Track & Field (Athletics) / Olympic Games
Atletismo / Juegos Olímpicos
STATISTICS / ESTADÍSTICAS
MEN / HOMBRES
The Men´s Olympic Program has remained unchanging since 1932, with the only exception of the 20 km Walk; which entered in 1956 as a substitute for the 10000 Metres Track Walk. Between Paris 1900 and Paris 1924, some "weird" events as standing jumps or throws with both hands were also held. The discontinued events make a total of 47 (not included in the table below); of which USA won 21 gold medals; FIN 10; GBR 6; SWE 4; ITA 3; CAN 2 & GRE 1.
* NOTE: IOC decission of stripping 4x400 gold medal at Sydney 2000 is not into consideration in these stats until a final decision on reallocating the medals be taken. As of August 2008 no time frame for a decision on medal redistribution has been set.
El programa olímpico masculino ha permanecido inalterable desde 1932, con la única excepción de los 20 km marcha, que sustituyeron a partir de 1956 a los 10.000 metros marcha en pista. Entre París 1900 y París 1924 se disputaron algunas pruebas "raras" como los saltos en parado o los lanzamientos a dos manos. Las pruebas que no se continúan celebrando no figuran en la tabla de abajo y en total han sido 47, de las cuales USA ganó 21 oros; FIN 10; GBR 6; SWE 4; ITA 3; CAN 2 y GRE 1.
* NOTA: La decisión del COI de retirar la medalla de oro del relevo 4x400 de Sydney 2000 no se tiene en cuenta en estas estadísticas hasta que se tome una decisión definitiva sobre la reasignación de las medallas. En Ago.2008 todavía no se había puesto fecha para dicha resolución.
Beijing 2008 (First Six) / Pekín 2008 (Seis Primeros)
| Ps | CNT | G | S | B | To |
| 1. | USA | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 |
| 2. | KEN | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 3. | JAM | 3 | - | - | 3 |
| 4. | RUS | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 5. | ETH | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 6. | AUS | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| ... | |||||
| - | TOT | 24 | 24 | 24 | 72 |
- Olympic Games Medal Table: MEN (1896-2008)
- Medallero Juegos Olímpicos: HOMBRES (1896-2008)
- * All the events currently included in the Olympic Program (see above). / * Todas las pruebas incluídas actualmente en el programa olímpico (ver arriba).
- * Countries no longer existing are in small letters. / * En minúscula, países que ya no existen.
- * Former Soviet republics already considered on their own in 1992 (except relay events). / Las antiguas repúblicas soviéticas ya se contabilizan de forma independiente en 1992 (salvo en relevos).
| Ps. | Country | CNT | G | S | B | Tot. |
| 1. | United States | USA | 245 | 184 | 150 | 579 |
| 2. | Finland | FIN | 37 | 29 | 25 | 91 |
| 3. | Great Britain | GBR | 34 | 49 | 38 | 121 |
| 4. | Soviet Union | urs | 34 | 35 | 39 | 108 |
| 5. | Kenya | KEN | 19 | 22 | 18 | 59 |
| 6. | Poland | POL | 15 | 9 | 5 | 29 |
| 7. | East Germany | gdr | 14 | 14 | 14 | 42 |
| 8. | Italy | ITA | 13 | 8 | 20 | 41 |
| 9. | Sweden | SWE | 12 | 17 | 30 | 59 |
| 10. | Ethiopia | ETH | 12 | 4 | 9 | 25 |
| 11. | Germany | GER | 9 | 22 | 25 | 56 |
| 12. | Canada | CAN | 9 | 9 | 14 | 32 |
| 13. | Czechoslovakia | tch | 8 | 6 | 3 | 17 |
| 14. | France | FRA | 7 | 19 | 16 | 42 |
| 15. | Jamaica | JAM | 7 | 12 | 5 | 24 |
| 16. | Australia | AUS | 7 | 11 | 11 | 29 |
| 17. | New Zealand | NZL | 7 | 1 | 7 | 15 |
| 18. | Hungary | HUN | 6 | 10 | 14 | 30 |
| 19. | Cuba | CUB | 6 | 8 | 8 | 22 |
| 20. | Russia | RUS | 6 | 6 | 12 | 24 |
| 21. | South Africa | RSA | 5 | 7 | 4 | 16 |
| 22. | Japan | JPN | 5 | 5 | 7 | 17 |
| 23. | Morocco | MAR | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 |
| 24. | Norway | NOR | 5 | 2 | 6 | 13 |
| 25. | West Germany | frg | 4 | 8 | 12 | 24 |
| 26. | Ireland | IRL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 27. | Mexico | MEX | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| 28. | Brazil | BRA | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
| 29. | Czech Republic | CZE | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 30. | Lithuania | LTU | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 31. | Belgium | BEL | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 |
| 32. | Spain | ESP | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 33. | Greece | GRE | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 |
