Athletics

from 1866 to 1879 was the de facto governing body for amateur athletics in the United Kingdom.

Track and field is categorized under the umbrella sport of athletics, which also includes road running, cross country running and race walking.

was a Czech long-distance runner

was a Dutch track and field athlete

is an American former hurdler

is a British former long-distance runner.

The athletics events had the most international field of any of the sports.

athletes from Oceania would be invited to compete in athletics, triathlon, roller skating, weightlifting, and wushu

At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, 46 events in athletics were contested, 24 for men and 22 for

At the 2004 Summer Olympics, the athletics events were held at the Athens Olympic Stadium from

Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics were held during the last ten days of the games, from August

The athletics competitions at the 2012 Olympic Games in London were held during the last 10 days of

Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics were held during the last 10 days of the games, from 12 to 21

Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics were held during the last ten days of the Games

Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris were held between 1 and 11 August 2024, featuring a

At the 1900 Summer Olympics, twenty-three athletics events were contested.

At the 1904 Summer Olympics, twenty-five athletics events were contested.

At the 1908 Summer Olympics held in London, England, 26 athletics events were contested, all for men only.

These are the results of athletics competition at the 1912 Summer Olympics. 30 events were contested, all for men only.

At the 1920 Summer Olympics held in Antwerp, 29 athletics events were contested, all for men only.

At the 1924 Summer Olympics held in Paris, 27 athletics events were contested, all for men only.

At the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, 27 athletics events were contested.

At the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, 33 athletics events were contested, 24 for men and 9 for women.

At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, 33 athletics events were contested, 24 for men and 9 for women.

At the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, 33 athletics events were contested, 24 for men and 9 for women.

At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, 34 events in athletics were contested, 24 by men and 10 by women.

At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, 36 athletics events were contested, 24 for men and 12 for women.

At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, 38 events in athletics were contested, 24 for men and 14 for women.

At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, 37 events were contested in athletics.

impacted the competitiveness of swimming, track and field, boxing, basketball, diving, field hockey and equestrian sports

athletics (marathon)

ceremonies, athletics, equestrian (jumping individual final)

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is a retired Kenyan middle-distance runner

is an American track and field athlete who specialized in the 110 metre hurdles

winner of the 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2004 Summer Olympics

was an American track star who competed for the University of Southern California

is a Japanese former hammer thrower and sports scientist

specializing in the 400 metres

a retired Jamaican sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres

is a Slovenian hammer thrower

is a Hungarian hammer thrower

competes in long-distance track events and international road races

is a Jamaican retired sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres event

retired American sprinter who competed in the 60 meters, 100 meters, and 200 meters

is a South African middle-distance runner

is a retired American sprinter, who competed in the 60 metres, 100 m and 200 m

is a retired Jamaican sprinter

British retired athlete who specialised in the heptathlon

retired American decathlete

retired Australian athlete who competed in the 100 metre hurdles

is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who competes chiefly in the 3,000 metres and 5,000 metres events

retired British track and field athlete who specialised in the long jump

born 18 September 1986) is a French pole vaulter

competing in high jump, long jump and triple jump

was an Italian sprinter and politician

is a retired American track and field athlete

is a Russian former athlete who specialized in the 800 metres event

is a Qatari track and field athlete who competes in the high jump

is an American former decathlete and Olympic gold medalist

is a former Czech track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw

former Kazakhstani track and field athlete

is a Kenyan middle-distance runner, who specialises in the 1500 metres

is a Jamaican retired track and field sprinter

is an Algerian athlete who specialises in middle-distance running

is a Jamaican track and field athlete, competing in the 110 metres hurdles

is a retired American track and field athlete who competed in the triple jump

an Italian former athlete who competed in the triple jump and occasionally in the long jump

is a British former track and field athlete who specialised in the 400 metres

a retired American sprinter who specialized in the 100 meters and 200 meters

is an American former pole vaulter

is a Kenyan long-distance runner

He competed in the 100 meters and 200 meters events.

who specialises in the 110 metre hurdles

who mainly competes in the 400 m hurdles, but also is a 400 m runner.

former NCAA national champion in the 400 m

who specialized in the 400 meter hurdles

is an American track and field athlete who competes in the high jump

is a Trinidadian track and field athlete who competes in the javelin throw

Specializing in the 400 meter hurdles

middle-distance runner who competes in the 800 metres

was a German pole vaulter.

was a German discus thrower, former Olympic champion.

is a Moroccan long-distance runner who competes in the marathon.

