Athletics at the Summer Olympics

Athletics has been a part of every Summer Olympics since the modern Olympic movement began at the 1896 Summer Olympics. It started from events used in the ancient Greek Olympics and has grown into a big collection of races and competitions. Today, the athletics program includes track and field events, road running, and race walking. In the early Olympics, there was also cross country running, but it was dropped after the 1924 Summer Olympics. These events test the speed, strength, and endurance of athletes from all around the world, making athletics one of the most exciting parts of the Olympic Games.

Summary

Athletics has been a part of every Summer Olympics since the modern games began in 1896. The sport has deep roots, going back to the ancient Greek Olympics. Today, the athletics program includes track and field events, road running, and race walking.

Events

The events in Olympic athletics have changed a lot over time. From 1900 to 1920, tug of war was part of the athletics events, but it is now a separate sport.

Men's events

No new men's athletics events have been added since 1956. The list of events has stayed the same, except for the long racewalk, which was not held in 1976 but returned in 1980. The long racewalk is the only event for men not included in the women's events. A total of 52 different men's events have been held, but now there are only 23. Many older events were similar to modern ones but had different distances.

Women's events

Women began competing in athletics at the 1928 Summer Olympics.

Mixed events

A mixed event, the 4 × 400 metres relay, first appeared at the 2020 Summer Olympics. It includes teams of two men and two women. Paris 2024 had another mixed event: the Marathon Race Walking Mixed Relay. A new mixed event, the 4 × 100 metres relay, will debut at the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles.

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 ()	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 ()	–	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 ()	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 ()	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 ()	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 ()	–	–	–	–	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 ()	–	–	–	–	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 ()	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 ()	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 ()	–	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 ()	–	–	–	–	–	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 ()	–	–	–	–	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 ()	–	–	–	–	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 ()	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	18
High jump ()	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 ()	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 ()	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 ()	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 ()	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 ()	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 ()	–	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 ()	–	–	–	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 ()	–	–	–	–	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 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 ()	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	–	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	-	20

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 ()	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 ()	–	–	–	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	20
400 metres ()	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	15
800 metres ()	X	–	–	–	–	–	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	18
1500 metres ()	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	14
5000 metres ()	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	8
10,000 metres ()	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	10
Marathon ()	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	11
100 metres hurdles ()	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	14
400 metres hurdles ()	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	11
3000 metres steeplechase ()	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	X	X	X	X	X	5
4 × 100 metres relay ()	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 ()	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	14
20 kilometres race walk ()	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	7
High jump ()	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 ()	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	7
Long jump ()	–	–	–	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	20
Triple jump ()	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	8
Shot put ()	–	–	–	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	20
Discus throw ()	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 ()	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	7
Javelin throw ()	–	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	22
Heptathlon ()	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	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 ()	–	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	−	-	8
Pentathlon ()	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	X	X	X	X	X	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	−	−	5
3000 metres ()	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	X	X	X	–	–	–	–	–	–	−	−	3
10 kilometres race walk ()	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	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

Current program
Event	20	24	28	Games
4 × 400 metres relay ()	X	X	X	3
Marathon race walk mixed relay ()	–	X		1
4 × 100 metres relay	–	–	X	1
Total	1	2	3

Nations

Every country that has ever taken part in the Olympics has also joined in the athletics events. The table below shows how many athletes each country sent, beginning from the year 1896.

