Men's Track and Field Individual: Olympic Gold Medalists.

Men's Track and Field Individual: Olympic Gold Medalists. Men's Track and Field Individual: Olympic Gold Medalists (100 m). Year Name Country Winning time 1896 Thomas Burke United States 12.00 1900 Frank Jarvis United States 11.00 1904 Archie Hahn United States 11.00 1906 Archie Hahn United States 11.20 1908 Reginald Walker South Africa 10.80 1912 Ralph Craig United States 10.80 1920 Charles Paddock United States 10.80 1924 Harold Abrahams Great Britain 10.60 1928 Percy Williams Canada 10.80 1932 Eddie Tolan United States 10.30 1936 Jesse Owens United States 10.30 1948 Harrison Dillard United States 10.30 1952 Lindy Remigino United States 10.40 1956 Bobby Morrow United States 10.50 1960 Armin Hary Germany 10.20 1964 Bob Hayes United States 10.00 1968 Jim Hines United States 9.95 1972 Valery Borzov USSR 10.14 1976 Hasely Crawford Trinidad and Tobago 10.06 1980 Allan Wells Great Britain 10.25 1984 Carl Lewis United States 9.99 1988 Carl Lewis United States 9.92 1992 Linford Christie Great Britain 9.96 1996 Donovan Bailey Canada 9.84 2000 Maurice Greene United States 9.87 2004 Justin Gatlin United States 9.85 . Men's Track and Field Individual: Olympic Gold Medalists (200 m). Year Name Country Winning time 1900 Walter Tewksbury United States 22.20 1904 Archie Hahn United States 21.60 1908 Robert Kerr Canada 22.60 1912 Ralph Craig United States 21.70 1920 Allen Woodring United States 22.00 1924 Jackson Scholz United States 21.60 1928 Percy Williams Canada 21.80 1932 Eddie Tolan United States 21.20 1936 Jesse Owens United States 20.70 1948 Mel Patton United States 21.10 1952 Andy Stanfield United States 20.70 1956 Bobby Morrow United States 20.60 1960 Livio Berruti Italy 20.50 1964 Henry Carr United States 20.30 1968 Tommie Smith United States 19.83 1972 Valery Borzov USSR 20.00 1976 Don Quarrie Jamaica 20.23 1980 Pietro Mennea Italy 20.19 1984 Carl Lewis United States 19.80 1988 Joe DeLoach United States 19.75 1992 Mike Marsh United States 20.01 1996 Michael Johnson United States 19.32 2000 Konstantinos Kenteris Greece 20.09 2004 Shawn Crawford United States 19.79 . Men's Track and Field Individual: Olympic Gold Medalists (400 m). Year Name Country Winning time 1 896 Thomas Burke United States 54.20 1900 Maxwell Long United States 49.40 1904 Harry Hillman United States 49.20 1906 Paul Pilgrim United States 53.20 1908 Wyndham Halswelle United Kingdom 50.00 1912 Charles Reidpath United States 48.20 1920 Bevil Rudd South Africa 49.60 1924 Eric Liddell United Kingdom 47.60 1928 Ray Barbuti United States 47.80 1932 William Carr United States 46.20 1936 Archie Williams United States 46.50 1948 Arthur Wint Jamaica 46.20 1952 V. George Rhoden Jamaica 45.90 1956 Charles Jenkins United States 46.70 1960 Otis Davis United States 44.90 1964 Mike Larrabee United States 45.10 1968 Lee Evans United States 43.86 1972 Vince Matthews United States 44.66 1976 Alberto