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Athletics

1,500 metres, Men

claimed the pentathlon gold medal at the 1968 Mexico Olympics

Long Jump, Men

Hammer Throw, Women

Pole Vault, Men

Triple Jump, Women

400 metres, Men

400 metres Hurdles, Men

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100 metres, Men (Olympic)

Apart from his four AAU shot titles, Rose won the discus twice and was the inaugural AAU javelin champion in 1909.

400 metres, Men

Steeplechase, Men

100 / 80 metres Hurdles, Women

Steeplechase (3,000 metres), Women

Personal Best: 5000

Steeplechase (3,000 metres), Women

400 metres Hurdles, Men

Marathon, Men

1,500 metres, Men

Javelin Throw, Women

10,000 metres, Women

Shot Put, Women

Decathlon, Men

400 metres, Men

She competed in three Olympic events, winning gold in the shot put and discus throw while placing third in the high jump.

Pole Vault, Women

It is active in athletics, diving, karate, petanca, pilota, rugby, sailing, swimming, water polo, and triathlon.

was one of the finest Olympic sprinters of his time

Athletics

competed for Germany in the women's high jump at the 1936 Summer Olympics

Anne-Marie Colchen won the 1946 European Championships in the high jump.

10,000 metres, Men

Athletics

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Athletics

Athletics

Athletics

Athletics

Athletics

Athletics

Athletics

Athletics

400 metres, Men

Kerron Stephon Clement (born October 31, 1985) is a Trinidadian-born American track and field athlete who competes in the 400-meter hurdles and 400-meter sprint.

is a Chinese former Olympic shot putter

is an American track and field athlete who competes in the long jump and triple jump

former middle-distance track and field athlete specializing in the 1500 m and mile

is a Russian sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres and 400 metres hurdles.

is a French former middle-distance runner competing mainly in the 1500 metres event

is a German former middle- and long-distance runner

is a retired German track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw

Csák was best known as the winner of the women's high jump at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.

Athletics is a group of sporting events involving competitive running, jumping and throwing.

are a biennial athletics competition organized by World Athletics

was an American track and field athlete

is a Kenyan middle and long-distance runner

is an Ethiopian-Dutch middle- and long-distance runner

is an American hurdler and sprinter

is a Jamaican sprinter who competes in the 60 metres, 100 metres and 200 metres

is an American retired track and field athlete

is a Finnish former long-distance runner

was an Australian athlete and a four-time Olympic champion

was an American track and field athlete

was an American athlete, member of the Irish American Athletic Club

represented Australia in athletics and bobsleigh and competed in the World's Strongest Man competition

who competed in the women's shot put.

was a Canadian track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw

Erasmus competed in athletics and medalled in all four of his events

Hayward was also renowned as one of Canada's fastest sprinters, running distances from 75 to 600 yards.

was a Jamaican-born track and field athlete competing in high jump

is a German athlete who specialises in the 100 metres hurdles

is a Polish hammer thrower

competing in athletics and swimming

was a Finnish track and field athlete, who competed mainly in the 3000 metres steeplechase in the 1920s

is a Paralympic athlete from Germany competing in field events

Steven Leslie Hooker OAM (born 16 July 1982) is an Australian former pole vaulter and Olympic gold medalist.

is an American Paralympian track and field athlete

is an American track and field athlete who competes in the shot put and discus

is a Belgian athlete specialising in multi-event competition

was a New Zealand middle-distance runner

is a retired French track and field sprinter who specialised in the 200 and 400 metres

Christopher came second in his preliminary heat of the 400 metres

is an American former track and field athlete

is a female long-distance runner from Austria.

