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Athletics at the Summer Olympics

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Athletics at the Summer Olympics
recurring sporting event
Subclass ofOlympic sports discipline event Edit
Part ofSummer Olympic Games Edit
Sportathletics Edit
OrganizerInternational Olympic Committee Edit
Dema official websitehttps://www.olympic.org/athletics Edit
Described at URLhttps://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/sports/ATH/ Edit

Dem dey contest athletics for every Summer Olympics since de birth of de modern Olympic movement for de 1896 Summer Olympics. De athletics program dey trace ein earliest roots to events dem use insyd de ancient Greek Olympics. De modern program dey include track den field events, road running events, den race walking events. Na cross country running sanso dey for de program top insyd earlier editions buh na dem drop am after de 1924 Summer Olympics.

Summary

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Games Year Events Best Nation
1 1896 12 United States (1)
2 1900 23 United States (2)
3 1904 25 United States (3)
4 1908 26 United States (4)
5 1912 30 United States (5)
6
7 1920 29 United States (6)
8 1924 27 United States (7)
9 1928 27 United States (8)
10 1932 29 United States (9)
11 1936 29 United States (10)
12
13
14 1948 33 United States (11)
15 1952 33 United States (12)
16 1956 33 United States (13)
17 1960 34 United States (14)
Games Year Events Best nation
18 1964 36 United States (15)
19 1968 36 United States (16)
20 1972 38 Soviet Union (1)
21 1976 37 East Germany (1)
22 1980 38 Soviet Union (2)
23 1984 41 United States (17)
24 1988 42 United States (18)
25 1992 43 United States (19)
26 1996 44 United States (20)
27 2000 46 United States (21)
28 2004 46 United States (22)
29 2008 47 United States (23)
30 2012 47 United States (24)
31 2016 47 United States (25)
32 2020 48 United States (26)
33 2024 48 United States (27)


Games Year Events Best Nation
1 1896 12 United States(1)
2 1900 23 United States (2)
3 1904 25 United States(3)
4 1908 26 United States(4)
5 1912 30 United States(5)
6
7 1920 29 United States (6)
8 1924 27 United States (7)
9 1928 27 United States (8)
10 1932 29 United States (9)
11 1936 29 United States (10)
12
13
14 1948 33 United States (11)
15 1952 33 United States (12)
16 1956 33 United States (13)
17 1960 34 United States (14)
Games Year Events Best nation
18 1964 36 United States (15)
19 1968 36 United States (16)
20 1972 38 Soviet Union (1)
21 1976 37 East Germany (1)
22 1980 38 Soviet Union (2)
23 1984 41 United States (17)
24 1988 42 United States (18)
25 1992 43 United States (19)
26 1996 44 United States (20)
27 2000 46 United States (21)
28 2004 46 United States (22)
29 2008 47 United States (23)
30 2012 47 United States (24)
31 2016 47 United States (25)
32 2020 48 United States (26)
33 2024 48 United States (27)

Events

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De events dem contest get varied widely. From 1900 to 1920, na dem consider tug of war e be part of de Olympic athletics programme, although dem now consider de sports of tug of war den athletics distinct.[1]

Men's events

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Dem no add fresh events to de men's athletics programme since de 1956 addition of de short racewalk. De roster of events no change since then, plus de exception of de omission of de long racewalk insyd 1976 (de IAAF hold 50 km walk World Championships dat year instead den as result na dem restore de event insyd 1980). De long racewalk be de event per currently dem hold give men buh dem no include am for de women's programme, plus de exception of women dey take part insyd de heptathlon rather dan de decathlon den de 100 metres hurdles rather dan de 110 metres hurdles. Na de last women's event dem add to de roster be de 3000 metres steeplechase insyd 2008.