| 34. | Portugal | POR | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 35. | Argentina | ARG | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 36. | Estonia | EST | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 37. | Trinidad & Tobago | TRI | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| 38. | Tunisia | TUN | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 39. | Algeria | ALG | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 40. | South Korea | KOR | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| . | Ecuador | ECU | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 42. | Ukraine | UKR | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 43. | Panama | PAN | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 44. | Bulgaria | BUL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| . | China | CHN | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| . | Uganda | UGA | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 47. | Burundi | BDI | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| . | Dominican Republic | DOM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| . | Luxembourg | LUX | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| . | Tajikistan | TJK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| . | Slovenia | SLO | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| . | Bahrein | BRN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 53. | Belarus | BLR | 0 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 54. | Switzerland | SUI | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 55. | Latvia | LAT | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 56. | Namibia | NAM | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 57. | Denmark | DEN | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| . | Nigeria | NGR | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 59. | Tanzania | TAN | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| . | Yugoslavia | yug | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 61. | Netherlands | NED | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 62. | Bahamas | BAH | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 63. | Romania | ROM | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 64. | Bohemia | boh | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| . | Ceylon (Sri Lanka) | cey | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| . | Chile | CHI | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| . | Ivory Coast | CIV | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| . | Haiti | HAI | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| . | India | IND | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| . | Iceland | ISL | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| . | Saudi Arabia | KSA | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| . | Senegal | SEN | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| . | Taipei | TPE | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| . | Zambia | ZAM | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| . | Sudan | SUD | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 76. | British West Indies | bwi | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| . | Philippines | PHI | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| . | Turkey | TUR | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| . | Barbados | BAR | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| . | Djibouti | DJI | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| . | Eritrea | ERI | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| . | Kazajstan | KAZ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| . | Qatar | QAT | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| . | Venezuela | VEN | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 84 | 575 | 577 | 576 | 1728 | ||
- Most Gold Medals by Event: MEN (1896-2008)
- Más Oros por Prueba: HOMBRES (1896-2008)
- * The 2nd column indicates how many times the event has been held. / La 2ª columna indica el nº de veces que se ha disputado cada prueba.
| Event | Ed | 1st / 1º | Medals | 2nd / 2º | Medals |
| 100 | 26 | United States | 16 | Great Britain | 3 |
| 200 | 25 | United States | 17 | Canada / Italy | 2 |
| 400 | 26 | United States | 19 | Great Britain / Jamaica | 2 |
| 800 | 26 | United States | 9 | Great Britain | 6 |
| 1.500 | 26 | Great Britain | 5 | Switzerland | 4 |
| 5.000 | 22 | Finland | 8 | Ethiopia | 3 |
| 10.000 | 23 | Finland | 7 | Ethiopia | 5 |
| Mar | 26 | Ethiopia | 3 | Un. States / France / Italy | 2 |
| 110 h | 26 | United States | 18 | Canada / Cuba | 2 |
| 400 h | 24 | United States | 18 | Great Britain | 2 |
| 3000st | 23 | Kenya | 9 | Finland | 4 |
| 4×100 | 22 | United States | 15 | Soviet Union / Great Britain | 2 |
| 4×400 | 22 | United States | 17 | Great Britain | 2 |
| HJ | 26 | United States | 13 | Soviet Union | 4 |
| PV | 26 | United States | 18 | POL / URS / FRA | 2 |
| LJ | 26 | United States | 21 | SWE / GBR / GDR / CUB / PAN | 1 |
| TJ | 26 | United States | 6 | Soviet Union | 4 |
| SP | 26 | United States | 16 | East Germany / Poland | 2 |
| DT | 26 | United States | 13 | Lithuania | 3 |
| HT | 25 | United. States / Soviet Union | 7 | Hungary | 4 |
| JT | 23 | Finland | 7 | SWE / URS / NOR | 3 |
| 20KW | 14 | Soviet Union | 3 | Mexico / Italy | 2 |
| 50KW | 17 | Great Britain / Poland / Italy | 3 | GDR / URS | 2 |
| Dec | 22 | United States | 12 | Great Britain | 2 |
- Medal table (athletes) / Medallero (atletas) (1896 - 2008)
- * All events, included those not currently held (see abbreviations below). / Todas las pruebas, incluídas las que no se disputan actualmente.
