tysoe Great Britain 1904 Jim Lightbody United States 1908 Mel Sheppard United States 1912 Ted Meredith United States 1920 Albert Hill Great Britain 1924 Douglas Lowe Great Britain 1928 Douglas Lowe Great Britain 1932 Tommy Hampson Great Britain 1936 John Woodruff United States 1948 Mal Whitfield United States 1952 Mal Whitfield United States 1956 Tom Courtney United States 1960 Peter Snell New Zealand 1964 Peter Snell New Zealand 1968 Ralph Doubell Australia 1972 Munich Dave Wottle United States 1976 Alberto Juantorena Cuba 1980 Steve Ovett Great Britain 1984 Joaquim Cruz Brazil 1988 Paul Ereng Kenya 1992 William Tanui Kenya 1996 Vebjørn Rodal Norway 2000 Nils Schumann Germany 2004 Yuriy Borzakovskiy Russia 2008 Wilfred Bungei Kenya 2012 David Rudisha Kenya 2016 David Rudisha Kenya 2020 Emmanuel Korir Kenya
1500 m Year Winner Country 1896 Edwin Flack Australia 1900 Charles Bennett Great Britain 1904 Jim Lightbody United States 1908 Mel Sheppard United States 1912 Arnold Jackson Great Britain 1920 Albert Hill Great Britain 1924 Paavo Nurmi Finland 1928 Harri Larva Finland 1932 Luigi Beccali Italy 1936 Jack Lovelock New Zealand 1948 Henry Eriksson Sweden 1952 Josy Barthel Luxembourg 1956 Ron Delany Ireland 1960 Herb Elliot Australia 1964 Peter Snell New Zealand 1968 Kipchoge Keino Kenya 1972 Pekka Vasala Finland 1976 John Walker New Zealand 1980 Sebastian Coe Great Britain 1984 Sebastian Coe Great Britain 1988 Peter Rono Kenya 1992 Fermín Cacho Spain 1996 Noureddine Morceli Algeria 2000 Noah Ngeny Kenya 2004 Hicham El Guerrouj Morocco 2008 Asbel Kiprop Kenya 2012 Taoufik Makhloufi Algeria 2016 Matthew Centrowitz Jr. United States 2020 Jakob Ingebrigtsen Norway
5000 m Year Winner Country 1912 Hannes Kolehmainen Finland 1920 Joseph Guillemot France 1924 Paavo Nurmi Finland 1928 Ville Ritola Finland 1932 Lauri Lehtinen Finland 1936 Gunnar Höckert Finland 1948 Gaston Reiff Belgium 1952 Emil Zátopek Czechoslovakia 1956 Vladimir Kuts Soviet Union 1960 Murray Halberg New Zealand 1964 Tokyo details Bob Schul United States 1968 Mohammed Gammoudi Tunisia 1972 Lasse Virén Finland 1976 Lasse Virén Finland 1980 Miruts Yifter Ethiopia 1984 Saïd Aouita Morocco 1988 John Ngugi Kenya 1992 Dieter Baumann Germany 1996 Vénuste Niyongabo Burundi 2000 Million Wolde Ethiopia 2004 Hicham El Guerrouj Morocco 2008 Kenenisa Bekele Ethiopia 2012 Mo Farah Great Britain 2016 Mo Farah Great Britain 2020 Joshua Cheptegei Uganda
10,000 m Year Winner Country 1912 Hannes Kolehmainen Finland 1920 Paavo Nurmi Finland 1924 Ville Ritola Finland 1928 Paavo Nurmi Finland 1932 Janusz Kusociński Poland 1936 Ilmari Salminen Finland 1948 Emil Zátopek Czechoslovakia 1952 Emil Zátopek Czechoslovakia 1956 Vladimir Kuts Soviet Union 1960 Pyotr Bolotnikov Soviet Union 1964 Billy Mills United States 1968 Naftali Temu Kenya 1972 Lasse Virén Finland 1976 Lasse Virén Finland 1980 Miruts Yifter Ethiopia 1984 Alberto Cova Italy 1988 Brahim Boutayeb Morocco 1992 Khalid Skah Morocco 1996 Haile Gebrselassie Ethiopia 2000 Haile Gebrselassie Ethiopia 2004 Kenenisa Bekele Ethiopia 2008 Kenenisa Bekele Ethiopia 2012 Mo Farah Great Britain 2016 Mo Farah Great Britain 2020 Selemon Barega Ethiopia
