| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1896 | Tom Burke (USA) | Fritz Hoffmann (GER) | Alajos Szokolyi (HUN) |
| Francis Lane (USA) | |||
| 1900 | Frank Jarvis (USA) | Walter Tewskbury (USA) | Stanley Rowley (AUS) |
| 1904 | Archie Hahn (USA) | Nate Cartmell (USA) | William Hogenson (USA) |
| 1906 | Archie Hahn (USA) | Fay Moulton (USA) | Nigel Barker (AUS) |
| 1908 | Reggie Walker (RSA) | James Rector (USA) | Robert Kerr (CAN) |
| 1912 | Ralph Craig (USA) | Alvah Meyer (USA) | Don Lippincott (USA) |
| 1920 | Charlie Paddock (USA) | Morris Kirksey (USA) | Harry Edward (GBR) |
| 1924 | Harold Abrahams (GBR) | Jackson Scholz (USA) | Arthur Porritt (NZL) |
| 1928 | Percy Williams (CAN) | Jack London (GBR) | Georg Lammers (GER) |
| 1932 | Eddie Tolan (USA) | Ralph Metcalfe (USA) | Arthur Jonath (GER) |
| 1936 | Jesse Owens (USA) | Ralph Metcalfe (USA) | Tinus Osendarp (NED) |
| 1948 | Harrison Dillard (USA) | Norwood Ewell (USA) | Lloyd LaBeach (PAN) |
| 1952 | Lindy Remigino (USA) | Herb McKenley (JAM) | Emmanuel McDonald Bailey (GBR) |
| 1956 | Bobby Joe Morrow (USA) | Thane Baker (USA) | Hector Hogan (AUS) |
| 1960 | Armin Hary (GER) | Davide Sime (USA) | Peter Radford (GBR) |
| 1964 | Bob Hayes (USA) | Enrique Figuerola (CUB) | Harry Jerome (CAN) |
| 1968 | Jim Hines (USA) | Lennox Miller (JAM) | Charles Greene (USA) |
| 1972 | Valeri Borzov (URS) | Robert Taylor (USA) | Lennox Miller (JAM) |
| 1976 | Hasely Crawford (TRI) | Don Quarrie (JAM) | Valeri Borzov (URS) |
| 1980 | Allan Wells (GBR) | Silvio Leonard (CUB) | Petar Petrov (BUL) |
| 1984 | Carl Lewis (USA) | Sam Graddy (USA) | Ben Johnson (CAN) |
| 1988 | Carl Lewis (USA) | Linford Christie (GBR) | Calvin Smith (USA) |
| 1992 | Linford Christie (GBR) | Frankie Fredericks (NAM) | Dennis Mitchell (USA) |
| 1996 | Donovan Bailey (CAN) | Frankie Fredericks (NAM) | Ato Boldon (TRI) |
| 2000 | Maurice Greene (USA) | Ato Boldon (TRI) | Obadele Thompson (BAR) |
| Notes - In 1988 Ben Johnson won the final, but was disqualified after he was found guilty of doping use. | |||
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 | John Tewksbury (USA) | Norman Pritchard (IND) | Stanley Rowley (AUS) |
| 1904 | Archie Hahn (USA) | Nate Cartmell (USA) | William Hogenson (USA) |
| 1908 | Robert Kerr (CAN) | Robert Cloughen (USA) | Nate Cartmell (USA) |
| 1912 | Ralph Craig (USA) | Donald Lippincott (USA) | Willie Applegarth (GBR) |
| 1920 | Allen Woodring (USA) | Charlie Paddock (USA) | Harry Edward (GBR) |
| 1924 | Jackson Scholz (USA) | Charlie Paddock (USA) | Eric Liddell (GBR) |