Juantorena Cuba 44.26 1980 Viktor Markin USSR 44.60 1984 Alonzo Babers United States 44.27 1988 Steve Lewis United States 43.87 1992 Quincy Watts United States 43.50 1996 Michael Johnson United States 43.49 2000 Michael Johnson United States 43.84 2004 Jeremy Wariner United States 44.00 . Men's Track and Field Individual: Olympic Gold Medalists (800 m). Year Name Country Winning time 1896 Edwin Flack Australia 2:11.00 1900 Alfred Tysoe United Kingdom 2:01.20 1904 James Lightbody United States 1:56.00 1906 Paul Pilgrim United States 2:01.50 1908 Mel Sheppard United States 1:52.80 1912 James Meredith United States 1:51.90 1920 Albert Hill United Kingdom 1:53.40 1924 Douglas Lowe United Kingdom 1:52.40 1928 Douglas Lowe United Kingdom 1:51.80 1932 Thomas Hampson United Kingdom 1:49.70 1936 John Woodruff United States 1:52.90 1948 Malvin Whitfield United States 1:49.20 1952 Malvin Whitfield United States 1:49.20 1956 Thomas Courtney United States 1:47.70 1960 Peter Snell New Zealand 1:46.30 1964 Peter Snell New Zealand 1:45.10 1968 Ralph Doubell Australia 1:44.30 1972 Dave Wottle United States 1:45.90 1976 Alberto Juantorena Cuba 1:43.50 1980 Steve Ovett United Kingdom 1:45.40 1984 Joaquim Cruz Brazil 1:43.00 1988 Paul Ereng Kenya 1:43.45 1992 William Tanui Kenya 1:43.66 1996 Vebjörn Rodel Norway 1:42.58 2000 Hils Schumann Germany 1:45.08 2004 Yuriy Borzakovskiy Russia 1:44.45 . Men's Track and Field Individual: Olympic Gold Medalists (1,500 m). Year Name Country Winning time 1 896 Edwin Flack Australia 4:33.20 1900 Charles Bennett United Kingdom 4:06.20 1904 James Lightbody United States 4:05.40 1906 James Lightbody United States 4:12.00 1908 Melvin Shepphard United States 4:03.40 1912 Arnold Jackson United Kingdom 3:56.80 1920 Albert Hill United Kingdom 4:01.80 1924 Paavo Nurmi Finland 3:53.60 1928 Harry Larva Finland 3:53.20 1932 Luigi Beccali Italy 3:51.20 1936 Jack Lovelock New Zealand 3:47.80 1948 Henry Eriksson Sweden 3:49.80 1952 Josef Barthel Luxembourg 3:45.10 1956 Ron Delany Ireland 3:41.20 1960 Herb Elliott Australia 3:35.60 1964 Peter Snell New Zealand 3:38.10 1968 Kip Keino Kenya 3:34.90 1972 Pekka Vasala Finland 3:36.30 1976 John Walker New Zealand 3:39.17 1980 Sebastian Coe United Kingdom 3:38.40 1984 Sebastian Coe United Kingdom 3:32.53 1988 Peter Rono Kenya 3:35.96 1992 Fermin Cacho Spain 3:40.12 1996 Noureddine Morceli Algeria 3:35.78 2000 Noah Ngeny Kenya 3:32.07 2004 Hicham El Guerrouj Morocco 3:34.18 . Men's Track and Field Individual: Olympic Gold Medalists (3,000 m Steeplechase). Year Name Country Winning time 1900 (run as 2,500 m) George Orton Canada 7:34.40 1904 (run as 2,590 m) James Lightbody United States 7:39.60 1908 (run as 3,200 m) Arthur Russell United Kingdom 10:47.80 1920 Percy Hodge United Kingdom 10:00.40 1924 Ville Ritola Finland 9:33.60 1928 Toivo Loukola Finland 9:21.80 1932 Volmari Iso-Hollo Finland 10:33.40 1936 Volmari Iso-Hollo Finland 9:03.80 1948 Torejöstrand Sweden 