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)

Athletics (43)

Athletics (44)

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.

Athletics

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

Athletics

Athletics

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

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