Marathon Year Winner Country 1896 Spyridon Louis Greece 1900 Michel Théato France 1904 Thomas Hicks United States 1908 Johnny Hayes United States 1912 Ken McArthur South Africa 1920 Hannes Kolehmainen Finland 1924 Albin Stenroos Finland 1928 Boughera El Ouafi France 1932 Juan Carlos Zabala Argentina 1936 Sohn Kee-chung Japan 1948 Delfo Cabrera Argentina 1952 Emil Zátopek Czechoslovakia 1956 Alain Mimoun France 1960 Abebe Bikila Ethiopia 1964 Abebe Bikila Ethiopia 1968 Mamo Wolde Ethiopia 1972 Frank Shorter United States 1976 Waldemar Cierpinski East Germany 1980 Waldemar Cierpinski East Germany 1984 Carlos Lopes Portugal 1988 Gelindo Bordin Italy 1992 Hwang Young-cho South Korea 1996 Josia Thugwane South Africa 2000 Gezahegne Abera Ethiopia 2004 Stefano Baldini Italy 2008 Samuel Wanjiru Kenya 2012 Stephen Kiprotich Uganda 2016 Eliud Kipchoge Kenya 2020 Eliud Kipchoge Kenya
110 metres hurdles Year Winner Country 1896 Thomas Curtis United States 1900 Alvin Kraenzlein United States 1904 Frederick Schule United States 1908 Forrest Smithson United States 1912 Fred Kelly United States 1920 Earl Thomson Canada 1924 Daniel Kinsey United States 1928 Sid Atkinso South Africa 1932 George Saling United States 1936 Forrest Towns United States 1948 William Porter United States 1952 Harrison Dillard United States 1956 Lee Calhoun United States 1960 Lee Calhoun United States 1964 Hayes Jones United States 1968 Willie Davenport United States 1972 Rod Milburn United States 1976 Guy Drut France 1980 Thomas Munkelt East Germany 1984 Roger Kingdom United Kingdom 1988 Roger Kingdom United Kingdom 1992 Mark McKoy Canada 1996 Allen Johnson United States 2000 Anier García Cuba 2004 Liu Xiang China 2008 Dayron Robles Cuba 2012 Aries Merritt United States 2016 Omar McLeod Jamaica 2020 Hansle Parchment Jamaica
400 metres hurdles Year Winner Country 1900 Walter Tewksbury United States 1904 Harry Hillman United States 1908 Charles Bacon United States 1920 Frank Loomis United States 1924 Morgan Taylor United States 1928 David Burghley Great Britain 1932 Bob Tisdall Ireland 1936 Glenn Hardin United States 1948 Roy Cochran United States 1952 Charles Moore United States 1956 Glenn Davis United States 1960 Glenn Davis United States 1964 Rex Cawley United States 1968 David Hemery Great Britain 1972 John Akii-Bua Uganda 1976 Edwin Moses United States 1980 Volker Beck East Germany 1984 Edwin Moses United States 1988 André Phillips United States 1992 Kevin Young United States 1996 Derrick Adkins United States 2000 Angelo Taylor United States 2004 Félix Sánchez Dominican Republic 2008 Angelo Taylor United States 2012 Félix Sánchez Dominican Republic 2016 Kerron Clement United States 2020 Karsten Warholm Norway