9:04.60 1952 Horace Ashenfelter United States 8:45.40 1956 Chris Brasher United Kingdom 8:41.20 1960 Zdzislaw Krzyszkowiak Poland 8:34.20 1964 Gaston Roelants Belgium 8:30.80 1968 Amos Biwott Kenya 8:51.00 1972 Kip Keino Kenya 8:23.60 1976 Anders Gärderud Sweden 8:08.20 1980 Bronislaw Malinowski Poland 8:09.70 1984 Julius Korir Kenya 8:11.80 1988 Julius Kariuki Kenya 8:05.51 1992 Matthew Birir Kenya 8:08.84 1996 Joseph Keter Kenya 8:07.12 2000 Reuben Kosgei Kenya 8:21.43 2004 Ezekiel Kemboi Kenya 8:05.81 . Men's Track and Field Individual: Olympic Gold Medalists (5,000 m). Year Name Country Winning time 1 912 Hannes Kolehmainen Finland 14:36.60 1920 Joseph Guillemot France 14:55.60 1924 Paavo Nurmi Finland 14:31.20 1928 Ville Ritola Finland 14:38.00 1932 Lauri Lehtinen Finland 14:30.00 1936 Gunnar Höckert Finland 14:22.20 1948 Gaston Reiff Belgium 14:17.60 1952 Emil Zátopek Czechoslovakia 14:06.60 1956 Vladimir Kuts USSR 13:39.60 1960 Murray Halberg New Zealand 13:43.40 1964 Bob Schul United States 13:48.80 1968 Mohammed Gammoudi Tunisia 14:05.00 1972 Lasse Viren Finland 13:26.40 1976 Lasse Viren Finland 13:21.76 1980 Miruts Yitfer Ethiopia 13:21.00 1984 Saïd Aoutia Morocco 13:05.59 1988 John Ngugi Kenya 13:11.70 1992 Dieter Baumann Germany 13:12.52 1996 Venuste Niyongabo Burundi 13:07.96 2000 Millon Wolde Ethiopia 13:35.49 2004 Hicham El Guerrouj Morocco 13:14.39 . Men's Track and Field Individual: Olympic Gold Medalists (10,000 m). Year Name Country Winning time 1912 Hannes Kolehmainen Finland 31:20.80 1920 Paavo Nurmi Finland 31:45.80 1924 Ville Ritola Finland 30:23.20 1928 Paavo Nurmi Finland 30:18.80 1932 Janusz KusociNski Poland 30:11.40 1936 Ilmari Salminen Finland 30:15.40 1948 Emil Zátopek Czechoslovakia 29:59.60 1952 Emil Zátopek Czechoslovakia 29:17.00 1956 Vladimir Kuts USSR 28:45.60 1960 Pyotr Bolotnikov USSR 28:32.20 1964 Billy Mills United States 28:24.40 1968 Naftali Temu Kenya 29:27.40 1972 Lasse Viren Finland 27:38.40 1976 Lasse Viren Finland 27:40.38 1980 Miruts Yitfer Ethiopia 27:42.70 1984 Alberto Cova Italy 27:47.54 1988 Brahim Boutayeb Morocco 27:21.46 1992 Khalid Skah Morocco 27:46.70 1996 Haile Gebrselassie Ethiopia 27:07.34 2000 Haile Gebrselassie Ethiopia 27:18.20 2004 Kenenisa Bekele Ethiopia 27:05.10 . Men's Track and Field Individual: Olympic Gold Medalists (20 km Walk). Year Name Country Winning time 1956 Leonid Spirin USSR 1h 31:27.40 1960 Vladimir Golubnichy USSR 1h 34:07.20 1964 Ken Matthews United Kingdom 1h 29:34.00 1968 Vladimir Golubnichiy USSR 1h 33:58.40 1972 Peter Frenkel East Germany 1h 26:42.40 1976 Daniel Bautista Mexico 1h 24:40.60 1980 Maurizio Damilano Italy 1h 23:35.50 1984 Ernesto Canto Mexico 1h 23:13.00 1988 Josef Pribilinec Czechoslovakia 1h 19:57.00 1992 Daniel Plaza Spain 1h 21:45.00 1996 Jefferson Perez Ecuador 1h 20:07.00 2000 Robert Korzeniowski Poland 1h 18:59.00 2004 Ivano Brugnetti Italy 1h 19:45.00 . Men's Track and Field Individual: Olympic