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Athletics

Games: 28 games in 19 countries
Events: 83

Sports:

Participants: 20,626 (14,792 men and 5,834 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 (788 medals)

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Country Medal Leaders

Rk Country Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 United States 331 255 202 788
2 Great Britain 56 84 63 203
3 Soviet Union 64 55 74 193
4 Finland 49 35 32 116
5 East Germany 38 36 35 109
6 Germany 20 43 46 109
7 Sweden 21 25 46 92
8 Kenya 24 31 24 79
9 Russia 26 27 25 78
10 Australia 20 26 27 73
11 Jamaica 17 30 19 66
12 France 14 23 25 62
13 Italy 19 15 26 60
14 Canada 14 15 26 55
15 Poland 23 18 13 54
16 Ethiopia 21 7 17 45
17 Hungary 11 15 18 44
18 West Germany 12 14 17 43
19 Cuba 10 14 15 39
20 Romania 11 14 10 35
21 Greece 7 14 14 35
22 Czechoslovakia 11 8 5 24
23 South Africa 6 12 6 24
24 Japan 7 7 9 23
25 Unified Team 7 11 3 21
26 China 6 3 12 21
27 New Zealand 10 2 8 20
28 Norway 7 5 8 20
29 Morocco 6 5 8 19
30 Bulgaria 5 7 6 18
31 Belarus 4 5 8 17
32 Ukraine 2 3 12 17
33 Netherlands 6 3 6 15
34 Brazil 4 3 7 14
35 Trinidad and Tobago 2 4 8 14
36 Nigeria 2 3 8 13
37 Belgium 3 7 2 12
38 Spain 2 4 5 11
39 Czech Republic 5 1 4 10
40 Bahamas 4 2 4 10
41 Portugal 4 2 4 10
42 Mexico 3 5 2 10
43 Switzerland 0 6 2 8
44 Algeria 4 1 2 7
45 Austria 1 2 4 7
46 Ireland 4 2 0 6
47 Estonia 2 1 3 6
48 Turkey 1 3 2 6
49 Denmark 0 2 4 6
50 Lithuania 3 1 1 5
51 Argentina 2 3 0 5
52 Tunisia 1 3 1 5
53 Latvia 0 4 1 5
54 Slovenia 1 2 1 4
55 Namibia 0 4 0 4
56 Dominican Republic 2 1 0 3
57 Uganda 2 0 1 3
58 Kazakhstan 2 0 1 3
59 Panama 1 0 2 3
60 Luxembourg 2 0 0 2
61 Cameroon 2 0 0 2
62 Mixed team 1 1 0 2
63 Croatia 1 1 0 2
64 Ecuador 1 1 0 2
65 South Korea 1 1 0 2
66 Mozambique 1 0 1 2
67 Tanzania 0 2 0 2
68 Yugoslavia 0 2 0 2
69 Sri Lanka 0 2 0 2
70 Chile 0 2 0 2
71 India 0 2 0 2
72 Chinese Taipei 0 1 1 2
73 Colombia 0 1 1 2
74 Iceland 0 1 1 2
75 Philippines 0 0 2 2
76 Qatar 0 0 2 2
77 West Indies Federation 0 0 2 2
78 Grenada 1 0 0 1
79 Syria 1 0 0 1
80 Burundi 1 0 0 1
81 Cote d'Ivoire 0 1 0 1
82 Haiti 0 1 0 1
83 Bohemia 0 1 0 1
84 Botswana 0 1 0 1
85 Iran 0 1 0 1
86 Guatemala 0 1 0 1
87 Sudan 0 1 0 1
88 Saudi Arabia 0 1 0 1
89 Zambia 0 1 0 1
90 Senegal 0 1 0 1
91 Bahrain 0 0 1 1
92 Puerto Rico 0 0 1 1
93 Djibouti 0 0 1 1
94 Eritrea 0 0 1 1
95 Venezuela 0 0 1 1
96 Barbados 0 0 1 1
97 Australasia 0 0 1 1

Athlete Medal Leaders

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-Page (JAM) 0 3 6 9
6 Ville Ritola (FIN) 5 3 0 8
7 Irena Szewińska-Kirszenstein (POL) 3 2 2 7
8 Veronica Campbell-Brown (JAM) 3 2 2 7
9 Shirley Strickland de la Hunty (AUS) 3 1 3 7
10 Usain Bolt (JAM) 6 0 0 6
11 Jim Lightbody (USA) 4 2 0 6
12 Allyson Felix (USA) 4 2 0 6
13 Eric Lemming (SWE) 4 0 2 6
14 Renate Stecher (GDR) 3 2 1 6
15 Ralph Rose (USA) 3 2 1 6
16 Jackie Joyner-Kersee (USA) 3 1 2 6
17 Bob Garrett (USA) 2 2 2 6
18 Hannes Kolehmainen (FIN) 4 1 0 5
19 Emil Zátopek (TCH) 4 1 0 5
20 Evelyn Ashford (USA) 4 1 0 5
21 Meyer Prinstein (USA) 4 1 0 5
22 Mel Sheppard (USA) 4 1 0 5
23 Sanya Richards-Ross (USA) 4 0 1 5
24 Florence Griffith Joyner (USA) 3 2 0 5
25 Gwen Torrence (USA) 3 1 1 5
26 Mal Whitfield (USA) 3 1 1 5
27 Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH) 3 0 2 5
28 Irv Baxter (USA) 2 3 0 5
29 Walter Tewksbury (USA) 2 2 1 5
30 Heike Drechsler (GER, GDR) 2 1 2 5
31 Valeriy Borzov (URS) 2 1 2 5
32 Tatyana Lebedeva (RUS) 1 3 1 5
33 Justin Gatlin (USA) 1 2 2 5
34 Edvin Wide (SWE) 0 1 4 5
35 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