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										2				5									2		2	2	2	2	2	2	9
Albania																						1	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	9
Algeria																	4		9	9	12	9	8	21	20	12	6	15	5	8	13
American Samoa																					1		2	2	2	1	1	2	1	1	9
Andorra																					1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	10
Angola																			3		6	5	2	2	1	1	2	2	1	1	11
Antigua and Barbuda																		8		10	10	5	8	2	3	4	3	7	2	2	12
Argentina							10	7	11	8	24	16	2	4	6	6	9	2		7	2	4	8	11	8	11	9	13	5	6	23
Armenia																							2	3	2	2	4	5	1	1	8
Aruba																					2	2	1	2	1						5
Australasia				9	5																										2
Australia	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		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
Azerbaijan																							4	4	4	2	3	4	2	1	8
Bahamas													1	2	3	8	8	8		14	11	8	20	19	16	18	20				14
Bahrain																				1	3	6	1	2	6	11	9				8
Bangladesh																				1	4	4	2	2	1	2	1				8
Barbados																2	7	9		9	6	8	4	11	3	3	4				11
Belarus																							34	31	41	47	44				5
Belgium				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																2		2		4	5	5	4	2	2	3	2				10
Benin																	1		9		6	4	5	2	2	2	2				9
Bermuda											6	2				2		8		4	5	4	3	1	1	2	2				12
Bohemia		4		3	11																										3
Bolivia																	4	1		3	2	6	3	2	2	2	2				10
Bosnia and Herzegovina																						4	2	4	2	2	2	5	2		8
Botswana																			7	6	6	5	6	6	9	7	3				9
Brazil							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																				4	2	1	6	1	1	2	2				8
British West Indies														7																	1
Brunei																								1	1		2				3
Bulgaria							4			2		4		8	9	9	18	19	47		22	21	17	22	19	15	8				16
Burkina Faso																	1				4	3	4	2	3	2	2				8
Burundi																							7	6	5	2	3				5
Cameroon															1	1	4		4	9	5	7	8	11	7	5	2				12
Cambodia																	4						2	2	2	2	2				6
Canada		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																							3	2	1	1	2				5
Cayman Islands																					2	1	1	2	2	2	2				7
Central African Republic																1				1	1	8	5	2	2	2	2				9
Chad															2	3	3			3	6	4	4	2	1	2	1				11
Chile					6	2	3	8		10	15	15	6	4	3	8	2	1		6	5	3	4	7	3	6	8				21
China									1	22	3									22	44	33	31	26	52	66	51				11
Chinese Taipei													4	6	5	11	7			10	12	2	7	2	2	3	6				13
Colombia									1	5	2		4		4	4	7	7	4	5	8	5	13	11	11	14	29				17
Comoros																							4	2	2	2	2				5
Republic of the Congo															2		6		6	6	7	6	2	2	1	2	2				11
Democratic Republic of the Congo																				2	6	7	2	2	2	2	2				8
Cook Islands																					2	1	1	1	2	2	2				7
Costa Rica																2	1			3	4	8	2	1		3	4				9
Croatia																						2	3	15	12	10	9				6
Cuba			1					1			3	5	2	3	3	18	19	26	17			34	46	33	33	43	46				17
Cyprus																				3	4	5	8	10	7	6	4				8
Czech Republic																							23	24	36	29	31				5
Czechoslovakia						16	18	11	3	31	11	20	16	22	12	13	27	14	22		23	18									16
Denmark	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																				3	5	5	3	2		2	2				7
Dominica																							5	2	2	2	2				5
Dominican Republic															1	9		2	2	4	3		3	2	5	6	9				11
East Germany																47	62	58	82		58										5
Timor-Leste																									2	1	2	2			5
Ecuador							3									1			1	3	5	7	4	3	8	11	13				11
Egypt						2	1			4	2	7					1			7	4			2	2	4	6				12
Eritrea																								3	4	10	11				4
Equatorial Guinea																				4	6	7	5	2	2	2	2				8
El Salvador																10				4	2	2	2	2	2	2	2				9
Estonia						7	11	4	1	7												5	13	5	15	14	10	18	7	5	14
Ethiopia													8	5	5	9	20		25			15	16	24	24	27	31				12
Federated States of Micronesia																								2	2	2	2				4
Fiji													1	2		1	2	2		4	8	7	7	1	2	2	2				13
Finland				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	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																				2	1	2	4	2	2	2	2				8
The Gambia																				10	3	5	9	2	2	2	2				8