Gold Medalists (50 km Walk). Year Name Country Winning time 1 932 Thomas Green United Kingdom 4h 50:10.00 1936 Harold Whitlock United Kingdom 4h 30:41.40 1948 John Ljunggren Sweden 4h 41:52.00 1952 Giuseppe Dordoni Italy 4h 28:07.80 1956 Norman Read New Zealand 4h 30:42.80 1960 Don Thompson United Kingdom 4h 25:30.00 1964 Abdon Pamich Italy 4h 11:12.40 1968 Christoph Höhne East Germany 4h 20:13.60 1972 Bernd Kannenberg West Germany 3h 56:11.60 1980 Hartwig Gauder East Germany 3h 49:24.00 1984 Raul Gonzalez Mexico 3h 47:26.00 1988 Vyacheslav Ivanenko USSR 3h 38:29.00 1992 Andrei Perlov USSR 3h 50:13.00 1996 Robert Korzeniowski Poland 3h 43:30.00 2000 Robert Korzeniowski Poland 3h 42:22.00 2004 Robert Korzeniowski Poland 3h 38:46.00 . Men's Track and Field Individual: Olympic Gold Medalists (Decathlon). Year Name Country Result 1904 Thomas Kiely United Kingdom/Ireland 6,036 points 1912 Hugo Wieslander/Jim Thorpe1 Sweden/United States 7,724 points 1920 Helge Lövland Norway 6,803 points 1924 Harold Osborn United States 7,711 points 1928 Paavo Yrjölä Finland 8,053 points 1932 Jim Bausch United States 8,462 points 1936 Glenn Morris United States 7,900 points 1948 Bob Mathias United States 7,139 points 1952 Bob Mathias United States 7,887 points 1956 Milt Campbell United States 7,937 points 1960 Rafer Johnson United States 8,392 points 1964 Willi Holdorf Germany 7,887 points2 1968 Bill Toomey United States 8,193 points 1972 Nikolai Avilov USSR 8,454 points 1976 Bruce Jenner United States 8,617 points 1980 Daley Thompson United Kingdom 8,495 points 1984 Daley Thompson United Kingdom 8,798 points 1988 Christan Schenk East Germany 8,488 points2 1992 Robert Zmelic Czechoslovakia 8,611 points 1996 Dan O'Brien United States 8,824 points 2000 Erik Nool Estonia 8,641 points 2004 Roman Sebrle Czech Republic 8,893 points 1) Jim Thorpe (United States) came first with 6,564 points but was later disqualified for unprofessionalism. He was reinstated posthumously in 1982, in equal first place. 2) New points systems were introduced before the 1964 and 1988 Games. . Men's Track and Field Individual: Olympic Gold Medalists (Discus). Year Name Country Winning distance 1896 Robert Garrett United States 29.15 m/95 ft 7 1/2 in. 1900 Rudolf Bauer Hungary 36.04 m/118 ft 3 in. 1904 Martin Sheridan United States 39.28 m/128 ft 10 1/2 in. 1906 Martin Sheridan United States 41.46 m/136 ft 1908 Martin Sheridan United States 40.89 m/134 ft 2 in. 1912 Armas Taipale Finland 45.21 m/148 ft 3 in. 1920 Elmer Niklander Finland 44.685 m/146 ft 7 in. 1924 Clarence Houser United States 46.155 m/151 ft 4 in. 1928 Clarence Houser United States 47.32 m/155 ft 3 in. 1932 John Anderson United States 49.49 m/162 ft 4 in. 1936 Kenneth Carpenter United States 50.48 m/165 ft 7 in. 1948 Adolfo Consolini Italy 52.78 m/173 ft 2 in. 1952 Sim Iness United States 55.03 m/180 ft 6.85 in. 1956 Al Oerter United States 56.36 m/184 ft 10 1/2 in. 1960 Al Oerter United