Na dem hold total of 52 different events insyd de men's competition. De current list dey comprise 23 events. Chaw of de discontinued events na ebe similar to modern ones buh for different lengths, especially insyd de steeplechasing, hurdling, den racewalking disciplines. Na dem eliminate team racing events after dem appear insyd six early editions of de Games. De athletic triathlon (unusual event, dem hold once per wey dey feature gymnasts wey dey compete insyd de long jump, shot put, den 100 metre dash) den pentathlon multi-discipline events wey dem phase out for favor of de decathlon, den de medley relay dem replace plus even-leg relays. Dem no longer dey hold standing jump competitions, nor de various modified throwing events wich na dem experiment insyd 1908 den 1912. Na cross country running dey de program top from 1912 to 1924 wey ebe de most prominent form of athletics wey dem no feature for de 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 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 wey occur once per

For de 1900 Summer Olympics per

  • 2500 metres steeplechase
  • 4000 metres steeplechase
  • 5000 metres team race

For de 1904 Summer Olympics per

  • 2590 metres steeplechase
  • 4-mile team race
  • All-around
  • Triathlon

For de 1908 Summer Olympics per

  • 3200 metres steeplechase
  • Medley relay
  • 3-mile team race
  • 5 miles
  • 3500 metres race walk
  • 10 miles race walk
  • Discus throw, Greek style
  • Javelin throw, freestyle

For de 1912 Summer Olympics per

  • Shot put, two hands
  • Discus throw, two hands
  • Javelin throw, two hands

For de 1920 Summer Olympics per

  • 3000 metres race walk

Past events wey occur twice to five times

  • 60 metres: 1900, 1904
  • 200 metres hurdles: 1900, 1904
  • 3000 metres team race: 1912, 1920, 1924
  • 10 kilometres race walk: 1912, 1920, 1924, 1948, 1952
  • Pentathlon: 1912, 1920, 1924
  • Standing long jump: 1900, 1904, 1908, 1912
  • Standing triple jump: 1900, 1904
  • Standing high jump: 1900, 1904, 1908, 1912
  • 56 pound weight throw: 1904, 1920
  • Cross country
    • Individual: 1912, 1920, 1924
    • Team: 1912, 1920, 1924
Past events wey occur twenty anaa 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

Women's events

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Women's competition insyd athletics begin for de 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 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

Mixed events

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De mixed event, 4 x 400 meters relay, first make appearance for de 2020 Summer Olympics.[2] De event dey include teams of four athletes, two men den two women wey dem dey allow make dem run for any order decide by de team. Paris 2024 go feature one more mixed team event.[3]

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

Nations

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Every nation wey compete for de Olympics enter de athletics competition. De numbers below dey represent how many athletes each nation send dat year, dey start plus 1896.[4]