He has competed at both the Olympic and Paralympic Games competing in the 100 m and 400 m sprint events

is an Italian race walker

He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London and at the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm.

was a Soviet and Russian pole vaulter

is a Paralympian athlete from France and New Caledonia competing mainly in category T53 sprint events

was a Swiss middle-distance runner

(born 1 September 1976) is a Czech hurdler.

is a Russian former heptathlete

is a retired Russian race walker

was a Cuban hurdler who competed in the 1964 Summer Olympics

He won two gold medals at the 1950 British Empire Games in the 440 yards

was a German athlete

He won three medals at the 1934 European Championships and was a four-time International University Games gold medallist.

Anni Biechl (born 17 March 1940) is a West German athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres.

is a German former middle- and long-distance runner who competed in the 1500 metres and 3000 metres for West Germany

Athletics

Papazyan participated in Men's 800 metres and Men's 1500 metres.

is an Azerbaijani Paralympic athlete competing in the T11 blindness category.

was a Finnish long-distance runner

is a former East German sprinter

an American track and field athlete who won three gold medals at the 1904 Summer Olympics

was a Soviet athlete who dominated the shot put and discus throw in the early 1960s

was an Italian race walker

was an American field athlete

is a Russian former runner who set seven world records

was an American track athlete and is widely regarded as one of the best sprinters of the early 20th century

was an Irish-American three-time Olympic gold medalist in the hammer throw

was a Swedish track and field athlete who competed at the 1900, 1906, 1908 and 1912 Olympics

was an American middle-distance runner

was an Irish-American athlete and three time Olympic Games gold medallist in discus throw

was a Poland-born American track and field athlete

Neil Anthony Gardner (born 8 December 1974) is a Jamaican former athlete who specialized in the 400 meters hurdles event.

was an Australian athlete and tennis player

was an American track and field athlete and rugby union footballer

is an American sprinter and bobsledder

Jensen competed in the shot put, placing fourth.

Hofmann competed in the 100 metres.

is a German sprinter and bobsledder

She competed in the women's high jump at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Izaskun Osés Ayúcar (born 11 May 1985) is a blind Spanish Paralympic athlete who competes in middle-distance running events in international level events.

Gustavo Adolfo Becker Lasso (born 17 June 1966) is a retired Spanish athlete who specialised in the high jump.

was a German track and field athlete and tug of war competitor

is a Spanish Paralympic athlete who competes in mainly javelin throw and shot put

is a female English retired shot putter

who specializes in javelin throw

He also competed in track and field athletics and swimming at the 1972 Games.

was a German long-distance runner

born 26 November 1983) is an Azerbaijani Paralympic athlete competing in the T12 category.

was a German athlete and football coach.

was a French long-distance runner

was an Italian decathlete

is a Swedish athlete, competing in the long-distance running events

He competed in the men's triple jump at the 1960 Summer Olympics and the 1964 Summer Olympics.

was a Hungarian track and field athlete and cross-country skier

was an Italian athlete (middle-distance runner), lawyer and sports official.

was a German long-distance runner

Austrian sprinter Edi Schönecker was eliminated in the heats of the 100 and 200 meters at the 1908 London Olympics.

a retired German track and field athlete who specialised in the high jump

Bil Marinkovic (born 16 August 1973) is a blind Paralympic athlete from Austria who competes mostly in throwing events.

is an Indian javelin thrower

is a Swedish and American pole vaulter who competes for Sweden

is an Australian former sprinter who specialised in the 400 metres event

is a Jamaican retired sprinter who specialised in the 100 metres

is an American retired track and field sprinter who competed in the 100 and 200 meters

was a Kenyan long-distance runner

is a Czech former track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw

is a Croatian former track and field athlete who specialised in the high jump

is a Chinese former 110 meter hurdler

is the continental association for the sport of athletics in Africa

is an American middle-distance runner

was a Polish sprinter who was one of the world's foremost track athletes

is a Cuban former track and field athlete who specialized in the high jump

is an American track and field sprinter who competes in various sprint race events

is a Venezuelan athlete who holds the world record for women's triple jump

is a retired Swedish track and field athlete who competed in the heptathlon

is a Ukrainian high jumper and women's high jump world record holder

won the first modern-day Olympic marathon at the 1896 Summer Olympics

is a Ukrainian long jumper and triple jumper

is a Croatian discus thrower

is an American former track and field athlete and holds the world record in the long jump