Georgia																							2	2	3	2	4				5
Germany	5	6	2	20	24			62	27	77		39										79	85	64	71	53	71				15
Ghana												7		7	12	8	13			15	11	8	15	18	10	3	2				13
Great Britain	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	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																				2	2	4	5	2	3	8	6				8
Guam																					6	2	2	2	2	2	2				7
Guatemala												6				5	3			7	1		6	7	5	4	6				10
Guinea																			3		2	5	4	2	1	2	2				8
Guinea-Bissau																							2	2	2	2	2				5
Guyana											1		2	4		1			2	4	3	3	6	4	2	3	3				13
Haiti							3	2	2								7	10		1	3	2	3	3	4	4	4				13
Honduras																6		3		3	3	4	1	1	1	2	2				10
Hong Kong															4					3	3	3	1	5	1	2	5				9
Hungary	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					1					4	11	9	2	7	2	3	4	7	4	7	7	4	3	6	2	3	3				19
India		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																						9		2			2				3
Indonesia												1	3	1			1	1		5	5		1	5	2	2	2				12
Iran												1	2	1	8	1	3	4			1	2	1	1	2	6	10				14
Iraq											2			11	4				6		2		1	2	2	2	2				10
Ireland							10	10	4		10	2	3	9	7	5	13	7	7	17	18	19	24	32	11	16	21				20
Israel												7	1	8	5	2	2			6		4	4	8	5	4	3				13
Italy		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															6	7	6	8		6	9	9	5	8	2	1	3				12
Jamaica											10	7	6		15	15	21	14	16	32	26	28	38	43	41	45	42				16
Japan					2	11	8	16	34	46		19	20	20	64	19	19	15		22	29	31	32	40	38	37	44				21
Jordan																				5		2	2	2	2	2	2				7
Kazakhstan																							18	25	21	19	24				5
Kenya													8	5	11	18	22			32	33	38	43	36	31	37	42				13
Kiribati																									2	1	2				3
Kuwait																2	2	6	8	2	6	4	1	4	5	2	3				12
Kyrgyzstan																							6	8	7	5	2				5
Laos																			7		1	5	5	2	2	2	2				8
Latvia							10	6	2	7												7	16	17	15	16	22				10
Lebanon														1			2	1	2	3	3	1		2	2	2	2				11
Lesotho																	1		5	2	3	6	9	2	2	4	3				10
Liberia													4	4	1		5			7	4		5	8	2	3	3				11
Libya																1			7		2	1	4	1	2	2	2				9
Liechtenstein										2	2			2	2	2		3		3	3	2	1			1	1				12
Lithuania								5														8	14	18	12	18	20	17	11	11	10
Luxembourg					2	6	3	4		6	6	7	3	6	3	1	1	3	1	1	3		1		1						18
North Macedonia																								2	2	2	2				4
Madagascar															3	3	7		3	2		5	6	7	3	2	2				11
Malawi																	11			5	5	4	2	2	2	2	2				9
Malaysia													7	3																	2
Malaysia															12	10	8	3		2	2	1	3	2	2	3	2	2	2	1	15
Maldives																					7	5	5	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	10
Mali															2	1	1		3	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	2				12
Malta										2	1									1		2	2	2	2	2	2				9
Marshall Islands																										2	2				2
Mauritius																				4	3	3	12	6	4	3	2				8
Mauritania																					2	6	4	2	2	2	2				7
Mexico							11	11	25	3	5	2	1	5	5	26	11	7	7	16	21	24	15	22	27	23	18				21
Moldova																							7	11	12	14	8				5
Monaco						2	1	1													1				1	1	1				7
Montenegro																										2	2				2
Mongolia															3	1	1					1	2	2	2	2	2				9
Morocco														8	4	4	8			3	11	13	17	24	22	26	21				12
Mozambique																			9	7	3	3	1	2	2	1	2				9
Myanmar											1		1	1	2	2	2		1		2	3	2	2		2	2				13
Namibia																						3	3	6	3	4	3				6
Nepal															2		2	1	5	5	7	1	2	2	2	2	2				12
Netherlands				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																		2		3		1	1	2	2	1					7
New Zealand						2	1	3	6	3	3	4	9	14	14	9	16	10		14	6	13	18	8	13	10	8				21
Nicaragua																7	5	5	2			1	2	1	2	2	2				10
Niger																				2	3	3	3	2	2	2	2				8
Nigeria												9	10	8	14	15	19		16	17	23	14	32	28	17	22	21				15
North Borneo													2																		1
North Korea																	2	3	3			3	4	6	4	6	5				9
North Yemen																				2	4										2
Norway		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																				7	5	4	1	4	1	2	2				8
Pakistan											5	16	19	12	6		5	2		3	7	4	2	2	2	2	2	2	2		17
Palau																								2	2	2	2				4
