Here's a comprehensive list of the Olympic Records in Athletics set by men over the years.
Athletics Men
Athletics has been the part of modern Olympics since its inception in 1896. A number of athletics records have been made in various disciplines in the long history of Olympics. Some world famous athletes are Carl Lewis, Jesse Owens, Donavan Bailey, and Michael Johnson. Athletics is a collection of sports events which involve running, throwing and jumping. The original event at the first Olympics in 776 BC was a stadium-length foot race, run on a track. There are two seasons for track and field athletics: outdoor and indoor.
Here are the Olympic records made by men athletes in the Olympics.
• Men's 10 KM
• Men's 10 KM Walk
• Men's 100 Meter
• Men's 110 Meter Hurdles
• Men's 1500 Meter
• Men's 20 KM Walk
• Men's 200 Meter
• Men's 3000 Meter Steeplechase
• Men's 4 x 100 Meter Relay
• Men's 4 x 400 Meter Relay
• Men's 400 Meter
• Men's 400 Meter Hurdles
• Men's 50 KM Walk
• Men's 5000 Meter
• Men's 800 Meter
• Men's Decathlon
• Men's Discus Throw
• Men's Hammer Throw
• Men's High Jump
• Men's Javelin Throw
• Men's Long Jump
• Men's Marathon
• Men's Pole Vault
• Men's Shot Put
• Men's Triple Jump
Men's 10 Miles Walk
Year |
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 | George Larner Great Britain |
Ernest Webb Great Britain |
Edward Spencer Great Britain |
Men's 1600 Meter Relay
Year |
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 | Nathaniel Cartmell, William Hamilton, John Taylor, Mel Sheppard United States |
Hanns Braun, Hans Eicke, Arthur Hoffmann, Otto Trieloff Germany |
Ödön Bodor, József Nagy, Pál Simon, Frigyes Mezei Hungary |
Men's 200 Meter Hurdles
Year |
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | Alvin Kraenzlein United States |
Norman Pritchard India |
Walter Tewksbury United States |
| 1904 | Harry Hillman United States |
Frank Castleman United States |
George Poage United States |
Men's 2500 Meter Steeplechase
Year |
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | George Orton Canada |
Sidney Robinson Great Britain |
Jacques Chastanié France |
Men's 2590 Meter Steeplechase
Year |
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1904 | James Lightbody United States |
John Daly Great Britain |
Arthur L. Newton United States |
Men's 3 Mile Team Race
Year |
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 | William Coales, Joe Deakin, Arthur Robertson Great Britain |
George Bonhag, John Eisele, Herbert Trube United States |
Joseph Dreher, Louis Bonniot de Fleurac, Paul Lizandier France |
Men's 3000 Meter Team
Year |
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 | Tell Berna, George Bonhag, Abel Kiviat, Louis Scott, Norman Taber United States |
Thorild Ohlsson, Ernst Wide, Bror Fock, Nils Frykberg, John Zander Sweden |
Joe Cottrill, George Hutson, William Moore, Edward Owen, Cyril Porter Great Britain |
| 1920 | Horace Brown Ivan Dresser Arlie Schardt United States |
Albert HILL, Charles BLEWITT, William SEAGROVE Great Britain |
Erik Backman, Sven Lundgren and Edvin Wide Sweden |
| 1924 | Elias Katz, Paavo Nurmi, Ville Ritola Finland |
Herbert Johnston, Bertram Macdonald, George Webber Great Britain |
William Cox, Edward Kirby, Willard Tibbetts United States |
Men's 3000 Meter Walk
Year |
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | Ugo Frigerio Italy |
George Parker Australia |
Richard Remer United States |
Men's 3200 Meter Steeplechase
Year |
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 | Arthur Russell Great Britain |
Arthur Robertson Great Britain |
John Eisele United States |
Men's 3500 Meter Walk
Year |
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 | George Larner Great Britain |
Ernest Webb Great Britain |
Harry Kerr Australasia |
Men's 4 Mile Team Race
Year |
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1904 | David Munson, Arthur L. Newton, Paul Pilgrim, George Underwood, Howard Valentine United States |
Albert Corey (FRA), Lacey Hearn (USA), Sidney Hatch (USA), James Lightbody (USA), Frank Verner (USA) Mixed team |
Men's 4000 Meter Steeplechase
Year |
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | John Rimmer Great Britain |
Charles Bennett Great Britain |
Sidney Robinson Great Britain |
Men's 5 Miles
Year |
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 | Emil Voigt Great Britain |