3000 metres steeplechase Year Winners Country 1920 Percy Hodge Great Britain 1924 Ville Ritola Finland 1928 Toivo Loukola Finland 1932 Volmari Iso-Hollo Finland 1936 Volmari Iso-Hollo Finland 1948 Tore Sjöstrand Sweden 1952 Horace Ashenfelter United States 1956 Chris Brasher Great Britain 1960 Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak Poland 1964 Gaston Roelants Belgium 1968 Amos Biwott Kenya 1972 Kipchoge Keino Kenya 1976 Anders Gärderud Sweden 1980 Bronisław Malinowski Poland 1984 Julius Korir Kenya 1988 Julius Kariuki Kenya 1992 Matthew Birir Kenya 1996 Joseph Keter Kenya 2000 Reuben Kosgei Kenya 2004 Ezekiel Kemboi Kenya 2008 Brimin Kipruto Kenya 2012 Ezekiel Kemboi Kenya 2016 Conseslus Kipruto Kenya 2020 Soufiane El Bakkali Morocco
4x100 metres relay Year Winner and Country 1912 Great Britain (GBR) David Jacobs Henry Macintosh Victor d'Arcy Willie Applegarth 1920 United States (USA) Charley Paddock Jackson Scholz Loren Murchison Morris Kirksey 1924 United States (USA) Loren Murchison Louis Clarke Frank Hussey Al LeConey 1928 United States (USA) Frank Wykoff James Quinn Charley Borah Henry Russell 1932 United States (USA) Bob Kiesel Emmett Toppino Hector Dyer Frank Wykoff 1936 United States (USA) Jesse Owens Ralph Metcalfe Foy Draper Frank Wykoff 1948 United States (USA) Barney Ewell Lorenzo Wright Harrison Dillard Mel Patton 1952 United States (USA) Dean Smith Harrison Dillard Lindy Remigino Andy Stanfield 1956 United States (USA) Ira Murchison Leamon King Thane Baker Bobby Morrow 1960 United Team of Germany (EUA) (Special team and not a country) Bernd Cullmann Armin Hary Walter Mahlendorf Martin Lauer 1964 United States (USA) Paul Drayton Gerry Ashworth Richard Stebbins Bob Hayes 1968 United States (USA) Charles Greene Mel Pender Ronnie Ray Smith Jim Hines 1972 United States (USA) Larry Black Robert Taylor Gerald Tinker Eddie Hart 1976 United States (USA) Harvey Glance Lam Jones Millard Hampton Steve Riddick 1980 Soviet Union (URS) Vladimir Muravyov Nikolay Sidorov Aleksandr Aksinin Andrey Prokofyev 1984 United States (USA) Sam Graddy Ron Brown Calvin Smith Carl Lewis 1988 Soviet Union (URS) Viktor Bryzhin Vladimir Krylov Vladimir Muravyov Vitaliy Savin 1992 United States (USA) Michael Marsh Leroy Burrell Dennis Mitchell Carl Lewis James Jett 1996 Canada (CAN) Robert Esmie Glenroy Gilbert Bruny Surin Donovan Bailey Carlton Chambers 2000 United States (USA) Jon Drummond Bernard Williams Brian Lewis Maurice Greene Tim Montgomery Kenny Brokenburr 2004 Great Britain (GBR) Jason Gardener Darren Campbell Marlon Devonish Mark Lewis-Francis 2008 Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) Keston Bledman Marc Burns Emmanuel Callender Richard Thompson Aaron Armstrong 2012 Jamaica (JAM) Nesta Carter Michael Frater Yohan Blake Usain Bolt Kemar Bailey-Cole 2016 Jamaica (JAM) Asafa Powell Yohan Blake Nickel Ashmeade Usain Bolt Jevaughn Minzie Kemar Bailey-Cole 2020 Italy (ITA) Lorenzo Patta Marcell Jacobs Fausto Desalu Filippo Tortu
