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Athletics

Games: 27 games in 19 countries
Events: 83

Sports:

Participants: 19,319 (14,096 men and 5,223 women) from 223 countries
Youngest Participant: CIV Céléstine N'Drin (13 years, 4 days), 1976 Summer Games
Oldest Participant: ISR Haile Satayin (53 years, 136 days), 2008 Summer Games
Top Athlete Medalist(s): FIN Paavo Nurmi (12 medals)
Top Country Medalist(s): USA United States (757 medals)

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Country Medal Leaders

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE
Rk Country Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 United States 321 242 194 757
2 Great Britain 52 83 62 197
3 Soviet Union 64 55 74 193
4 Finland 49 35 31 115
5 East Germany 38 36 35 109
6 Germany 19 39 43 101
7 Sweden 21 25 46 92
8 Australia 19 24 27 70
9 Kenya 22 27 19 68
10 Russia 18 23 20 61
11 France 13 22 26 61
12 Italy 19 15 25 59
13 Jamaica 14 24 16 54
14 Canada 14 15 25 54
15 Poland 22 17 13 52
16 Hungary 10 16 18 44
17 West Germany 12 14 17 43
18 Ethiopia 18 6 14 38
19 Cuba 10 13 14 37
20 Romania 11 14 10 35
21 Greece 7 14 14 35
22 Czechoslovakia 11 8 5 24
23 Japan 7 7 9 23
24 South Africa 6 11 6 23
25 Unified Team 7 11 3 21
26 Norway 7 5 8 20
27 New Zealand 9 2 8 19
28 Morocco 6 5 7 18
29 Bulgaria 5 7 6 18
30 Belarus 4 5 8 17
31 Netherlands 6 3 6 15
32 China 5 3 7 15
33 Ukraine 3 2 10 15
34 Brazil 4 3 7 14
35 Nigeria 1 4 9 14
36 Belgium 3 7 2 12
37 Spain 2 4 5 11
38 Portugal 4 2 4 10
39 Mexico 3 5 2 10
40 Trinidad and Tobago 1 4 5 10
41 Czech Republic 4 1 3 8
42 Bahamas 3 2 3 8
43 Switzerland 0 6 2 8
44 Austria 1 2 4 7
45 Ireland 4 2 0 6
46 Algeria 3 1 2 6
47 Denmark 0 2 4 6
48 Lithuania 3 1 1 5
49 Argentina 2 3 0 5
50 Estonia 2 1 2 5
51 Latvia 0 4 1 5
52 Tunisia 1 2 1 4
53 Namibia 0 4 0 4
54 Turkey 0 2 2 4
55 Slovenia 1 1 1 3
56 Panama 1 0 2 3
57 Luxembourg 2 0 0 2
58 Cameroon 2 0 0 2
59 South Korea 1 1 0 2
60 Ecuador 1 1 0 2
61 Mixed team 1 1 0 2
62 Uganda 1 0 1 2
63 Mozambique 1 0 1 2
64 Kazakhstan 1 0 1 2
65 Sri Lanka 0 2 0 2
66 Yugoslavia 0 2 0 2
67 Chile 0 2 0 2
68 Tanzania 0 2 0 2
69 India 0 2 0 2
70 Chinese Taipei 0 1 1 2
71 Iceland 0 1 1 2
72 Philippines 0 0 2 2
73 West Indies Federation 0 0 2 2
74 Dominican Republic 1 0 0 1
75 Syria 1 0 0 1
76 Burundi 1 0 0 1
77 Bohemia 0 1 0 1
78 Haiti 0 1 0 1
79 Croatia 0 1 0 1
80 Sudan 0 1 0 1
81 Saudi Arabia 0 1 0 1
82 Cote d'Ivoire 0 1 0 1
83 Zambia 0 1 0 1
84 Senegal 0 1 0 1
85 Venezuela 0 0 1 1
86 Colombia 0 0 1 1
87 Barbados 0 0 1 1
88 Qatar 0 0 1 1
89 Australasia 0 0 1 1
90 Djibouti 0 0 1 1
91 Eritrea 0 0 1 1