| 1928 | Percy Williams (CAN) | Walter Rangeley (GBR) | Helmut Körnig (GER) |
| 1932 | Eddie Tolan (USA) | George Simpson (USA) | Ralph Metcalfe (USA) |
| 1936 | Jesse Owens (USA) | Mack Robinson (USA) | Tinus Osendarp (NED) |
| 1948 | Mel Patton (USA) | Barney Ewell (USA) | Lloyd LaBeach (PAN) |
| 1952 | Andy Stanfield (USA) | Thane Baker (USA) | James Gathers (USA) |
| 1956 | Bobby Joe Morrow (USA) | Andy Stanfield (USA) | Thane Baker (USA) |
| 1960 | Livio Berrutti (ITA) | Lester Carney (USA) | Abdoulaye Seye (SEN) |
| 1964 | Henry Carr (USA) | Paul Drayton (USA) | Ed Roberts (TRI) |
| 1968 | Tommie Smith (USA) | Peter Norman (AUS) | John Carlos (USA) |
| 1972 | Valeri Borzov (URS) | Larry Black (USA) | [[Pietro Mennea] (ITA) |
| 1976 | Don Quarrie (JAM) | Millard Hampton (USA) | Dwayne Evans (USA) |
| 1980 | Pietro Mennea (ITA) | Allan Wells (GBR) | Don Quarrie (JAM) |
| 1984 | Carl Lewis (USA) | Kirk Baptiste (USA) | Thomas Jefferson (USA) |
| 1988 | Joe DeLoach (USA) | Carl Lewis (USA) | Robson da Silva (BRA) |
| 1992 | Mike Marsh (USA) | Frankie Fredericks (NAM) | Michael Bates (USA) |
| 1996 | Michael Johnson (USA) | Frankie Fredericks (NAM) | Ato Boldon (TRI) |
| 2000 | Konstantinos Kenteris (GRE) | Darren Campbell (GBR) | Ato Boldon (TRI) |
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1896 | Tom Burke (USA) | Herbert Jamison (USA) | Charles Gmelin (GBR) |
| 1900 | Maxey Long (USA) | William Holland (USA) | Ernst Schultz (DEN) |
| 1904 | Harry Hillman (USA) | Frank Waller (USA) | Herman Groman (USA) |
| 1906 | Paul Pilgrim (USA) | Wyndham Halswelle (GBR) | Nigel Barker (AUS) |
| 1908 | Wyndham Halswelle (GBR) | - | - |
| 1912 | Charles Reidpath (USA) | Hanns Braun (GER) | Edward Lindberg (USA) |
| 1920 | Bevil Rudd (RSA) | Guy Butler (GBR) | Nils Engdahl (SWE) |
| 1924 | Eric Lidell (GBR) | Horatio Fitch (USA) | Guy Butler (GBR) |
| 1928 | Ray Barbuti (USA) | James Ball (CAN) | Joachim Büchner (GER) |
| 1932 | Bill Carr (USA) | Ben Eastman (USA) | Alex Wilson (CAN) |
| 1936 | Archie Williams (USA) | Godfrey Brown (GBR) | James LuValle (USA) |
| 1948 | Arthur Wint (JAM) | Herb McKenley (JAM) | Mal Whitfield (USA) |
| 1952 | George Rhoden (JAM) | Herb McKenley (JAM) | Ollie Matson (USA) |
| 1956 | Charles Jenkins (USA) | Karl-Friedrich Haas (GER) | Voitto Hellsten (FIN) |
| Ardalion Ignatyev (URS) | |||
| 1960 | Otis Davis (USA) | Carl Kaufmann (GER) | Malcolm Spence (RSA) |
| 1964 | Michael Larrabee (USA) | Wendell Mottley (TRI) | Andrzej Badenski (POL) |
| 1968 | Lee Evans (USA) | Larry James (USA) | Ron Freeman (USA) |
| 1972 | Vincent Matthews (USA) | Wayne Collett (USA) | Julius Sang (KEN) |
