Athletics, Decathlon - Decathlon Olympic Gold medalists

1904 Tom Kiely
1912 Jim Thorpe/Hugo Wieslander
1920 Helge Løvland
1924 Harold Osborn
1928 Paavo Yrjölä
1932 James Bausch
1936 Glenn Morris
1948 Robert Mathias
1952 Robert Mathias
1956 Milt Campbell
1960 Rafer Johnson
1964 Willi Holdorf
1968 Bill Toomey
1972 Mykola Avilov
1976 Bruce Jenner
1980 Daley Thompson
1984 Daley Thompson
1988 Christian Schenk
1992 Robert Změlík
1996 Dan O'Brien
2000 Erki Nool
2004 Roman Šebrle
2008 Bryan Clay

Athletics, Heptathlon - Heptathlon Olympic Gold medalists

1984 Glynis Nunn
1988 Jackie Joyner-Kersee
1992 Jackie Joyner-Kersee
1996 Ghada Shouaa
2000 Denise Lewis
2004 Carolina Klüft
2008 Nataliya Dobrynska

Athletics, Javelin throw - Javelin throw Olympic Gold medalists, men

1908 Eric Lemming
1912 Eric Lemming
1920 Jonni Myyrä
1924 Jonni Myyrä
1928 Erik Lundqvist
1932 Matti Järvinen
1936 Gerhard Stöck
1948 Tapio Rautavaara
1952 Cy Young
1956 Egil Danielsen
1960 Viktor Tsybulenko
1964 Pauli Nevala
1968 Jānis Lūsis
1972 Klaus Wolfermann
1976 Miklós Németh
1980 Dainis Kūla
1984 Arto Härkönen
1988 Tapio Korjus
1992 Jan Železný
1996 Jan Železný
2000 Jan Železný
2004 Andreas Thorkildsen
2008 Andreas Thorkildsen

Athletics, Javelin throw - Javelin throw Olympic Gold medalists, women

1932 Babe Didrikson
1936 Tilly Fleischer
1948 Herma Bauma
1952 Dana Zátopková
1956 Inese Jaunzeme
1960 Elvīra Ozoliņa
1964 Mihaela Peneş
1968 Angéla Németh
1972 Ruth Fuchs
1976 Ruth Fuchs
1980 María Caridad Colón
1984 Tessa Sanderson
1988 Petra Felke
1992 Silke Renk
1996 Heli Rantanen
2000 Trine Hattestad
2004 Osleidys Menéndez
2008 Barbora Špotáková

Athletics, Hammer throw - Hammer throw Olympic Gold medalists, men

1900 John Flanagan
1904 John Flanagan
1908 John Flanagan
1912 Matt McGrath
1920 Patrick Ryan
1924 Fred Tootell
1928 Pat O'Callaghan
1932 Pat O'Callaghan
1936 Karl Hein
1948 Imre Németh
1952 József Csermák
1956 Harold Connolly
1960 Vasily Rudenkov
1964 Romuald Klim
1968 Gyula Zsivótzky
1972 Anatoliy Bondarchuk
1976 Yuriy Sedykh
1980 Yuriy Sedykh
1984 Juha Tiainen
1988 Sergey Litvinov
1992 Andrey Abduvaliyev
1996 Balázs Kiss
2000 Szymon Ziółkowski
2004 Koji Murofushi
2008 Primož Kozmus

Athletics, Hammer throw - Hammer throw Olympic Gold medalists, women

2000 Kamila Skolimowska
2004 Olga Kuzenkova
2008 Aksana Miankova

Athletics, Discus throw - Discus throw Olympic Gold medalists, men

1896 Robert Garrett
1900 Rudolf Bauer
1904 Martin Sheridan
1908 Martin Sheridan
1912 Armas Taipale
1920 Elmer Niklander
1924 Bud Houser
1928 Bud Houser
1932 John Anderson
1936 Ken Carpenter
1948 Adolfo Consolini
1952 Sim Iness
1956 Al Oerter
1960 Al Oerter
1964 Al Oerter
1968 Al Oerter
1972 Ludvík Daněk
1976 Mac Wilkins
1980 Viktor Rashchupkin
1984 Rolf Danneberg
1988 Jürgen Schult
1992 Romas Ubartas
1996 Lars Riedel
2000 Virgilijus Alekna
2004 Virgilijus Alekna
2008 Gerd Kanter

