Athletics at the Olympics | ![]() |
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Facts about Athletics in the Olympics |
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Athletics has been part of the Olympic program 30 times (including this year). | ||||||
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A total of 1074 Athletics events have been held all-time in the Olympics (including planned events this year). |
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There has been 81 different events in Olympic Athletics. | ||||||
Medal table for Athletics in the Olympics |
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Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | ||||
1. | USA | ![]() |
359 | 280 | 222 | 861 | |
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2. | URS | ![]() |
64 | 55 | 74 | 193 | |
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3. | GBR | ![]() |
56 | 87 | 77 | 220 | |
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4. | FIN | ![]() |
48 | 36 | 30 | 114 | |
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5. | KEN | ![]() |
38 | 43 | 36 | 117 | |
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All-time Olympic Athletics Medal table | |||||||
Athletics in the Olympic Programme |
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Olympic Games | Venue | Events | |||||
Mixed | Women | Men | |||||
Athens 1896 | Pananthenian Stadium | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||
Paris 1900 | Racing Club, Boulogne | 0 | 0 | 23 | |||
St. Louis 1904 | Francis Field | 0 | 0 | 25 | |||
London 1908 | Shepherds Bush Stadium | 0 | 0 | 26 | |||
Stockholm 1912 | Olympiastadion | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||
Antwerp 1920 | Stade Olympique, Beerschot | 0 | 0 | 29 | |||
Paris 1924 | Stade Olympique, Colombes | 0 | 0 | 27 | |||
Amsterdam 1928 | Olympic Stadium | 0 | 5 | 22 | |||
Los Angeles 1932 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 0 | 6 | 23 | |||
Berlin 1936 | Olympiastadion | 0 | 6 | 23 | |||
London 1948 | Wembley Stadium | 0 | 9 | 24 | |||
Helsinki 1952 | Olympiastadion | 0 | 9 | 24 | |||
Melbourne 1956 | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 0 | 9 | 24 | |||
Rome 1960 | Stadio Olimpico | 0 | 10 | 24 | |||
Tokyo 1964 | Jingu National Stadium | 0 | 12 | 24 | |||
Mexico City 1968 | Estadio Olimpico Universitario | 0 | 12 | 24 | |||
Munich 1972 | Olympiastadion, Olympiapark | 0 | 14 | 24 | |||
Montreal 1976 | Olympic Stadium | 0 | 14 | 23 | |||
Moscow 1980 | Grand Arena, Lenin Stadium | 0 | 14 | 24 | |||
Los Angeles 1984 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 0 | 17 | 24 | |||
Seoul 1988 | Olympic Stadium | 0 | 18 | 24 | |||
Barcelona 1992 | Estadi Olimpic | 0 | 19 | 24 | |||
Atlanta 1996 | Olympic Stadium | 0 | 20 | 24 | |||
Sydney 2000 | Stadium Australia | 0 | 22 | 24 | |||
Athens 2004 | Olympic Stadium | 0 | 22 | 24 | |||
Beijing 2008 | Beijing National Stadium | 0 | 23 | 24 | |||
London 2012 | Olympic Stadium | 0 | 23 | 24 | |||
Rio 2016 | Joao Havelange Olympic Stadium | 0 | 23 | 24 | |||
Tokyo 2020 | Olympic Stadium | 1 | 23 | 24 | |||
Paris 2024 | Stade de France | 2 | 23 | 23 | |||
International Athletics Federation |
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The Olympic competitions in Athletics is organized by the $sport_inter_org in cooperation with the host city of the specific games. Follow the link for more information about world championships, the international organization, general history of | |||||||
These facts about Athletics in the Olympics is based on the official Olympic reports and the Olympian Database | |||||||
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