Edward Owen Great Britain |
John Svanberg Sweden |
Men's 5000 Meter Team Race
Year |
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | Charles Bennett (GBR), John Rimmer (GBR), Sidney Robinson (GBR), Stan Rowley (AUS), Alfred Tysoe (GBR) Mixed team |
Henri Deloge, Jacques Chastanié, André Castanet, Michel Champoudry, and Gaston Ragueneau France |
Men's 56 lb Weight Throw
Year |
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1904 | Étienne Desmarteau Canada |
John Flanagan United States |
James Mitchel United States |
| 1920 | Pat McDonald United States |
Patrick Ryan United States |
Carl Johan Lind Sweden |
Men's 60 Meter
Year |
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | Alvin Kraenzlein United States |
Walter Tewksbury United States |
Stan Rowley Australia |
| 1904 | Archie Hahn United States |
William Hogenson United States |
Fay Moulton United States |
Men's 80 Meter Hurdles
Year |
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Karin RICHERT-BALZER United Team Of Germany |
Men's Cross Country Individual
Year |
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 | Hannes Kolehmainen Finland |
Hjalmar Andersson Sweden |
John Eke Sweden |
| 1920 | Paavo Nurmi Finland |
Erik Backman Sweden |
Heikki Liimatainen Finland |
| 1924 | Paavo Nurmi Finland |
Ville Ritola Finland |
Earl Johnson United States |
Men's Freestyle Javelin
Year |
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 | Eric Lemming Sweden |
Michalis Dorizas Greece |
Arne Halse Norway |
Men's Greek Discus
Year |
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1908 | Martin Sheridan United States |
Bill Horr United States |
Verner Jarvinen Finland |
Men's Javelin Throw - Two Handed
Year |
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 | Juho Saaristo Finland |
Väinö Siikaniemi Finland |
Urho Peltonen Finland |
Men's Pentathlon
Year |
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 | Jim Thorpe, Ferdinand Bie United States, Norway |
James Donahue United States |
Frank Lukeman Canada |
| 1920 | Eero Reino Lehtonen Finland |
Everett Bradley United States |
Hugo Jalmari Lahtinen Finland |
| 1924 | Eero Lehtonen Finland |
Elemér Somfay Hungary |
Robert LeGendre United States |
Men's Standing High Jump
Year |
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | Ray Ewry United States |
Irving Baxter United States |
Lewis Sheldon United States |
| 1904 | Ray Ewry United States |
Joseph Stadler United States |
Lawson Robertson United States |
| 1908 | Ray Ewry United States |
John Biller, Konstantinos Tsiklitiras United States, Greece |
|
| 1912 | Platt Adams United States |
Ben Adams United States |
Konstantinos Tsiklitiras Greece |
Men's Standing Long Jump
Year |
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | Ray Ewry United States |
Irving Baxter United States |
Emile Torcheboeuf France |
| 1904 | Ray Ewry United States |
Charles King United States |
John Biller United States |
| 1908 | Ray Ewry United States |
Konstantinos Tsiklitiras Greece |
Martin Sheridan United States |
| 1912 | Konstantinos Tsiklitiras Greece |
Platt Adams United States |
Ben Adams United States |
Men's Standing Triple Jump
Year |
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | Ray Ewry United States |
Irving Baxter United States |
Robert Garrett United States |
| 1904 | Ray Ewry United States |
Charles King United States |
Joseph Stadler United States |
Men's Team Cross Country
Year |
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 | Hjalmar Andersson, John Eke, Josef Ternström Sweden |
Hannes Kolehmainen, Jalmari Eskola, Albin Stenroos Finland |
Ernest Glover, Frederick Hibbins, Thomas Humphreys Great Britain |
| 1920 | Frederick Teudor Koskenniemi, Heikki Liimatainen, Paavo Nurmi Finland |
Alfred NICHOLS, Frank HEGARTY, James WILSON Great Britain |
Erik Backman, Gustaf Mattsson and Hilding Ekman Sweden |
| 1924 | Heikki Liimatainen, Paavo Nurmi, Ville Ritola Finland |
August Fager, Earl Johnson, Arthur Studenroth United States |
Gaston Heuet, Henri Lauvaux, Maurice Norland France |
Men's Two Handed Discus Throw
Year |
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 | Armas Taipale Finland |
Elmer Niklander Finland |
Emil Magnusson Sweden |
Men's Two-Handed Shot Put
Year |
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 | Ralph Rose United States |
Pat McDonald United States |
Elmer Niklander Finland |