Joshua Kiprui Cheptegei (born 12 September 1996) is a Ugandan long-distance runner. He is the current world record holder for the 5000 metres and the 10,000 metres

is a South African track and field sprinter who competes in the 200 and 400 metres

is a Kenyan long-distance runner and world record holder in the 5000 meters, 10,000 meters, and road 5k

is a Soviet-Ukrainian former sprinter and politician. He is a two-time Olympian

is a German former sprint track and field athlete. During her career she set 16 world records in outdoor sprints

is a Saint Lucian sprinter. She won the gold medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the 100 metres event

was an American sprinter who won three gold medals at the 1956 Olympics

is an Italian high jumper, Olympic champion (2020), World outdoor champion (2023)

is a Finnish retired track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw

is a Serbian long jumper and triple jumper

is an English middle-distance runner specialising in the 800 metres

is a retired British middle distance athlete and television personality

is an English former triple jumper

is a British former long-distance runner

is a Norwegian sprinter who competes in the 400 metres and 400 m hurdles

is an Italian track and field sprinter and former long jumper

track and field athlete who competed in sprinting and the combined events

is an Ethiopian middle- and long-distance runner

is an Ethiopian long-distance runner

is a Botswana sprinter

is a Grenadian professional sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres

is an Ethiopian long-distance runner

is a Russian-Armenian high jumper

is an American former track and field sprinter

is a New Zealand retired shot putter

is an American retired track and field sprinter

is a Canadian sprinter

is a Jamaican-Canadian retired sprinter

is an American professional hurdler and sprinter

is a Norwegian middle- and long-distance runner

is a Russian coach and former race walker

2020 Olympic champion and 2022 world champion in long jump

is a Lithuanian former discus thrower and politician

was a Hungarian track and field athlete, known as Angéla Ránky after her marriage.

is a Norwegian former athlete

is a Kenyan professional long distance and marathon runner

Alessio Faustini (born 10 June 1960) is an Italian former long-distance runner.

Robert Archibald Prentice (4 July 1917-19 May 1987) was an Australian long-distance runner who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.

finished fifth in the 5000m

is a former German pole vaulter

is an Italian male mountain runner and long-distance runner

is a French runner of Martiniquais origin who competes in the 400 metres and 4 × 400 m relay

a retired American hurdling athlete

is a British Paralympic wheelchair athlete

is an English sprint runner

competing in T38 para-athletics sprint events and C4 para-cycling

is an American hurdler

is a decathlete from Cuba

Hollie Beth Arnold (born 26 June 1994) is a British parasport athlete competing in category F46 javelin.

During her career she was recognised as the greatest sprinter in her class, winning four Paralympic gold medals along with two World Championships titles.

Paul John Blake (born 15 January 1990) is a British athlete who competes in T36 middle-distance events.

Debbie Brennan is a Paralympian athlete from Great Britain competing mainly in category T34 sprint events.

Jonathan Broom-Edwards (born 27 May 1988) is a British para-sport athlete who competes mainly in the T44/T64 classification High Jump.

James Brown (born 8 October 1964) is a former Northern Irish paralympic-cyclist, who competed for Great Britain, Ireland, and Northern Ireland.

He has lumbar sacral spinal agenesis congenital paraplegia and competes in T53 category sprint events.

She previously competed in the F51 club and discus throw, before switching sports in 2023.

Peter Andrew Carruthers, MBE (1949-2019) was a British wheelchair racer who competed at three Paralympic Games, he was a Paralympic champion in sprinting events.

Kenny Churchill (born 10 May 1975) is a British athlete from Middlesbrough, England, who competes in the javelin throw and shot put in the F37 category of Paralympic events.

Elizabeth Gemma Clegg (born 24 March 1990) is a British Paralympic sprinter and tandem track cyclist who has represented both Scotland and Great Britain at international events.

Nigel Coultas is a paralympic athlete from Great Britain competing mainly in category TS4 sprint events.