Athlete Medal Leaders

Glossary ▪ CSV ▪ PRE
Rk Athlete Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Paavo Nurmi (FIN) 9 3 0 12
2 Ray Ewry (USA) 10 0 0 10
3 Carl Lewis (USA) 9 1 0 10
4 Martin Sheridan (USA) 5 3 1 9
5 Merlene Ottey (JAM) 0 3 6 9
6 Ville Ritola (FIN) 5 3 0 8
7 Irena Szewińska-Kirszenstein (POL) 3 2 2 7
8 Shirley Strickland de la Hunty (AUS) 3 1 3 7
9 Jim Lightbody (USA) 4 2 0 6
10 Eric Lemming (SWE) 4 0 2 6
11 Renate Stecher (GDR) 3 2 1 6
12 Ralph Rose (USA) 3 2 1 6
13 Jackie Joyner-Kersee (USA) 3 1 2 6
14 Bob Garrett (USA) 2 2 2 6
15 Hannes Kolehmainen (FIN) 4 1 0 5
16 Meyer Prinstein (USA) 4 1 0 5
17 Emil Zátopek (TCH) 4 1 0 5
18 Mel Sheppard (USA) 4 1 0 5
19 Evelyn Ashford (USA) 4 1 0 5
20 Florence Griffith Joyner (USA) 3 2 0 5
21 Veronica Campbell-Brown (JAM) 3 1 1 5
22 Mal Whitfield (USA) 3 1 1 5
23 Gwen Torrence (USA) 3 1 1 5
24 Irv Baxter (USA) 2 3 0 5
25 Walter Tewksbury (USA) 2 2 1 5
26 Heike Drechsler (GDR, GER) 2 1 2 5
27 Valery Borzov (URS) 2 1 2 5
28 Tatyana Lebedeva (RUS) 1 3 1 5
29 Edvin Wide (SWE) 0 1 4 5
30 Phil Edwards (CAN) 0 0 5 5

Events

Event
Men's 60 metres
Men's 100 metres
Men's 200 metres
Men's 400 metres
Men's 800 metres
Men's 1,500 metres
Men's 5,000 metres
Men's 5 mile
Men's 10,000 metres
Men's Marathon
Men's 110 metres Hurdles
Men's 200 metres Hurdles
Men's 400 metres Hurdles
Men's 2,500 metres Steeplechase
Men's 2,590 metres Steeplechase
Men's 3,000 metres Steeplechase
Men's 3,200 metres Steeplechase
Men's 4,000 metres Steeplechase
Men's 4 × 100 metres Relay
Men's 4 × 400 metres Relay
Men's 1,600 metres Medley Relay
Men's 3,000 metres, Team
Men's 3 mile, Team
Men's 5,000 metres, Team
Men's 4 mile, Team
Men's 1,500 metres Walk
Men's 3,000 metres Walk
Men's 3,500 metres Walk
Men's 10 kilometres Walk
Men's 10 mile Walk
Men's 20 kilometres Walk
Men's 50 kilometres Walk
Men's Cross-Country, Individual
Men's Cross-Country, Team
Men's High Jump
Men's Standing High Jump
Men's Pole Vault
Men's Long Jump
Men's Standing Long Jump
Men's Triple Jump
Men's Standing Triple Jump
Men's Shot Put
Men's Shot Put, Both Hands
Men's 56-pound Weight Throw
Men's Stone Throw
Men's Discus Throw
Men's Discus Throw, Greek Style
Men's Discus Throw, Both Hands
Men's Hammer Throw
Men's Javelin Throw
Men's Javelin Throw, Both Hands
Men's Javelin Throw, Freestyle
Men's Pentathlon
Men's Pentathlon (Ancient)
Men's Decathlon
Men's All-Around Championship
Women's 100 metres
Women's 200 metres
Women's 400 metres
Women's 800 metres
Women's 1,500 metres
Women's 3,000 metres
Women's 5,000 metres
Women's 10,000 metres
Women's Marathon
Women's 80 metres Hurdles
Women's 100 metres Hurdles
Women's 400 metres Hurdles
Women's 3,000 metres Steeplechase
Women's 4 × 100 metres Relay
Women's 4 × 400 metres Relay
Women's 10 kilometres Walk
Women's 20 kilometres Walk
Women's High Jump
Women's Pole Vault
Women's Long Jump
Women's Triple Jump
Women's Shot Put
Women's Discus Throw
Women's Hammer Throw
Women's Javelin Throw
Women's Pentathlon
Women's Heptathlon