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 race walking 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
IOC Discipline CodeATH
Governing bodyIAAF
Events48 (men: 24; women: 23; mixed: 1)
Games

Summary edit

Games Year Events Best Nation
1 1896 12   United States
2 1900 23   United States
3 1904 25   United States
4 1908 26   United States
5 1912 30   United States
6
7 1920 29   United States
8 1924 27   United States
9 1928 27   United States
10 1932 29   United States
11 1936 29   United States
12
13
14 1948 33   United States
15 1952 33   United States
16 1956 33   United States
Games Year Events Best Nation
17 1960 34   United States
18 1964 36   United States
19 1968 36   United States
20 1972 38   Soviet Union
21 1976 37   East Germany
22 1980 38   Soviet Union
23 1984 41   United States
24 1988 42   United States
25 1992 43   United States
26 1996 44   United States
27 2000 46   United States
28 2004 46   United States
29 2008 47   United States
30 2012 47   United States
31 2016 47   United States
32 2020 48   United States

Events edit

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 edit

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 23 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 24 Years
100 metres (details) 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 X 30
200 metres (details) 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 (details) 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 X 30
800 metres (details) 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 X 30
1500 metres (details) 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 X 30
5000 metres (details) 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
10,000 metres (details) 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
Marathon (details) 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 X 30
110 metres hurdles (details) 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 X 30
400 metres hurdles (details) 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
3000 metres steeplechase (details) 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 × 100 metres relay (details) 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
4 × 400 metres relay (details) 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
20 kilometres race walk (details) X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 18
High jump (details) 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 X 30
Pole vault (details) 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 X 30
Long jump (details) 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 X 30
Triple jump (details) 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 X 30
Shot put (details) 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 X 30
Discus throw (details) 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 X 30
Hammer throw (details) 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
Javelin throw (details) 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
Decathlon (details) 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
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 24 Years
60 metres (details) X X - 2
200 metres hurdles (details) X X - 2
2500 metres steeplechase (details) X - 1
2590 metres steeplechase (details) X - 1
3200 metres steeplechase (details) X - 1
4000 metres steeplechase (details) X - 1
Medley relay (details) X - 1
3000 metres team race (details) X X X - 3
5000 metres team race (details) X - 1
3-mile team race (details) X - 1
4-mile team race (details) X - 1
5 miles (details) X - 1
3000 metres race walk (details) X - 1
3500 metres race walk (details) X - 1
10 kilometres race walk (details) X X X X X - 5
10 miles race walk (details) X - 1
50 kilometres race walk (details) X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X - 20
All-around (details) X - 1
Triathlon (details) X - 1
Pentathlon (details) X X X - 3
Standing long jump (details) X X X X - 4
Standing triple jump (details) X X - 2
Standing high jump (details) X X X X - 4
56 pound weight throw (details) X X - 2
Shot put, two hands (details) X - 1
Discus throw, Greek style (details) X - 1
Discus throw, two hands (details) X - 1
Javelin throw, freestyle (details) X - 1
Javelin throw, two hands (details) X - 1
Individual cross country (details) X X X - 3
Team cross country (details) 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 24

Women's events edit

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 24 Games
100 metres (details) X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 23
200 metres (details) X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 20
400 metres (details) X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 15
800 metres (details) X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 18
1500 metres (details) X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 14
5000 metres (details) X X X X X X X X 8
10,000 metres (details) X X X X X X X X X X 10
Marathon (details) X X X X X X X X X X X 11
100 metres hurdles (details) X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 14
400 metres hurdles (details) X X X X X X X X X X X 11
3000 metres steeplechase (details) X X X X X 5
4 × 100 metres relay (details) X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 23
4 × 400 metres relay (details) X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 14
20 kilometres race walk (details) X X X X X X X 7
High jump (details) X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 23
Pole vault (details) X X X X X X X 7
Long jump (details) X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 20
Triple jump (details) X X X X X X X X 8
Shot put (details) X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 20
Discus throw (details) X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 23
Hammer throw (details) X X X X X X X 7
Javelin throw (details) X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 22
Heptathlon (details) X X X X X X X X X X X 11
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 24 Games
80 metres hurdles (details) X X X X X X X X - 8
Pentathlon (details) X X X X X 5
3000 metres (details) X X X 3
10 kilometres race walk (details) 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 23

Mixed events edit

The mixed event, a 4 x 400 meters relay, first made an appearance at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[2] The event includes teams of four athletes, two men and two women who are allowed to run in any order decided by the team. Paris 2024 will feature one more mixed team event.[3]

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 24 Games
4 × 400 metres relay (details) X X 2
Marathon Race Walking Mixed Relay (details) X 1
Total 1 2

Nations edit

Nearly every nation that has competed at the Olympics has entered the athletics competition, except Bhutan. The number in each box represents the number of athletes the nation sent.[4]

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 2 7
  Albania (ALB) 1 2 2 2 2 1 2 7
  Algeria (ALG) 4 9 9 12 9 8 21 20 12 6 15 11
  American Samoa (ASA) 1 2 2 2 1 1 2 7
  Andorra (AND) 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 7
  Angola (ANG) 3 6 5 2 2 1 1 2 2 9
  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 5 2 8
  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 53 22
  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 2 5
  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 54 28
  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 34 26 25
  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 11 9
  Luxembourg (LUX) 2 6 3 4 6 6 7 3 6 3 1 1 3 1 1 3 1 1 18
  North 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
  Malaysia (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 19 12 6 5 2 3 7 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 17
  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 edit

Updated after the 2020 Summer Olympics, considering stripped medals and reallocated medals as of May 2023.