| 1976 | Alberto Juantorena (CUB) | Fred Newhouse (USA) | Herman Frazier (USA) |
| 1980 | Victor Markin (URS) | Rick Mitchell (AUS) | Frank Schaffer (GDR) |
| 1984 | Alonzo Babers (USA) | Gabriel Tiacoh (CIV) | Antonio McKay (USA) |
| 1988 | Steve Lewis (USA) | Butch Reynolds (USA) | Danny Everett (USA) |
| 1992 | Quincy Watts (USA) | Steve Lewis (USA) | Samson Kitur (KEN) |
| 1996 | Michael Johnson (USA) | Roger Black (GBR) | Davis Kamoga (UGA) |
| 2000 | Michael Johnson (USA) | Alvin Harrison (USA) | Greg Haughton (JAM) |
| Notes - In 1908 only one athlete showed up for the re-run of the final. | |||
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1896 | Teddy Flack (AUS) | N?ndor D?ni (HUN) | Dimitrios Golemis (GRE) |
| 1900 | Alfred Tysoe (GBR) | John Cregan (USA) | David Hall (USA) |
| 1904 | James Lightbody (USA) | Howard Valentine (USA) | Emil Breitkreutz (USA) |
| 1906 | Paul Pilgrim (USA) | James Lightbody (USA) | Wyndham Halswelle (GBR) |
| 1908 | Mel Sheppard (USA) | Emilio Lunghi (ITA) | Hanns Braun (GER) |
| 1912 | Ted Meredith (USA) | Mel Sheppard (USA) | Ira Davenport (USA) |
| 1920 | Albert Hill (GBR) | Earl Eby (USA) | Bevil Rudd (RSA) |
| 1924 | Douglas Lowe (GBR) | Paul Martin (SUI) | Schuyler Enck (USA) |
| 1928 | Douglas Lowe (GBR) | Erik Byléhn (SWE) | Hermann Engelhard (GER) |
| 1932 | Thomas Hampson (GBR) | Alex Wilson (CAN) | Phil Edwards (CAN) |
| 1936 | John Woodruff (USA) | Mario Lanzi (ITA) | Phil Edwards (CAN) |
| 1948 | Mal Whitfield (USA) | Arthur Wint (JAM) | Marcel Hansenne (FRA) |
| 1952 | Mal Whitfield (USA) | Arthur Wint (JAM) | Heinz Ulzheimer (GER) |
| 1956 | Tom Courtney (USA) | Derek Johnson (GBR) | Audun Boysen (NOR) |
| 1960 | Peter Snell (NZL) | Roger Moens (BEL) | George Kerr (BWI) |
| 1964 | Peter Snell (NZL) | Bill Crothers (CAN) | Wilson Kiprugut (KEN) |
| 1968 | Ralph Doubell (AUS) | Wilson Kiprugut (KEN) | Tom Farrell (USA) |
| 1972 | Dave Wottle (USA) | Yevgeni Arzhanov (URS) | Mike Boit (KEN) |
| 1976 | Alberto Juantorena (CUB) | Ivo Van Damme (BEL) | Rick Wohlhuter (USA) |
| 1980 | Steve Ovett (GBR) | Sebastian Coe (GBR) | Nikolay Kirov (URS) |
| 1984 | Joaquim Cruz (CUB) | Sebastian Coe (GBR) | Earl Jones (USA) |
| 1988 | Paul Ereng (KEN) | Joaquim Cruz (BRA) | Sa?d Aouita (MAR) |
| 1992 | William Tanui (KEN) | Nixon Kiprotich (KEN) | Johnny Gray (USA) |
| 1996 | Vebjørn Rodal (NOR) | Hezekiél Sepeng (RSA) | Fred Onyancha (KEN) |
| 2000 | Nils Schumann (GER) | Wilson Kipketer (DEN) | Djabir Sa?d Guerni (ALG) |
| Notes - In 1960, the British West Indies entered as a combined team. Kerr was from Jamaica. | |||