Stephen Brunt MBE (born 21 July 1960) is a paralympic athlete from Great Britain competing mainly in category T12 distance runner events.

Daniel Brian Crates (born 9 February 1973) is a British former athlete, who specialised in 800m.

Karen Davidson is a British former wheelchair athlete.

Aled Siôn Davies (born 24 May 1991) is a British Paralympian athlete competing mainly in category F42 throwing events.

Sabrina Fortune (born 25 May 1997) is a British Paralympic track and field athlete from Wales competing in category F20 throwing events.

Daniel Greaves (born 4 October 1982) is a British athlete who specialises in the discus throw.

Sophie Megan Hahn (born 23 January 1997) is a parasport athlete from England competing mainly in T38 sprint events.

Christopher Alexander Hallam, MBE (31 December 1962-16 August 2013) was a Welsh Paralympian and wheelchair athlete.

Anthony Hamilton (born 18 February 1969 in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire) is a former British Paralympic athlete who represented the United Kingdom at the 1988 and 1992 Paralympic games.

John Harris (born 1945) is a former Paralympic athlete from Wales competing mainly in category 5 throwing events.

Georgina Hermitage (born 28 March 1989) is a British former parasport athlete competing in T37 sprint events.

Helen Hilderley is a British Paralympic athlete.

David Holding (born 1968) is a British wheelchair athlete.

Barbara Roach (née Joscelyne, born 9 May 1959) is a British Paralympian athlete.

Colin Keay is a retired Scottish and British athlete who won medals at European, Paralympic, and world level.

Samantha May Kinghorn (born 6 January 1996) is a British World Champion wheelchair racer and TV presenter.

Robert Lowe (born 4 May 1945) is a former Paralympic athlete from Great Britain competing mainly in throwing events.

Martin Mansell (born 13 December 1960) is a former Paralympic athlete from Great Britain competing mainly in swimming.

Chris Martin (born 1 November 1971) is a British Paralympian track and field athlete competing in category F33 throwing events.

Robert Aubrey Matthews (26 May 1961-11 April 2018) was a British athlete who competed in blind middle- and long-distance events.

Owen Miller (born 1 November 1991) is a British Paralympic athlete.

Stephen James Miller MBE (born 27 May 1980) is a British athlete who competes in the fields of Paralympic club and discus throwing.

Dzaier Djarmilia Belgasmi Neil (born 1957) is an Algerian-born British disability rights activist and former Paralympic athlete who competed internationally in track and field and table

Isabel Newstead, (née Barr; 3 May 1955-18 January 2007) was a British paralympic athlete who competed at seven consecutive Paralympic Games from 1980 to 2004.

Stephen Payton (born 17 May 1977 in Uphall, Scotland) is a Paralympian athlete from Great Britain competing mainly in category T38 sprint events.

Eric Pearce (1936-1997) was an English Paralympic athlete, who represented Great Britain at the 1984 Summer Paralympics.

Josie Rachel Pearson MBE (born 3 January 1986) is a Paralympian wheelchair rugby player and athlete from England.

Daniel Dean Pembroke (born 16 July 1991) is a British athlete who specialises in the Javelin throw.

Sally Reddin is a Paralympic athlete from Great Britain competing mainly in category F54 shot put events.

Valerie Robertson (née Forder; born 1943) is a British former Paralympic athlete who competed in archery, athletics, swimming, and wheelchair fencing, winning at least a silver medal in

Hazel Robson (born 22 August 1979) is a Paralympian athlete from Great Britain competing mainly in category T36 sprint events.

Ben Sandilands (born 7 August 2003) is a British athlete.

Andrew Small (born 6 January 1993) is a British Paralympic athlete who competes in sprint and middle-distance events in the T33 classification.

Laura Sugar (born 7 February 1991) is a British Para athlete and Para canoeist who is a two time Paralympic champion in the Para canoe KL3 event .

Noel Thatcher is a British Paralympic runner who represented the United Kingdom at six Paralympic Games between 1984 and 2004, collecting a total of five gold medals.

Dick Thompson (December 1930-1993) was a British Paralympic athlete who won six gold medals competing in track and field events.

