Athletics

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Olympics

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100 m

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Games Athlete Time
1896 Athens   Thomas Burke 12.0 s
1900 Paris   Frank Jarvis 11.0 s
1904 St. Louis   Archie Hahn 11.0 s
1908 London   Reggie Walker 10.8 s
1912 Stockholm   Ralph Craig 10.8 s
1920 Antwerp   Charlie Paddock 10.6 s
1924 Paris   Harold Abrahams 10.6 s
1928 Amsterdam   Percy Williams 10.8 s
1932 Los Angeles   Eddie Tolan 10.38 s
1936 Berlin   Jesse Owens 10.3 s
1948 London   Harrison Dillard 10.3 s
1952 Helsinki   Lindy Remigino 10.79 s
1956 Melbourne   Bobby Morrow 10.5 s
1960 Rome   Armin Hary 10.2 s
1964 Tokyo   Bob Hayes 10.0 s
1968 Mexico City   Jim Hines 9.95 s
1972 Munich   Valeriy Borzov 10.14 s
1976 Montreal   Hasely Crawford 10.06 s
1980 Moscow   Allan Wells 10.25 s
1984 Los Angeles   Carl Lewis 9.99 s
1988 Seoul   Carl Lewis 9.92 s
1992 Barcelona   Linford Christie 9.96 s
1996 Atlanta   Donovan Bailey 9.84 s
2000 Sydney   Maurice Greene 9.87 s
2004 Athens   Justin Gatlin 9.85 s
2008 Beijing   Usain Bolt 9.69 s
2012 London   Usain Bolt 9.63 s

200 m

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Games Athlete Time
1900 Paris   Walter Tewksbury 22.2 s
1904 St. Louis   Archie Hahn 21.6 s
1908 London   Robert Kerr 22.6 s
1912 Stockholm   Ralph Craig 21.7 s
1920 Antwerp   Allen Woodring 22.0 s
1924 Paris   Jackson Scholz 21.6 s
1928 Amsterdam   Percy Williams 21.8 s
1932 Los Angeles   Eddie Tolan 21.12 s
1936 Berlin   Jesse Owens 20.7 s
1948 London   Mel Patton 21.1 s
1952 Helsinki   Andy Stanfield 20.81 s
1956 Melbourne   Bobby Morrow 20.75 s
1960 Rome   Livio Berruti 20.5 s
1964 Tokyo   Henry Carr 20.3 s
1968 Mexico City   Tommie Smith 19.83 s
1972 Munich   Valeriy Borzov 20.00 s
1976 Montreal   Don Quarrie 20.23 s
1980 Moscow   Pietro Mennea 20.19 s
1984 Los Angeles   Carl Lewis 19.80 s
1988 Seoul   Joe DeLoach 19.75 s
1992 Barcelona   Michael Marsh 20.01 s
1996 Atlanta   Michael Johnson 19.32 s
2000 Sydney   Konstantinos Kenteris 20.09 s
2004 Athens   Shawn Crawford 19.79 s
2008 Beijing   Usain Bolt 19.30 s
2012 London   Usain Bolt 19.32 s

400 m

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Games Athlete Time
1896 Athens   Thomas Burke 54.2 s
1900 Paris   Maxie Long 49.4 s
1904 St. Louis   Harry Hillman 49.2 s
1908 London   Wyndham Halswelle 50.0 s
1912 Stockholm   Charles Reidpath 48.2 s
1920 Antwerp   Bevil Rudd 49.6 s
1924 Paris   Eric Liddell 47.6 s
1928 Amsterdam   Ray Barbuti 47.8 s
1932 Los Angeles   Bill Carr 46.28 s
1936 Berlin   Archie Williams 46.5 s
1948 London   Arthur Wint 46.2 s
1952 Helsinki   George Rhoden 46.09 s
1956 Melbourne   Charlie Jenkins 46.86 s
1960 Rome   Otis Davis 44.9 s
1964 Tokyo   Mike Larrabee 45.1 s
1968 Mexico City   Lee Evans 43.86 s
1972 Munich   Vince Matthews 44.66 s
1976 Montreal   Alberto Juantorena 44.26 s
1980 Moscow   Viktor Markin 44.60 s
1984 Los Angeles   Alonzo Babers 44.27 s
1988 Seoul   Steve Lewis 43.87 s
1992 Barcelona   Quincy Watts 43.50 s
1996 Atlanta   Michael Johnson 43.49 s
2000 Sydney   Michael Johnson 43.84 s
2004 Athens   Jeremy Wariner 44.00 s
2008 Beijing   LaShawn Merritt 43.75 s
2012 London   Kirani James 43.94 s