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1806 | Teddy Flack (AUS) | Arthur Blake (USA) | Albin Lermusiaux (FRA) |
| 1900 | Charles Bennett (GBR) | Henri Deloge (FRA) | John Bray (USA) |
| 1904 | James Lightbody (USA) | William Verner (USA) | Lacey Hearn (USA) |
| 1906 | James Lightbody (USA) | John McGough (GBR) | Kristian Hellström (SWE) |
| 1908 | Mel Sheppard (USA) | Harold Wilson (GBR) | Norman Hallows (GBR) |
| 1912 | Arnold Jackson (GBR) | Abel Kiviat (USA) | Norman Taber (USA) |
| 1920 | Albert Hill (GBR) | Philip Baker (GBR) | Lawrence Shields (USA) |
| 1924 | Paavo Nurmi (FIN) | Willy Schärer (SUI) | Henry Stallard (GBR) |
| 1928 | Harry Larva (FIN) | Jules Ladoum?gue (FRA) | Eino Purje (FIN) |
| 1932 | Luigi Beccali (ITA) | Jerry Cornes (GBR) | Phil Edwards (CAN)> |
| 1936 | Jack Lovelock (NZL) | Glenn Cunningham (USA) | Luigi Beccali (ITA) |
| 1948 | Henry Eriksson (SWE) | Lennart Strand (SWE) | Wim Slijkhuis (NED) |
| 1952 | Josy Barthel (LUX) | Bob McMillen (USA) | Werner Lueg (GER) |
| 1956 | Ron Delany (IRL) | Klaus Richtzenhain (GER) | John Landy (AUS) |
| 1960 | Herb Elliott (AUS) | Michel Jazy (FRA) | Istv?n Rózsavölgyi (HUN) |
| 1964 | Peter Snell (NZL) | Josef Odlozil (TCH) | John Davies (NZL) |
| 1968 | Kip Keino (KEN) | Jim Ryun (USA) | Bodo Tümmler (FRG) |
| 1972 | Pekka Vasala (FIN) | Kip Keino (KEN) | Rod Dixon (NZL) |
| 1976 | John Walker (NZL) | Ivo Van Damme (BEL) | Paul-Heinz Wellmann (FRG) |
| 1980 | Sebastian Coe (GBR) | Jürgen Straub (GDR) | Steve Ovett (GBR) |
| 1984 | Sebastian Coe (GBR) | Steve Cram (GBR) | José Manuel Abascal (ESP) |
| 1988 | Peter Rono (KEN) | Peter Elliott (GBR) | Jens-Peter Herold (GDR) |
| 1992 | Ferm?n Cacho (SPA) | Rachid El Basir (MAR) | Mohammed Suleiman (QAT) |
| 1996 | Noureddine Morceli (ALG) | Ferm?n Cacho (ESP) | Stephen Kipkorir (KEN) |
| 2000 | Noah Ngeny (KEN) | Hicham El Guerrouj (MAR) | Bernard Lagat (KEN) |
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 | Hannes Kolehmainen (FIN) | Jean Bouin (FRA) | George Hutson (GBR) |
| 1920 | Joseph Guillemot (FRA) | Paavo Nurmi (FIN) | Eric Backman (SWE) |
| 1924 | Paavo Nurmi (FIN) | Ville Ritola (FIN) | Edvin Wide (SWE) |
| 1928 | Ville Ritola (FIN) | Paavo Nurmi (FIN) | Edvin Wide (SWE) |
| 1932 | Lauri Lehtinen (FIN) | Ralph Hill (USA) | Lauri Virtanen (FIN) |
| 1936 | Gunnar Höckert (FIN) | Lauri Lehtinen (FIN) | Henry Jonsson (SWE) |
| 1948 | Gaston Reiff (BEL) | Emil Z?topek (TCH) | Wim Slijkhuis (NED) |
| 1952 | Emil Z?topek (TCH) | Alain Mimoun (FRA) | Herbert Schade (GER) |
| 1956 | Vladimir Kuts (URS) | Gordon Pirie (GBR) | Derek Ibbotson (GBR) |