NOTE: Dis table be work in progress. De empty boxes insyd de 2016, 2020, den 2024 columns no dey necessarily mean dat de country no send athletes dat 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
Afghanistan (AFG) 2 5 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 9
Albania (ALB) 1 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 9
Algeria (ALG) 4 9 9 12 9 8 21 20 12 6 15 5 8 13
American Samoa (ASA) 1 2 2 2 1 1 2 1 1 9
Andorra (AND) 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 10
Angola (ANG) 3 6 5 2 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 11
Antigua and Barbuda (ANT) 8 10 10 5 8 2 3 4 3 7 2 2 12
Argentina (ARG) 10 7 11 8 24 16 2 4 6 6 9 2 7 2 4 8 11 8 11 9 20
Armenia (ARM) 2 3 2 2 4 5
Aruba (ARU) 2 2 1 2 1 5
Australasia (ANZ) 9 5 2
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
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 24
Azerbaijan (AZE) 4 4 4 2 3 5
Bahamas (BAH) 1 2 3 8 8 8 14 11 8 20 19 16 18 20 14
Bahrain (BRN) 1 3 6 1 2 6 11 9 8
Bangladesh (BAN) 1 4 4 2 2 1 2 1 8
Barbados (BAR) 2 7 9 9 6 8 4 11 3 3 4 11
Belarus (BLR) 34 31 41 47 44 5
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
Belize (BIZ) 2 2 4 5 5 4 2 2 3 2 10
Benin (BEN) 1 9 6 4 5 2 2 2 2 9
Bermuda (BER) 6 2 2 8 4 5 4 3 1 1 2 2 12
Bohemia (BOH) 4 3 11 3
Bolivia (BOL) 4 1 3 2 6 3 2 2 2 2 10
Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) 4 2 4 2 2 2 5 2 8
Botswana (BOT) 7 6 6 5 6 6 9 7 3 9
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
British Virgin Islands (IVB) 4 2 1 6 1 1 2 2 8
British West Indies (BWI) 7 1
Brunei (BRU) 1 1 2 3
Bulgaria (BUL) 4 2 4 8 9 9 18 19 47 22 21 17 22 19 15 8 16
Burkina Faso (BUR) 1 4 3 4 2 3 2 2 8
Burundi (BDI) 7 6 5 2 3 5
Cameroon (CMR) 1 1 4 4 9 5 7 8 11 7 5 2 12
Cambodia (CAM) 4 2 2 2 2 2 6
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
Cape Verde (CPV) 3 2 1 1 2 5
Cayman Islands (CAY) 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 7
Central African Republic (CAF) 1 1 1 8 5 2 2 2 2 9
Chad (CHA) 2 3 3 3 6 4 4 2 1 2 1 11
Chile (CHI) 6 2 3 8 10 15 15 6 4 3 8 2 1 6 5 3 4 7 3 6 8 21
China (CHN) 1 22 3 22 44 33 31 26 52 66 51 11
Chinese Taipei (TPE) 4 6 5 11 7 10 12 2 7 2 2 3 6 13
Colombia (COL) 1 5 2 4 4 4 7 7 4 5 8 5 13 11 11 14 29 17
Comoros (COM) 4 2 2 2 2 5
Republic of the Congo (CGO) 2 6 6 6 7 6 2 2 1 2 2 11
Democratic Republic of the Congo (COD) 2 6 7 2 2 2 2 2 8
Cook Islands (COK) 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 7
Costa Rica (CRC) 2 1 3 4 8 2 1 3 4 9
Croatia (CRO) 2 3 15 12 10 9 6
