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These are the male Olympic medalists in athletics. See Olympic medalists in athletics (women) for female medalists, category:athletes for other track and field athletes and Olympic medalists for medalists in other sports. For months before the Olympic Games, runners relay the Olympic Flame from Olympia to the opening ceremony. ...
Typical outdoor red rubber track 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. ...
These are the female Olympic medalists in athletics. ...
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60 m This event has only been held twice. Both winners, Kraenzlein and Hahn, were also successful in other events, and share a total of 7 Olympic sprint titles. Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ...
Alvin Christian Kraenzlein (December 12, 1876-January 6, 1928) was an American athlete. ...
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John Tewksbury John Walter Beardsley Tewksbury (March 21, 1876-April 25, 1968) was an American track and field athlete. ...
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Stanley Rupert Rowley (September 11, 1876 - April 1, 1924) was an Australian sprinter who won four medals at the 1900 Summer Olympics; three for Australia and one for Great Britain and Ireland, making him the only Olympian in history to win medals for two different countries at the same Olympic...
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Charles Archibald Archie Hahn (September 14, 1880 – January 21, 1955) was an American athlete, and one of the best sprinters in the early 20th century. ...
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100 m The 100 m has been part of the Olympics since the beginning in 1896, and is usually among the best publicised events. It has been dominated by Americans, who have won 16 out of 25 titles. Only two athletes have won the title twice, Archie Hahn and Carl Lewis. Hahn won his titles only two years apart, while Lewis only retained his title after Canadian runner Ben Johnson, winner of the final, was disqualified after he tested positive for steroids. Charles Archibald Archie Hahn (September 14, 1880 – January 21, 1955) was an American athlete, and one of the best sprinters in the early 20th century. ...
Frederick Carlton Carl Lewis (born July 1, 1961) is an American former athlete who won 10 Olympic medals (9 golds) during his career (1984 to 1996), and 8 World Championship gold medals, and 1 bronze (1983 to 1993). ...
Benjamin Sinclair Ben Johnson CM (born December 30, 1961) is a controversial former Canadian athlete, best known for his disqualification for doping use after winning the 100 m final in the 1988 Summer Olympics. ...
Anabolic steroids are a class of natural and synthetic steroid hormones that promote cell growth and division, resulting in growth of several types of tissues, especially muscle and bone. ...
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Thomas Edward Burke (January 15, 1875 – February 14, 1929) was an American athlete. ...
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Fritz Hoffmann was a German athlete. ...
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Alojz Sokol (in Hungarian: Alajos Szokolyi) (June 19, 1871 - September 9, 1932) was a Slovak athlete from the Kingdom of Hungary. ...
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Francis Lane was an American athlete. ...
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Frank Washington Jarvis (August 31, 1878 - June 2, 1933) was an American athlete, and the Olympic 100 m champion of 1900. ...
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John Tewksbury John Walter Beardsley Tewksbury (March 21, 1876-April 25, 1968) was an American track and field athlete. ...
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Stanley Rupert Rowley (September 11, 1876 - April 1, 1924) was an Australian sprinter who won four medals at the 1900 Summer Olympics; three for Australia and one for Great Britain and Ireland, making him the only Olympian in history to win medals for two different countries at the same Olympic...
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Charles Archibald Archie Hahn (September 14, 1880 – January 21, 1955) was an American athlete, and one of the best sprinters in the early 20th century. ...
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Nathaniel John Nate Cartmell (January 13, 1883 - August 23, 1967) was an American athlete. ...
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Charles Archibald Archie Hahn (September 14, 1880 – January 21, 1955) was an American athlete, and one of the best sprinters in the early 20th century. ...
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Reginald Edgar Walker (March 16, 1889 - November 5, 1951) was a South African athlete and the 1908 Olympic champion in the 100 m. ...
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Bobby Kerr Robert Bobby Kerr (June 9, 1882 – May 12, 1963) was a Irish-Canadian sprinter. ...
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Ralph Cook Craig (June 21, 1889 - July 21, 1972) was an American athlete, winner of the sprint double at the 1912 Summer Olympics. ...
