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Athletics at the Summer Olympics

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Athletics at the Summer Olympics
IOC CodeATH
Governing bodyWorld Athletics
Events48 (men: 23; women: 23; mixed: 2)
Summer Olympics

Athletics has been contested at every Summer Olympics since the birth of the modern Olympic movement at the 1896 Summer Olympics. The athletics program traces its earliest roots to events used in the ancient Greek Olympics. The modern program includes track and field events, road running events, and race walking events. Cross country running was also on the program in earlier editions but it was dropped after the 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)
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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)
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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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The events contested have varied widely. From 1900 to 1920, tug of war was considered to be part of the Olympic athletics programme, although the sports of tug of war and athletics are now considered distinct.[1]

Men's events

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No new events have been added to the men's athletics programme since the 1956 addition of the short racewalk. The roster of events has not changed since then, with the exception of the omission of the long racewalk in 1976 (the IAAF held a 50 km walk World Championships that year instead and as a result the event was restored in 1980). The long racewalk is the only event currently held for men but not included on the women's programme, with the exception of women taking part in the heptathlon rather than the decathlon and the 100 metres hurdles rather than the 110 metres hurdles. The last women's event added to the roster was the 3000 metres steeplechase in 2008.

A total of 52 different events have been held in the men's competition. The current list comprises 23 events. Many of the discontinued events were similar to modern ones but at different lengths, especially in the steeplechasing, hurdling, and racewalking disciplines. Team racing events have been eliminated after appearing in six early editions of the Games. The athletic triathlon (an unusual event, held only once and featuring gymnasts competing in the long jump, shot put, and 100 metre dash) and pentathlon multi-discipline events were phased out in favor of the decathlon, and the medley relay replaced with even-leg relays. Standing jump competitions are no longer held, nor are the various modified throwing events which were experimented with in 1908 and 1912. Cross country running was on the program from 1912 to 1924 and is the most prominent form of athletics not to feature at the 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 (details) 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 (details) – 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 (details) 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 (details) 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 (details) 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 (details) – – – – 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 (details) – – – – 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 (details) 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 (details) 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 (details) – 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 (details) – – – – – 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 (details) – – – – 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 (details) – – – – 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 (details) – – – – – – – – – – – – X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 18
High jump (details) 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 (details) 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 (details) 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 (details) 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 (details) 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 (details) 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 (details) – 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 (details) – – – 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 (details) – – – – 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 only once

Only at the 1900 Summer Olympics

Only at the 1904 Summer Olympics

Only at the 1908 Summer Olympics

Only at the 1912 Summer Olympics

Only at the 1920 Summer Olympics

Past events that occurred twice to five times

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 (details) – – – – – – – – 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 in athletics began at the 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 (details) 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 (details) – – – X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 20
400 metres (details) – – – – – – – X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 15
800 metres (details) X – – – – – X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 18
1500 metres (details) – – – – – – – – – X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 14
5000 metres (details) – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – X X X X X X X X 8
10,000 metres (details) – – – – – – – – – – – – – X X X X X X X X X X 10
Marathon (details) – – – – – – – – – – – – X X X X X X X X X X X 11
100 metres hurdles (details) – – – – – – – – – X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 14
400 metres hurdles (details) – – – – – – – – – – – – X X X X X X X X X X X 11
3000 metres steeplechase (details) – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – X X X X X 5
4 × 100 metres relay (details) 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 (details) – – – – – – – – – X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 14
20 kilometres race walk (details) – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – X X X X X X X 7
High jump (details) 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 (details) – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – X X X X X X X 7
Long jump (details) – – – X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 20
Triple jump (details) – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – X X X X X X X X 8
Shot put (details) – – – X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 20
Discus throw (details) 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 (details) – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – X X X X X X X 7
Javelin throw (details) – X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 22
Heptathlon (details) – – – – – – – – – – – – 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 (details) – X X X X X X X X – – – – – – – – – – – – − - 8
Pentathlon (details) – – – – – – – X X X X X – – – – – – – – – − − 5
3000 metres (details) – – – – – – – – – – – – X X X – – – – – – − − 3
10 kilometres race walk (details) – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 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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The mixed event, a 4 x 400 meters relay, first made an appearance at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[2] The event includes teams of four athletes, two men and two women who are allowed to run in any order decided by the team. Paris 2024 will feature one more mixed team event.[3]

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

Nations

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Every nation that has competed at the Olympics has entered the athletics competition. The numbers below represent how many athletes each nation sent that year, starting with 1896.[4]

NOTE: This table is a work in progress. The empty boxes in the 2016, 2020, and 2024 columns do not necessarily mean that the country did not send athletes that 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 13 5 6 23
 Armenia (ARM) 2 3 2 2 4 5 1 1 8
 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 6 7 7 27
 Azerbaijan (AZE) 4 4 4 2 3 4 2 1 8
 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 2 2 1 15
 Maldives (MDV) 7 5 5 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 10
 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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Updated after the 2024 Summer Olympics, considering stripped medals and reallocated medals as of August 2024.

Sources:[5][6][7]

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 United States358280223861
2 Soviet Union645574193
3 Great Britain568777220
4 Finland483630114
5 Kenya384336117
6 East Germany383635109
7 Poland29201867
8 Jamaica27392793
9 Italy24162868
10 Ethiopia24152362
11 Australia22293283
12 Sweden21234185
13 Germany20303787
14 Canada19193371
15 Russia18211958
16 France13283071
17 West Germany12141743
18 China12131843
19 Cuba11142045
20 Romania11141035
21 Czechoslovakia118524
22 New Zealand1141328
23 Hungary10131841
24 Netherlands1081230
25 Norway108826
26 South Africa915630
27 Greece9121132
28 Japan8101028
29 Morocco85821
30 Unified Team711321
31 Belgium76417
32 Bahamas72514
33 Bulgaria58619
34 Spain56920
35 Brazil541221
36 Portugal54413
37 Czech Republic53816
38 Uganda5229
39 United Team of Germany418830
40 Algeria43310
41 Ireland4217
42 Mexico36211
43 Belarus35715
44 Trinidad and Tobago34815
45 Ukraine331521
46 Bahrain3306
 Dominican Republic3306
48 Lithuania3227
49 Croatia3126
50 Nigeria25714
51 Argentina2305
52 Tunisia2215
53 Ecuador2204
54 Estonia2136
55 Kazakhstan2125
56 Cameroon2002
 Luxembourg2002
58 Colombia1315
59 India1304
60 Austria1258
61 Qatar1225
62 Botswana1214
 Slovenia1214
64 Grenada1135
65 Venezuela1113
66 Burundi1102
 Mixed team1102
 ROC (ROC)1102
 Saint Lucia1102
 South Korea1102
71 Panama1023
 Puerto Rico1023
73 Mozambique1012
74 Dominica1001
 Pakistan1001
 Slovakia1001
 Syria1001
 Tajikistan1001
79 Switzerland0628
80 Namibia0505
81 Denmark0437
82 Latvia0415
83 Chile0202
 Sri Lanka0202
 Tanzania0202
 Yugoslavia0202
87 Chinese Taipei0112
 Iceland0112
 Zambia0112
90 Bohemia0101
 Guatemala0101
 Haiti0101
 Iran0101
 Ivory Coast0101
 Saudi Arabia0101
 Senegal0101
 Sudan0101
98 British West Indies0022
 Philippines0022
 Turkey0022
101 Australasia0011
 Barbados0011
 Burkina Faso0011
 Djibouti0011
 Eritrea0011
 Serbia0011
Totals (106 entries)1,0751,0841,0733,232

See also

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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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