| 1960 | Murray Halberg (NZL) | Hans Grodotzki (GER) | Kazimierz Zimny (POL) |
| 1964 | Bob Schul (USA) | Harald Norpoth (GER) | William Dellinger (USA) |
| 1968 | Mohammed Gammoudi (TUN) | Kip Keino (KEN) | Naftali Temu (KEN) |
| 1972 | Lasse Virén (FIN) | Mohamed Gammoudi (TUN) | Ian Stewart (GBR) |
| 1976 | Lasse Virén (FIN) | Dick Quax (NZL) | Klaus-Peter Hildenbrand (FRG) |
| 1980 | Muruse Yefter (ETH) | Suleiman Nyambui (TAN) | Kaarlo Maaninka (FIN) |
| 1984 | Sa?d Aouita (MOR) | Markus Ryffel (SUI) | Antonio Leit?o (POR) |
| 1988 | John Ngugi (KEN) | Dieter Baumann (FRG) | Hansjörg Kunze (GDR) |
| 1992 | Dieter Baumann (GER) | Paul Bitok (KEN) | Fita Bayisa (ETH) |
| 1996 | Vénuste Niyongabo (BDI) | Paul Bitok (KEN) | Khalid Boulami (MOR) |
| 2000 | Millon Wolde (ETH) | Ali Saidi-Sief (ALG) | Brahim Lahlafi (MOR) |
10,000 Metres
1912 Hannes Kolehmainen (FIN)
1920 Paavo Nurmi (FIN)
1924 Ville Ritola (FIN)
1928 Paavo Nurmi (FIN)
1932 Janusz Kusocinski (POL)
1936 Ilmari Salminen (FIN)
1948 Emil Z?topek (TCH)
1952 Emil Z?topek (TCH)
1956 Volodymyr Kuts (URS)
1960 Pyotr Bolotnikov (URS)
1964 William Mills (USA)
1968 Naftali Temu (KEN)
1972 Lasse Viren (FIN)
1976 Lasse Viren (FIN)
1980 Miruts Yifter (ETH)
1984 Alberto Cova (ITA)
1988 Brahim Boutayeb (MOR)
1992 Khalid Skah (MOR)
1996 Haile Gebrselassie (ETH)
2000 Haile Gebrselassie (ETH)
Marathon
1896 Spiridon Louis (GRE)
1900 Michel Théato (LUX)
1904 Thomas Hicks (USA)
1906 William Sherring (CAN)
1908 Johnny Hayes (USA)
1912 Kenneth McArthur (RSA)
1920 Hannes Kolehmainen (FIN)
1924 Albin Stenroos (FIN)
1928 Boughera El Ouafi (FRA)
1932 Juan Carlos Zabala (ARG)
1936 Sohn Kee-chung (JPN)
1948 Delfo Cabrera (ARG)
1952 Emil Z?topek (TCH)
1956 Alain Mimoun (FRA)
1960 Abebe Bikila (ETH)
1964 Abebe Bikila (ETH)
1968 Mamo Wolde (ETH)
1972 Frank Shorter (USA)
1976 Waldemar Cierpinski (GDR)
1980 Waldemar Cierpinski (GDR)
1984 Carlos Lopes (POR)
1988 Gelindo Bordin (ITA)
1992 Hwang Young-cho (KOR)
1996 Josia Thugwane (RSA)
2000 Gezahegne Abera (ETH)
110 Metre Hurdles
1896 Thomas Curtis (USA)
1900 Alvin Kraenzlein (USA)
1904 Frederick Schule (USA)
1906 Robert Leavitt (USA)
1908 Forrest Smithson (USA)
1912 Frederick Kelly (USA)
1920 Earl Thomson (CAN)
1924 Daniel Kinset (USA)
1928 Sydney Atkinson (RSA)
1932 George Saling (USA)
1936 Forrest Towns (USA)
1948 William Porter (USA)
1952 Harrison Dillard (USA)
1956 Lee Calhoun (USA)
1960 Lee Calhoun (USA)
1964 Hayes Jones (USA)
1968 Willie Davenport (USA)
1972 Rod Milburn (USA)
1976 Guy Drut (FRA)
1980 Thomas Munkelt (GDR)
1984 Roger Kingdom (USA)