States 59.18 m/194 ft 2 in. 1964 Al Oerter United States 61.00 m/200 ft 1 1/2 in. 1968 Al Oerter United States 64.78 m/212 ft 6 1/2 in. 1972 Ludvik Danék Czechoslovakia 64.40 m/211 ft 3 in. 1976 Mac Wilkins United States 67.50 m/221 ft 5.4 in. 1980 Viktor Rashchupkin USSR 66.64 m/218 ft 8 in. 1984 Rolf Danneburg West Germany 66.60 m/218 ft 6 in. 1988 Jürgen Schult East Germany 68.82 m/225 ft 9 1/4 in. 1992 Romas Ubartas Lithuania 65.12 m/213 ft 7 3/4 in. 1996 Lars Reidel Germany 69.40 m/227 ft 8 in. 2000 Virgilijus Alekna Lithuania 69.30 m/227 ft 4 1/4 in. . Men's Track and Field Individual: Olympic Gold Medalists (Hammer). 2 004 Virgilijus Alekna Lithuania 69.89 m/229 ft 3 1/2 in. . Men's Track and Field Individual: Olympic Gold Medalists (Hammer). Year Name Country Winning distance 1900 John Flanagan United States 49.73 m/163 ft 1 in. 1904 John Flanagan United States 51.23 m/168 ft 1 in. 1908 John Flanagan United States 51.92 m/170 ft 4 1/4 in. 1912 Matthew McGrath United States 54.74 m/179 ft 7 in. 1920 Patrick Ryan United States 52.875 m/173 ft 5 in. 1924 Frederick Tootell United States 53.295 m/174 ft 10 in. 1928 Patrick O'Callaghan Ireland 51.39 m/168 ft 7 1/2 in. 1932 Patrick O'Callaghan Ireland 53.92 m/176 ft 11 in. 1936 Karl Hein Germany 56.49 m/185 ft 4 in. 1948 Imre Németh Hungary 56.07 m/183 ft 11 1/2 in. 1952 József Csérmák Hungary 60.34 m/197 ft 11 1/2 in. 1956 Harold Connolly United States 63.19 m/207 ft 3 1/2 in. 1960 Vasily Rudenkov USSR 67.10 m/220 ft 1 in. 1964 Romuald Klim USSR 69.74 m/228 ft 9 1/2 in. 1968 Gyula Zsivótzky Hungary 73.36 m/240 ft 8 in. 1972 Anatoly Bondarchuk USSR 75.50 m/247 ft 8 in. 1976 Yuri Sedykh USSR 77.52 m/254 ft 4 in. 1980 Yuri Sedykh USSR 81.80 m/268 ft 4 1/2 in. 1984 Juha Tiainen Finland 78.08 m/256 ft 2 in. 1988 Sergei Litvinov USSR 84.80 m/278 ft 2 1/2 in. 1992 Andrei Abduvaliyev CIS 82.54 m/270 ft 9 1/2 in. 1996 Balazs Kiss Hungary 81.24 m/266 ft 6 in. 2000 Szymon Ziolkowski Poland 80.02 m/262 ft 6 1/2 in. 2004 Koji Murofushi Japan 82.91 m/272 ft 0 1/4 in. . Men's Track and Field Individual: Olympic Gold Medalists (High Jump). Year Name Country Winning distance 1896 Ellery Clark United States 1.81 m/5 ft 11 1/4 in. 1900 Irving Baxter United States 1.90 m/6 ft 2 4/5 in. 1904 Samuel Jones United States 1.80 m/ 5 ft 11 in. 1906 Con Leahy United Kingdom/Ireland 1.77 m/5 ft 9 in. 1908 Harry Porter United States 1.905 m/6 ft 3 in. 1912 Alma Richards United States 1.93 m/6 ft 4in. 1920 Richmond Landon United States 1.935 m/6 ft 4 in. 1924 Harold Osborn United States 1.98 m/6 ft 6 in. 1928 Robert King United States 1.94 m/6 ft 4 1/2 in. 1932 Duncan McNaughton Canada 1.97 m/6 ft 5. in. 1936 Cornelius Johnson United States 2.03 m/6 ft 8 in. 1948 John Winter Australia 1.98 m/6ft 6 in. 1952 Walt Davis United States 2.04 m/6 ft 8.32 in. 1956 Charlie Dumas United States 2.12 m/6 ft 11 1/2 in. 1960 Robert Shavlakadze USSR 2.16 m/7 ft 1 in. 1964 Valery Brumel USSR 2.18 m/7 