4x400 metres relay Years Winners and Countries 1912 United States (USA) Mel Sheppard Edward Lindberg Ted Meredith Charles Reidpath 1920 Great Britain (GBR) Cecil Griffiths Robert Lindsay John Ainsworth-Davis Guy Butler 1924 United States (USA) Commodore Cochran Alan Helffrich Oliver Macdonald William Stevenson 1928 United States (USA) George Baird Emerson Spencer Fred Alderman Ray Barbuti 1932 United States (USA) Ivan Fuqua Ed Ablowich Karl Warner Bill Carr 1936 Great Britain (GBR) Freddie Wolff Godfrey Rampling Bill Roberts Godfrey Brown 1948 United States (USA) Arthur Harnden Cliff Bourland Roy Cochran Mal Whitfield 1952 Jamaica (JAM) Arthur Wint Leslie Laing Herb McKenley George Rhoden 1956 United States (USA) Charles Jenkins Sr. Lou Jones Jesse Mashburn Tom Courtney 1960 United States (USA) Jack Yerman Earl Young Glenn Davis Otis Davis 1964 United States (USA) Ollan Cassell Mike Larrabee Ulis Williams Henry Carr 1968 United States (USA) Vincent Matthews Ron Freeman Larry James Lee Evans 1972 Kenya (KEN) Charles Asati Munyoro Nyamau Robert Ouko Julius Sang 1976 United States (USA) Herman Frazier Benny Brown Fred Newhouse Maxie Parks 1980 Soviet Union (URS) Remigijus Valiulis Mikhail Linge Nikolay Chernetskiy Viktor Markin 1984 United States (USA) Sunder Nix Ray Armstead Alonzo Babers Antonio McKay 1988 United States (USA) Danny Everett Steve Lewis Kevin Robinzine Butch Reynolds 1992 United States (USA) Andrew Valmon Quincy Watts Michael Johnson Steve Lewis Darnell Hall Charles Jenkins Jr. 1996 United States (USA) LaMont Smith Alvin Harrison Derek Mills Anthuan Maybank Jason Rouser 2000 Nigeria (NGR) Clement Chukwu Jude Monye Sunday Bada Enefiok Udo-Obong Nduka Awazie Fidelis Gadzama 2004 United States (USA) Otis Harris Derrick Brew Jeremy Wariner Darold Williamson Kelly Willie Andrew Rock 2008 United States (USA) LaShawn Merritt Angelo Taylor David Neville Jeremy Wariner Kerron Clement Reggie Witherspoon 2012 Bahamas (BAH) Chris Brown Michael Mathieu Ramon Miller Demetrius Pinder 2016 United States (USA) Arman Hall Tony McQuay Gil Roberts LaShawn Merritt Kyle Clemons David Verburg 2020 United States (USA) Michael Cherry Michael Norman Bryce Deadmon Rai Benjamin Trevor Stewart Randolph Ross Vernon Norwood
20 km walkrace Year Winner Country 1956 Leonid Spirin Soviet Union 1960 Volodymyr Holubnychy Soviet Union 1964 Ken Matthews Great Britain 1968 Volodymyr Holubnychy Soviet Union 1972 Peter Frenkel East Germany 1976 Daniel Bautista Mexico 1980 Maurizio Damilano Italy 1984 Ernesto Canto Mexico 1988 Jozef Pribilinec Czechoslovakia 1992 Daniel Plaza Spain 1996 Jefferson Pérez Ecuador 2000 Robert Korzeniowski Poland 2004 Ivano Brugnetti Italy 2008 Valeriy Borchin Russia 2012 London Chen Ding China 2016 Wang Zhen China 2020 Massimo Stano Italy
High Jump Year Winner Country 1896 Ellery Harding Clark United States 1900 Irving Baxter United States United States 1904 Samuel Jones 1908 Harry Porter United States 1912 Alma Richards United States 1920 Richmond Landon United States 1924 Harold Osborn United States 1928 Bob King United States 1932 Duncan McNaughton Canada 1936 Cornelius Johnson United States 1948 John Winter Australia 1952 Walt Davis United States 1956 Charles Dumas United States 1960 Robert Shavlakadze Soviet Union 1964 Valeriy Brumel Soviet Union 1968 Dick Fosbury United States 1972 Jüri Tarmak Soviet Union 1976 Jacek Wszoła Poland 1980 Gerd Wessig East Germany 1984 Dietmar Mögenburg West Germany 1988 Hennadiy Avdyeyenko Soviet Union 1992 Javier Sotomayor Cuba 1996 Charles Austin United States 2000 Sergey Klyugin Russia 2004 Stefan Holm Sweden 2008 Andrey Silnov Russia 2012 Erik Kynard United States 2016 Derek Drouin Canada 2020 Gianmarco Tamberi Italy Mutaz Essa Barshim Qatar