Athletics, Discus throw - Discus throw Olympic Gold medalists, women

1928 Halina Konopacka
1932 Lillian Copeland
1936 Gisela Mauermayer
1948 Micheline Ostermeyer
1952 Nina Romashkova
1956 Olga Fikotová
1960 Nina Romashkova
1964 Tamara Press
1968 Lia Manoliu
1972 Faina Melnyk
1976 Evelin Schlaak
1980 Evelin Jahl
1984 Ria Stalman
1988 Martina Hellmann
1992 Maritza Martén
1996 Ilke Wyludda
2000 Ellina Zvereva
2004 Natalya Sadova
2008 Stephanie Brown-Trafton

Athletics, Shot put - Shot put Olympic Gold medalists, men

1896 Robert Garrett
1900 Richard Sheldon
1904 Ralph Rose
1908 Ralph Rose
1912 Pat McDonald
1920 Ville Pörhölä
1924 Bud Houser
1928 John Kuck
1932 Leo Sexton
1936 Hans Woellke
1948 Wilbur Thompson
1952 Parry O'Brien
1956 Parry O'Brien
1960 Bill Nieder
1964 Dallas Long
1968 Randy Matson
1972 Władysław Komar
1976 Udo Beyer
1980 Vladimir Kiselyov
1984 Alessandro Andrei
1988 Ulf Timmermann
1992 Mike Stulce
1996 Randy Barnes
2000 Arsi Harju
2004 Yuriy Bilonoh
2008 Tomasz Majewski

Athletics, Shot put - Shot put Olympic Gold medalists, women

1948 Micheline Ostermeyer
1952 Galina Zybina
1956 Tamara Tyshkevich
1960 Tamara Press
1964 Tamara Press
1968 Margitta Gummel
1972 Nadezhda Chizhova
1976 Ivanka Khristova
1980 Ilona Slupianek
1984 Claudia Losch
1988 Natalya Lisovskaya
1992 Svetlana Krivelyova
1996 Astrid Kumbernuss
2000 Yanina Karolchik
2004 Yumileidi Cumbá
2008 Valerie Vili

Athletics, Triple jump - Triple jump Olympic Gold medalists, men

1896 James Connolly
1900 Myer Prinstein
1904 Myer Prinstein
1908 Tim Ahearne
1912 Gustaf Lindblom
1920 Vilho Tuulos
1924 Nick Winter
1928 Mikio Oda
1932 Chuhei Nambu
1936 Naoto Tajima
1948 Arne Åhman
1952 Adhemar da Silva
1956 Adhemar da Silva
1960 Józef Szmidt
1964 Józef Szmidt
1968 Viktor Saneyev
1972 Viktor Saneyev
1976 Viktor Saneyev
1980 Jaak Uudmäe
1984 Al Joyner
1988 Khristo Markov
1992 Mike Conley
1996 Kenny Harrison
2000 Jonathan Edwards
2004 Christian Olsson
2008 Nelson Évora