800 m

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Games Athlete Time
1896 Athens   Edwin Flack 2:11.0
1900 Paris   Alfred Tysoe 2:01.2
1904 St. Louis   James Lightbody 1:56.0
1908 London   Mel Sheppard 1:52.8
1912 Stockholm   Ted Meredith 1:51.9
1920 Antwerp   Albert Hill 1:53.4
1924 Paris   Douglas Lowe 1:52.4
1928 Amsterdam   Douglas Lowe 1:51.8
1932 Los Angeles   Tommy Hampson 1:49.7
1936 Berlin   John Woodruff 1:52.9
1948 London   Mal Whitfield 1:49.2
1952 Helsinki   Mal Whitfield 1:49.2
1956 Melbourne   Tom Courtney 1:47.7
1960 Rome   Peter Snell 1:46.48
1964 Tokyo   Peter Snell 1:45.1
1968 Mexico City   Ralph Doubell 1:44.3
1972 Munich   David Wottle 1:45.86
1976 Montreal   Alberto Juantorena 1:43.50
1980 Moscow   Steve Ovett 1:45.4
1984 Los Angeles   Joaquim Cruz 1:43.00
1988 Seoul   Paul Ereng 1:43.55
1992 Barcelona   William Tanui 1:43.66
1996 Atlanta   Vebjørn Rodal 1:42.58
2000 Sydney   Nils Schumann 1:45.08
2004 Athens   Yuriy Borzakovskiy 1:44.45
2008 Beijing   Wilfred Bungei 1:44.65
2012 London   David Rudisha 1:40.91

1500 m

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Games Athlete Time
1896 Athens   Edwin Flack 4:33.2
1900 Paris   Charles Bennett 4:06.2
1904 St. Louis   James Lightbody 4:05.4
1908 London   Mel Sheppard 4:03.4
1912 Stockholm   Arnold Jackson 3:56.8
1920 Antwerp   Albert Hill 4:01.8
1924 Paris   Paavo Nurmi 3:53.6
1928 Amsterdam   Harri Larva 3:53.2
1932 Los Angeles   Luigi Beccali 3:51.2
1936 Berlin   Jack Lovelock 3:47.8
1948 London   Henry Eriksson 3:49.8
1952 Helsinki   Josy Barthel 3:45.2
1956 Melbourne   Ron Delaney 3:41.2
1960 Rome   Herb Elliott 3:35.6
1964 Tokyo   Peter Snell 3:38.1
1968 Mexico City   Kip Keino 3:34.91
1972 Munich   Pekka Vasala 3:36.3
1976 Montreal   John Walker 3:39.17
1980 Moscow   Sebastian Coe 3:38.4
1984 Los Angeles   Sebastian Coe 3:32.53
1988 Seoul   Peter Rono 3:35.96
1992 Barcelona   Fermín Cacho 3:40.12
1996 Atlanta   Noureddine Morceli 3:35.78
2000 Sydney   Noah Ngeny 3:32.07
2004 Athens   Hicham El Guerrouj 3:34.19
2008 Beijing   Asbel Kipruto Kiprop 3:33.11
2012 London   Taoufik Makhloufi 3:34.08

5000 m

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Games Athlete Time
1912 Stockholm   Hannes Kolehmainen 14:36.6
1920 Antwerp   Joseph Guillemot 14:55.6
1924 Paris   Paavo Nurmi 14:31.2
1928 Amsterdam   Ville Ritola 14:38.0
1932 Los Angeles   Lauri Lehtinen 14:30.0
1936 Berlin   Gunnar Höckert 14:22.2
1948 London   Gaston Reiff 14:17.6
1952 Helsinki   Emil Zátopek 14:06.6
1956 Melbourne   Vladimir Kuts 13:39.6
1960 Rome   Murray Halberg 13:43.76
1964 Tokyo   Bob Schul 13:48.8
1968 Mexico City   Mohammed Gammoudi 14:05.0
1972 Munich   Lasse Virén 13:26.4
1976 Montreal   Lasse Virén 13:24.76
1980 Moscow   Miruts Yifter 13:21.0
1984 Los Angeles   Saïd Aouita 13:05.59
1988 Seoul   John Ngugi 13:11.70
1992 Barcelona   Dieter Baumann 13:12.52
1996 Atlanta   Venuste Niyongabo 13:07.96
2000 Sydney   Million Wolde 13:35.49
2004 Athens   Hicham El Guerrouj 13:14.39
2008 Beijing   Kenenisa Bekele 12:57.82
2012 London   Mo Farah 13:41.66

10,000 m

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Games Athlete Time
1912 Stockholm   Hannes Kolehmainen 31:20.8
1920 Antwerp   Paavo Nurmi 31:45.8
1924 Paris   Ville Ritola 30:23.2
1928 Amsterdam   Paavo Nurmi 30:18.8
1932 Los Angeles   Janusz Kusociński 30:11.4
1936 Berlin   Ilmari Salminen 30:15.4
1948 London   Emil Zátopek 29:59.6
1952 Helsinki   Emil Zátopek 29:17.0
1956 Melbourne   Vladimir Kuts 28:45.6
1960 Rome   Pyotr Bolotnikov 28:32.18
1964 Tokyo   Billy Mills 28:24.4
1968 Mexico City   Naftali Temu 29:27.4
1972 Munich   Lasse Virén 27:38.35
1976 Montreal   Lasse Virén 27:40.38
1980 Moscow   Miruts Yifter 27:42.69
1984 Los Angeles   Alberto Cova 27:47.54
1988 Seoul   Brahim Boutayeb 27:21.46
1992 Barcelona   Khalid Skah 27:46.70
1996 Atlanta   Haile Gebrselassie 27:07.34
2000 Sydney   Haile Gebrselassie 27:18.20
2004 Athens   Kenenisa Bekele 27:05.10
2008 Beijing   Kenenisa Bekele 27:01.17
2012 London   Mo Farah 27:30.42

