Athletics has been contested at every Summer Olympics since the birth of the modern Olympic movement at the 1896 Summer Olympics. Athletics, also known, especially in American English, as track and field or track and field athletics, is a collection of sport events, which can roughly be divided into running, throwing, and jumping. ... The Summer Olympic Games are an international multi-sport event held every four years, organised by the International Olympic Committee. ... The 1896 Summer Olympics, formally called the Games of the I Olympiad, were the first modern Summer Olympic Games and the first Games since Roman emperor Theodosius I banned the Ancient Olympic Games in AD 393 as part of the Christian campaign against paganism. ...

Events

The events contested have varied widely.

The renovated Panathinaiko Stadium At the 1896 Summer Olympics, twelve athletics events were contested. ... At the 1900 Summer Olympics, twenty-three athletics events were contested. ... At the 1904 Summer Olympics, twenty-four athletics events were contested. ... At the 1908 Summer Olympics, twenty-six athletics events were contested. ... Final results of Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics. ... At the 1920 Summer Olympics, 30 athletics events were contested. ... Athletics Medal Winners at the 1924 Paris Olympics Categories: Athletics at the Olympics | 1924 Summer Olympics ... 27 athletics events, 22 for men and 5 for women, were held in 1928. ... // Milestones Emil Zatopek (TCH) won the 5 000m, the 10 000m and then went on to win a third gold medal in his first marathon, this perform is still unique up to now. ... Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics was composed of 36 events, 24 for men and 12 for women. ... mens 100m champion ... Athletics Medal Winners at the 1972 Munich Olympics Internal links Olympic Games Summer Olympic Games 1972 Summer Olympics Categories: Athletics at the Olympics | 1972 Summer Olympics ... At the 1976 Summer Olympics thirty-seven athletics events were contested Overall Athletics rankings at the 1976 Olympics Medal Winners Mens 100 m Mens 200 m Mens 400 m Mens 800 m Mens 1500 m Mens 5000 m Mens 10000 m Mens... Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics was represented by 38 events. ... Athletics Medal Winners at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics Mens medal winners Women’s Medal Winners External links Zola Budd Categories: ‪1984 Summer Olympics events‬ | ‪Athletics at the Olympics‬ ... Athletics Medal Winners at the 1988 Seoul Olympics Ben Johnson led the race at 9. ... Athletics medal winners at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics Categories: | ... Athletics Medal Winners at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics See also Olympic Games Summer Olympic Games 1996 Summer Olympics Categories: | | ... Athletics Medal Winners at the Sydney 2000 Olympics: Categories: | | ... Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics were held at the Athens Olympic Stadium, except for the Marathons (which were run from Marathonas to the Kallimarmaro Stadium), the Road Walk, and the Shot Put, which was held at the Ancient Olympia Stadium. ...

Nations

Nearly every nation that has competed at the Olympics has entered the athletics competition.

The renovated Panathinaiko Stadium At the 1896 Summer Olympics, twelve athletics events were contested. ... At the 1900 Summer Olympics, twenty-three athletics events were contested. ... At the 1904 Summer Olympics, twenty-four athletics events were contested. ... At the 1908 Summer Olympics, twenty-six athletics events were contested. ... Final results of Athletics at the 1912 Summer Olympics. ... At the 1920 Summer Olympics, 30 athletics events were contested. ... Athletics Medal Winners at the 1924 Paris Olympics Categories: Athletics at the Olympics | 1924 Summer Olympics ... 27 athletics events, 22 for men and 5 for women, were held in 1928. ... // Milestones Emil Zatopek (TCH) won the 5 000m, the 10 000m and then went on to win a third gold medal in his first marathon, this perform is still unique up to now. ... Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics was composed of 36 events, 24 for men and 12 for women. ... mens 100m champion ... Athletics Medal Winners at the 1972 Munich Olympics Internal links Olympic Games Summer Olympic Games 1972 Summer Olympics Categories: Athletics at the Olympics | 1972 Summer Olympics ... At the 1976 Summer Olympics thirty-seven athletics events were contested Overall Athletics rankings at the 1976 Olympics Medal Winners Mens 100 m Mens 200 m Mens 400 m Mens 800 m Mens 1500 m Mens 5000 m Mens 10000 m Mens... Athletics at the 1980 Summer Olympics was represented by 38 events. ... Athletics Medal Winners at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics Mens medal winners Women’s Medal Winners External links Zola Budd Categories: ‪1984 Summer Olympics events‬ | ‪Athletics at the Olympics‬ ... Athletics Medal Winners at the 1988 Seoul Olympics Ben Johnson led the race at 9. ... Athletics medal winners at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics Categories: | ... Athletics Medal Winners at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics See also Olympic Games Summer Olympic Games 1996 Summer Olympics Categories: | | ... Athletics Medal Winners at the Sydney 2000 Olympics: Categories: | | ... Athletics at the 2004 Summer Olympics were held at the Athens Olympic Stadium, except for the Marathons (which were run from Marathonas to the Kallimarmaro Stadium), the Road Walk, and the Shot Put, which was held at the Ancient Olympia Stadium. ... Flag of Bohemia Bohemia competed at some of the early modern Summer Olympics. ...