Athletics (Track & Field)

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)

The Games:

• under construction:
• Amsterdam 1928
• 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

The countries - men:

	1896	1900	1904	1906	1908	1912	1920	1924	total
Algeria								1	1
Argentina								10	10
Australia	1	1	2	3	6-1	4	4	9	29
Austria		1		10	2	12-3		6-1	27
Belgium				2	6-1	2-1	42	17-7	60
Brazil								8	8
Bulgaria								4	4
Canada		2	5	3	27-2	18-4	14 1 (nwf)	27-3	88
Chile						6	2	3	11
Croatia								4	4
Cuba			1						1
Cyprus	1			2					3
Czech Rep.		4		5	3-3	11-2	16	16-3	47
Denmark	3	4		4	8	14-1	18-1	9-3	55
Ecuador								3	3
Egypt				6			2	1	9
Estonia						3	7-1	10-4	15
Finland				3	15-1	23-4 1 (rus)	26-8	52-16	91
France	6	22-1	1	14-1	19-5	25-7	59-5	69-14	182
Germany	5	6-1	2	15-3	20-1	24-3 3 (rus)			67
Great Britain	5	8-1		15	103-3	58-13	36-4	65-7	262
Greece	27 1(sm)	2-2	10	45-3 31 (tu)	12-8	5-3	9-1	12-3	134
Guyana							1		1
Haiti								3	3
Hungary	2	9	2-1	11-2	14-3	17-5		15-1	58
Iceland						1			1
India		1					3	8	12
Ireland		1	3	4-1	23-3	3	3-1	11	43
Italy		2		6	12-4	12-1	24-3	38-8	78
Japan						2	11-1	8-2	18
Latvia						16		10-1	25
Luxembourg		1				2	7	3-1	12
Mexico								11	11
Monaco							2	1-1	2
Netherlands					19	1	11	19-3	47
New Zealand					3	1	2	1	7
Norway		2		7	11-3	21-5	16-1	10-1	57
Philippines								1	1
Poland								14	14
Portugal						3		3	6
Russia					1	9			10
Serbia						2			2
Slovakia	1			1	5-1	10-4		2-1	13
Slovenia								1	1
South Africa			3		6	7	13-2	12-3	36
Spain							14	13-2	25
Sweden	1	8		13-1	31-8	108-12	63-8	33-13	215
Switzerland				1	1	1-1	13	17-5	27
Turkey				1		2-1		4	6
USA	10	43-2	88-6	31-16	84-18	109-12	90-3	96-15	479
switchers				-1	-1				-2
total	63	117 -7	117 -7	233 -28	431 -66	536 -82	509 -38	660 -118	2319

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

Total list :

Athletics :

1. (141600) Ray Ewry (USA/SHJ-SLJ-STJ/1900-08)
2. (70400) Paavo Nurmi (FIN/10K-5K-CC-1500-30S-CCt-Tm/1920-28)
3. (53520) John Flanagan (USA/HT-WP-SP-DT/1900-08)
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/div/1900-12)
7. (38895) Robert Garrett (USA/STJ-SP-DT/1896-1900)
8. (38840) Ville Ritola (FIN/5K-10K-30S-CC-CCt-Tm/1924-28)
9. (38826) Meyer Prinstein (USA/LJ-TJ-400-60/1900-06)
10. (37200) Irving Baxter (USA/HJ-PV-SHJ-SLJ-STJ/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) Alvin Kraenzlein (USA/LJ-60-110H-200H/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/TJ-HJ-LJ/1896-1906)
19. (24600) Patrick McDonald (USA/SP-S2-W2/1912-20)
20. (24096) Vilho Tuulos (FIN/TJ-LJ/1920-28)
21. (23360) Walter Tewksbury (USA/400H-200-60-100-200H/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/HJ-LJ-SP-DEC/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) Richard Sheldon (USA/SP-DT/1900)
49. (13440) Julius Saaristo (FIN/JT-J2/1912-20)
50. (13032) Carl Lind (SWE/HT-WT-D2-DT/1912-28)
51. (12950) Edwin Flack (AUS/800-1500-MAR/1896)
52. (12910) Eero Lehtonen (FIN/PEN-DEC-LJ-4x4/1920-24)
53. (12800) Thomas Burke (USA/100-400/1896)
54. (12800) Ralph Craig (USA/100-200/1912)
55. (12741) Lawson Robertson (USA/SHJ-SLJ-100-PEN-60-400-200/1904-08)
56. (12720) Welles Hoyt (USA/PV-110H/1896)
57. (12550) Edvin Wide (SWE/10K-5K-1500-Tm-CC/1920-28)
58. (12480) Lewis Sheldon (USA/TJ-SHJ-SLJ-STJ/1900)
59. (12420) Patrick Leahy (IRL/HJ-LJ-TJ/1900-08)
60. (12390) Gönczy Lajos (HUN/HJ-SHJ/1900-06)
61. (12105) John Biller (USA/SHJ-SLJ-DT/1904-08)
62. (12000) Charles Bennett (GBR/1500-40S-Tm/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/200-200H-110H-100-60/1900)
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) Thomas Curtis (USA/110H-100/1896)
83. (10240) William Petersson-Björneman (SWE/LJ-4x1/1920)
84. (10200) Boughèra El Ouafi (FRA/MAR/1924-28)
85. (10060) Arthur Newton (USA/2590S-MAR-Tm/1900-04)
86. (9990) Josiah McCracken (USA/SP-HT/1900)
87. (9960) George Orton (CAN/25S-400H-40S/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/SP-DT/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) Spiridon Louis (GRE/MAR/1896)
99. (9600) Michel Théato (LUX/MAR/1900)
100. (9600) Bauer Rudolf (HUN/DT/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

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