1988 Roger Kingdom (USA)
1992 Mark McKoy (CAN)
1996 Allen Johnson (USA)
2000 Anier Garcia (CUB)
400 Metre Hurdles
1900 John Tewksbury (USA)
1904 Harry Hillman (USA)
1908 Charles Bacon (USA)
1920 Frank Loomis (USA)
1924 Morgan Taylor (USA)
1928 David Burghley (GBR)
1932 Bob Tisdall (IRL)
1936 Glenn Hardin (USA)
1948 Leroy Cochran (USA)
1952 Charles Moore (USA)
1956 Glenn Davis (USA)
1960 Glenn Davis (USA)
1964 Rex Cawley (USA)
1968 David Hemery (GBR)
1972 John Akii-Bua (UGA)
1976 Ed Moses (USA)
1980 Volker Beck (GDR)
1984 Ed Moses (USA)
1988 Andre Phillips (USA)
1992 Kevin Young (USA)
1996 Derrick Adkins (USA)
2000 Angelo Taylor(USA)
3000 Metre Steeplechase
1900 George Orton (CAN)
1904 James Lightbody (USA)
1908 Arthur Russel (GBR)
1920 Percy Hodge (GBR)
1924 Ville Ritola (FIN)
1928 Tolvo Loukola (FIN)
1932 Volmari Iso-Hollo (FIN)
1936 Volmari Iso-Hollo (FIN)
1948 Thore Sjöstrand (SWE)
1952 Horace Ashenfelter (USA)
1956 Chris Brasher (GBR)
1960 Zdzislaw Krzyszowiak (POL)
1964 Gaston Roelants (BEL)
1968 Amos Biwott (KEN)
1972 Kip Keino (KEN)
1976 Anders Gärderud (SWE)
1980 Bronislaw Malinowski (POL)
1984 Julius Korir (KEN)
1988 Julius Kariuku (KEN)
1992 Matthew Birir (KEN)
1996 Joseph Keter (KEN)
2000 Reuben Kosgei (KEN)
4 x 100 Metre Relay
1912 GBR
1920 USA
1924 USA
1928 USA
1932 USA
1936 USA
1948 USA
1952 USA
1956 USA
1960 GER
1964 USA
1968 USA
1972 USA
1976 USA
1980 URS
1984 USA
1988 URS
1992 USA
1996 CAN
2000 USA
4 x 400 Metre Relay
1908 USA
1912 USA
1920 GBR
1924 USA
1928 USA
1932 USA
1936 GBR
1948 USA
1952 JAM
1956 USA
1960 USA
1964 USA
1968 USA
1972 KEN
1976 USA
1980 URS
1984 USA
1988 USA
1992 USA
1996 USA
2000 USA
20km Walk
1956 Leonid Spirin (URS)
1960 Volodymyr Holubnychy (URS)
1964 Ken Matthews (GBR)
1968 Volodymyr Holubnychy (URS)
1972 Peter Frenkl (GDR)
1976 Daniel Bautista (MEX)
1980 Maurizio Damilano (ITA)
1984 Ernesto Canto (MEX)
1988 Jozef Pribilinec (TCH)
1992 Daniel Plaza (SPA)
1996 Jefferson Pérez (ECU)
2000 Robert Korzeniowski (POL)
50km Walk
1932 Tommy Green (GBR)
1936 Harry Whitlock (GBR)
1948 John Ljunggren (SWE)
1952 Giuseppe Dordoni (ITA)
1956 Norman Read (NZL)
1960 Don Thompson (GBR)
1964 Abdon Pomich (ITA)
1968 Christoph Höhne (GDR)
1972 Bernd Kannenberg (GER)
1980 Hartwig Gauder (GDR)
1984 Ra?l Gonz?lez (MEX)
1988 Vyacheslav Ivanenko (URS)
1992 Andrei Perlov (RUS)
1996 Robert Korzeniowski (POL)
2000 Robert Korzeniowski (POL)
Men - Field Events
High Jump
1896 Ellery Clark (USA)
1900 Irving Baxter (USA)
1904 Samuel Jones (USA)
1906 Con Leahy (GBR)
1908 Harry Porter (USA)
1912 Alma Richards (USA)
1920 Richmond Landon (USA)
1924 Harold Osborn (USA)
