Athletics (Track & Field)

The Games:

	total			men			women
	comp	prev	tot	comp	prev	tot	comp	prev	tot
Athina 1896	63	-	63	63	-	63
Paris 1900	117	7	173	117	7	173
St. Louis 1904	119	7	285	119	7	285
Athina 1906	233	28	490	233	28	490
London 1908	431	66	855	431	66	855
Stockholm 1912	534	83	1306	534	83	1306
Antwerpen 1920	509	39	1776	509	39	1776
Paris 1924	660	118	2318	660	118	2318
Amsterdam 1928	706	129	2895	611	129	2800	95	-	95

The countries - Men

	1896	1900	1904	1906	1908	1912	1920	1924	1928	total
Algeria								1	2-1	2
Argentina								10	7	17
Australia	1	1	2	3	6-1	4	4	9	6-1	34
Austria		1		10	2	8-3		6-1	2	25
Belarus						1				1
Belgium				2	6-1	2-1	42	17-7	24-5	79
Brazil		1						8		9
Bulgaria								4		4
Canada		4	6 1 (nwf)	4-1	27-2	18-4	14 1 (nwf)	27-3	25-3	114
Chile						6	2	3	8-2	17
Croatia								4	3	7
Cuba			1						1	2
Cyprus	1			2						3
Czech Rep.		4		5	3-3	14-2	16	16-3	11-3	58
Denmark	3	4		4	8	14-1	18-1	9-3	10-2	63
Ecuador								3		3
Egypt				6			2	1		9
Estonia						4	7-1	10-4	4-1	19
Finland				3	15-1	23-4	26-8	52-16	35-9	116
France	5	20	1	14-1	20-5	26-7	59-5	69-14	39-15	206
Germany	5	6-1	2	15-3	19-1	23-3			46	108
Great Britain	5	8-1		16	102-4	57-13	36-4	65-7	55-16	299
Greece	28 1(sm)	3-3	10	44-4 32 (tu)	12-8	5-3	9-1	12-3	13-5	142
Guyana							1		1	2
Haiti								3	2-2	3
Hungary	2	9	2-1	9-2	14-2	18-6		15-1	25-2	80
Iceland						1				1
India		1					3	8	7-3	16
Ireland		1	3	3-1	24-2	4	3-1	11	10-2	53
Italy		2		6	12-4	12-1	24-3	38-8	18-8	88
Japan						2	11-1	8-2	15-1	32
Latvia					1	15		10-1	4-2	27
Lithuania									4	4
Luxembourg		1				2	7	3-1	4	16
Mexico								11	11-1	21
Monaco							2	1-1	1-1	2
Netherlands					19	1	11	19-3	39-8	78
New Zealand					3	1	2	1	2	9
Norway		2		7	11-3	21-5	16-1	10-1	13-2	68
Philippines								1	2	3
Poland								14	11-4	21
Portugal						3		3	3	9
Romania				1	1-1				11	12
Russia						12				12
Serbia				1		3			1	5
Slovakia	1			1	4-1	8-3		2-1		11
Slovenia								1		1
South Africa			3		6	7	13-2	12-3	8-2	42
Spain							14	13-2	10-2	33
Sweden	1	8		13-1	31-8	106-13	63-8	33-13	23-8	227
Switzerland				1	1	1-1	13	17-5	9-3	33
Turkey				1		2-1		4	5-1	10
Ukraine						1				1
USA	10	41-2	88-6	30-15	84-18	109-12	90-3	96-15	81-14	544
switchers					-1					-1
total	63	117 -7	119 -7	233 -28	431 -66	534 -83	509 -38	660 -118	611 -129	2800

The countries - Women

	1928	total
Australia	1	1
Austria	2	2
Belgium	8	8
Canada	6	6
France	9	9
Germany	16	16
Hungary	1	1
Italy	6	6
Japan	1	1
Latvia	2	2
Lithuania	1	1
Netherlands	11	11
New Zealand	1	1
Poland	4	4
Romania	2	2
South Africa	1	1
Sweden	6	6
USA	17	17
total	95	95

The events - men:

• running - track
  • 60 m (60) (1900-04)
  • 100 m (100) (1896-2000)
  • 200 m (200) (1900-04;1908-2000)
  • 400 m (400) (1896-2000)
  • 800 m (800) (1896-2000)
  • 1500 m (1500) (1896-2000)
  • 5000 m (5K) (1912-2000)
  • 5 miles (5M) (1906-08)
  • 10000 m (10K) (1912-2000)
• running - road
  • Marathon (MAR) (1896-2000)
• running - hurdles & steeple
  • 110 m Hurdles (110H) (1896-2000)
  • 200 m Hurdles (200H) (1900-04)
  • 400 m Hurdles (400H) (1900-04,08,20-2000)
  • 3000 m Steeple (30S) (1900-04,08,20-2000)
    • 2500 m Steeple (25S) (1900)
    • 2590 m Steeple (1904)
    • 3000 m Steeple (1920-2000)
    • 3200 m Steeple (1908)
    • 4000 m Steeple (40S) (1900)
• walking - track
  • Short Walk (3W) (1906-08,20)
    • 1500 m Walk (1W) (1906)
    • 3000 m Walk (3W) (1906,1920)
    • 3500 m Walk (3W) (1908)
  • Long Walk (10W) (1908-24,48-52)
    • 10 km Walk (10W) (1912-20)
    • 10 mile Walk (10W) (1908)
• walking - road
  • 20 km Walk (1956-2000)
  • 50 km Walk (1932-72;80-2000)
• running - cross-country
  • Cross-Country (CC) (1912-24)
  • Cross-Country, Team (CCt) (1912-24)
• running - relays
  • 4x100 m Relay (4x1) (1912-2000)
  • 4x400 m Relay (4x4) (1912-2000)
    • 1600 m Relay (1908)
    • 4x400 m Relay (1912-2000)
  • Team Race (1900-04;08-24)
    • 3000 m Team (1912-24)
    • 3 miles Team (1908)
    • 5000 m Team (1900)
    • 4 miles Team (1904)
• jumping
  • High Jump (HJ) (1896-2000)
  • Pole Vault (PV) (1896-2000)
  • Long Jump (LJ) (1896-2000)
  • Triple Jump (TJ) (1896-2000)
  • Standing High Jump (SHJ) (1900-12)
  • Standing Long Jump (SLJ) (1900-12)
  • Standing Triple Jump (STJ) (1900-04)
• throwing
  • Shot Put (SP)
    • Shot Put (SP) (1896-2000)
    • Shot Put, two-handed (S2) (1912)
  • Discus Throw (DT)
    • Discus Throw (1896-2000)
    • Discus Throw, Greek style (DG) (1906-08)
    • Discus Throw, two-handed (D2) (1912)
  • Hammer Throw (HT) (1900-04,08-2000)
  • Javelin Throw (JT)
    • Javelin Throw (1906-2000)
    • Javelin Throw, freestyle (JF) (1908)
    • Javelin Throw, two-handed (J2) (1912)
  • 56-lb Weight Throw (WT) (1904,1920)
  • Stone Throw (1906)
• all-around
  • Decathlon (DEC) (1912-2000)
  • Pentathlon (PEN) (1906,1912-24)
  • All-Around Championship (DEC) (1904)

The events - women:

• Running - track
  • 100 m (100) (1928-2008)
  • 800 m (800) (1928, 1960-2008
• Running - relays
  • 4 x 100 m (1928-2008)
• Jumping
  • High Jump (1928-2008)
• Throwing
  • Discus Throw (1928-2008)

Total list :

Athletics :