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Charles (Charlie) William Paddock (November 8, 1900 – July 21, 1943) was an American athlete and two-fold Olympic champion. ...
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Morris Marshall Kirksey (September 13, 1895 - November 25, 1981) was an American athlete and rugby player, winner of two gold medals at the 1920 Summer Olympics. ...
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Harry Edward was a runner from Great Britain who won the bronze medal in both the 100m and 200m sprint race at the 1920 Summer Olympics. ...
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Harold Maurice Abrahams (December 15, 1899 - January 14, 1978) was a British and (English) athlete. ...
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Jackson Volney Scholz (March 15, 1897-October 26, 1986) was an American track and field athlete, specialized in the sprint. ...
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Arthur Espie Porritt, Baron Porritt, GCMG, GCVO, CBE (August 10, 1900 - January 1, 1994) was a New Zealand physician, statesman and athlete. ...
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Percy Williams OC (May 19, 1908 - November 29, 1982) was a Canadian athlete, winner of the 100 m and 200 m races at the 1928 Summer Olympics. ...
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Thomas Edward Eddie Tolan (September 29, 1908 - January 31, 1967) was an American athlete, winner of two gold medals at the 1932 Summer Olympics. ...
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Ralph Harold Metcalfe (May 30, 1910 - October 10, 1978) was an American athlete who jointly held the world record for the 100 metre sprint. ...
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Arthur Jonath (September 9, 1909 - April 14, 1963) was a German athlete. ...
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Jesse Owens 1936 Berlin Olympics. ...
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Ralph Harold Metcalfe (May 30, 1910 - October 10, 1978) was an American athlete who jointly held the world record for the 100 metre sprint. ...
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Martinus Bernardus Tinus Osendarp (May 21, 1916 - June 20, 2002) was a Dutch athlete, excelling in the sprint events. ...
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William Harrison Dillard (born July 8, 1923) is an American athlete, the only male so far to win Olympic titles in both sprinting and hurdling events. ...
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Henry Norwood Barney Ewell (February 25, 1918 - April 4, 1996) was an American athlete, winner of one gold and two silver medals at the 1948 Summer Olympics. ...
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Lloyd LaBeach is a former sprinter from Panama who won two bronze medals at the 1948 Summer Olympics, the first and so far only Olympic medals for Panama. ...
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Lindy John Remigino (born June 3, 1931) is an American athlete, the 1952 Olympic 100 m champion. ...
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Herb McKenley was a 1952 Olympic Gold medalist in the Mens 4x400 meter relay for Jamaica. ...
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Bobby Joe Morrow (born October 15, American athlete, winner of three Olympic gold medals in 1956. ...
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Walter Thane Baker (born October 4, 1931) is a former American athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x100 m relay at the 1956 Summer Olympics. ...
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Armin Hary (born March 22, 1937) is a German athlete. ...
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David William Dave Sime (born July 25, 1936) is a former American athlete. ...
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Dallas Cowboys promo shot Robert Lee Hayes (December 20, 1942 - September 18, 2002) was an American track and field athlete and American football player. ...
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Enrique Figuerola (born July 15, 1938) is a former track and field athlete from Cuba. ...
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Harry Winston Jerome (September 30, 1940 - December 7, 1982) was a Canadian track and field runner. ...
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James R. Jim Hines (born September 10, 1946) is an American athlete who held the 100 m World Record for 15 years. ...
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Lennox Miller (October 8, 1946 in Kingston, Jamaica - November 8, 2004 in Pasadena, California) was a champion runner and father of Inger Miller. ...
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This article refers to Charles Greene the athlete, not the son of actor Lorne Greene. ...
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Valeri Filippovich Borzov (Валерий Филиппович Борзов) (born October 20, 1949) is a Ukrainian athlete, running for the Soviet Union in the past. ...
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Robert Taylor (born September 14, 1948) is a former American athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x100 m relay at the 1972 Summer Olympics. ...
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Lennox Miller (October 8, 1946 in Kingston, Jamaica - November 8, 2004 in Pasadena, California) was a champion runner and father of Inger Miller. ...