ft 1 3/4 in. 1968 Dick Fosbury United States 2.24 m/7 ft 4 1/4 in. 1972 Yuri Tarmak USSR 2.23 m/7 ft 3 3/4 in. 1976 Jacek Wszola Poland 2.25 m/7 ft 4 1/2 in. 1980 Gerd Wessig East Germany 2.36 m/7 ft 8 3/4 in. 1984 Dietmeir Mögenburg West Germany 2.35 m/7 ft 8 1/2 in. 1988 Gennady Avdeyenko USSR 2.38 m/7 ft 9 1/2 in. 1992 Javier Sotomayor Cuba 2.34 m/7 ft 8 in. 1996 Charles Austin United States 2.39 m/7 ft 10 in. 2000 Sergey Kliugin Russia 2.35 m/7 ft 8 1/2 in. 2004 Stefan Holm Sweden 2.36 m/7 ft 9 in. . Men's Track and Field Individual: Olympic Gold Medalists (Javelin). Year Name Country Winning distance 1 908 Eric Lemming Sweden 54.825 m/178 ft 7 1/2 in. 1912 Eric Lemming Sweden 60.64 m/198 ft 11 1/4 in. 1920 Jonni Myyrä Finland 65.78 m/215 ft 9 3/4 in. 1924 Jonni Myyrä Finland 62.96 m/206 ft 6 3/4 in. 1928 Erik Lundkvist Sweden 66.60 m/218 ft 6 in. 1932 Matti Järvinen Finland 72.71 m/238 ft 6 in. 1936 Gerhard Stöck Germany 71.84 m/235 ft 8 5/16 in. 1948 Tapio Rautavaara Finland 69.77 m/228 ft 10 1/2 in. 1952 Cyrus Young United States 73.78 m/242 ft 3/4 in. 1956 Egil Danielsen Norway 85.71 m/281 ft 2 1/4 in. 1960 Viktor Tsibulenko USSR 84.64 m/277 ft 8 in. 1964 Pauli Nevala Finland 82.66 m/271 ft 2 1/2 in. 1968 Yanis Lusis USSR 90.10 m/295 ft 7 1/4 in. 1972 Klaus Wolfermann West Germany 90.48 m/296 ft 10 in. 1976 Miklos Németh Hungary 94.58 m/310 ft 4 in. 1980 Dainis Kula USSR 91.20 m/299 ft 2 in. 1984 Arto Härkonen Finland 86.76 m/284 ft 8 in. 1988 Tapio Korjus Finland 84.28 m/276 ft 6 in. 1992 Ján Zelezny Czechoslovakia 89.66 m/294 ft 2 in. 1996 Ján Zelezny Czech Republic 88.16 m/289 ft 3 in. 2000 Ján Zelezny Czech Republic 90.17 m/295 ft 10 in. 2004 Andreas Thorkildsen Norway 86.50 m/283 ft 9 1/2 in. . Men's Track and Field Individual: Olympic Gold Medalists (Long Jump). Year Name Country Winning distance 1896 Ellery Clark United States 6.35 m/20 ft 10 in. 1900 Alvin Kraenzlein United States 7.48 m/23 ft 63/4 in. 1904 Myer Prinstein United States 7.34 m/24 ft 1 in. 1906 Myer Prinstein United States 7.20 m/23 ft 71/2 in. 1908 Francis Irons United States 7.48 m/24 ft 61/2 in. 1912 Albert Gutterson United States 7.60 m/24 ft 111/4 in. 1920 William Petersson Sweden 7.15 m/23 ft 51/2 in. 1924 William DeHart Hubbard United States 7.44 m/24 ft 5 in. 1928 Edward Hamm United States 7.73 m/25 ft 41/2 in. 1932 Edward Gordon United States 7.64 m/25 ft 3/4 in. 1936 Jesse Owens United States 8.06 m/26 ft 51/2 in. 1948 Willie Steele United States 7.82 m/25 ft 8 in. 1952 Jerome Biffle United States 7.57 m/24 ft 10 in. 1956 Greg Bell United States 7.83 m/25 ft 81/4 in. 1960 Ralph Boston United States 8.12 m/26 ft 73/4 in. 1964 Lynn Davies United Kingdom 8.07 m/26 ft 5 3/4 in. 1968 Bob Beamon United States 8.90 m/29 ft 21/2 in. 1972 Randy Williams United States 8.24 m/27 ft 1/2 in. 1976 Arnie Robinson United States 8.35 m/27 ft 41/2 in. 1980 Lutz Dombrowski East Germany 8.54 m/28 ft 1/4 in. 1984 Carl Lewis United