Cuba (CUB) 1 1 3 5 2 3 3 18 19 26 17 34 46 33 33 43 46 17
Cyprus (CYP) 3 4 5 8 10 7 6 4 8
Czech Republic (CZE) 23 24 36 29 31 5
Czechoslovakia (TCH) 16 18 11 3 31 11 20 16 22 12 13 27 14 22 23 18 16
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
Djibouti (DJI) 3 5 5 3 2 2 2 7
Dominica (DMA) 5 2 2 2 2 5
Dominican Republic (DOM) 1 9 2 2 4 3 3 2 5 6 9 11
East Germany (GDR) 47 62 58 82 58 5
East Timor (TLS) 2 1 2 2 5
Ecuador (ECU) 3 1 1 3 5 7 4 3 8 11 13 11
Egypt (EGY) 2 1 4 2 7 1 7 4 2 2 4 6 12
Eritrea (ERI) 3 4 10 11 4
Equatorial Guinea (GEQ) 4 6 7 5 2 2 2 2 8
El Salvador (ESA) 10 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 9
Estonia (EST) 7 11 4 1 7 5 13 5 15 14 10 18 7 5 14
Ethiopia (ETH) 8 5 5 9 20 25 15 16 24 24 27 31 12
Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) 2 2 2 2 4
Fiji (FIJ) 1 2 1 2 2 4 8 7 7 1 2 2 2 13
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
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
Gabon (GAB) 2 1 2 4 2 2 2 2 8
The Gambia (GAM) 10 3 5 9 2 2 2 2 8
Georgia (GEO) 2 2 3 2 4 5
Germany (GER) 5 6 2 20 24 62 27 77 39 79 85 64 71 53 71 15
Ghana (GHA) 7 7 12 8 13 15 11 8 15 18 10 3 2 13
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
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
Grenada (GRN) 2 2 4 5 2 3 8 6 8
Guam (GUM) 6 2 2 2 2 2 2 7
Guatemala (GUA) 6 5 3 7 1 6 7 5 4 6 10
Guinea (GUI) 3 2 5 4 2 1 2 2 8
Guinea-Bissau (GBS) 2 2 2 2 2 5
Guyana (GUY) 1 2 4 1 2 4 3 3 6 4 2 3 3 13
Haiti (HAI) 3 2 2 7 10 1 3 2 3 3 4 4 4 13
Honduras (HON) 6 3 3 3 4 1 1 1 2 2 10
Hong Kong (HKG) 4 3 3 3 1 5 1 2 5 9
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
Iceland (ISL) 1 4 11 9 2 7 2 3 4 7 4 7 7 4 3 6 2 3 3 19
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
Independent Olympic Participants (IOP) 9 2 2 3
Indonesia (INA) 1 3 1 1 1 5 5 1 5 2 2 2 12
Iran (IRI) 1 2 1 8 1 3 4 1 2 1 1 2 6 10 14
Iraq (IRQ) 2 11 4 6 2 1 2 2 2 2 10
Ireland (IRL) 10 10 4 10 2 3 9 7 5 13 7 7 17 18 19 24 32 11 16 21 20
Israel (ISR) 7 1 8 5 2 2 6 4 4 8 5 4 3 13
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
Ivory Coast (CIV) 6 7 6 8 6 9 9 5 8 2 1 3 12
Jamaica (JAM) 10 7 6 15 15 21 14 16 32 26 28 38 43 41 45 42 16
Japan (JPN) 2 11 8 16 34 46 19 20 20 64 19 19 15 22 29 31 32 40 38 37 44 21
Jordan (JOR) 5 2 2 2 2 2 2 7
Kazakhstan (KAZ) 18 25 21 19 24 5
Kenya (KEN) 8 5 11 18 22 32 33 38 43 36 31 37 42 13
Kiribati (KIR) 2 1 2 3
Kuwait (KUW) 2 2 6 8 2 6 4 1 4 5 2 3 12
Kyrgyzstan (KGZ) 6 8 7 5 2 5
Laos (LAO) 7 1 5 5 2 2 2 2 8
Latvia (LAT) 10 6 2 7 7 16 17 15 16 22 10
