List of Olympic medalists in athletics (men)

This is the complete list of men's medalists in athletics at the Summer Olympics. It does not include the medalists from the Athletics at the 1906 Intercalated Games – these are no longer regarded as an official part of the Olympic chronology by the IOC.

Men's events

Marathon

The distance of the marathon at the Olympics has varied in the early years, before being standardized at 42,195 m in 1924, the distance that was run at the 1908 Olympics. In other years, the distances have been:

• 1896: 40,000 m (approximately)
• 1900:
• 1904:
• 1912:
• 1920:

Decathlon

At the St. Louis Games in 1904, the decathlon contest was entitled the All-Around competition, and consisted of: 100 yards dash, shot put, high jump, 800 yard walk, hammer throw, pole vault, 120 yards hurdles, 56 pounds weight throw, long jump, and a mile run.

Mixed Events

4 × 400 metres relay

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
2020 Tokyo Template:DetailsLink	Template:FlagIOC Kajetan Duszyński Natalia Kaczmarek Justyna Święty-Ersetic Karol Zalewski Dariusz Kowaluk* Iga Baumgart* Małgorzata Hołub-Kowalik*	Template:FlagIOC Lidio Andrés Feliz Marileidy Paulino Anabel Medina Alexander Ogando Luguelín Santos*	Template:FlagIOC Kendall Ellis Vernon Norwood Trevor Stewart Kaylin Whitney Elija Godwin* Lynna Irby* Taylor Manson* Bryce Deadmon*
2024 Paris Template:DetailsLink	Template:FlagIOC Eugene Omalla Lieke Klaver Isaya Klein Ikkink Femke Bol Cathelijn Peeters	Template:FlagIOC Vernon Norwood Shamier Little Bryce Deadmon Kaylyn Brown	Template:FlagIOC Samuel Reardon Laviai Nielsen Alex Haydock-Wilson Amber Anning Nicole Yeargin

Marathon walk relay

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
2024 Paris Template:DetailsLink	Template:FlagIOC Álvaro Martín María Pérez	Template:FlagIOC Brian Pintado Glenda Morejón	Template:FlagIOC Rhydian Cowley Jemima Montag

Discontinued events

60 metres

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1900 Paris Template:DetailsLink	Template:FlagIOC2medalist	Template:FlagIOC2medalist	Template:FlagIOC2medalist
1904 St. Louis Template:DetailsLink	Template:FlagIOC2medalist	Template:FlagIOC2medalist	Template:FlagIOC2medalist

5 miles

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1908 London Template:DetailsLink	Template:FlagIOC2medalist	Template:FlagIOC2medalist	Template:FlagIOC2medalist

200 metres hurdles

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1900 Paris Template:DetailsLink	Template:FlagIOC2medalist	Template:FlagIOC2medalist	Template:FlagIOC2medalist
1904 St. Louis Template:DetailsLink	Template:FlagIOC2medalist	Template:FlagIOC2medalist	Template:FlagIOC2medalist

2500 metres steeplechase

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1900 Paris Template:DetailsLink	Template:FlagIOC2medalist	Template:FlagIOC2medalist	Template:FlagIOC2medalist

2590 metres steeplechase

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1904 St. Louis Template:DetailsLink	Template:FlagIOC2medalist	Template:FlagIOC2medalist	Template:FlagIOC2medalist

3200 metres steeplechase

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1908 London Template:DetailsLink	Template:FlagIOC2medalist	Template:FlagIOC2medalist	Template:FlagIOC2medalist

4000 metres steeplechase

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1900 Paris Template:DetailsLink	Template:FlagIOC2medalist	Template:FlagIOC2medalist	Template:FlagIOC2medalist

1600 metres relay

The first relay event to be held at the Olympics, the 1600 m relay consisted of two legs over 200 m, one over 400 m, and one over 800 m. This "medley" relay was replaced by the 4 × 400 m relay at subsequent Olympics.

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1908 London Template:DetailsLink	Template:FlagIOC William Hamilton Nate Cartmell John Taylor Mel Sheppard	Template:FlagIOC Arthur Hoffmann Hans Eicke Otto Trieloff Hanns Braun	Template:FlagIOC Pál Simon Frigyes Wiesner József Nagy Ödön Bodor

3000 metres team race

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1912 Stockholm Template:DetailsLink	Template:FlagIOC Tell Berna George Bonhag Abel Kiviat Louis Scott Norman Taber	Template:FlagIOC Bror Fock Nils Frykberg Thorild Olsson Ernst Wide John Zander	Template:FlagIOC Joe Cottrill George Hutson William Moore Edward Owen Cyril Porter
1920 Antwerp Template:DetailsLink	Template:FlagIOC Horace Brown Ivan Dresser Arlie Schardt	Template:FlagIOC Joe Blewitt Albert Hill William Seagrove	Template:FlagIOC Eric Backman Sven Lundgren Edvin Wide
1924 Paris Template:DetailsLink	Template:FlagIOC Elias Katz Paavo Nurmi Ville Ritola	Template:FlagIOC Herbert Johnston Bertram Macdonald George Webber	Template:FlagIOC William Cox Edward Kirby Willard Tibbetts