Marathon

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Games Athlete Time
1896 Athens   Spyridon Louis 2:58:50
1900 Paris   Michel Théato 2:59:45
1904 St. Louis   Thomas Hicks 3:28:53
1908 London   Johnny Hayes 2:55:18.4
1912 Stockholm   Ken McArthur 2:36:54.8
1920 Antwerp   Hannes Kolehmainen 2:32:35.8
1924 Paris   Oskar Stenroos 2:41:22.6
1928 Amsterdam   Boughera El Ouafi 2:32:57
1932 Los Angeles   Juan Carlos Zabala 2:31:36
1936 Berlin   Son Kitei 2:29:19.2
1948 London   Delfo Cabrera 2:34:51.6
1952 Helsinki   Emil Zátopek 2:23:03.2
1956 Melbourne   Alain Mimoun 2:25:00
1960 Rome   Abebe Bikila 2:15:16.2
1964 Tokyo   Abebe Bikila 2:12:11.2
1968 Mexico City   Mamo Wolde 2:20:26
1972 Munich   Frank Shorter 2:12:19
1976 Montreal   Waldemar Cierpinski 2:09:55
1980 Moscow   Waldemar Cierpinski 2:11:03
1984 Los Angeles   Carlos Lopes 2:09:21
1988 Seoul   Gelindo Bordin 2:10:32
1992 Barcelona   Hwang Young-Cho 2:13:23
1996 Atlanta   Josia Thugwane 2:12:36
2000 Sydney   Gezahegne Abera 2:10:11
2004 Athens   Stefano Baldini 2:10:55
2008 Beijing   Samuel Kamau Wanjiru 2:06:32
2012 London   Stephen Kiprotich 2:08:01

110 m hurdles

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Games Athlete Time
1896 Athens   Thomas Curtis 17.6 s
1900 Paris   Alvin Kraenzlein 15.4 s
1904 St. Louis   Fred Schule 16.0 s
1908 London   Forrest Smithson 15.0 s
1912 Stockholm   Fred Kelly 15.1 s
1920 Antwerp   Earl Thomson 14.8 s
1924 Paris   Daniel Kinsey 15.0 s
1928 Amsterdam   Sydney Atkinson 14.8 s
1932 Los Angeles   George Saling 14.57 s
1936 Berlin   Forrest Towns 14.2 s
1948 London   William Porter 13.9 s
1952 Helsinki   Harrison Dillard 13.91 s
1956 Melbourne   Lee Calhoun 13.5 s
1960 Rome   Lee Calhoun 13.98 s
1964 Tokyo   Hayes Jones 13.67 s
1968 Mexico City   Willie Davenport 13.3 s
1972 Munich   Rod Milburn 13.24 s
1976 Montreal   Guy Drut 13.30 s
1980 Moscow   Thomas Munkelt 13.39 s
1984 Los Angeles   Roger Kingdom 13.20 s
1988 Seoul   Roger Kingdom 12.98 s
1992 Barcelona   Mark McKoy 13.12 s
1996 Atlanta   Allen Johnson 12.95 s
2000 Sydney   Anier García 13.00 s
2004 Athens   Liu Xiang 12.91 s
2008 Beijing   Dayron Robles 12.93 s
2012 London   Aries Merritt 12.92 s

400 m hurdles

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Games Athlete Time
1900 Paris   Walter Tewksbury 57.6 s
1904 St. Louis   Harry Hillman 53.0 s
1908 London   Charles Bacon 55.0 s
1920 Antwerp   Frank Loomis 54.0 s
1924 Paris   Morgan Taylor 52.6 s
1928 Amsterdam   David Burghley 53.4 s
1932 Los Angeles   Bob Tisdall 51.67 s
1936 Berlin   Glenn Hardin 52.4 s
1948 London   Roy Cochran 51.1 s
1952 Helsinki   Charles Moore 50.8 s
1956 Melbourne   Glenn Davis 50.1 s
1960 Rome   Glenn Davis 49.51 s
1964 Tokyo   Rex Cawley 49.6 s
1968 Mexico City   David Hemery 48.1 s
1972 Munich   John Akii-Bua 47.82 s
1976 Montreal   Edwin Moses 47.63 s
1980 Moscow   Volker Beck 48.70 s
1984 Los Angeles   Edwin Moses 47.75 s
1988 Seoul   Andre Phillips 47.19 s
1992 Barcelona   Kevin Young 46.78 s
1996 Atlanta   Derrick Adkins 47.54 s
2000 Sydney   Angelo Taylor 47.50 s
2004 Athens   Félix Sánchez 47.63 s
2008 Beijing   Angelo Taylor 47.25 s
2012 London   Félix Sánchez 47.63 s