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Athletics at the Summer Olympics
File:Athletics pictogram.svg
IOC CodeATH
Governing bodyWorld Athletics
Events48 (men: 23; women: 23; mixed: 2)
Summer Olympics

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 File:US flag 44 stars.svg United States (1)
2 1900 23 File:US flag 45 stars.svg United States (2)
3 1904 25 File:US flag 45 stars.svg United States (3)
4 1908 26 File:US flag 45 stars.svg United States (4)
5 1912 30 File:US flag 48 stars.svg United States (5)
6
7 1920 29 File:US flag 48 stars.svg United States (6)
8 1924 27 File:US flag 48 stars.svg United States (7)
9 1928 27 File:US flag 48 stars.svg United States (8)
10 1932 29 File:US flag 48 stars.svg United States (9)
11 1936 29 File:US flag 48 stars.svg United States (10)
12
13
14 1948 33 File:US flag 48 stars.svg United States (11)
15 1952 33 File:US flag 48 stars.svg United States (12)
16 1956 33 File:US flag 48 stars.svg United States (13)
17 1960 34 File:Flag of the United States.svg United States (14)
Games Year Events Best nation
18 1964 36 File:Flag of the United States.svg United States (15)
19 1968 36 File:Flag of the United States.svg United States (16)
20 1972 38 File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union (1)
21 1976 37 File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany (1)
22 1980 38 File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union (2)
23 1984 41 File:Flag of the United States.svg United States (17)
24 1988 42 File:Flag of the United States.svg United States (18)
25 1992 43 File:Flag of the United States.svg United States (19)
26 1996 44 File:Flag of the United States.svg United States (20)
27 2000 46 File:Flag of the United States.svg United States (21)
28 2004 46 File:Flag of the United States.svg United States (22)
29 2008 47 File:Flag of the United States.svg United States (23)
30 2012 47 File:Flag of the United States.svg United States (24)
31 2016 47 File:Flag of the United States.svg United States (25)
32 2020 48 File:Flag of the United States.svg United States (26)
33 2024 48 File:Flag of the United States.svg 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 1956 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

Only at the 1900 Summer Olympics

Only at the 1904 Summer Olympics

Only at the 1908 Summer Olympics

Only at the 1912 Summer Olympics

Only at the 1920 Summer Olympics

Past events that occurred twice to five times

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]

Current program
Event 20 24 Games
4 × 400 metres relay (details) X X 2
Marathon Race Walking Mixed Relay (details) – X 1
Total 1 2

Nations

Every nation that has competed at the Olympics has entered the athletics competition. The numbers below represent how many athletes each nation sent that year, starting with 1896.[4] NOTE: This table is a work in progress. The empty boxes in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 columns do not necessarily mean that the country did not send athletes that year.