5000 metres team race

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1900 Paris Template:DetailsLink	Template:FlagIOC Template:FlagIOC2medalist Template:FlagIOC2medalist Template:FlagIOC2medalist Template:FlagIOC2medalist Template:FlagIOC2medalist	Template:FlagIOC Henri Deloge Gaston Ragueneau Jacques Chastanié André Castanet Michel Champoudry	none awarded

3-mile team race

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1908 London Template:DetailsLink	Template:FlagIOC Joe Deakin Archie Robertson William Coales	Template:FlagIOC John Eisele George Bonhag Herbert Trube	Template:FlagIOC Louis de Fleurac Joseph Dreher Paul Lizandier

4-mile team race

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1904 St. Louis Template:DetailsLink	Template:FlagIOC Arthur Newton George Underwood Paul Pilgrim Howard Valentine David Munson	Template:FlagIOC Template:FlagIOC2medalist Template:FlagIOC2medalist Template:FlagIOC2medalist Template:FlagIOC2medalist Template:FlagIOC2medalist	none awarded

Cross country (individual)

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1912 Stockholm Template:DetailsLink	Template:FlagIOC2medalist	Template:FlagIOC2medalist	Template:FlagIOC2medalist
1920 Antwerp Template:DetailsLink	Template:FlagIOC2medalist	Template:FlagIOC2medalist	Template:FlagIOC2medalist
1924 Paris Template:DetailsLink	Template:FlagIOC2medalist	Template:FlagIOC2medalist	Template:FlagIOC2medalist

Cross country (team)

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1912 Stockholm Template:DetailsLink	Template:FlagIOC Hjalmar Andersson John Eke Josef Ternström	Template:FlagIOC Hannes Kolehmainen Jalmari Eskola Albin Stenroos	Template:FlagIOC Frederick Hibbins Ernest Glover Thomas Humphreys
1920 Antwerp Template:DetailsLink	Template:FlagIOC Paavo Nurmi Heikki Liimatainen Teodor Koskenniemi	Template:FlagIOC James Wilson Anton Hegarty Alfred Nichols	Template:FlagIOC Eric Backman Gustaf Mattsson Hilding Ekman
1924 Paris Template:DetailsLink	Template:FlagIOC Paavo Nurmi Ville Ritola Heikki Liimatainen	Template:FlagIOC Earl Johnson Arthur Studenroth August Fager	Template:FlagIOC Henri Lauvaux Gaston Heuet Maurice Norland

3000 metres race walk

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1920 Antwerp Template:DetailsLink	Template:FlagIOC2medalist	Template:FlagIOC2medalist	Template:FlagIOC2medalist

3500 metres race walk

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1908 London Template:DetailsLink	Template:FlagIOC2medalist	Template:FlagIOC2medalist	Template:FlagIOC2medalist

10 miles race walk

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1908 London Template:DetailsLink	Template:FlagIOC2medalist	Template:FlagIOC2medalist	Template:FlagIOC2medalist

Shot put (two-handed)

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1912 Stockholm Template:DetailsLink	Template:FlagIOC2medalist	Template:FlagIOC2medalist	Template:FlagIOC2medalist

Discus throw (Greek style)

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1908 London Template:DetailsLink	Template:FlagIOC2medalist	Template:FlagIOC2medalist	Template:FlagIOC2medalist

Discus throw (two-handed)

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1912 Stockholm Template:DetailsLink	Template:FlagIOC2medalist	Template:FlagIOC2medalist	Template:FlagIOC2medalist

Weight throw

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1904 St. Louis Template:DetailsLink	Template:FlagIOC2medalist	Template:FlagIOC2medalist	Template:FlagIOC2medalist
1908–1912	not included in the Olympic program
1920 Antwerp Template:DetailsLink	Template:FlagIOC2medalist	Template:FlagIOC2medalist	Template:FlagIOC2medalist

Javelin throw (freestyle)

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1908 London Template:DetailsLink	Template:FlagIOC2medalist	Template:FlagIOC2medalist	Template:FlagIOC2medalist

Javelin throw (two-handed)

This did not involve throwing with both hands. Distances recorded with each hand were added.

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1912 Stockholm Template:DetailsLink	Template:FlagIOCathlete	Template:FlagIOCathlete	Template:FlagIOCathlete

Triathlon

Consisted of long jump, shot put, and 100 yards.

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1904 St. Louis Template:DetailsLink	Template:FlagIOCathlete	Template:FlagIOCathlete	Template:FlagIOCathlete

Pentathlon

Consisted of long jump, javelin throw, 200 metres, discus throw, and 1500 metres. Template:Olympic medalists in men's athletics pentathlon

See also

• Athletics at the 1906 Intercalated Games — these Intercalated Games are no longer regarded as official Games by the International Olympic Committee
• List of Asian Games medalists in athletics
• List of Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics (men)
• List of men's Olympic and World Championship athletics sprint champions

References

Results

• International Olympic Committee results database
• Olympic listings from IAAF 2013 statistical handbook