Pole Vault Year Winner Country 1896 William Hoyt United States 1900 Irving Baxter United States 1904 Charles Dvorak United States 1908 Edward Cook United States Alfred Gilbert United States 1912 Harry Babcock United States 1920 Frank Foss United States 1924 Lee Barnes United States 1928 Sabin Carr United States 1932 Bill Miller United States 1936 Earle Meadows United States 1948 Guinn Smith United States 1952 Bob Richards United States 1956 Bob Richards United States 1960 Don Bragg United States 1964 Fred Hansen United States 1968 Bob Seagren United States 1972 Wolfgang Nordwig East Germany 1976 Tadeusz Ślusarski Poland 1980 Władysław Kozakiewicz Poland 1984 Pierre Quinon France 1988 Sergey Bubka Soviet Union 1992 Maksim Tarasov Unified Team (a joint team of former 12 Soviet republics) 1996 Jean Galfione France 2000 Nick Hysong United States 2004 Timothy Mack United States 2008 Steve Hooker Australia 2012 Renaud Lavillenie France 2016 Thiago Braz Brazil 2020 Armand Duplantis Sweden
Long Jump Year Winner Country 1896 Ellery Clark United States 1900 Alvin Kraenzlei United States 1904 Myer Prinstein United States 1908 Frank Irons United States 1912 Albert Gutterson United States 1920 William Petersson Sweden 1924 DeHart Hubbard United States 1928 Ed Hamm United States 1932 Ed Gordon United States 1936 Jesse Owens United States 1948 Willie Steele United States 1952 Jerome Biffle United States 1956 Gregory Bell United States 1960 Ralph Boston United States 1964 Lynn Davies Great Britain 1968 Bob Beamon United States 1972 Randy Williams United States 1976 Arnie Robinson United States 1980 Lutz Dombrowski East Germany 1984 Carl Lewis United States 1988 Carl Lewis United States 1992 Carl Lewis United States 1996 Carl Lewis United States 2000 Iván Pedroso Cuba 2004 Dwight Phillips United States 2008 Irving Saladino Panama 2012 Greg Rutherford Great Britain 2016 Jeff Henderson United States 2020 Miltiadis Tentoglou Greece
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 Robinson United States 1932 Stanisława Walasiewicz United States 1936 Helen Stephens United States 1948 Fanny Blankers-Koen The Netherlands 1952 Marjorie Jackson Australia 1956 Betty Cuthbert Australia 1960 Wilma Rudolph United States 1964 Wyomia Tyus United States 1968 Wyomia Tyus United States 1972 Renate Stecher East Germany 1976 Annegret Richter West Germany 1980 Lyudmila Kondratyeva Soviet Union 1984 Evelyn Ashford United States 1988 Florence Griffith-Joyner United States 1992 Gail Devers United States 1996 Gail Devers United States 2000 Vacant Vacant 2004 Yulia Nestsiarenka Belarus 2008 Shelly-Ann Fraser Jamaica 2012 Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Jamaica 2016 Elaine Thompson Jamaica 2020 Elaine Thompson-Herah Jamaica