Palestine																							1	1	2	2	2				5
Panama											1			4	4		1	1		2		1	1	1	2	2	3				12
Papua New Guinea																		3		5	6	6	6	2	2	2	2				9
Paraguay																	2	1		5	3	3	2	2	2	2	2				10
Peru										9	9				3	4	3	1	5	2	1	2	5	2	2	3	5				15
Philippines							1	2	1	6	1	1	4	7	11	4	6	1		6	4	3	2	2	2	2	2				20
Poland							14	15	7	17	7	29	23	49	35	31	45	32	48		21	24	23	35	45	60	52				20
Portugal					3		3	3	1	2	4	7		5	3	1	6	6	3	14	28	36	30	21	26	27	24				21
Puerto Rico											4	10	7	7	6	6	9	10		14	5	7	5	8	3	5	10				16
Qatar																				6	8	11	9	12	10	14	6				8
Rhodesia														2	3																2
Russia				1	32																		85	109	115	104	97				7
Romania								13		5		12	5	9	12	11	18	16	21	9	5	25	25	23	26	17	17				18
Rwanda																				3	6	7	4	3	3	2	3				8
Saar												6																			1
Saint Kitts and Nevis																							10	2	2	4	4				5
Saint Lucia																							5	3	1	3	2				5
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines																					6	6	8	2	2	2	2				7
Samoa																				2	1		2		2	2	1				6
San Marino																		2	1	2	2	5	1	1	1	1	1				10
São Tomé and Príncipe																							2	2	2	2	2				5
Saudi Arabia																	10	14			6	2	9	11	7	8	10				9
Senegal															12	9	12	10	10	11	12	9	7	9	9	2	6				13
Serbia					2																					10	14				3
Serbia and Montenegro																							8	24	7						3
Seychelles																			9	5		4	2	2	2	2	2				9
Sierra Leone																2			12	5	8	11	12	2	2	2	2				10
Singapore											1	1	4			1	3	1					2		2	2	2				10
Slovakia																							14	16	12	18	11				5
Slovenia																						4	10	19	19	17	12				8
Solomon Islands																				2	1		3	2	2	2	2				7
Somalia																	3			7	5		4	2	2	2	2				8
South Africa			3	6	7	13	12	9	4	14	6	13	9	7								16	22	23	32	23	20				18
South Korea											9	6	7	6	17	4	2			11	47	11	17	13	18	17	17				15
South Vietnam												1			2	1															3
South Yemen																					3										1
Soviet Union												77	75	81	84	70	74	70	99		83										9
Spain						14	13	10			7			13	6	10	11	17	21	26	34	59	56	58	56	54	46				18
Sri Lanka											3	1	1	1	1	1	3		4		2	7	6	13	4	2	2				15
Suriname																1	1	2		2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2				11
Sudan														2		2	6			3	3	3	3	2	4	8	4				11
Swaziland																	1			3	5	5	4	2	2	2	2				9
Sweden	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				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																	1		12		1	3	1	3	2	2	2				9
Tajikistan																							1	2	2	2	2				5
Tanzania															4	3	7		16	12	6	4	5	4	8	7	3				12
Thailand												8	8	8	18		4	4		10	4	18	8	12	3	11	2				14
Togo																	2			3	3	4	5	2	2	1	2				9
Tonga																					2	4	2	2	2	2	2				7
Trinidad and Tobago											3		3		6	8	10	10	9	11	3	5	6	15	14	23	20				15
Tunisia														11	6	3	4			2	2	1	6	9	3	4	5				12
Turkey					2		4	5			13	13		13	4	4	3	2		5	4	2	3	5	13	15	31				18
Turkmenistan																							1	2	2	2	2				5
Tuvalu																										2	2				2
Uganda													3	4	8	3	8		6	10	13	4	4	5	4	7	11				14
Ukraine																							43	54	50	66	73				5
Unified Team																						99									1
United Team of Germany													43	90	97																3
United Arab Emirates																				7		4	1	1	1	1	2				7
United Arab Republic														2																	1
United States	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											5	2	1	1		3	2	1			1	2	2	4	3	3	2				14
Uzbekistan																							12	22	10	12	13				5
Vanuatu																					3	6	4	2	2	2	2				7
Venezuela												7	4	7	6	6	10	1	1	3			4	6	5	4	12				14
Vietnam																			7		2	4	2	2	2	2	2				8
Virgin Islands																2	1	3		4	7	10	7	3	2	2	4				11
West Germany																67	87	54		58	47										5
Yemen																						3	3	2	1	2	2				6
Yugoslavia							5	4	1	21	15	19	7	22	9	8	16	13	14	6	10										15
Zambia															5	3	7		9	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	3				12
Zimbabwe															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:


Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	United States	358	280	223	861
2	Soviet Union	64	55	74	193
3	Great Britain	56	87	77	220
4	Finland	48	36	30	114
5	Kenya	38	43	36	117
6	East Germany	38	36	35	109
7	Poland	29	20	18	67
8	Jamaica	27	39	27	93
9	Italy	24	16	28	68
10	Ethiopia	24	15	23	62
11	Australia	22	29	32	83
12	Sweden	21	23	41	85
13	Germany	20	30	37	87
14	China	20	13	18	51
15	Canada	19	19	33	71
16	Russia	18	21	19	58
17	France	13	28	30	71
18	West Germany	12	14	17	43
19	Cuba	11	14	20	45
20	Romania	11	14	10	35
21	Czechoslovakia	11	8	5	24
22	New Zealand	11	4	13	28
23	Hungary	10	13	18	41
24	Netherlands	10	8	12	30
25	Norway	10	8	8	26
26	South Africa	9	15	6	30
27	Greece	9	12	11	32
28	Japan	8	10	10	28
29	Morocco	8	5	8	21
30	Unified Team	7	11	3	21
31	Belgium	7	6	4	17
32	Bahamas	7	2	5	14
33	Bulgaria	5	8	6	19
34	Spain	5	6	9	20
35	Brazil	5	4	12	21
36	Portugal	5	4	4	13
37	Czech Republic	5	3	8	16
38	Uganda	5	2	2	9
39	United Team of Germany	4	18	8	30
40	Algeria	4	3	3	10
41	Ireland	4	2	1	7
42	Mexico	3	6	2	11
43	Belarus	3	5	7	15
44	Trinidad and Tobago	3	4	8	15
45	Ukraine	3	3	15	21
46	Bahrain	3	3	0	6
46	Dominican Republic	3	3	0	6
48	Lithuania	3	2	2	7
49	Croatia	3	1	2	6
50	Nigeria	2	5	7	14
51	Argentina	2	3	0	5
52	Tunisia	2	2	1	5
53	Ecuador	2	2	0	4
54	Estonia	2	1	3	6
55	Kazakhstan	2	1	2	5
56	Cameroon	2	0	0	2
56	Luxembourg	2	0	0	2
58	Colombia	1	3	1	5
59	India	1	3	0	4
60	Austria	1	2	5	8
61	Qatar	1	2	2	5
62	Botswana	1	2	1	4
62	Slovenia	1	2	1	4
64	Grenada	1	1	3	5
65	Venezuela	1	1	1	3
66	Burundi	1	1	0	2
	Mixed team	1	1	0	2
	ROC (ROC)	1	1	0	2
	Saint Lucia	1	1	0	2
	South Korea	1	1	0	2
71	Panama	1	0	2	3
71	Puerto Rico	1	0	2	3
73	Mozambique	1	0	1	2
74	Dominica	1	0	0	1
	Pakistan	1	0	0	1
	Slovakia	1	0	0	1
	Syria	1	0	0	1
	Tajikistan	1	0	0	1
79	Switzerland	0	6	2	8
80	Namibia	0	5	0	5
81	Denmark	0	4	3	7
82	Latvia	0	4	1	5
83	Chile	0	2	0	2
	Sri Lanka	0	2	0	2
	Tanzania	0	2	0	2
	Yugoslavia	0	2	0	2
87	Chinese Taipei	0	1	1	2
	Iceland	0	1	1	2
	Zambia	0	1	1	2
90	Bohemia	0	1	0	1
	Guatemala	0	1	0	1
	Haiti	0	1	0	1
	Iran	0	1	0	1
	Ivory Coast	0	1	0	1
	Saudi Arabia	0	1	0	1
	Senegal	0	1	0	1
	Sudan	0	1	0	1
98	British West Indies	0	0	2	2
	Philippines	0	0	2	2
	Turkey	0	0	2	2
101	Australasia	0	0	1	1
	Barbados	0	0	1	1
	Burkina Faso	0	0	1	1
	Djibouti	0	0	1	1
	Eritrea	0	0	1	1
	Serbia	0	0	1	1
Totals (106 entries)		1,083	1,084	1,073	3,240

Governing body	World Athletics
Events	48 (23 men, 23 women, 2 mixed)

Summary

Events

Men's events

Women's events

Mixed events

Nations

Medal table

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