| Pos | Name | G | S | B | |
| 1. | Paavo Nurmi, FIN | 9 | 3 | - | 20: 10000-CR-CRTM; 24: 1500-5000-3000TM-CR-CRTM; 28: 10000 / 20: 5000; 28: 5000-3000st / None |
| 2. | Carl Lewis, USA | 9 | 1 | - | 84: 100-200-4x100-LJ; 88: 100-LJ; 92: 4X100-LJ; 96: LJ / 88: 200 / None |
| 3. | Ray Ewry, USA | 8 | - | - | 1900: SHJ-SLJ-STJ; 1904: SHJ-SLJ-STJ; 1908: SHJ-SLJ / None / None |
| 4. | Vilho Ritola, FIN | 5 | 3 | - | 24: 10000-3000TM-CRTM-3000st; 28: 5000 / 24: 5000; 28: 10000 / None |
| 5. | Michael Johnson, USA | 5 | - | - | 92: 4x400; 96: 200-400; 00: 400-4x400 / None / None |
| 6. | Melvin Sheppard, USA | 4 | 1 | - | 08: 800-1500-4x400; 12: 4x400 / 12: 800 / None |
| . | Hannes Kolehmainen, FIN | 4 | 1 | - | 12: 5000-10000-CR; 20: Mar / 12: 10000 / None |
| . | Emil Zátopek, TCH | 4 | 1 | - | 48: 10000; 52: 5000-10000-Mar / 48: 5000 / None |
| 9. | Alvin Kraezlin, USA | 4 | - | - | 1900: 60-110h-200h-LJ / None / None |
| . | Jesse Owens, USA | 4 | - | - | 36: 100-200-4x100-LJ / None / None |
| . | Harrison Dillard, USA | 4 | - | - | 48: 100-4x100; 52: 110h-4x100 / None / None |
| . | Al Oerter, USA | 4 | - | - | DT: 56-60-64-68 / None / None |
| . | Lasse Viren, FIN | 4 | - | - | 72: 5000-10000; 76: 5000-10000 / None / None |
| . | Robert Korzeniowski, POL | 4 | - | - | 20KW: 00; 50KW: 96-00-04 / None / None |
| 15. | Ralph Rose, USA | 3 | 2 | 1 | 04: SP; 08: SP; 12: SPboth-hands / 04: DT; 12: SP / 04: HT |
| 16. | Malvin Whitfield, USA | 3 | 1 | 1 | 48: 800-4x400; 52: 800 / 52: 4x400 / 48: 400 |
| 17. | John Flanagan, USA | 3 | 1 | - | HT: 00-04-08 / 04: SP25kg / None |
| . | Viktor Saneyev, URS | 3 | 1 | - | TJ: 68-72-76 / TJ: 80 / None |
| . | Steven Lewis, USA | 3 | 1 | - | 88: 400-4x400; 92: 4x400 / 92: 400 / None |
| . | Jan Zelezny, TCH/CZE | 3 | 1 | - | JT: 92-96-00 / JT: 88 / None |
| . | Kenenisa Bekele, ETH | 3 | 1 | - | 04: 10000; 08: 5000-10000 / 04: 5000 / None |
| . | Jeremy Wariner, USA | 3 | 1 | - | 04: 400-4x400; 08: 4x400 / 08: 400 / None |
| 23. | Eric Lemming, SWE | 3 | - | - | 08: JT-JTfreestyle; 12: JT / None / None |
| . | Frank Wykoff, USA | 3 | - | - | 4x100: 28-32-36 / None / None |
| . | Bobby Morrow, USA | 3 | - | - | 56: 100-200-4x100 / None / None |
| . | Glen Davis, USA | 3 | - | - | 56: 400h; 60: 400h-4x400 / None / None |
| . | Peter Snell, NZL | 3 | - | - | 60: 800; 64: 800-1500 / None / None |
| . | Angelo Taylor, USA | 3 | - | - | 00: 400h; 08: 400h-4x400 / None / None |
| (29) | Usain Bolt, JAM | 3 | - | - | 08: 100-200-4x100 / None / None |
*: LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS / LISTA DE ABREVIATURAS
| ABR | Event | Prueba | ABR | Event | Prueba |
| Mar | Marathon | Maratón | h | hurdles | vallas |
| HJ | High Jump | Salto de Altura | PV | Pole Vault | Salto con Pértiga |
| LJ | Long Jump | Salto de Longitud | TJ | Triple Jump | Triple Salto |
| SP | Shot Put | Lanzamiento de Peso | DT | Discus Throw | Lanzamiento de Disco |
| HT | Hammer Throw | Lanzamiento de Martillo | JT | Javelin Throw | Lanzamiento de Javalina |
| KW | Kilometres Walk | Kilómetros Marcha | |||
| Hep | Heptathlon | Héptatlón | Dec | Decathlon | Decatlón |
| -- | an underline result stands for World Record / | los resultados subrayados indican Récord del Mundo | |||
* SHJ / SLJ / STJ: Standing High Jump-Long Jump-Triple Jump / Salto de Altura-Longitud-Triple sin carrera
* CR:Cross-Country; TM: Team / Por Equipos
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