OLYMPIC ATHLETICS

Men's & Women's FIELD Events

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YR	High Jump	Long Jump	Pole Vault	Triple Jump
1896	Ellery Clark, USA	Ellery Clark, USA	William Hoyt, USA	James Connolly, USA
1900	Irving Baxter, USA	Alvin Kraenzlein, USA	Irving Baxter, USA	Myer Prinstein, USA
1904	Sam Jones, USA	Myer Prinstein, USA	Charles Dvorak, USA	Myer Prinstein, USA
1908	Harry Porter, USA	Frank Irons, USA	Edward Cooke, USA Alfred Gilbert, USA (tie)	Timothy Ahearne, GBR/IRL
1912	Alma Richards, USA	Albert Gutterson, USA	Harry Babcock, USA	Gustaf Lindblom, SWE
1920	Richmond Landon, USA	William Petersson, SWE	Frank Foss, USA	Vilho Tuulos, FIN
1924	Harold Osborn, USA	De Hart Hubbard, USA	Lee Barnes, USA	Nick Winter, AUS
1928	Bob King, USA	Ed Hamm, USA	Sabin Carr, USA	Mikio Oda, JPN
1932	Duncan McNaughton, CAN	Ed Gordon, USA	Bill Miller, USA	Chuhei Nambu, JPN
1936	Cornelius Johnson, USA	Jesse Owens, USA	Earle Meadows, USA	Naoto Tajima, JPN
1948	John Winter, AUS	Willie Steele, USA	Guinn Smith, USA	Arne Ahman, SWE
1952	Walt Davis, USA	Jerome Biffle, USA	Bob Richards, USA	Adhemar da Silva, BRA
1956	Charley Dumas, USA	Greg Bell, USA	Bob Richards, USA	Adhemar da Silva, BRA
1960	Robert Shavlakadze, URS	Ralph Boston, USA	Don Bragg, USA	Jozef Schmidt, POL
1964	Valery Brumel, URS	Lynn Davies, GBR	Fred Hansen, USA	Jozef Schmidt, POL
1968	Dick Fosbury, USA	Bob Baemon, USA	Bob Seagren, USA	Viktor Saneyev, URS
1972	Yuri Tarmak, URS	Randy Williams, USA	Wolfgang Nordwig, GDR	Viktor Saneyev, URS
1976	Jacek Wszola, POL	Arnie Robinson, USA	Tadeusz Slusarski, POL	Viktor Saneyev, URS
1980	Gerd Wessig, GDR	Lutz Dombrowski, GDR	Wladyslaw Kozakiewicz, POL	Jaak Uudmae, URS
1984	Dietmar Moegenburg, FRG	Carl Lewis, USA	Pierre Quinon, FRA	Al Joyner, USA
1988	Gennay Avdeyenko, URS	Carl Lewis, USA	Sergey Bubka, RUS	Khristo Markov, BUL
1992	Javier Sotomayor, CUB	Carl Lewis, USA	Maksim Tarasov, EUN	Mike Conley, USA
1996	Charles Austin, USA	Carl Lewis, USA	Jean Galfione, FRA	Kenny Harrison, USA
2000	Sergey Kliugin, RUS	Ivan Pedroso, CUB	Nick Hysong, USA	Jonathan Edwards, GBR
2004	Stefan Holm, SWE	Dwight Phillips, USA	Timothy Mack, USA	Christian Olsson, SWE