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
File:Flag of Afghanistan.svg Afghanistan (AFG) 2 5 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 9
File:Flag of Albania.svg Albania (ALB) 1 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 9
File:Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria (ALG) 4 9 9 12 9 8 21 20 12 6 15 5 8 13
File:Flag of American Samoa.svg American Samoa (ASA) 1 2 2 2 1 1 2 1 1 9
File:Flag of Andorra.svg Andorra (AND) 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 10
File:Flag of Angola.svg Angola (ANG) 3 6 5 2 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 11
File:Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg Antigua and Barbuda (ANT) 8 10 10 5 8 2 3 4 3 7 2 2 12
File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina (ARG) 10 7 11 8 24 16 2 4 6 6 9 2 7 2 4 8 11 8 11 9 13 5 6 23
File:Flag of Armenia.svg Armenia (ARM) 2 3 2 2 4 5 1 1 8
File:Flag of Aruba.svg Aruba (ARU) 2 2 1 2 1 5
File:Flag of Australasian team for Olympic games.svg Australasia (ANZ) 9 5 2
File:Flag of Australia.svg 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
File:Flag of Austria.svg 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 6 7 7 27
File:Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Azerbaijan (AZE) 4 4 4 2 3 4 2 1 8
File:Flag of the Bahamas.svg Bahamas (BAH) 1 2 3 8 8 8 14 11 8 20 19 16 18 20 14
File:Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain (BRN) 1 3 6 1 2 6 11 9 8
File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh (BAN) 1 4 4 2 2 1 2 1 8
File:Flag of Barbados.svg Barbados (BAR) 2 7 9 9 6 8 4 11 3 3 4 11
File:Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus (BLR) 34 31 41 47 44 5
File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg 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
File:Flag of Belize.svg Belize (BIZ) 2 2 4 5 5 4 2 2 3 2 10
File:Flag of Benin.svg Benin (BEN) 1 9 6 4 5 2 2 2 2 9
File:Flag of Bermuda.svg Bermuda (BER) 6 2 2 8 4 5 4 3 1 1 2 2 12
File:Flag of Bohemia.svg Bohemia (BOH) 4 3 11 3
File:Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia (BOL) 4 1 3 2 6 3 2 2 2 2 10
File:Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) 4 2 4 2 2 2 5 2 8
File:Flag of Botswana.svg Botswana (BOT) 7 6 6 5 6 6 9 7 3 9
File:Flag of Brazil.svg 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
File:Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg British Virgin Islands (IVB) 4 2 1 6 1 1 2 2 8
File:Flag of the West Indies Federation.svg British West Indies (BWI) 7 1
File:Flag of Brunei.svg Brunei (BRU) 1 1 2 3
File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria (BUL) 4 2 4 8 9 9 18 19 47 22 21 17 22 19 15 8 16
File:Flag of Burkina Faso.svg Burkina Faso (BUR) 1 4 3 4 2 3 2 2 8
File:Flag of Burundi.svg Burundi (BDI) 7 6 5 2 3 5
File:Flag of Cameroon.svg Cameroon (CMR) 1 1 4 4 9 5 7 8 11 7 5 2 12
File:Flag of Cambodia.svg Cambodia (CAM) 4 2 2 2 2 2 6
File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 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
File:Flag of Cape Verde.svg Cape Verde (CPV) 3 2 1 1 2 5
File:Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg Cayman Islands (CAY) 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 7
File:Flag of the Central African Republic.svg Central African Republic (CAF) 1 1 1 8 5 2 2 2 2 9
File:Flag of Chad.svg Chad (CHA) 2 3 3 3 6 4 4 2 1 2 1 11
File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile (CHI) 6 2 3 8 10 15 15 6 4 3 8 2 1 6 5 3 4 7 3 6 8 21
File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China (CHN) 1 22 3 22 44 33 31 26 52 66 51 11
File:Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chinese Taipei (TPE) 4 6 5 11 7 10 12 2 7 2 2 3 6 13
File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia (COL) 1 5 2 4 4 4 7 7 4 5 8 5 13 11 11 14 29 17
File:Flag of the Comoros.svg Comoros (COM) 4 2 2 2 2 5
File:Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg Republic of the Congo (CGO) 2 6 6 6 7 6 2 2 1 2 2 11
File:Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg Democratic Republic of the Congo (COD) 2 6 7 2 2 2 2 2 8
File:Flag of the Cook Islands.svg Cook Islands (COK) 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 7
File:Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica (CRC) 2 1 3 4 8 2 1 3 4 9
File:Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia (CRO) 2 3 15 12 10 9 6
File:Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba (CUB) 1 1 3 5 2 3 3 18 19 26 17 34 46 33 33 43 46 17
File:Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus (CYP) 3 4 5 8 10 7 6 4 8
File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic (CZE) 23 24 36 29 31 5
File:Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg Czechoslovakia (TCH) 16 18 11 3 31 11 20 16 22 12 13 27 14 22 23 18 16
File:Flag of Denmark.svg 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
File:Flag of Djibouti.svg Djibouti (DJI) 3 5 5 3 2 2 2 7
File:Flag of Dominica.svg Dominica (DMA) 5 2 2 2 2 5
File:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic (DOM) 1 9 2 2 4 3 3 2 5 6 9 11
File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany (GDR) 47 62 58 82 58 5
File:Flag of East Timor.svg East Timor (TLS) 2 1 2 2 5
File:Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador (ECU) 3 1 1 3 5 7 4 3 8 11 13 11
File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt (EGY) 2 1 4 2 7 1 7 4 2 2 4 6 12
File:Flag of Eritrea.svg Eritrea (ERI) 3 4 10 11 4
File:Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg Equatorial Guinea (GEQ) 4 6 7 5 2 2 2 2 8
File:Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador (ESA) 10 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 9
File:Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia (EST) 7 11 4 1 7 5 13 5 15 14 10 18 7 5 14
File:Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopia (ETH) 8 5 5 9 20 25 15 16 24 24 27 31 12
File:Flag of the Federated States of Micronesia.svg Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) 2 2 2 2 4
File:Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji (FIJ) 1 2 1 2 2 4 8 7 7 1 2 2 2 13
File:Flag of Finland.svg 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
File:Flag of France.svg 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
File:Flag of Gabon.svg Gabon (GAB) 2 1 2 4 2 2 2 2 8
File:Flag of The Gambia.svg The Gambia (GAM) 10 3 5 9 2 2 2 2 8
File:Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia (GEO) 2 2 3 2 4 5
File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany (GER) 5 6 2 20 24 62 27 77 39 79 85 64 71 53 71 15
File:Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana (GHA) 7 7 12 8 13 15 11 8 15 18 10 3 2 13
File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 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
File:Flag of Greece.svg 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
File:Flag of Grenada.svg Grenada (GRN) 2 2 4 5 2 3 8 6 8
File:Flag of Guam.svg Guam (GUM) 6 2 2 2 2 2 2 7
File:Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala (GUA) 6 5 3 7 1 6 7 5 4 6 10
File:Flag of Guinea.svg Guinea (GUI) 3 2 5 4 2 1 2 2 8
File:Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg Guinea-Bissau (GBS) 2 2 2 2 2 5
File:Flag of Guyana.svg Guyana (GUY) 1 2 4 1 2 4 3 3 6 4 2 3 3 13
File:Flag of Haiti.svg Haiti (HAI) 3 2 2 7 10 1 3 2 3 3 4 4 4 13
File:Flag of Honduras.svg Honduras (HON) 6 3 3 3 4 1 1 1 2 2 10
File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong (HKG) 4 3 3 3 1 5 1 2 5 9
File:Flag of Hungary.svg 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
File:Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland (ISL) 1 4 11 9 2 7 2 3 4 7 4 7 7 4 3 6 2 3 3 19
File:Flag of India.svg 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
File:Olympic flag.svg Independent Olympic Participants (IOP) 9 2 2 3
File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia (INA) 1 3 1 1 1 5 5 1 5 2 2 2 12
File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran (IRI) 1 2 1 8 1 3 4 1 2 1 1 2 6 10 14
File:Flag of Iraq.svg Iraq (IRQ) 2 11 4 6 2 1 2 2 2 2 10
File:Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland (IRL) 10 10 4 10 2 3 9 7 5 13 7 7 17 18 19 24 32 11 16 21 20
File:Flag of Israel.svg Israel (ISR) 7 1 8 5 2 2 6 4 4 8 5 4 3 13
File:Flag of Italy.svg 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
File:Flag of Côte d'Ivoire.svg Ivory Coast (CIV) 6 7 6 8 6 9 9 5 8 2 1 3 12
File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica (JAM) 10 7 6 15 15 21 14 16 32 26 28 38 43 41 45 42 16
File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan (JPN) 2 11 8 16 34 46 19 20 20 64 19 19 15 22 29 31 32 40 38 37 44 21
File:Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan (JOR) 5 2 2 2 2 2 2 7
File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan (KAZ) 18 25 21 19 24 5
File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya (KEN) 8 5 11 18 22 32 33 38 43 36 31 37 42 13
File:Flag of Kiribati.svg Kiribati (KIR) 2 1 2 3
File:Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwait (KUW) 2 2 6 8 2 6 4 1 4 5 2 3 12
File:Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Kyrgyzstan (KGZ) 6 8 7 5 2 5
File:Flag of Laos.svg Laos (LAO) 7 1 5 5 2 2 2 2 8
File:Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia (LAT) 10 6 2 7 7 16 17 15 16 22 10
File:Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon (LIB) 1 2 1 2 3 3 1 2 2 2 2 11