Lloyd Upsdell is a Paralympian athlete from Great Britain competing mainly in category T35 sprint events.

Michael Walker is a Paralympic athlete who won five gold medals representing Great Britain.

Caz Walton OBE (born Carol Bryant; 1 February 1947) is a British retired wheelchair athlete and former Great Britain Paralympic team manager.

Jonathan Ward is a paralympic athlete from Great Britain competing mainly in category F13 throwing events.

Richard Whitehead MBE (born 19 July 1976) is a British athlete.

Thomas Robert Young (born 27 July 2000) is a British Paralympic athlete who competes in sprinting events at international events, he is a Paralympic Games gold medallist, three-time

Amanda Beverley Pedder (née Little) (born 1962 in Swindon) is a paralympic athlete from Great Britain competing mainly in category C1 events.

Hannah Lucy Cockroft (born 30 July 1992) is a British wheelchair racer, specialising in sprint distances in the T34 classification, and a TV presenter.

Christopher Clarke MBE (born 25 January 1990) is an English former athlete who represented Great Britain and Northern Ireland in sprinting events.

was a Canadian wheelchair athlete, who won 14 medals in racing events

All of these medals were for athletics

is a retired Paralympic sprinter from Brazil

Christie Dawes (née Skelton, born 3 May 1980) is an Australian Paralympic wheelchair racing athlete.

competing mainly in category T12 sprint events

is a former German long-distance track event runner

is a Sudanese middle-distance runner

who specialised in the 3000 metres steeplechase event

is a United States track and field athlete

is a retired German sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres

was a Dutch athlete who competed from 1917 to 1931.

a 400 metre runner

2008 Summer Olympics Athletics RUS Andrey Silnov High Jump, Men (Olympic) 1 Gold

was a West German hammer thrower

is a retired German middle-distance runner

was a German middle-distance runner who won two medals at the 1928 Summer Olympics

Allyson Michelle Felix (born November 18, 1985) is an American track and field athlete who competes in the 100 meters, 200 meters and 400 meters.

Hicham El Guerrouj (Arabic: هشام الݣروج; Berber languages: ⵀⵉⵛⴰⵎ ⵍⴳⵔⵔⵓⵊ, romanized: Hisham El Gerruj; born 14 September 1974) is a retired Moroccan middle-distance runner who is the current world record holder in the 1500 metres.

Kenenisa Bekele Beyecha (Oromo: Qananiisaa baqqalaa; Amharic: ቀነኒሳ በቀለ; born 13 June 1982) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner.

Yelena Gadzhievna Isinbayeva (%5B%5BWikipedia%3ATemplates+for+discussion%2FLog%2F2025+April+17%23Template%3ALang-rus%5D%5D{}</noinclude>Russian: Елена Гаджиевна Исинбаева, IPA: [jɪˈlʲɛnə gɐˈdʐɨjɪvnə ɪsʲɪnˈbajɪvə]; also spelled as Elena Isinbaeva; born 3 June 1982) is a Russian former po

Richard Douglas Fosbury (March 6, 1947 - March 12, 2023) was an American high jumper, who is considered one of the most influential athletes in the history of track and field.

Robert Beamon (born August 29, 1946) is an American former track and field athlete, best known for his world record in the long jump at the Mexico City Olympics in 1968.

Wyomia Tyus (pronunciation: why-o-mi; born August 29, 1945) is a retired American track and field sprinter, and the first person to retain the Olympic title in the 100 m (a feat since duplicated by Carl Lewis, Gail Devers, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Usain Bolt, and Elaine Thompson-Herah).

Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (née Fraser; born December 27, 1986) is a retired Jamaican track and field sprinter who competed in the 60 metres, 100 m and 200 m.

Nawal El Moutawakel (Amazigh: ⵏⴰⵡⴰⵍ ⵍⵎⵓⵜⴰⵡⴰⵇⵇⵍ; Arabic: نوال المتوكل; born 15 April 1962) is a Moroccan former hurdler, who won the inaugural women's 400 metres hurdles event at the 1984 Summer Olympics, and is the first Moroccan, Arab, African, and Muslim woman to win an Olympic gold.

