Athletics at the Summer Olympics

Athletics at the Summer Olympics
Athletics at the Summer Olympics
IOC Code	ATH
Governing body	World Athletics
Events	48 (men: 23; women: 23; mixed: 2)
Summer Olympics
	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; 2024; 2028;
	Medalists men; women; ; Records;

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.

Summary

Games	Year	Events	Best Nation
1	1896	12	United States (1)
2	1900	23	United States (2)
3	1904	25	United States (3)
4	1908	26	United States (4)
5	1912	30	United States (5)
6
7	1920	29	United States (6)
8	1924	27	United States (7)
9	1928	27	United States (8)
10	1932	29	United States (9)
11	1936	29	United States (10)
12
13
14	1948	33	United States (11)
15	1952	33	United States (12)
16	1956	33	United States (13)
17	1960	34	United States (14)
18	1964	36	United States (15)
19	1968	36	United States (16)
20	1972	38	Soviet Union (1)
21	1976	37	East Germany (1)
22	1980	38	Soviet Union (2)
23	1984	41	United States (17)
24	1988	42	United States (18)
25	1992	43	United States (19)
26	1996	44	United States (20)
27	2000	46	United States (21)
28	2004	46	United States (22)
29	2008	47	United States (23)
30	2012	47	United States (24)
31	2016	47	United States (25)
32	2020	48	United States (26)
33	2024	48	United States (27)

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 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
Total	12	15	15	16	20	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23

Past events that occurred only once

Past events that occurred twice to five times

60 metres: 1900, 1904
200 metres hurdles: 1900, 1904
3000 metres team race: 1912, 1920, 1924
10 kilometres race walk: 1912, 1920, 1924, 1948, 1952
Pentathlon: 1912, 1920, 1924
Standing long jump: 1900, 1904, 1908, 1912
Standing triple jump: 1900, 1904
Standing high jump: 1900, 1904, 1908, 1912
56 pound weight throw: 1904, 1920
Cross country
- Individual: 1912, 1920, 1924
- Team: 1912, 1920, 1924

Past events that occurred twenty or more times
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
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

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	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

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]

Nations

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.^[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	24	Years
Afghanistan (AFG)										2				5									2		2	2	2	2	2	2	9
Albania (ALB)																						1	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	9
Algeria (ALG)																	4		9	9	12	9	8	21	20	12	6	15	5	8	13
American Samoa (ASA)																					1		2	2	2	1	1	2	1	1	9
Andorra (AND)																					1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	9
Angola (ANG)																			3		6	5	2	2	1	1	2	2	1	1	11
Antigua and Barbuda (ANT)																		8		10	10	5	8	2	3	4	3		2	2	11
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	125	128	128		28
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	24

Medal table

Updated after the 2024 Summer Olympics, considering stripped medals and reallocated medals as of August 2024.

Sources:^[5]^[6]^[7]


Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	United States (USA)	358	280	223	861
2	Soviet Union (URS)	64	55	74	193
3	Great Britain (GBR)	56	87	77	220
4	Finland (FIN)	48	36	30	114
5	Kenya (KEN)	38	43	36	117
6	East Germany (GDR)	38	36	35	109
7	Poland (POL)	29	20	18	67
8	Jamaica (JAM)	27	39	27	93
9	Italy (ITA)	24	16	28	68
10	Ethiopia (ETH)	24	15	23	62
11	Australia (AUS)	22	29	32	83
12	Sweden (SWE)	21	23	41	85
13	Germany (GER)	20	30	37	87
14	Canada (CAN)	19	19	33	71
15	Russia (RUS)	18	21	19	58
16	France (FRA)	13	28	30	71
17	West Germany (FRG)	12	14	17	43
18	China (CHN)	12	13	18	43
19	Cuba (CUB)	11	14	20	45
20	Romania (ROU)	11	14	10	35
21	Czechoslovakia (TCH)	11	8	5	24
22	New Zealand (NZL)	11	4	13	28
23	Hungary (HUN)	10	13	18	41
24	Netherlands (NED)	10	8	12	30
25	Norway (NOR)	10	8	8	26
26	South Africa (RSA)	9	15	6	30
27	Greece (GRE)	9	12	11	32
28	Japan (JPN)	8	10	10	28
29	Morocco (MAR)	8	5	8	21
30	Unified Team (EUN)	7	11	3	21
31	Belgium (BEL)	7	6	4	17
32	Bahamas (BAH)	7	2	5	14
33	Bulgaria (BUL)	5	8	6	19
34	Spain (ESP)	5	6	7	18
35	Uganda (UGA)	5	6	2	13
36	Brazil (BRA)	5	4	12	21
37	Portugal (POR)	5	4	4	13
38	Czech Republic (CZE)	5	3	8	16
39	United Team of Germany (EUA)	4	18	8	30
40	Ukraine (UKR)	4	3	15	22
41	Algeria (ALG)	4	3	3	10
42	Ireland (IRL)	4	2	1	7
43	Mexico (MEX)	3	6	2	11
44	Belarus (BLR)	3	5	7	15
45	Trinidad and Tobago (TTO)	3	4	8	15
46	Lithuania (LTU)	3	4	2	9
47	Bahrain (BRN)	3	4	0	7
48	Dominican Republic (DOM)	3	3	0	6
49	Croatia (CRO)	3	1	2	6
50	Nigeria (NGR)	2	5	7	14
51	Argentina (ARG)	2	3	0	5
51	Ecuador (ECU)	2	3	0	5
53	Tunisia (TUN)	2	2	1	5
54	Estonia (EST)	2	1	3	6
55	Kazakhstan (KAZ)	2	1	2	5
56	Cameroon (CMR)	2	0	0	2
56	Luxembourg (LUX)	2	0	0	2
58	Colombia (COL)	1	3	1	5
59	India (IND)	1	3	0	4
60	Austria (AUT)	1	2	5	8
61	Qatar (QAT)	1	2	2	5
62	Botswana (BOT)	1	2	1	4
62	Slovenia (SLO)	1	2	1	4
64	Grenada (GRN)	1	1	2	4
65	Venezuela (VEN)	1	1	1	3
66	Burundi (BDI)	1	1	0	2
	Mixed team (ZZX)	1	1	0	2
	ROC	1	1	0	2
	Saint Lucia (LCA)	1	1	0	2
	South Korea (KOR)	1	1	0	2
71	Panama (PAN)	1	0	2	3
71	Puerto Rico (PUR)	1	0	2	3
73	Mozambique (MOZ)	1	0	1	2
74	Dominica (DMA)	1	0	0	1
	Pakistan (PAK)	1	0	0	1
	Slovakia (SVK)	1	0	0	1
	Syria (SYR)	1	0	0	1
	Tajikistan (TJK)	1	0	0	1
79	Switzerland (SUI)	0	6	2	8
80	Namibia (NAM)	0	5	0	5
81	Denmark (DEN)	0	4	3	7
82	Latvia (LAT)	0	4	1	5
83	Chile (CHI)	0	2	0	2
	Sri Lanka (SRI)	0	2	0	2
	Tanzania (TAN)	0	2	0	2
	Yugoslavia (YUG)	0	2	0	2
87	Chinese Taipei (TPE)	0	1	1	2
	Iceland (ISL)	0	1	1	2
	Zambia (ZAM)	0	1	1	2
90	Bohemia (BOH)	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
98	British West Indies (BWI)	0	0	2	2
	Philippines (PHI)	0	0	2	2
	Turkey (TUR)	0	0	2	2
101	Australasia (ANZ)	0	0	1	1
	Barbados (BAR)	0	0	1	1
	Burkina Faso (BUR)	0	0	1	1
	Djibouti (DJI)	0	0	1	1
	Eritrea (ERI)	0	0	1	1
	Serbia (SRB)	0	0	1	1
Totals (106 entries)		1076	1092	1070	3238

References

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

External links

[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.

[sport-6] Historical Medallists

[rio-7] "2016 medalists". rio2016.com. Archived from the original on 2016-08-22.

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