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Hasely Joachim Crawford (born August 16, 1950) is an athlete from Trinidad and Tobago. ...
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Donald ORiley Don Quarrie (born February 25, 1951) is a former Jamaican athlete, one of the worlds top sprinters during the 1970s. ...
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Valeri Filippovich Borzov (Валерий Филиппович Борзов) (born October 20, 1949) is a Ukrainian athlete, running for the Soviet Union in the past. ...
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Allan Wipper Wells (born May 3, 1952) is a former Scottish athlete. ...
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Silvio Leonard (born September 20, 1955) is a former sprinter from Cuba. ...
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Frederick Carlton Carl Lewis (born July 1, 1961) is an American former athlete who won 10 Olympic medals (9 golds) during his career (1984 to 1996), and 8 World Championship gold medals, and 1 bronze (1983 to 1993). ...
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Samuel Louis Sam Graddy III (born February 10, 1964) is a former American athlete and American football player, winner of gold medal in 4x100 m relay at the 1984 Summer Olympics. ...
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Benjamin Sinclair Ben Johnson CM (born December 30, 1961) is a controversial former Canadian athlete, best known for his disqualification for doping use after winning the 100 m final in the 1988 Summer Olympics. ...
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Frederick Carlton Carl Lewis (born July 1, 1961) is an American former athlete who won 10 Olympic medals (9 golds) during his career (1984 to 1996), and 8 World Championship gold medals, and 1 bronze (1983 to 1993). ...
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Linford Christie, OBE (born April 2, 1960) is a British former athlete and the only man ever to win Olympic, World, Commonweath and European 100 m gold medals. ...
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Calvin Smith (born January 8, 1961) is a former sprint athlete from the United States. ...
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Linford Christie, OBE (born April 2, 1960) is a British former athlete and the only man ever to win Olympic, World, Commonweath and European 100 m gold medals. ...
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Frank Fredericks (born October 2, 1967) is a Namibian athlete, the first and so far only Olympic medalist of his country. ...
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Dennis Allen Mitchell (born February 20, 1966) is a former American athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x100 m relay at the 1992 Summer Olympics. ...
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Donovan Bailey with one of his Olympic gold medals. ...
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Frank Fredericks (born October 2, 1967) is a Namibian athlete, the first and so far only Olympic medalist of his country. ...
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Ato Boldon (born December 30, 1973) is an athlete from Trinidad and Tobago, a four-time Olympic medal winner. ...
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Maurice Greene (born July 23, 1974, in Kansas City, Kansas) is an American athlete. ...
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Ato Boldon (born December 30, 1973) is an athlete from Trinidad and Tobago, a four-time Olympic medal winner. ...
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Obadele Thompson (born March 30, 1976) is a sprint athlete from Barbados. ...
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Justin Gatlin in Helsinki, IAAF World Championships in Athletics, after winning men 100 metres. ...
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Francis Obirah Obikwelu, born November 22, 1978 in Nigeria and Portuguese citizen since 2001, is a sprint athlete specializing in 100 m and 200 m, who finished second in the 100 m at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, the first medal ever in athletics sprinting events for Portugal. ...
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Maurice Greene (born July 23, 1974, in Kansas City, Kansas) is an American athlete. ...
200 m The 200 m is the event most like the stadion event, which was the first event contested at the ancient Olympics. It was introduced at the Olympics in 1900, and has been held ever since, with the exception of the 1906 Intercalated Games. 1904 marked the only occasion at which the 200 m was run on a track without a curve. Like the 100 m, Americans have dominated this event, with 17 wins. No athlete has been able to win the 200 m twice, but eight sprinters have managed to win the 100 and 200 m at the same Olympics. Map of downtown Rome during the Roman Empire showing the Stadion at the right The stadion (or stade) was an ancient foot race, part of the Olympic Games and the other Panhellenic Games. ...
Ruins of the training grounds at Olympia The Ancient Olympic Games were an athletic and religious celebration held in the Greek town of Olympia from (historically) as early as 776 BC to 393. ...
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