200 m Year Winner Country 1948 Fanny Blankers-Koen The Netherlands 1952 Marjorie Jackson Australia 1956 Betty Cuthbert Australia 1960 Wilma Rudolph United States 1964 Edith McGuire United States 1968 Irena Szewińska Poland 1972 Renate Stecher East Germany 1976 Bärbel Eckert East Germany 1980 Bärbel Wöckel East Germany 1984 Valerie Brisco-Hooks United States 1988 Florence Griffith-Joyner United States 1992 Gwen Torrence United States 1996 Marie-José Pérec France 2000 Pauline Davis-Thompson Bahamas 2004 Veronica Campbell Jamaica 2008 Veronica Campbell-Brown Jamaica 2012 Allyson Felix United States 2016 Elaine Thompson Jamaica 2020 Elaine Thompson-Herah Jamaica
400 m Year Winner Country 1964 Betty Cuthbert Australia 1968 Colette Besson France 1972 Monika Zehrt East Germany 1976 Irena Szewińska Poland 1980 Marita Koch East Germany 1984 Valerie Brisco-Hooks United States 1988 Olga Bryzgina Soviet Union 1992 Marie-José Pérec France 1996 Marie-José Pérec France 2000 Cathy Freeman Australia 2004 Tonique Williams-Darling Bahamas 2008 Christine Ohuruogu Great Britain 2012 Sanya Richards-Ross United States 2016 Shaunae Miller Bahamas 2020 Shaunae Miller-Uibo Bahamas
800 m Year Winners Country 1928 Lina Radke Germany 1960 Lyudmila Shevtsova Soviet Union 1964 Ann Packer Great Britain 1968 Madeline Manning United States 1972 Hildegard Falck West Germany 1976 Tatyana Kazankina Soviet Union 1980 Nadzehda Olizarenko Soviet Union 1984 Doina Melinte Romania 1988 Sigrun Wodars East Germany 1992 Ellen van Langen The Netherlands 1996 Svetlana Masterkova Russia 2000 Maria Mutola Mozambique 2004 Kelly Holmes Great Britain 2008 Pamela Jelimo Kenya 2012 Caster Semenya South Africa 2016 Caster Semenya South Africa 2020 Athing Mu United States
1500 m Year Winners Country 1972 Lyudmila Bragina Soviet Union 1976 Tatyana Kazankina Soviet Union 1980 Tatyana Kazankina Soviet Union 1984 Gabriella Dorio Italy 1988 Paula Ivan Romania 1992 Hassiba Boulmerka Algeria 1996 Svetlana Masterkova Russia 2000 Nouria Mérah-Benida Algeria 2004 Kelly Holmes Great Britain 2008 Nancy Langat Kenya 2012 Maryam Yusuf Jamal Bahrain 2016 Faith Kipyegon Kenya 2020 Faith Kipyegon Kenya
5000 m Year Winners Country 1996 Wang Junxia China 2000 Gabriela Szabo Romania 2004 Meseret Defar Ethiopia 2008 Tirunesh Dibaba Ethiopia 2012 Meseret Defar Ethiopia 2016 Vivian Cheruiyot Kenya 2020 Sifan Hassan The Netherlands
10,000 m Year Winners Country 1988 Olga Bondarenko Soviet Union 1992 Derartu Tulu Ethiopia 1996 Fernanda Ribeiro Portugal 2000 Derartu Tulu Ethiopia 2004 Xing Huina China 2008 Tirunesh Dibaba Ethiopia 2012 Tirunesh Dibaba Ethiopia 2016 Almaz Ayana Ethiopia 2020 Sifan Hassan The Netherlands
Marathon Year Winners Country 1984 Joan Benoit United States 1988 Rosa Mota Portugal 1992 Valentina Yegorova Unified Team ((a joint team of former 12 Soviet republics) 1996 Fatuma Roba Ethiopia 2000 Naoko Takahashi Japan 2004 Mizuki Noguchi Japan 2008 Constantina Tomescu Romania 2012 Tiki Gelana Ethiopia 2016 Jemima Sumgong Kenya 2020 Peres Jepchirchir Kenya
