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Sports:

Games: 26 summer games in 18 countries
Events: 78

Participants: 1,751 (1,359 men and 392 women)
Youngest Participant: Esther Stroy (15 years, 64 days), 1968 Summer Games
Oldest Participant: John Deni (49 years, 75 days), 1952 Summer Games
Most Medals (Athlete): Carl Lewis and Ray Ewry (10 medals)

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78 Events

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Rk Event Participants Gold Silver Bronze Total Top Medalist(s)
1 Men's 60 metres 14 2 2 1 5 5 athletes with 1 medal
2 Men's 100 metres 95 17 14 8 39 4 athletes with 2 medals
3 Men's 200 metres 76 17 18 11 46 6 athletes with 2 medals
4 Men's 400 metres 98 20 13 11 44 3 athletes with 2 medals
5 Men's 800 metres 93 9 5 8 22 3 athletes with 2 medals
6 Men's 1,500 metres 79 3 6 4 13 Jim Lightbody (2 medals)
7 Men's 5,000 metres 61 1 1 1 3 3 athletes with 1 medal
8 Men's 5 mile 7
9 Men's 10,000 metres 54 1 1 2 Billy Mills and Lewis Tewanima (1 medal)
10 Men's Marathon 88 3 2 5 10 Frank Shorter (2 medals)
11 Men's 110 metres Hurdles 78 19 19 17 55 7 athletes with 2 medals
12 Men's 200 metres Hurdles 11 2 1 2 5 5 athletes with 1 medal
13 Men's 400 metres Hurdles 60 18 11 10 39 Ed Moses and Morgan Taylor (3 medals)
14 Men's 2,500 metres Steeplechase 1
15 Men's 2,590 metres Steeplechase 6 1 1 2 Jim Lightbody and Arthur Newton (1 medal)
16 Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase 44 1 1 3 5 5 athletes with 1 medal
17 Men's 3,200 metres Steeplechase 7 1 1 John Eisele (1 medal)
18 Men's 4,000 metres Steeplechase 1
19 Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay 76 15 2 17 Frank Wykoff (3 medals)
20 Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay 84 16 2 18 5 athletes with 2 medals
21 Men's 1,600 metres Medley Relay 4 1 1 4 athletes with 1 medal
22 Men's 3,000 metres, Team 16 2 1 3 11 athletes with 1 medal
23 Men's 3 mile, Team 5 1 1 3 athletes with 1 medal
24 Men's 4 mile, Team 9 1 1 9 athletes with 1 medal
25 Men's 1,500 metres Walk 1 1 1 George Bonhag (1 medal)
26 Men's 3,000 metres Walk 4 1 1 Richard Remer (1 medal)
27 Men's 10 kilometres Walk 14 1 1 Joe Pearman (1 medal)
28 Men's 20 kilometres Walk 23
29 Men's 50 kilometres Walk 29 2 2 Larry Young (2 medals)
30 Men's Cross-Country, Individual 17 1 1 Earl Johnson (1 medal)
31 Men's Cross-Country, Team 17 1 1 3 athletes with 1 medal
32 Men's High Jump 77 13 13 9 35 3 athletes with 2 medals
33 Men's Standing High Jump 15 5 6 2 13 Ray Ewry (4 medals)
34 Men's Pole Vault 74 19 14 12 45 Bob Richards (3 medals)
35 Men's Long Jump 77 22 15 10 47 Carl Lewis (4 medals)
36 Men's Standing Long Jump 18 4 4 4 12 Ray Ewry (4 medals)
37 Men's Triple Jump 69 6 6 3 15 3 athletes with 2 medals
38 Men's Standing Triple Jump 10 2 2 2 6 Ray Ewry (2 medals)
39 Men's Shot Put 64 17 20 11 48 Ralph Rose and Parry O'Brien (3 medals)
40 Men's Shot Put, Both Hands 3 1 1 2 Pat McDonald and Ralph Rose (1 medal)
41 Men's 56-pound Weight Throw 9 1 2 1 4 4 athletes with 1 medal
42 Men's Stone Throw 1 1 1 Martin Sheridan (1 medal)
43 Men's Discus Throw 65 14 9 13 36 Al Oerter (4 medals)
44 Men's Discus Throw, Greek Style 6 1 1 2 Bill Horr and Martin Sheridan (1 medal)
45 Men's Discus Throw, Both Hands 4
46 Men's Hammer Throw 48 7 5 7 19 Matt McGrath and John Flanagan (3 medals)
47 Men's Javelin Throw 48 1 2 2 5 5 athletes with 1 medal
48 Men's Pentathlon 11 1 2 1 4 4 athletes with 1 medal
49 Men's Pentathlon (Ancient) 3
50 Men's Decathlon 58 12 6 6 24 5 athletes with 2 medals
51 Men's All-Around Championship 5 1 1 2 Adam Gunn and Truxtun Hare (1 medal)
52 Women's 100 metres 43 9 5 2 16 3 athletes with 2 medals
53 Women's 200 metres 35 5 3 1 9 Allyson Felix and Florence Griffith Joyner (2 medals)
54 Women's 400 metres 26 1 1 2 4 4 athletes with 1 medal
55 Women's 800 metres 23 1 1 1 3 Kim Gallagher (2 medals)
56 Women's 1,500 metres 20
57 Women's 3,000 metres 7
58 Women's 5,000 metres 10
59 Women's 10,000 metres 16 2 2 Lynn Jennings and Shalane Flanagan (1 medal)
60 Women's Marathon 17 1 1 2 Joan Benoit and Deena Drossin-Kastor (1 medal)
61 Women's 80 metres Hurdles 19 1 1 2 Babe Didrikson and Evelyne Hall (1 medal)
62 Women's 100 metres Hurdles 20 3 1 3 7 Melissa Morrison (2 medals)
63 Women's 400 metres Hurdles 16 4 2 6 6 athletes with 1 medal
64 Women's 3,000 metres Steeplechase 3
65 Women's 4 × 100 metres Relay 56 9 2 1 12 Evelyn Ashford (3 medals)
66 Women's 4 × 400 metres Relay 35 4 4 8 Denean Howard-Hill (3 medals)
67 Women's 10 kilometres Walk 3
68 Women's 20 kilometres Walk 5
69 Women's High Jump 39 4 1 2 7 7 athletes with 1 medal
70 Women's Pole Vault 7 1 1 2 Stacy Dragila and Jenn Stuczynski (1 medal)
71 Women's Long Jump 25 1 2 2 5 Jackie Joyner-Kersee (3 medals)
72 Women's Triple Jump 8
73 Women's Shot Put 21 1 1 Earlene Brown (1 medal)
74 Women's Discus Throw 30 2 3 5 Lillian Copeland (2 medals)
75 Women's Hammer Throw 9
76 Women's Javelin Throw 26 1 2 3 Kate Schmidt (2 medals)
77 Women's Pentathlon 5
78 Women's Heptathlon 14 2 2 4 Jackie Joyner-Kersee (3 medals)