1. (141600) Ray Ewry (USA/ATH/1900-08)
2. (70400) Paavo Nurmi (FIN/10K-5K-CC-1500-30S-CCt-Tm/1920-28)
3. (53895) John Flanagan (USA/ATH/1900-04,08)
4. (48396) Martin Sheridan (USA/SP-DT-SLJ-SHJ-TJ-PEN/1904-08)
5. (42308) Ralph Rose (USA/SP-DT-HT-WT/1904,1908-12)
6. (41858) Eric Lemming (SWE/ATH/1900)
7. (38895) Bob Garrett (USA/1896-1900)
8. (38840) Ville Ritola (FIN/5K-10K-30S-CC-CCt-Tm/1924-28)
9. (38826) Meyer Prinstein (USA/ATH/1900-06)
10. (37200) Irv Baxter (USA/ATH/1900)
11. (36160) Ugo Frigerio (ITA/10W-3W-50W/1920-24,32)
12. (31725) Hannes Kolehmainen (FIN/MAR-5K-10K-CC/1912-24)
13. (31265) Elmer Niklander (FIN/DT-SP-D2-S2-WT-DG/1908-24)
14. (28800) Al Kraenzlein (USA/ATH/1900)
15. (28800) Bud Houser (USA/DT-SP/1924)
16. (27000) Matthew McGrath (USA/HT/1908-24)
17. (25678) James Lightbody (USA/1500-800-26S-4mT-400/1904-08)
18. (25441) James Connolly (USA/1896-1900,06)
19. (24600) Patrick McDonald (USA/SP-S2-W2/1912-20)
20. (24096) Vilho Tuulos (FIN/TJ-LJ/1920-28)
21. (23360) Walter Tewksbury (USA/ATH/1900)
22. (23448) Konstantinos Tsiklitiras (GRE/SLJ-SHJ/1906-12)
23. (22125) Armas Taipale (FIN/DT-D2-SP/1912-24)
24. (21600) Morgan Taylor (USA/400H/1924-32)
25. (21345) Ellery Clark (USA/1896,1904)
26. (20234) Harry Hillman (USA/400H-400-200H-100H/1904-08)
27. (20083) Platt Adams (USA/SHJ-SLJ-TJ-DG-DT/1908-12)
28. (19518) Jonni Myyrä (FIN/JT-DT-PEN/1912-24)
29. (19200) Archie Hahn (USA/100-60-200/1904-08)
30. (17500) Harold Osborn (USA/HJ-DEC/1924-28)
31. (17328) Charles Paddock (USA/200-100-4x1/1920-28)
32. (16920) Ville Pörhölä (FIN/SP-DT-HT-WT/1920-24)
33. (16897) Nikolaos Georgantas (GRE/DG-DT-ST-SP-JF/1904-08)
34. (16779) Melvin Sheppard (USA/800-1500-4x4-400/1908-12)
35. (16200) Con Leahy (IRL/HJ-TJ/1906-08)
36. (15800) Jim Thorpe (USA/DEC-PEN-HJ-LJ/1912)
37. (15600) Pat Ryan (USA/HT-WT/1920)
38. (15600) Sydney Atkinson (RSA/110H-100/1924-28)
39. (15600) Lillian Copeland (USA/DT/1928-1932)
40. (14650) Douglas Lowe (GBR/800-1500-4x4/1924-28)
41. (10962) Paavo Yrjölä (FIN/DEC-SP-HJ/1924-32)
42. (15200) Jackson Scholz (USA/200-100-4x1/1920-28)
43. (14400) Douglas Lowe (GBR/800-1500/1924-28)
44. (14285) Albin Stenroos (FIN/MAR-10K-CCt-CC-Tm/1912,24)
45. (13912) David, Lord Burghley (GBR/400H-110H/1924-32)
46. (13800) Albert Hill (GBR/800-1500-Tm/1920)
47. (13440) Julius Saaristo (FIN/JT-J2/1912-20)
48. (13440) Dick Sheldon (USA/ATH/1900)
49. (13440) Julius Saaristo (FIN/JT-J2/1912-20)
50. (13032) Carl Lind (SWE/HT-WT-D2-DT/1912-28)
51. (12950) Teddy Flack (AUS/1896)
52. (12910) Eero Lehtonen (FIN/PEN-DEC-LJ-4x4/1920-24)
53. (12800) Tom Burke (USA/1896)
54. (12800) Ralph Craig (USA/100-200/1912)
55. (12741) Lawson Robertson (USA/SHJ-SLJ-100-PEN-60-400-200/1904-08)
56. (12550) Edvin Wide (SWE/10K-5K-1500-Tm-CC/1920-28)
57. (12480) Lewis Sheldon (USA/ATH/1900)
58. (12420) Pat Leahy (IRL/ATH/1900,08)
59. (12390) Gönczy Lajos (HUN/ATH/1900-06)
60. (12105) John Biller (USA/SHJ-SLJ-DT/1904-08)
61. (12000) Bill Hoyt (USA/1896)