Lebanon (LIB) 1 2 1 2 3 3 1 2 2 2 2 11
Lesotho (LES) 1 5 2 3 6 9 2 2 4 3 10
Liberia (LBR) 4 4 1 5 7 4 5 8 2 3 3 11
Libya (LBA) 1 7 2 1 4 1 2 2 2 9
Liechtenstein (LIE) 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 12
Lithuania (LTU) 5 8 14 18 12 18 20 17 11 11 10
Luxembourg (LUX) 2 6 3 4 6 6 7 3 6 3 1 1 3 1 1 3 1 1 18
North Macedonia (MKD) 2 2 2 2 4
Madagascar (MAD) 3 3 7 3 2 5 6 7 3 2 2 11
Malawi (MAW) 11 5 5 4 2 2 2 2 2 9
Malaysia (MAL) 7 3 2
Malaysia (MAS) 12 10 8 3 2 2 1 3 2 2 3 2 12
Maldives (MDV) 7 5 5 2 2 2 2 7
Mali (MLI) 2 1 1 3 2 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 12
Malta (MLT) 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 9
Marshall Islands (MHL) 2 2 2
Mauritius (MRI) 4 3 3 12 6 4 3 2 8
Mauritania (MTN) 2 6 4 2 2 2 2 7
Mexico (MEX) 11 11 25 3 5 2 1 5 5 26 11 7 7 16 21 24 15 22 27 23 18 21
Moldova (MDA) 7 11 12 14 8 5
Monaco (MON) 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 7
Montenegro (MNE) 2 2 2
Mongolia (MGL) 3 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 9
Morocco (MAR) 8 4 4 8 3 11 13 17 24 22 26 21 12
Mozambique (MOZ) 9 7 3 3 1 2 2 1 2 9
Myanmar (MYA) 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 2 3 2 2 2 2 13
Namibia (NAM) 3 3 6 3 4 3 6
Nepal (NEP) 2 2 1 5 5 7 1 2 2 2 2 2 12
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
Netherlands Antilles (AHO) 2 3 1 1 2 2 1 7
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
Nicaragua (NCA) 7 5 5 2 1 2 1 2 2 2 10
Niger (NIG) 2 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 8
Nigeria (NGR) 9 10 8 14 15 19 16 17 23 14 32 28 17 22 21 15
North Borneo (NBO) 2 1
North Korea (PRK) 2 3 3 3 4 6 4 6 5 9
North Yemen (YAR) 2 4 2
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
Oman (OMA) 7 5 4 1 4 1 2 2 8
Pakistan (PAK) 5 16 19 12 6 5 2 3 7 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 17
Palau (PLW) 2 2 2 2 4
Palestine (PLE) 1 1 2 2 2 5
Panama (PAN) 1 4 4 1 1 2 1 1 1 2 2 3 12
Papua New Guinea (PNG) 3 5 6 6 6 2 2 2 2 9
Paraguay (PAR) 2 1 5 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 10
Peru (PER) 9 9 3 4 3 1 5 2 1 2 5 2 2 3 5 15
Philippines (PHI) 1 2 1 6 1 1 4 7 11 4 6 1 6 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 20
Poland (POL) 14 15 7 17 7 29 23 49 35 31 45 32 48 21 24 23 35 45 60 52 20
Portugal (POR) 3 3 3 1 2 4 7 5 3 1 6 6 3 14 28 36 30 21 26 27 24 21
Puerto Rico (PUR) 4 10 7 7 6 6 9 10 14 5 7 5 8 3 5 10 16
Qatar (QAT) 6 8 11 9 12 10 14 6 8
Rhodesia (RHO) 2 3 2
Russia (RUS) 1 32 85 109 115 104 97 7
Romania (ROU) 13 5 12 5 9 12 11 18 16 21 9 5 25 25 23 26 17 17 18