1928 Robert King (USA)
1932 Duncan McNaughton (CAN)
1936 Cornelius Johnson (USA)
1948 John Winter (AUS)
1952 Buddy Davis (USA)
1956 Charles Dumas (USA)
1960 Robert Shavlakadze (URS)
1964 Valery Brumel (URS)
1968 Dick Fosbury (USA)
1972 Jüri Tarmak (URS)
1976 Jacek Wszola (POL)
1980 Gerd Wessig (GDR)
1984 Dietmar Mögenburg (GER)
1988 Hennady Avdeyenko (URS)
1992 Javier Sotomayor (CUB)
1996 Charles Austin (USA)
2000 Sergey Kliugin (RUS)
Pole Vault
1896 William Welles Hoyt (USA)
1900 Irving Baxter (USA)
1904 Charles Dvorak (USA)
1906 Fernand Gonder (FRA)
1908 Edward Cooke (USA)/ Alfred Gilbert (USA)
1912 Harry Babcock (USA)
1920 Frank Foss (USA)
1924 Lee Barnes (USA)
1928 Sabin Carr (USA)
1932 Bill Miller (USA)
1936 Earle Meadows (USA)
1948 Guinn Smith (USA)
1952 Bob Richards (USA)
1956 Bob Richards (USA)
1960 Don Bragg (USA)
1964 Fred Hansen (USA)
1968 Bob Seagren (USA)
1972 Wolfgang Nordwig (GDR)
1976 Tadeusz Slusarski (POL)
1980 Wladyslaw Kozakiewicz (POL)
1984 Pierre Quinon (FRA)
1988 Sergei Bubka (URS)
1992 Maksim Tarasov (RUS)
1996 Jean Galfione (FRA)
2000 Nick Hysong (USA)
Long Jump
1896 Ellery Clark (USA)
1900 Alvin Kraenzlein (USA)
1904 Meyer Prinstein (USA)
1906 Meyer Prinstein (USA)
1908 Frank Irons (USA)
1912 Albert Gutterson (USA)
1920 William Petersson (SWE)
1924 William DeHart Hubbard
1928 Edward Hamm (USA)
1932 Edward Gordon (USA)
1936 Jesse Owens (USA)
1948 Willie Steele (USA)
1952 Jerome Biffle (USA)
1956 Gregory Bell (USA)
1960 Ralph Boston (USA)
1964 Lynn Davies (USA)
1968 Bob Beamon (USA)
1972 Randy Williams (USA)
1976 Arnie Robinson (USA)
1980 Lutz Dombrowski (GDR)
1984 Carl Lewis (USA)
1988 Carl Lewis (USA)
1992 Carl Lewis (USA)
1996 Carl Lewis (USA)
2000 Ivan Pedroso (CUB)
Triple Jump
1896 James Connolly (USA)
1900 Meyer Prinstein (USA)
1904 Meyer Prinstein (USA)
1906 Peter O'Connor (GBR)
1908 Timothy Ahearne (GBR)
1912 Gustaf Lindblom (SWE)
1920 Vilho Tuulos (FIN)
1924 Nick WInter (AUS)
1928 Mikio Oda (JPN)
1932 Chuhei Nambu (JPN)
1936 Naoto Tajima (JPN)
1948 Arne Åhman (SWE)
1952 Ademar Ferreira da Silva (BRA)
1956 Ademar Ferreira da Silva (BRA)
1960 Józef Schmidt (POL)
1964 Józef Schmidt (POL)
1968 Viktor Saneyev (URS)
1972 Viktor Saneyev (URS)
1976 Viktor Saneyev (URS)
1980 Jaak Uudmäe (URS)
1984 Al Joyner (USA)
1988 Khristo Markov (BUL)
1992 Michael Conley (USA)
1996 Kenny Harrison (USA)
2000 Johnathan Edwards (GBR)
Shot Put
1896 Robert Garrett (USA)
1900 Richard Sheldon (USA)
1904 Ralph Rose (USA)
1906 Martin Sheridan (USA)
1908 Ralph Rose (USA)
1912 Patrick McDonald (USA)
1920 Ville Pörhölä (FIN)
1924 Bud Houser (USA)
1928 John Kuck (USA)