Athletics, Triple jump - Triple jump Olympic Gold medalists, women

1996 Inessa Kravets
2000 Tereza Marinova
2004 Françoise Mbango Etone
2008 Françoise Mbango Etone

Athletics, Long jump - Long jump Olympic Gold medalists, men

1896 Ellery Clark
1900 Alvin Kraenzlein
1904 Myer Prinstein
1908 Frank Irons
1912 Albert Gutterson
1920 William Petersson
1924 DeHart Hubbard
1928 Ed Hamm
1932 Ed Gordon
1936 Jesse Owens
1948 Willie Steele
1952 Jerome Biffle
1956 Gregory Bell
1960 Ralph Boston
1964 Lynn Davies
1968 Bob Beamon
1972 Randy Williams
1976 Arnie Robinson
1980 Lutz Dombrowski
1984 Carl Lewis
1988 Carl Lewis
1992 Carl Lewis
1996 Carl Lewis
2000 Iván Pedroso
2004 Dwight Phillips
2008 Irving Saladino

Athletics, Long jump - Long jump Olympic Gold medalists, women

1948 Olga Gyarmati
1952 Yvette Williams
1956 Elżbieta Krzesińska
1960 Vera Krepkina
1964 Mary Rand
1968 Viorica Viscopoleanu
1972 Heide Rosendahl
1976 Angela Voigt
1980 Tatyana Kolpakova
1984 Anişoara Cuşmir-Stanciu
1988 Jackie Joyner-Kersee
1992 Heike Drechsler
1996 Chioma Ajunwa
2000 Heike Drechsler
2004 Tatyana Lebedeva
2008 Maurren Higa Maggi

Athletics, Pole vault - Pole vault Olympic Gold medalists, men

1896 William Hoyt
1900 Irving Baxter
1904 Charles Dvorak
1908 Edward Cook/Alfred Gilbert
1912 Harry Babcock
1920 Frank Foss
1924 Lee Barnes
1928 Sabin Carr
1932 Bill Miller
1936 Earle Meadows
1948 Guinn Smith
1952 Bob Richards
1956 Bob Richards
1960 Don Bragg
1964 Fred Hansen
1968 Bob Seagren
1972 Wolfgang Nordwig
1976 Tadeusz Ślusarski
1980 Władysław Kozakiewicz
1984 Pierre Quinon
1988 Sergey Bubka
1992 Maksim Tarasov
1996 Jean Galfione
2000 Nick Hysong
2004 Timothy Mack
2008 Steven Hooker

Athletics, Pole vault - Pole vault Olympic Gold medalists, women

2000 Stacy Dragila
2004 Yelena Isinbayeva
2008 Yelena Isinbayeva

Athletics, High jump - High jump Olympic Gold medalists, men

1896 Ellery Clark
1900 Irving Baxter
1904 Samuel Jones
1908 Harry Porter
1912 Alma Richards
1920 Richmond Landon
1924 Harold Osborn
1928 Bob King
1932 Duncan McNaughton
1936 Cornelius Johnson
1948 John Winter
1952 Walt Davis
1956 Charles Dumas
1960 Robert Shavlakadze
1964 Valeriy Brumel
1968 Dick Fosbury
1972 Jüri Tarmak
1976 Jacek Wszoła
1980 Gerd Wessig
1984 Dietmar Mögenburg
1988 Hennadiy Avdyeyenko
1992 Javier Sotomayor
1996 Charles Austin
2000 Sergey Klyugin
2004 Stefan Holm
2008 Andrey Silnov

Athletics, High jump - High jump Olympic Gold medalists, women

1928 Ethel Catherwood
1932 Jean Shiley
1936 Ibolya Csák
1948 Alice Coachman
1952 Esther Brand
1956 Mildred McDaniel
1960 Iolanda Balaş
1964 Iolanda Balaş
1968 Miloslava Rezková
1972 Ulrike Meyfarth
1976 Rosemarie Ackermann
1980 Sara Simeoni
1984 Ulrike Meyfarth
1988 Louise Ritter
1992 Heike Henkel
1996 Stefka Kostadinova
2000 Yelena Yelesina
2004 Yelena Slesarenko
2008 Tia Hellebaut