Sources:[5][6][7]

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  United States (USA)344269214827
2  Soviet Union (URS)645574193
3  Great Britain (GBR)558372210
4  Finland (FIN)483630114
5  East Germany (GDR)383635109
6  Kenya (KEN)344131106
7  Poland (POL)29201766
8  Jamaica (JAM)26362587
9  Italy (ITA)24152665
10  Ethiopia (ETH)23122358
11  Australia (AUS)21272876
12  Sweden (SWE)20234184
13  Germany (GER)19283683
14  Russia (RUS)18211958
15  Canada (CAN)16183266
16  France (FRA)13273070
17  West Germany (FRG)12141743
18  Cuba (CUB)11142045
19  Romania (ROU)11141035
20  China (CHN)11121639
21  Czechoslovakia (TCH)118524
22  Hungary (HUN)10121840
23  New Zealand (NZL)1031326
24  South Africa (RSA)913628
25  Greece (GRE)8121030
26  Netherlands (NED)87924
27  Norway (NOR)87823
28  Unified Team (EUN)711321
29  Japan (JPN)7101027
30  Morocco (MAR)75820
31  Bahamas (BAH)72514
32  Belgium (BEL)65314
33  Bulgaria (BUL)58619
34  Brazil (BRA)531119
35  Czech Republic (CZE)53715
36  Portugal (POR)53412
37  United Team of Germany (EUA)418830
38  Algeria (ALG)4329
39  Ireland (IRL)4217
40  Uganda (UGA)4127
41  Mexico (MEX)36211
42  Spain (ESP)35816
43  Belarus (BLR)35715
44  Trinidad and Tobago (TTO)34815
45  Lithuania (LTU)3126
46  Croatia (CRO)3115
47  Nigeria (NGR)25714
48  Ukraine (UKR)231318
49  Argentina (ARG)2305
  Dominican Republic (DOM)2305
51  Tunisia (TUN)2215
52  Bahrain (BRN)2204
53  Estonia (EST)2136
54  Kazakhstan (KAZ)2125
55  Cameroon (CMR)2002
  Luxembourg (LUX)2002
57  Colombia (COL)1315
58  Austria (AUT)1258
59  Qatar (QAT)1214
  Slovenia (SLO)1214
61  India (IND)1203
62  Grenada (GRN)1113
  Venezuela (VEN)1113
64  Burundi (BDI)1102
  Ecuador (ECU)1102
  Mixed team (ZZX)1102
  ROC1102
  South Korea (KOR)1102
69  Panama (PAN)1023
70  Mozambique (MOZ)1012
  Puerto Rico (PUR)1012
72  Slovakia (SVK)1001
  Syria (SYR)1001
  Tajikistan (TJK)1001
75  Switzerland (SUI)0628
76  Namibia (NAM)0505
77  Denmark (DEN)0437
78  Latvia (LAT)0415
79  Chile (CHI)0202
  Sri Lanka (SRI)0202
  Tanzania (TAN)0202
  Yugoslavia (YUG)0202
83  Botswana (BOT)0112
  Chinese Taipei (TPE)0112
  Iceland (ISL)0112
86  Bohemia (BOH)0101
  Guatemala (GUA)0101
  Haiti (HAI)0101
  Iran (IRI)0101
  Ivory Coast (CIV)0101
  Saudi Arabia (KSA)0101
  Senegal (SEN)0101
  Sudan (SUD)0101
  Zambia (ZAM)0101
95  British West Indies (BWI)0022
  Philippines (PHI)0022
  Turkey (TUR)0022
98  Australasia (ANZ)0011
  Barbados (BAR)0011
  Burkina Faso (BUR)0011
  Djibouti (DJI)0011
  Eritrea (ERI)0011
  Serbia (SRB)0011
Totals (103 entries)1027103610243087

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Past Olympic Sports. Olympics/IOC. Retrieved on 2010-08-30.
  2. ^ "Olympic News - Sports News, Events & Athletes". Archived from the original on 2021-10-05. Retrieved 2021-08-03.
  3. ^ "Mixed team race walking to debut at Paris 2024 Olympics". www.insidethegames.biz. 2021-06-11. Retrieved 2023-04-12.
  4. ^ Statistics can be found at "Athletics". Archived from the original on 2012-11-26. Retrieved 2012-11-24., 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
  5. ^ "Olympic Analytics - Medals by Countries". olympanalyt.com. Retrieved 2022-01-31.
  6. ^ Historical Medallists
  7. ^ "2016 medalists". rio2016.com. Archived from the original on 2016-08-22.

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