1932 Leo Sexton (USA)
1936 Hans Woellke (GER)
1948 Wilbur Thompson (USA)
1952 Parry O'Brien (USA)
1956 Parry O'Brien (USA)
1960 Bill Nieder (USA)
1964 Dallas Long (USA)
1968 Randy Matson (USA)
1972 Wladyslaw Komar (POL)
1976 Udo Beyer (GDR)
1980 Volodymyr Kyselyov (URS)
1984 Alessandro Andrei (ITA)
1988 Ulf Timmerman (GDR)
1992 Michael Stulce (USA)
1996 Randy Barnes (USA)
2000 Arsi Harju (FIN)
Discus
1896 Robert Garrett (USA)
1900 Rudolf Bauer (HUN)
1904 Marin Sheridan (USA)
1906 Marin Sheridan (USA)
1908 Marin Sheridan (USA)
1912 Armas Taipale (FIN)
1920 Elmer Niklander (FIN)
1924 Bud Houser (USA)
1928 Bud Houser (USA)
1932 John Anderson (USA)
1936 Kenneth Carpenter (USA)
1948 Adolfo Consolini (ITA)
1952 Sim Iness (USA)
1956 Al Oerter (USA)
1960 Al Oerter (USA)
1964 Al Oerter (USA)
1968 Al Oerter (USA)
1972 Ludvik Danek (TCH)
1976 Mac Wilkin (USA)
1980 Viktor Rashchupkin (URS)
1984 Rolf Danneberg (GER)
1988 Jürgen Schult (GDR)
1992 Romas Ubartas (LIT)
1996 Lars Riedel (GER)
2000 Virgilijus Alekna (LIT)
Hammer Throw
1900 John Flanagan (USA)
1904 John Flanagan (USA)
1908 John Flanagan (USA)
1912 Duncan Gillis (USA)
1920 Pat Ryan (USA)
1924 Fred Tootell (USA)
1928 Par O'Callaghan (IRL)
1932 Par O'Callaghan (IRL)
1936 Karl Hein (GER)
1948 Imre Németh (HUN)
1952 József Csérm?k (HUN)
1956 Harold Connolly (USA)
1960 Vasily Rundkov (URS)
1964 Romuald Klim (URS)
1968 Gyula Zsivótzky (HUN)
1972 Anatoly Bondarchuk (URS)
1976 Yuri Sedykh (URS)
1980 Yuri Sedykh (URS)
1984 Juha Tiainen (FIN)
1988 Sergei Litvinov (URS)
1992 Andrei Abduvaliyev (TJK)
1996 Bal?zs Kiss (HUN)
2000 Szymon Ziolkowski (POL)
Javelin
1908 Eric Lemming (SWE)
1912 Eric Lemming (SWE)
1920 Jonni Myrrä (FIN)
1924 Jonni Myrrä (FIN)
1928 Erik Lundkvist (SWE)
1932 Matti Järvinen (FIN)
1936 Gerhard Stöck (GER)
1948 Tapio Rautavaara (FIN)
1952 Cy Young (USA)
1956 Egil Danielsen (NOR)
1960 Viktor Tsybulenko (URS)
1964 Pauli Nevala (FIN)
1968 Janis Lusis (URS)
1972 Klaus Wolfermann
1976 Miklos Németh (HUN)
1980 Dainis Kula (URS)
1984 Arto Härkönen (FIN)
1988 Tapio Korjus (FIN)
1992 Jan Zelezny (TCH)
1996 Jan Zelezny (CZE)
2000 Jan Zelezny (CZE)
Decathlon
1912 Jim Thorpe (USA)
1920 Helge Lövland (NOR)
1924 Harold Osborn (USA)
1928 Paavo Yrjölä (FIN)
1932 Jim Bausch (USA)
1936 Glenn Morris (USA)
1948 Bob Mathias (USA)
1952 Bob Mathias (USA)
1956 Milt Campbell (USA)
1960 Rafer Johnson (USA)
1964 Will Holdorf (GER)
1968 Bill Toomey (USA)
1972 Mykola Avilov (URS)
1976 Bruce Jenner (USA)
1980 Daley Thompson (GBR)
1984 Daley Thompson (GBR)
1988 Christain Schenk (GDR)
1992 Robert Zmel?k (TCH)
1996 Dan O'Brien (USA)
2000 Erki Nool (EST)