100 metres hurdles Year Winner Country 1972 Annelie Ehrhardt East Germany 1976 Johanna Schaller-Klier East Germany 1980 Vera Komisova Soviet Union 1984 Benita Fitzgerald United States 1988 Yordanka Donkova Bulgaria 1992 Voula Patoulidou Greece 1996 Ludmila Engquist Sweden 2000 Olga Shishigina Kazakhstan 2004 Joanna Hayes United States 2008 Dawn Harper United States 2012 Sally Pearson Australia 2016 Brianna Rollins United States 2020 Jasmine Camacho-Quinn Puerto Rico
400 metres hurdles Year Winner Country 1984 Nawal El Moutawakel Morocco 1988 Debbie Flintoff-King Australia 1992 Sally Gunnell Great Britain 1996 Deon Hemmings Jamaica 2000 Irina Privalova Russia 2004 Fani Halkia Greece 2008 Melaine Walker Jamaica 2012 Lashinda Demus United States 2016 Dalilah Muhammad United States 2020 Sydney McLaughlin United States
3000 metres steeplechase Year Winners Country 2008 Gulnara Samitova-Galkina Russia 2012 Habiba Ghribi Tunisia 2016 Ruth Jebet Bahrain 2020 Peruth Chemutai Uganda
4x100 metres Relay Year Winners and Country 1928 Canada (CAN) Fanny Rosenfeld Ethel Smith Jane Bell Myrtle Cook 1932 United States (USA) Mary Carew Evelyn Furtsch Annette Rogers Wilhelmina von Bremen 1936 United States (USA) Harriet Bland Annette Rogers Betty Robinson Helen Stephens 1948 The Netherlands (NED) Xenia Stad-de Jong Netti Witziers-Timmer Gerda van der Kade-Koudijs Fanny Blankers-Koen 1952 United States (USA) Mae Faggs Barbara Jones Janet Moreau Catherine Hardy 1956 Australia (AUS) Shirley Strickland de la Hunty Norma Croker Fleur Mellor Betty Cuthbert 1960 United States (USA) Martha Hudson Lucinda Williams Barbara Jones Wilma Rudolph 1964 Poland (POL) Teresa Ciepły Irena Kirszenstein Halina Górecka Ewa Kłobukowska 1968 United States (USA) Barbara Ferrell Margaret Bailes Mildrette Netter Wyomia Tyus 1972 West Germany (FRG) Christiane Krause Ingrid Mickler-Becker Annegret Richter Heide Rosendahl 1976 East Germany (GDR) Marlies Oelsner Renate Stecher Carla Bodendorf Bärbel Eckert 1980 East Germany (GDR) Romy Müller Bärbel Wöckel Ingrid Auerswald Marlies Göhr 1984 United States (USA) Alice Brown Jeanette Bolden Chandra Cheeseborough Evelyn Ashford 1988 United States (USA) Alice Brown Sheila Echols Florence Griffith Joyner Evelyn Ashford Dannette Young 1992 United States (USA) Evelyn Ashford Esther Jones Carlette Guidry Gwen Torrence Michelle Finn 1996 United States (USA) Gail Devers Inger Miller Chryste Gaines Gwen Torrence Carlette Guidry 2000 Bahamas (BAH) Savatheda Fynes Chandra Sturrup Pauline Davis-Thompson Debbie Ferguson Eldece Clarke-Lewis 2004 Jamaica (JAM) Tayna Lawrence Sherone Simpson Aleen Bailey Veronica Campbell Beverly McDonald 2008 Belgium (BEL) Kim Gevaert Élodie Ouédraogo Hanna Mariën Olivia Borlée 2012 United States (USA) Tianna Madison Allyson Felix Bianca Knight Carmelita Jeter Jeneba Tarmoh Lauryn Williams 2016 United States (USA) Tianna Bartoletta Allyson Felix English Gardner Tori Bowie Morolake Akinosun 2020 Jamaica (JAM) Briana Williams Elaine Thompson-Herah Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Shericka Jackson Natasha Morrison Remona Burchell