States 8.54 m/28 ft 1/4 in. 1988 Carl Lewis United States 8.72 m/28 ft 71/4 in. 1992 Carl Lewis United States 8.67 m/28 ft 51/2 in. 1996 Carl Lewis United States 8.50 m/27 ft 103/4 in. 2000 Ivan Pedrosa Cuba 8.55 m/28 ft 01/2 in. 2004 Dwight Phillips United States 8.59 m/28 ft 21/4 in. . Men's Track and Field Individual: Olympic Gold Medalists (Marathon). Year Name Country Winning time 1 896 Spiridon Louis Greece 2h 58:50.00 1900 Michel Théato France 2h 59:45.00 1904 Thomas Hicks United States 3h 28:35.00 1906 William Sherring Canada 2h 51:23.60 1908 John Hayes United States 2h 55:18.40 1912 Kenneth McArthur South Africa 2h 36:54.80 1920 Hannes Kolehmainen Finland 2h 32:35.80 1924 Albin Stenroos Finland 2h 41:22.60 1928 Boughèra El Ouafi France 2h 32:57.00 1932 Juan Carlos Zabala Argentina 2h 31:36.00 1936 Sohn Kee-Chung Japan 2h 29:19.20 1948 Delfo Cabrera Argentina 2h 34:51.60 1952 Emil Zátopek Czechoslovakia 2h 23:03.20 1956 Alain Mimoun-o-Kacha USSR 2h 25:00.00 1960 Abebe Bikila Ethiopia 2h 15:16.20 1964 Abebe Bikila Ethiopia 2h 12:11.20 1968 Mamo Wolde Ethiopia 2h 20:26.40 1972 Frank Shorter United States 2h 12:19.80 1976 Waldemar Cierpinski East Germany 2h 09:55.00 1980 Waldemar Cierpinski East Germany 2h 11:03.00 1984 Carlos Lopes Portugal 2h 09:21.00 1988 Gelindo Bordin Italy 2h 10:32.00 1992 Hwang Young-cho South Korea 2h 13:23.00 1996 Josia Thugwane South Africa 2h 12:36.00 2000 Gezahgne Abera Ethiopia 2h 10:11.00 2004 Stefano Baldini Italy 2h 10:55.00 . Men's Track and Field Individual: Olympic Gold Medalists (Pole Vault). Year Name Country Winning distance 1896 William Welles Hoyt United States 3.30 m/10 ft 10 in. 1900 Irving Baxter United States 3.30 m/10 ft 10 in. 1904 Charles Dvorak United States 3.50 m/11 ft 53/4 in. 1906 Fernand Gonder France 3.50 m/11 ft 53/4 in. 1908 Edward Cooke/Alfred Gilbert United States 3.71 m/12 ft 2 in. 1912 Harry Babcock United States 3.95 m/12 ft 111/2 in. 1920 Frank Foss United States 4.09 m/13 ft 5 in. 1924 Lee Barnes United States 3.95 m/12 ft 111/2 in. 1928 Sabin Carr United States 4.20 m/13 ft 91/4 in. 1932 William Miller United States 4.31 m/14 ft 13/4 in. 1936 Earle Meadows United States 4.35 m/14 ft 31/4 in. 1948 Guinn Smith United States 4.30 m/14 ft 11/4 in. 1952 Robert Richards United States 4.55 m/14 ft 11 in. 1956 Robert Richards United States 4.56 m/14 ft 111/2 in. 1960 Donald Bragg United States 4.70 m/15 ft 5 in. 1964 Fred Hansen United States 5.10 m/16 ft 83/4 in. 1968 Bob Seagren United States 5.40 m/17 ft 81/2 in. 1972 Wolfgang Nordwig East Germany 5.50 m/18 ft 1/2 in. 1976 Tadeusz Slusarski Poland 5.50 m/18 ft 1/2 in. 1980 Wladislaw Kozakiewicz Poland 5.78 m/18 ft 111/2 in. 1984 Pierre Quinon France 5.75 m/18 ft 101/4 in. 1988 Sergei Bubka USSR 5.90 m/19 ft 41/4 in. 1992 Maksim Tarasov CIS 5.80 m/19 ft 1/4 in. 1996 Jean Galfione France 5.92 m/19 ft 5 in. 2000 Nick Hysong United States 5.90 m/19 ft 41/4 in. 2004 Timothy Mack United States 5.95 