File:Flag of Lesotho.svg Lesotho (LES) 1 5 2 3 6 9 2 2 4 3 10
File:Flag of Liberia.svg Liberia (LBR) 4 4 1 5 7 4 5 8 2 3 3 11
File:Flag of Libya.svg Libya (LBA) 1 7 2 1 4 1 2 2 2 9
File:Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Liechtenstein (LIE) 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 12
File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania (LTU) 5 8 14 18 12 18 20 17 11 11 10
File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg (LUX) 2 6 3 4 6 6 7 3 6 3 1 1 3 1 1 3 1 1 18
File:Flag of North Macedonia.svg North Macedonia (MKD) 2 2 2 2 4
File:Flag of Madagascar.svg Madagascar (MAD) 3 3 7 3 2 5 6 7 3 2 2 11
File:Flag of Malawi.svg Malawi (MAW) 11 5 5 4 2 2 2 2 2 9
File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia (MAL) 7 3 2
File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia (MAS) 12 10 8 3 2 2 1 3 2 2 3 2 2 2 1 15
File:Flag of Maldives.svg Maldives (MDV) 7 5 5 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 10
File:Flag of Mali.svg Mali (MLI) 2 1 1 3 2 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 12
File:Flag of Malta.svg Malta (MLT) 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 9
File:Flag of the Marshall Islands.svg Marshall Islands (MHL) 2 2 2
File:Flag of Mauritius.svg Mauritius (MRI) 4 3 3 12 6 4 3 2 8
File:Flag of Mauritania.svg Mauritania (MTN) 2 6 4 2 2 2 2 7
File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico (MEX) 11 11 25 3 5 2 1 5 5 26 11 7 7 16 21 24 15 22 27 23 18 21
File:Flag of Moldova.svg Moldova (MDA) 7 11 12 14 8 5
File:Flag of Monaco.svg Monaco (MON) 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 7
File:Flag of Montenegro.svg Montenegro (MNE) 2 2 2
File:Flag of Mongolia.svg Mongolia (MGL) 3 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 9
File:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco (MAR) 8 4 4 8 3 11 13 17 24 22 26 21 12
File:Flag of Mozambique.svg Mozambique (MOZ) 9 7 3 3 1 2 2 1 2 9
File:Flag of Myanmar.svg Myanmar (MYA) 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 2 3 2 2 2 2 13
File:Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia (NAM) 3 3 6 3 4 3 6
File:Flag of Nepal.svg Nepal (NEP) 2 2 1 5 5 7 1 2 2 2 2 2 12
File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg 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
File:Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1986–2010).svg Netherlands Antilles (AHO) 2 3 1 1 2 2 1 7
File:Flag of New Zealand.svg 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
File:Flag of Nicaragua.svg Nicaragua (NCA) 7 5 5 2 1 2 1 2 2 2 10
File:Flag of Niger.svg Niger (NIG) 2 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 8
File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria (NGR) 9 10 8 14 15 19 16 17 23 14 32 28 17 22 21 15
File:Flag of North Borneo (1948-1963).svg North Borneo (NBO) 2 1
File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea (PRK) 2 3 3 3 4 6 4 6 5 9
File:Flag of North Yemen.svg North Yemen (YAR) 2 4 2
File:Flag of Norway.svg 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
File:Flag of Oman.svg Oman (OMA) 7 5 4 1 4 1 2 2 8
File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan (PAK) 5 16 19 12 6 5 2 3 7 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 17
File:Flag of Palau.svg Palau (PLW) 2 2 2 2 4
File:Flag of Palestine.svg Palestine (PLE) 1 1 2 2 2 5
File:Flag of Panama.svg Panama (PAN) 1 4 4 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 2 3 12
File:Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea (PNG) 3 5 6 6 6 2 2 2 2 9
File:Flag of Paraguay.svg Paraguay (PAR) 2 1 5 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 10
File:Flag of Peru.svg Peru (PER) 9 9 3 4 3 1 5 2 1 2 5 2 2 3 5 15
File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines (PHI) 1 2 1 6 1 1 4 7 11 4 6 1 6 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 20
File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland (POL) 14 15 7 17 7 29 23 49 35 31 45 32 48 21 24 23 35 45 60 52 20
File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal (POR) 3 3 3 1 2 4 7 5 3 1 6 6 3 14 28 36 30 21 26 27 24 21
File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico (PUR) 4 10 7 7 6 6 9 10 14 5 7 5 8 3 5 10 16
File:Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar (QAT) 6 8 11 9 12 10 14 6 8
File:Flag of Rhodesia.svg Rhodesia (RHO) 2 3 2
File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia (RUS) 1 32 85 109 115 104 97 7
File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania (ROU) 13 5 12 5 9 12 11 18 16 21 9 5 25 25 23 26 17 17 18
File:Flag of Rwanda.svg Rwanda (RWA) 3 6 7 4 3 3 2 3 8
File:Flag of Saar (1947–1956).svg Saar (SAA) 6 1
File:Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg Saint Kitts and Nevis (SKN) 10 2 2 4 4 5
File:Flag of Saint Lucia.svg Saint Lucia (LCA) 5 3 1 3 2 5
File:Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (VIN) 6 6 8 2 2 2 2 7
File:Flag of Samoa.svg Samoa (SAM) 2 1 2 2 2 1 6
File:Flag of San Marino.svg San Marino (SMR) 2 1 2 2 5 1 1 1 1 1 10
File:Flag of São Tomé and Príncipe.svg São Tomé and Príncipe (STP) 2 2 2 2 2 5
File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia (KSA) 10 14 6 2 9 11 7 8 10 9
File:Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal (SEN) 12 9 12 10 10 11 12 9 7 9 9 2 6 13
File:Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia (SRB) 2 10 14 3
File:Flag of Serbia and Montenegro.svg Serbia and Montenegro (SCG) 8 24 7 3
File:Flag of Seychelles.svg Seychelles (SEY) 9 5 4 2 2 2 2 2 9
File:Flag of Sierra Leone.svg Sierra Leone (SLE) 2 12 5 8 11 12 2 2 2 2 10
File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore (SIN) 1 1 4 1 3 1 2 2 2 2 10
File:Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia (SVK) 14 16 12 18 11 5
File:Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia (SLO) 4 10 19 19 17 12 8
File:Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Solomon Islands (SOL) 2 1 3 2 2 2 2 7
File:Flag of Somalia.svg Somalia (SOM) 3 7 5 4 2 2 2 2 8
File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa (RSA) 3 6 7 13 12 9 4 14 6 13 9 7 16 22 23 32 23 20 18
File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea (KOR) 9 6 7 6 17 4 2 11 47 11 17 13 18 17 17 15
File:Flag of Vietnam.svg South Vietnam (VNM) 1 2 1 3
File:Flag of South Yemen.svg South Yemen (YMD) 3 1
File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union (URS) 77 75 81 84 70 74 70 99 83 9
File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain (ESP) 14 13 10 7 13 6 10 11 17 21 26 34 59 56 58 56 54 46 18
File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka (SRI) 3 1 1 1 1 1 3 4 2 7 6 13 4 2 2 15
File:Flag of Suriname.svg Suriname (SUR) 1 1 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 11
File:Flag of Sudan.svg Sudan (SUD) 2 2 6 3 3 3 3 2 4 8 4 11
File:Flag of Swaziland.svg Swaziland (SWZ) 1 3 5 5 4 2 2 2 2 9
File:Flag of Sweden.svg 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
File:Flag of Switzerland.svg 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
File:Flag of Syria.svg Syria (SYR) 1 12 1 3 1 3 2 2 2 9
File:Flag of Tajikistan.svg Tajikistan (TJK) 1 2 2 2 2 5
File:Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania (TAN) 4 3 7 16 12 6 4 5 4 8 7 3 12
File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand (THA) 8 8 8 18 4 4 10 4 18 8 12 3 11 2 14
File:Flag of Togo.svg Togo (TOG) 2 3 3 4 5 2 2 1 2 9
File:Flag of Tonga.svg Tonga (TGA) 2 4 2 2 2 2 2 7
File:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) 3 3 6 8 10 10 9 11 3 5 6 15 14 23 20 15
File:Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia (TUN) 11 6 3 4 2 2 1 6 9 3 4 5 12
File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey (TUR) 2 4 5 13 13 13 4 4 3 2 5 4 2 3 5 13 15 31 18
File:Flag of Turkmenistan.svg Turkmenistan (TKM) 1 2 2 2 2 5
File:Flag of Tuvalu.svg Tuvalu (TUV) 2 2 2
File:Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda (UGA) 3 4 8 3 8 6 10 13 4 4 5 4 7 11 14
File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine (UKR) 43 54 50 66 73 5
File:Olympic flag.svg Unified Team (EUN) 99 1
File:Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg United Team of Germany (EUA) 43 90 97 3
File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates (UAE) 7 4 1 1 1 1 2 7
File:Flag of the United Arab Republic.svg United Arab Republic (UAR) 2 1
File:Flag of the United States.svg 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
File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay (URU) 5 2 1 1 3 2 1 1 2 2 4 3 3 2 14
File:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan (UZB) 12 22 10 12 13 5
File:Flag of Vanuatu.svg Vanuatu (VAN) 3 6 4 2 2 2 2 7
File:Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela (VEN) 7 4 7 6 6 10 1 1 3 4 6 5 4 12 14
File:Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam (VIE) 7 2 4 2 2 2 2 2 8
File:Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg Virgin Islands (ISV) 2 1 3 4 7 10 7 3 2 2 4 11
File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany (FRG) 67 87 54 58 47 5
File:Flag of Yemen.svg Yemen (YEM) 3 3 2 1 2 2 6
File:Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg Yugoslavia (YUG) 5 4 1 21 15 19 7 22 9 8 16 13 14 6 10 15
File:Flag of Zambia.svg Zambia (ZAM) 5 3 7 9 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 3 12
File:Flag of Zimbabwe.svg 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]