Maria de Lurdes Mutola ( mə-REE-ə moo-TOH-lə; born 27 October 1972) is a retired Mozambican female track and field athlete who specialised in the 800 metres running event.

Grete Waitz, née Andersen (1 October 1953 - 19 April 2011) was a Norwegian marathon runner and former world record holder.

Kamila Skolimowska (4 November 1982 - 18 February 2009) was a Polish hammer thrower.

Stefka Georgieva Kostadinova (Bulgarian: Стефка Георгиева Костадинова; born 25 March 1965) is a Bulgarian former athlete who competed in the high jump.

Jarmila Kratochvílová (Czech pronunciation: [ˈjarmɪla ˈkratoxviːlovaː] ; born 26 January 1951 in Golčův Jeníkov) is a Czechoslovak former track and field athlete.

Gretel Lambert (born Margarethe Bergmann; April 12, 1914 - July 25, 2017) was a German Jewish track and field athlete who competed as a high jumper during the 1930s.

Heike Gabriela Drechsler (German pronunciation: [ˈhaɪkə ˈdʁɛkslɐ] ; née Daute; born 16 December 1964) is a German former track and field athlete who represented East Germany and later Germany.

Paul Kibii Tergat (born 17 June 1969) is a Kenyan former professional long-distance runner.

Alfred Adolph Oerter Jr. (; September 19, 1936 - October 1, 2007) was an American athlete and a four-time Olympic champion in the discus throw.

Robert Marek Korzeniowski (born 30 July 1968) is a Polish former racewalker who won four gold medals at the Olympic Games and three gold medals at World Championships.

Sardar Milkha Singh (20 November 1929 - 18 June 2021), also known as "The Flying Sikh", was an Indian track and field sprinter who was introduced to the sport while serving in the Indian Army.

Raelene Ann Boyle (born 24 June 1951) is an Australian retired athlete, who represented Australia at three Olympic Games as a sprinter, winning three silver medals, and was named one of 100 National Living Treasures by the National Trust of Australia in 1998.

Shambel Abebe Bikila (Amharic: ሻምበል አበበ ቢቂላ; August 7, 1932 - October 25, 1973) was an Ethiopian marathon runner who was a back-to-back Olympic marathon champion.

Hestrie Cloete OIS (née Storbeck; born 26 August 1978) is a former South African professional high jumper.

Olga Connolly (née Fikotová; Czech pronunciation: [ˈolɡa ˈfɪkotovaː], 13 November 1932 - 12 April 2024) was a Czechoslovak, and later American, discus thrower.

Ewa Janina Kłobukowska (born 1 October 1946) is a Polish former sprinter.

Dana Zátopková (Czech pronunciation: [ˈdana ˈzaːtopkovaː]; née Ingrová [ˈɪŋɡrovaː], 19 September 1922 - 13 March 2020) was a Czech javelin thrower who won a gold medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics.

Volodymyr Petrovych Kuts (Ukrainian: Володимир Петрович Куц, Russian: Владимир Петрович Куц, 7 February 1927 - 16 August 1975) was a Soviet long-distance runner.

Samia Yusuf Omar or Samiyo Omar (Somali: Saamiya Yuusuf Cumar; Arabic: سامية يوسف عمر; 25 March 1991 - April 2012) was a sprinter from Somalia.

Rosemarie "Rosi" Ackermann (née Witschas; born 4 April 1952) is a German former high jumper, Olympic champion and multiple world record holder.

Dorothy Jennifer Beatrice Tyler, MBE (née Odam; 14 March 1920 - 25 September 2014) was a British athlete who competed mainly in the high jump.

Balian Buschbaum (born 14 July 1980) is a former German pole vaulter.

Hans Grodotzki (4 April 1936 - 18 September 2026) was an East German long-distance runner who competed mainly in track events.

Imrich Bugár (Hungarian: Bugár Imre; 14 April 1955 - 8 April 2026) was a Czech discus thrower of Slovak-Hungarian origin.

Karoline "Lina" Radke-Batschauer (née Batschauer; 18 October 1903 - 14 February 1983) was a German track and field athlete.