Rwanda (RWA) 3 6 7 4 3 3 2 3 8
Saar (SAA) 6 1
Saint Kitts and Nevis (SKN) 10 2 2 4 4 5
Saint Lucia (LCA) 5 3 1 3 2 5
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (VIN) 6 6 8 2 2 2 2 7
Samoa (SAM) 2 1 2 2 2 1 6
San Marino (SMR) 2 1 2 2 5 1 1 1 1 1 10
São Tomé and Príncipe (STP) 2 2 2 2 2 5
Saudi Arabia (KSA) 10 14 6 2 9 11 7 8 10 9
Senegal (SEN) 12 9 12 10 10 11 12 9 7 9 9 2 6 13
Serbia (SRB) 2 10 14 3
Serbia and Montenegro (SCG) 8 24 7 3
Seychelles (SEY) 9 5 4 2 2 2 2 2 9
Sierra Leone (SLE) 2 12 5 8 11 12 2 2 2 2 10
Singapore (SIN) 1 1 4 1 3 1 2 2 2 2 10
Slovakia (SVK) 14 16 12 18 11 5
Slovenia (SLO) 4 10 19 19 17 12 8
Solomon Islands (SOL) 2 1 3 2 2 2 2 7
Somalia (SOM) 3 7 5 4 2 2 2 2 8
South Africa (RSA) 3 6 7 13 12 9 4 14 6 13 9 7 16 22 23 32 23 20 18
South Korea (KOR) 9 6 7 6 17 4 2 11 47 11 17 13 18 17 17 15
South Vietnam (VNM) 1 2 1 3
South Yemen (YMD) 3 1
Soviet Union (URS) 77 75 81 84 70 74 70 99 83 9
Spain (ESP) 14 13 10 7 13 6 10 11 17 21 26 34 59 56 58 56 54 46 18
Sri Lanka (SRI) 3 1 1 1 1 1 3 4 2 7 6 13 4 2 2 15
Suriname (SUR) 1 1 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 11
Sudan (SUD) 2 2 6 3 3 3 3 2 4 8 4 11
Swaziland (SWZ) 1 3 5 5 4 2 2 2 2 9
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
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
Syria (SYR) 1 12 1 3 1 3 2 2 2 9
Tajikistan (TJK) 1 2 2 2 2 5
Tanzania (TAN) 4 3 7 16 12 6 4 5 4 8 7 3 12
Thailand (THA) 8 8 8 18 4 4 10 4 18 8 12 3 11 2 14
Togo (TOG) 2 3 3 4 5 2 2 1 2 9
Tonga (TGA) 2 4 2 2 2 2 2 7
Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) 3 3 6 8 10 10 9 11 3 5 6 15 14 23 20 15
Tunisia (TUN) 11 6 3 4 2 2 1 6 9 3 4 5 12
Turkey (TUR) 2 4 5 13 13 13 4 4 3 2 5 4 2 3 5 13 15 31 18
Turkmenistan (TKM) 1 2 2 2 2 5
Tuvalu (TUV) 2 2 2
Uganda (UGA) 3 4 8 3 8 6 10 13 4 4 5 4 7 11 14
Ukraine (UKR) 43 54 50 66 73 5
Unified Team (EUN) 99 1
United Team of Germany (EUA) 43 90 97 3
United Arab Emirates (UAE) 7 4 1 1 1 1 2 7
United Arab Republic (UAR) 2 1
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
Uruguay (URU) 5 2 1 1 3 2 1 1 2 2 4 3 3 2 14
Uzbekistan (UZB) 12 22 10 12 13 5
Vanuatu (VAN) 3 6 4 2 2 2 2 7
Venezuela (VEN) 7 4 7 6 6 10 1 1 3 4 6 5 4 12 14
Vietnam (VIE) 7 2 4 2 2 2 2 2 8
Virgin Islands (ISV) 2 1 3 4 7 10 7 3 2 2 4 11
West Germany (FRG) 67 87 54 58 47 5
Yemen (YEM) 3 3 2 1 2 2 6
Yugoslavia (YUG) 5 4 1 21 15 19 7 22 9 8 16 13 14 6 10 15
Zambia (ZAM) 5 3 7 9 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 3 12
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