Athletics, 50 kilometres walk - 50 kilometres walk Olympic Gold medalists

1932 Tommy Green
1936 Harold Whitlock
1948 John Ljunggren
1952 Giuseppe Dordoni
1956 Norman Read
1960 Don Thompson
1964 Abdon Pamich
1968 Christoph Höhne
1972 Bernd Kannenberg
1980 Hartwig Gauder
1984 Raúl González
1988 Vyacheslav Ivanenko
1992 Andrey Perlov
1996 Robert Korzeniowski
2000 Robert Korzeniowski
2004 Robert Korzeniowski
2008 Alex Schwazer

Athletics, 20 kilometres walk - 20 kilometres walk Olympic Gold medalists, men

1956 Leonid Spirin
1960 Volodymyr Holubnychy
1964 Ken Matthews
1968 Volodymyr Holubnychy
1972 Peter Frenkel
1976 Daniel Bautista
1980 Maurizio Damilano
1984 Ernesto Canto
1988 Jozef Pribilinec
1992 Daniel Plaza
1996 Jefferson Pérez
2000 Robert Korzeniowski
2004 Ivano Brugnetti
2008 Valeriy Borchin

Athletics, 20 kilometres walk - 20 kilometres walk Olympic Gold medalists, women

2000 Wang Liping
2004 Athanasia Tsoumeleka
2008 Olga Kaniskina

Athletics, 4 x 400 metres relay - 4 x 400 metres relay Olympic Gold medalists, men

1912 United States 1920 Great Britain 1924 United States 1928 United States 1932 United States 1936 Great Britain 1948 United States 1952 Jamaica 1956 United States 1960 United States 1964 United States 1968 United States 1972 Kenya 1976 United States 1980 Soviet Union 1984 United States 1988 United States 1992 United States 1996 United States 2000 -* 2004 United States 2008 United States

(Mel Sheppard, Edward Lindberg, Ted Meredith, Charles Reidpath) (Cecil Griffiths, Robert Lindsay, John Ainsworth-Davies, Guy Butler) (Commodore Cochran, Alan Helffrich, Oliver MacDonald, William Stevenson) (George Baird, Emerson Spencer, Fred Alderman, Ray Barbuti) (Ivan Fuqua, Edgar Ablowich, Karl Warner, Bill Carr) (Freddie Wolff, Godfrey Rampling, Bill Roberts, Godfrey Brown) (Arthur Harnden, Cliff Bourland, Roy Cochran, Mal Whitfield) (Arthur Wint, Leslie Laing, Herb McKenley, George Rhoden) (Charles Jenkins, Lou Jones, Jesse Mashburn, Tom Courtney) (Jack Yerman, Earl Young, Glenn Davis, Otis Davis) (Ollan Cassell, Mike Larrabee, Ulis Williams, Henry Carr) (Vincent Matthews, Ron Freeman, Larry James, Lee Evans) (Charles Asati, Munyoro Nyamau, Robert Ouko, Julius Sang) (Herman Frazier, Benny Brown, Fred Newhouse, Maxie Parks) (Remigijus Valiulis, Mikhail Linge, Nikolay Chernetskiy, Viktor Markin) (Sunder Nix, Ray Armstead, Alonzo Babers, Antonio McKay) (Danny Everett, Steve Lewis, Kevin Robinzine, Butch Reynolds) (Andrew Valmon, Quincy Watts, Michael Johnson, Steve Lewis, Darnell Hall, Charles Jenkins) (LaMont Smith, Alvin Harrison, Derek Mills, Anthuan Maybank, Jason Rouser) - (Otis Harris, Derrick Brew, Jeremy Wariner, Darold Williamson, Kelly Willie, Andrew Rock) (LaShawn Merritt, Angelo Taylor, David Neville, Jeremy Wariner, Kerron Clement, Reggie Witherspoon)

*In 2000, the United States, with Alvin Harrison, Antonio Pettigrew, Calvin Harrison and Michael Johnson, originally won the gold medal. (details)