Markus Rehm (born 22 August 1988 in Göppingen, West Germany) is a German Paralympic athlete, and in the long jump has won four Paralympic, six world and five European titles.

Norman Stephen Taber (September 3, 1891 - July 15, 1952) was an American middle distance runner.

Ilmari R. Salminen (21 September 1902 - 5 January 1986) was a Finnish long-distance runner, winner of the 10,000 metres at the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Marion Wagner (born 1 February 1978, in Mainz) is a retired German sprinter who specialized in the 100 metres.

Frank Busemann (German pronunciation: [fʁaŋk ˈbuːzəˌman] ; born 26 February 1975 in Recklinghausen) is a former German decathlete.

Walter Schmidt (born August 7, 1948) is a male retired hammer thrower from West Germany.

Jiřina Kudličková (formerly Svobodová, née Ptáčníková; Czech pronunciation: [ˈjɪr̝ɪna ˈptaːtʃɲiːkovaː]; born 20 May 1986) is a Czech former pole vaulter.

Otto Paul Eberhard Peltzer (8 March 1900 - 11 August 1970) was a German middle distance runner who set world records in the 1920s.

Eric Henry Liddell (; 16 January 1902 - 21 February 1945) was a Scottish sprinter, rugby player and a Christian missionary.

Abel Richard Kiviat (June 23, 1892 - August 24, 1991) was an American track coach, press agent, and highly accomplished middle-distance runner.

is an American former track and field athlete and wide receiver in the American Football League.

is an Ecuadorian retired race walker.

was a Canadian track and field athlete and sports journalist who won a gold medal in the 4 × 100 metres relay and a silver medal in the 100 metres at

was a German race walker who won a gold medal in the 50 kilometres walk at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.

Livio Berruti (19 May 1939-9 August 2026) was an Italian athlete who was the winner of the 200-meter dash in the 1960 Summer Olympics.

She specialized in high jump and was the first black woman to win an Olympic gold medal.

Annegret Richter (née Irrgang; born 13 October 1950) is a German (former West German) athlete and the 1976 Olympic 100 m champion.

Alvin Christian "Al" Kraenzlein (December 12, 1876, January 6, 1928) was an American track-and-field athlete known as "the father of the modern hurdling technique".

is a Latvian athlete competing in heptathlon

is a retired Soviet javelin thrower

is a retired German sprinter

was a Georgian triple jumper

who competed mainly in the Marathon

competed mainly in the pentathlon and long jump

Italian former athlete and bronze medalist at the 1968 Summer Olympics in the 110 metre hurdles

is a retired German discus thrower

At the Trials she finished second to Elta Cartwright and at the Olympics, which was only the fourth meet at which she had ever competed, she beat the highly favored Canadians to take the 100m title and become America’s first woman track & field champion.

Although he was eliminated in the semi-finals of the individual 400 metres at both the 1932 and 1936 Olympics, Godfrey Rampling won a relay medal in both Los Angeles and Berlin.

At the 1936 Olympics he won a bronze medal in the shot put, and then four days later, became Olympic champion in the javelin, defeating the favored Finns.

Johan Pietari Kolehmainen, known to the sports world as Hannes Kolehmainen, was the first great distance runner of the Olympic Games.

Decathlete Jürgen Hingsen won the silver medal at the 1984 Los Angeles Games behind his eternal rival Daley Thompson whom he could never beat in competition.

is a Canadian high jump athlete

an American former track and field athlete

Latvian track and field athlete who competed in javelin throw

is a former German female shot putter and discus thrower

was an American track and field athlete

was a Ugandan hurdler

was a German high jumper.

is a Russian former race walker.

was an English-born Canadian long-distance runner

is a German heptathlete

German former track and field athlete

The race is one of the elite label marathons in the World Athletics Label Road Races.

is a German former athlete and 5000 m Olympic champion

middle-distance athlete who ran the first sub-4-minute mile

Israeli Holocaust survivor, racewalker and two-time Olympian

was a track athlete from Czechoslovakia

was an American track and field athlete

a 1972 US Olympic Team member in the 10,000 meters

These were the last athletic games exclusively for women