m/19 ft 61/4 in. . Men's Track and Field Individual: Olympic Gold Medalists (Shot Put). Year Name Country Winning distance 1 896 Robert Garrett United States 11.22 m/36 ft 93/4 in. 1900 Richard Sheldon United States 14.10 m/46 ft 31/4 in. 1904 Ralph Rose United States 14.81 m/48 ft 7 in. 1906 Martin Sheridan United States 12.32 m/40 ft 44/5 in. 1908 Ralph Rose United States 14.21 m/46 ft 71/2 in. 1912 Patrick McDonald United States 15.34 m/50 ft 4 in. 1920 Ville Pörhölä Finland 14.8 m/48 ft 71/4 in. 1924 Clarence Houser United States 14.99 m/49 ft 21/4 in. 1928 John Kuck United States 15.87 m/52 ft 3/4 in. 1932 Leo Sexton United States 16.00 m/52 ft 6 in. 1936 Hans Woellke Germany 16.20 m/53 ft 13/4 in. 1948 Wilbur Thompson United States 17.12 m/56 ft 2 in. 1952 Parry O'Brien United States 17.41 m/57 ft 1/2 in. 1956 Parry O'Brien United States 18.57 m/60 ft 111/4 in. 1960 Bill Neider United States 19.68 m/64 ft 63/4 in. 1964 Dallas Long United States 20.33 m/66 ft 81/2 in. 1968 Randy Matson United States 20.54 m/67 ft 43/4 in. 1972 Wladyslaw Komar Poland 21.18 m/69 ft 6 in. 1976 Udo Beyer East Germany 21.05 m/69 ft 3/4 in. 1980 Vladimir Kiselyev USSR 21.35 m/70 ft 1/2 in. 1984 Alessandro Andrei Italy 21.26 m/69 ft 9 in. 1988 Ulf Timmermann East Germany 22.47 m/73 ft 83/4 in. 1992 Mike Stulce United States 21.70 m/71 ft 21/4 in. 1996 Randy Barnes United States 21.62 m/70 ft 111/4 in. 2000 Arsi Harju United States 21.29 m/69 ft 101/4 in. 2004 Yuriy Bilonog Ukraine 21.16 m/69 ft 5 in. . Men's Track and Field Individual: Olympic Gold Medalists (Triple Jump). Year Name Country Winning distance 1896 James Connolly United States 13.71 m/44 ft 113/4 in. 1900 Meyer Prinstein United States 14.47 m/47 ft 53/4 in. 1904 Meyer Prinstein United States 14.35 m/47 ft 1906 Peter O'Connor United Kingdom/Ireland 14.07 m/46 ft 1908 Tim Ahearne United Kingdom/Ireland 14.92 m/48 ft 11 1/4 in. 1912 Gustaf Lindblom Sweden 14.76 m/48 ft 51/4 in. 1920 Vilho Tuulos Finland 14.50 m/47 ft 7 in. 1924 Anthony Winter Australia 15.52 m/50 ft 111/4 in. 1928 Mikio Oda Japan 15.21 m/49 ft 11 in. 1932 Chuhei Nambu Japan 15.72 m/51ft 7 in. 1936 Naoto Tajima Japan 16.00 m/52 ft 6 in. 1948 Arne Åhman Sweden 15.40 m/50 ft 61/4 in. 1952 Adhemar Ferreira da Silva Brazil 16.22 m/53 ft 23/4 in. 1956 Adhemar Ferreira da Silva Brazil 16.35 m/53 ft 73/4 in. 1960 Józef Schmidt Poland 16.81 m/55 ft 2 in. 1964 Józef Schmidt Poland 16.85 m/55 ft 31/2 in. 1968 Viktor Saneyev USSR 17.39 m/57 ft 3/4 in. 1972 Viktor Saneyev USSR 17.35 m/56 ft 11 in. 1976 Viktor Saneyev USSR 17.29 m/56 ft 83/4 in. 1980 Jaak Udmäe USSR 17.35 m/56 ft 111/4 in. 1984 Al Joyner United States 17.26 m/56 ft 71/2 in. 1988 Khristo Markov Bulgaria 17.61 m/57 ft 91/4 in. 1992 Mike Conley United States 18.17 m/57 ft 71/2 in. 1996 Kenny Harrison United States 18.09 m/59 ft 41/4 in. 2000 Jonathan Edwards United States 17.71 m/58 ft 11/4 in. 2004 Christian Olsson Sweden 17.79 m/58 ft 4 1/2 in.