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Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 United States (USA) 358 280 223 861
2 Soviet Union (URS) 64 55 74 193
3 Great Britain (GBR) 56 87 77 220
4 Finland (FIN) 48 36 30 114
5 Kenya (KEN) 38 43 36 117
6 East Germany (GDR) 38 36 35 109
7 Poland (POL) 29 20 18 67
8 Jamaica (JAM) 27 39 27 93
9 Italy (ITA) 24 16 28 68
10 Ethiopia (ETH) 24 15 23 62
11 Australia (AUS) 22 29 32 83
12 Sweden (SWE) 21 23 41 85
13 Germany (GER) 20 30 37 87
14 Canada (CAN) 19 19 33 71
15 Russia (RUS) 18 21 19 58
16 France (FRA) 13 28 30 71
17 West Germany (FRG) 12 14 17 43
18 China (CHN) 12 13 18 43
19 Cuba (CUB) 11 14 20 45
20 Romania (ROU) 11 14 10 35
21 Czechoslovakia (TCH) 11 8 5 24
22 New Zealand (NZL) 11 4 13 28
23 Hungary (HUN) 10 13 18 41
24 Netherlands (NED) 10 8 12 30
25 Norway (NOR) 10 8 8 26
26 South Africa (RSA) 9 15 6 30
27 Greece (GRE) 9 12 11 32
28 Japan (JPN) 8 10 10 28
29 Morocco (MAR) 8 5 8 21
30 Unified Team (EUN) 7 11 3 21
31 Belgium (BEL) 7 6 4 17
32 Bahamas (BAH) 7 2 5 14
33 Bulgaria (BUL) 5 8 6 19
34 Spain (ESP) 5 6 9 20
35 Brazil (BRA) 5 4 12 21
36 Portugal (POR) 5 4 4 13
37 Czech Republic (CZE) 5 3 8 16
38 Uganda (UGA) 5 2 2 9
39 United Team of Germany (EUA) 4 18 8 30
40 Algeria (ALG) 4 3 3 10
41 Ireland (IRL) 4 2 1 7
42 Mexico (MEX) 3 6 2 11
43 Belarus (BLR) 3 5 7 15
44 Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) 3 4 8 15
45 Ukraine (UKR) 3 3 15 21
46 Bahrain (BRN) 3 3 0 6
Dominican Republic (DOM) 3 3 0 6
48 Lithuania (LTU) 3 2 2 7
49 Croatia (CRO) 3 1 2 6
50 Nigeria (NGR) 2 5 7 14
51 Argentina (ARG) 2 3 0 5
52 Tunisia (TUN) 2 2 1 5
53 Ecuador (ECU) 2 2 0 4
54 Estonia (EST) 2 1 3 6
55 Kazakhstan (KAZ) 2 1 2 5
56 Cameroon (CMR) 2 0 0 2
Luxembourg (LUX) 2 0 0 2
58 Colombia (COL) 1 3 1 5
59 India (IND) 1 3 0 4
60 Austria (AUT) 1 2 5 8
61 Qatar (QAT) 1 2 2 5
62 Botswana (BOT) 1 2 1 4
Slovenia (SLO) 1 2 1 4
64 Grenada (GRN) 1 1 3 5
65 Venezuela (VEN) 1 1 1 3
66 Burundi (BDI) 1 1 0 2
Mixed team (ZZX) 1 1 0 2
ROC (ROC) 1 1 0 2
Saint Lucia (LCA) 1 1 0 2
South Korea (KOR) 1 1 0 2
71 Panama (PAN) 1 0 2 3
Puerto Rico (PUR) 1 0 2 3
73 Mozambique (MOZ) 1 0 1 2
74 Dominica (DMA) 1 0 0 1
Pakistan (PAK) 1 0 0 1
Slovakia (SVK) 1 0 0 1
Syria (SYR) 1 0 0 1
Tajikistan (TJK) 1 0 0 1
79 Switzerland (SUI) 0 6 2 8
80 Namibia (NAM) 0 5 0 5
81 Denmark (DEN) 0 4 3 7
82 Latvia (LAT) 0 4 1 5
83 Chile (CHI) 0 2 0 2
Sri Lanka (SRI) 0 2 0 2
Tanzania (TAN) 0 2 0 2
Yugoslavia (YUG) 0 2 0 2
87 Chinese Taipei (TPE) 0 1 1 2
Iceland (ISL) 0 1 1 2
Zambia (ZAM) 0 1 1 2
90 Bohemia (BOH) 0 1 0 1
Guatemala (GUA) 0 1 0 1
Haiti (HAI) 0 1 0 1
Iran (IRI) 0 1 0 1
Ivory Coast (CIV) 0 1 0 1
Saudi Arabia (KSA) 0 1 0 1
Senegal (SEN) 0 1 0 1
Sudan (SUD) 0 1 0 1
98 British West Indies (BWI) 0 0 2 2
Philippines (PHI) 0 0 2 2
Turkey (TUR) 0 0 2 2
101 Australasia (ANZ) 0 0 1 1
Barbados (BAR) 0 0 1 1
Burkina Faso (BUR) 0 0 1 1
Djibouti (DJI) 0 0 1 1
Eritrea (ERI) 0 0 1 1
Serbia (SRB) 0 0 1 1
Totals (106 entries) 1,075 1,084 1,073 3,232

References

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  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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