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1File:Flag of the United States.svg United States358280223861
2File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union645574193
3File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain568777220
4File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland483630114
5File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya384336117
6File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany383635109
7File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland29201867
8File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica27392793
9File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy24162868
10File:Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopia24152362
11File:Flag of Australia.svg Australia22293283
12File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden21234185
13File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany20303787
14File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada19193371
15File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia18211958
16File:Flag of France.svg France13283071
17File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany12141743
18File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China12131843
19File:Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba11142045
20File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania11141035
21File:Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg Czechoslovakia118524
22File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand1141328
23File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary10131841
24File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands1081230
25File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway108826
26File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa915630
27File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece9121132
28File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan8101028
29File:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco85821
30File:Olympic flag.svg Unified Team711321
31File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium76417
32File:Flag of the Bahamas.svg Bahamas72514
33File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria58619
34File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain56920
35File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil541221
36File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal54413
37File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic53816
38File:Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda5229
39File:Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg United Team of Germany418830
40File:Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria43310
41File:Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland4217
42File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico36211
43File:Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus35715
44File:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago34815
45File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine331521
46File:Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain3306
File:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic3306
48File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania3227
49File:Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia3126
50File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria25714
51File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina2305
52File:Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia2215
53File:Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador2204
54File:Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia2136
55File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan2125
56File:Flag of Cameroon.svg Cameroon2002
File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg2002
58File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia1315
59File:Flag of India.svg India1304
60File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria1258
61File:Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar1225
62File:Flag of Botswana.svg Botswana1214
File:Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia1214
64File:Flag of Grenada.svg Grenada1135
65File:Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela1113
66File:Flag of Burundi.svg Burundi1102
File:Olympic flag.svg Mixed team1102
File:Russian Olympic Committee flag.png ROC (ROC)1102
File:Flag of Saint Lucia.svg Saint Lucia1102
File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea1102
71File:Flag of Panama.svg Panama1023
File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico1023
73File:Flag of Mozambique.svg Mozambique1012
74File:Flag of Dominica.svg Dominica1001
File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan1001
File:Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia1001
File:Flag of Syria.svg Syria1001
File:Flag of Tajikistan.svg Tajikistan1001
79File:Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland0628
80File:Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia0505
81File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark0437
82File:Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia0415
83File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile0202
File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka0202
File:Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania0202
File:Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg Yugoslavia0202
87File:Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chinese Taipei0112
File:Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland0112
File:Flag of Zambia.svg Zambia0112
90File:Flag of Bohemia.svg Bohemia0101
File:Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala0101
File:Flag of Haiti.svg Haiti0101
File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran0101
File:Flag of Côte d'Ivoire.svg Ivory Coast0101
File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia0101
File:Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal0101
File:Flag of Sudan.svg Sudan0101
98File:Flag of the West Indies Federation.svg British West Indies0022
File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines0022
File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey0022
101File:Flag of Australasian team for Olympic games.svg Australasia0011
File:Flag of Barbados.svg Barbados0011
File:Flag of Burkina Faso.svg Burkina Faso0011
File:Flag of Djibouti.svg Djibouti0011
File:Flag of Eritrea.svg Eritrea0011
File:Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia0011
Totals (106 entries)1,0751,0841,0733,232

See also

References

  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. ↑ "Olympics Site Closed | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". www.sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
  5. ↑ "Olympic Analytics - Medals by Countries". olympanalyt.com. Retrieved 2022-01-31.
  6. ↑ Historical Medallists
  7. ↑ "2016 medalists". rio2016.com. Archived from the original on 2016-08-22.

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