62. (12000) Charles Bennett (GBR/ATH/1900)
63. (12000) Ernest Webb (GBR/10W-3W/1908-12)
64. (12000) Jean Shiley (USA/HJ/1928-1932)
65. (11836) Géo André (FRA/400H-HJ-SHJ-4x4-400-SLJ-110H-PEN-DEC/1908-24)
66. (11730) Peter O'Connor (IRL/TJ-LJ-HJ/1906)
67. (11684) Mikio Oda (JPN/TJ-HJ-LJ-4x1/1924-32)
68. (11467) Verner Järvinen (FIN/DG-DT-ST-SP-JF/1906-12)
69. (11100) Lee Barnes (USA/PV/1924-28)
70. (11025) Paul Pilgrim (USA/400-800-4mT/1904-08)
71. (10989) Bruno Söderström (SWE/PV-JT-HJ-JF/1906-08)
72. (10890) Ossian Skiöld (SWE/HT/1924-32)
73. (10828) Ted Meredith (USA/800-4x4-400/1912-20)
74. (10820) Norman Pritchard (IND/ATH/1900)
75. (10806) Hjalmar Mellander (SWE/PEN-JT-LJ-800/1906)
76. (10801) George Goulding (CAN/10W-3W-MAR/1908-12)
77. (10720) Paavo Yrjölä (FIN/DEC/1924-32)
78. (10684) Calvin Bricker (CAN/LJ-TJ/1908-12)
79. (10566) Nate Cartmell (USA/200-100-4x4-60/1904-08)
80. (10542) George Bonhag (USA/1500W-Tm-5K-5M-1500-800-30S-CC/1904-12)
81. (10400) Joseph Guillemot (FRA/5K-10K-CC/1920)
82. (10240) Tom Curtis (USA/1896)
83. (10240) William Petersson-Björneman (SWE/LJ-4x1/1920)
84. (10200) Boughèra El Ouafi (FRA/MAR/1924-28)
85. (10060) Arthur Newton (USA/ATH/1900-04)
86. (9990) Josiah McCracken (USA/ATH/1900)
87. (9960) George Orton (CAN/ATH/1900)
88. (9960) Bevil Rudd (RSA/400-800-4x4/1920)
89. (9924) Wyndham Halswelle (GBR/400-800-100/1906-08)
90. (9911) Johan Svanberg (SWE/5M-MAR-Tm/1906-08)
91. (9900) Panagiotis Paraskevopoulos (GRE/1896-1900)
92. (9850) Percy Hodge (GBR/30S-Tm/1920)
93. (9840) Ben Adams (USA/SHJ-SLJ/1912)
94. (9840) Georg Åberg (SWE/TJ-LJ/1912)
95. (9698) DeHart Hubbard (USA/LJ-TJ/1924-28)
96. (9660) Anthony Winter (AUS/TJ/1924-28)
97. (9650) Betty Robinson (USA/100-4x1/1928,36)
98. (9600) Spyros Louis (GRE/1896)
99. (9600) Michel Théato (LUX/ATH/1900)
100. (9600) Bauer Rudolf (HUN/ATH/1900)
101. (9600) George Larner (GBR/3W-10W/1908)
102. (9600) Harry Babcock (USA/PV-DEC/1912)
103. (9600) Kennedy McArthur (ZAF/MAR/1912)
104. (9600) Frederick Kelly (USA/110H/1912)
105. (9600) Alma Richards (USA/HJ/1912)
106. (9600) Albert Gutterson (USA/LJ/1912)
107. (9600) Gustaf Lindblom (SWE/TJ/1912)
108. (9600) Earl Thomson (CAN/110H/1920)
109. (9600) Frank Loomis (USA/400H/1920)
110. (9600) Richmond Landon (USA/HJ/1920)
111. (9600) Frank Foss (USA/PV/1920)
112. (9600) Daniel Kinsey (USA/110H/1924)
113. (9600) Frederic Tootell (USA/HT/1924)
114. (9600) Lina Radke-Batschauer (GER/800/1928)
115. (9600) Ethel Catherwood (CAN/HJ/1928)
116. (9600) Halina Konopacka (POL/DT/1928)

The full list:

Men:

1. 1-1000
2. 1001-2000
3. 2001-2319

Women:

1. 1-1000

The Games:

• under construction:
• Los Angeles 1932
• Berlin 1936
• London 1948
• Helsinki 1952
• Melbourne 1956
• Roma 1960
• Tokyo 1964
• Mexico 1968
• München 1972
• Montréal 1976
• Moskva 1980
• Los Angeles 1984
• Soul 1988
• Barcelona 1992
• Atlanta 1996
• Sydney 2000

This page is part of the site "Full Olympians" by Herman De Wael. See here for a full Introduction.