4x400 metres relay Year Winners and Country 1972 East Germany (GDR) Dagmar Käsling Rita Kühne Helga Seidler Monika Zehrt 1976 East Germany (GDR) Doris Maletzki Brigitte Rohde Ellen Streidt Christina Brehmer 1980 Soviet Union (URS) Tatyana Prorochenko Tatyana Goyshchik Nina Zyuskova Irina Nazarova 1984 United States (USA) Lillie Leatherwood Sherri Howard Valerie Brisco-Hooks Chandra Cheeseborough Diane Dixon Denean Howard 1988 Soviet Union (URS) Tatyana Ledovskaya Olga Nazarova Mariya Pinigina Olha Bryzhina Lyudmyla Dzhyhalova 1992 Unified Team (EUN) Yelena Ruzina Lyudmyla Dzhyhalova Olga Nazarova Olha Bryzhina Marina Shmonina Liliya Nurutdinova 1996 United States (USA) Rochelle Stevens Maicel Malone Kim Graham Jearl Miles Linetta Wilson 2000 United States (USA) Jearl Miles Clark Monique Hennagan LaTasha Colander Andrea Anderson 2004 United States (USA) DeeDee Trotter Monique Henderson Sanya Richards Monique Hennagan Moushaumi Robinson 2008 United States (USA) Mary Wineberg Allyson Felix Monique Henderson Sanya Richards Natasha Hastings 2012 United States (USA) DeeDee Trotter Allyson Felix Francena McCorory Sanya Richards-Ross Keshia Baker Diamond Dixon 2016 United States (USA) Allyson Felix Phyllis Francis Natasha Hastings Courtney Okolo Taylor Ellis-Watson Francena McCorory 2020 United States (USA) Sydney McLaughlin Allyson Felix Dalilah Muhammad Athing Mu Kendall Ellis Lynna Irby Wadeline Jonathas Kaylin Whitney
20 kilometres walk race Year Winner Country 2000 Wang Liping China 2004 Athanasia Tsoumeleka Greece 2008 Olga Kaniskina Russia 2012 Qieyang Shenjie China 2016 Liu Hong China 2020 Antonella Palmisano Italy
High Jump Year Winners Country 1928 Ethel Catherwood Canada 1932 Jean Shiley United States 1936 Ibolya Csák Hungary 1948 Alice Coachman United States 1952 Esther Brand South Africa 1956 Mildred McDaniel United States 1960 Iolanda Balaș Romania 1964 Iolanda Balaș Romania 1968 Miloslava Rezková Czechoslovakia 1972 Ulrike Meyfarth West Germany 1976 Rosemarie Ackermann East Germany 1980 Sara Simeoni Italy 1984 Ulrike Meyfarth West Germany 1988 Louise Ritter United States 1992 Heike Henkel Germany 1996 Stefka Kostadinova Bulgaria 2000 Yelena Yelesina Russia 2004 Yelena Slesarenko Russia 2008 Tia Hellebaut Belgium 2012 Anna Chicherova Russia 2016 Ruth Beitia Spain 2020 Mariya Lasitskene ROC (Russian Olympic Committee)
Pole Vault Year Winner Country 2000 Stacy Dragila United States 2004 Yelena Isinbayeva Russia 2008 Yelena Isinbayeva Russia 2012 Jennifer Suhr United States 2016 Katerina Stefanidi Greece 2020 Katie Nageotte United States
Long Jump Year Winners Country 1948 Olga Gyarmati Hungary 1952 Yvette Williams New Zealand 1956 Elżbieta Krzesińska Poland 1960 Vera Krepkina Soviet Union 1964 Mary Rand Great Britain 1968 Viorica Viscopoleanu Romania 1972 Heide Rosendahl West Germany 1976 Angela Voigt East Germany 1980 Tatyana Kolpakova Soviet Union 1984 Anișoara Cușmir-Stanciu Romania 1988 Jackie Joyner-Kersee United States 1992 Heike Drechsler Germany 1996 Chioma Ajunwa Nigeria 2000 Heike Drechsler Germany 2004 Tatyana Lebedeva Russia 2008 Maurren Maggi Brazil 2012 Brittney Reese United States 2016 Tianna Bartoletta United States 2020 Malaika Mihambo Germany
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