YR	Shot Put	Discus Throw	Hammer Throw	Javelin Throw
1896	Bob Garrett, USA	Bob Garrett, USA
1900	Richard Sheldon, USA	Rudolf Bauer, HUN	John Flanagan, USA
1904	Ralph Rose, USA	Martin Sheridan, USA	John Flanagan, USA
1908	Ralph Rose, USA	Martin Sheridan, USA	John Flanagan, USA	Eric Lemming, SWE
1912	Patrick McDonald, USA	Armas Taipale, FIN	Matt McGrath, USA	Eric Lemming, SWE
1920	Ville Porhola, FIN	Elmer Niklander, FIN	Pat Ryan, USA	Jonni Myyra, FIN
1924	Bud Houser, USA	Bud Houser, USA	Fred Tootell, USA	Jonni Myyra, FIN
1928	John Kuck, USA	Bud Houser, USA	Pat O'Callaghan, IRL	Erik Lundkvist, SWE
1932	Leo Sexton, USA	John Anderson, USA	Pat O'Callaghan, IRL	Matti Jaarvinen, FIN
1936	Hans Woellke, GER	Ken Carpenter, USA	Karl Hein, GER	Gerhard Stoeck, GER
1948	Wilbur Thompson, USA	Adolfo Consolini, ITA	Imre Nemeth, HUN	Kai Tapio Rautavaara, FIN
1952	Parry O'Brien, USA	Sim Iness, USA	Jozsef Csermak, HUN	Cy Young, USA
1956	Parry O'Brien, USA	Al Oerter, USA	Harold Connolly, USA	Egil Danielson, NOR
1960	Bill Nieder, USA	Al Oerter, USA	Vasily Rudenkov, URS	Viktor Tsibulenko, URS
1964	Dallas Long, USA	Al Oerter, USA	Romuald Klim, URS	Pauli Nevala, FIN
1968	Randy Matson, USA	Al Oerter, USA	Gyula Szivotzky, HUN	Janis Lusis, URS
1972	Wladyslaw Komar, POL	Ludvik Danek, TCH	Anatoly Bondarchuk, URS	Klaus Wolfermann, FRG
1976	Udo Beyer, GDR	Mac Wilkins, USA	Yuri Sedykh, URS	Miklos Nemeth, HUN
1980	Vladimir Kiselyov, URS	Viktor Rashchupkin, URS	Yuri Sedykh, URS	Dainis Kula, URS
1984	Alessandro Andrei, ITA	Rolf Danneberg, FRG	Juha Tiainen, FIN	Arto Haarkonen, FIN
1988	Ulf Timmermann, GDR	Juergen Schult, GDR	Sergey Litvinov, URS	Tapio Korjus, FIN
1992	Mike Stulce, USA	Romas Ubartas, LTU	Andrei Abduvaliyev, EUN	Jan Zelezny, TCH
1996	Randy Barnes, USA	Lars Riedel, GER	Balazs Kiss, HUN	Jan Zelezny, CZE
2000	Arsi Harju, FIN	Virgilijus Alekna, LTU	Szymon Ziolkowski, POL	Jan Zelezny, CZE
2004	Yuriy Bilonog, UKR	Virgilijus Alekna, LTU	Koji Murofushi, JPN	Andreas Thorkildsen, NOR

YR	DECATHLON	HEPTATHLON (Pentathlon before 1984)
1904	Thomas Kiely, GBR/IRL
1908	NOT HELD
1912	Jim Thorpe, USA
1920	Helge Lovland, NOR
1924	Harold Osborn, USA
1928	Paavo Yrjola, 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	Willi Holdorf, GER	Irina Press, URS
1968	Bill Toomey, USA	Ingrid Becker, FRG
1972	Nikolai Avilov, URS	Mary Peters, GBR
1976	Bruce Jenner, USA	Siegrun Siegl, GDR
1980	Daley Thompson, GBR	Nadezhda Tkachenko, URS
1984	Daley Thompson, GBR	Glynis Nunn, AUS
1988	Christian Schenk, GDR	Jackie Joyner-Kersee, USA
1992	Robert Zmelik, TCH	Jackie Joyner-Kersee, USA
1996	Dan O'Brien, USA	Ghada Shouaa, SYR
2000	Erki Nool, EST	Denise Lewis, GBR
2004	Roman Sebrle, CZE	Carolina Kluft, SWE

YR	High Jump	Long Jump	Pole Vault	Triple Jump
1928	Ethel Catherwood, CAN
1932	Jean Sihley, USA
1936	Ibolya Csak, HUN
1948	Alice Coachman, USA	Olga Gyarmati, HUN
1952	Esther Brand, RSA	Yvette Williams, NZL
1956	Mildred McDaniel, USA	Elzbieta Krzesinska, POL
1960	Iolanda Balas, ROM	Vyera Krepkina, URS
1964	Iolanda Balas, ROM	Mary Rand, GBR
1968	Miloslava Rezkova, TCH	Viorica Viscopoleanu, ROM
1972	Ulrike Meyfarth, FRG	Heidemaie Rosendahl, FRG
1976	Rosemarie Ackermann, GDR	Angela Voigt, GDR
1980	Sara Simeoni, ITA	Tatyana Kolpakova, URS
1984	Ulrike Meyfarth, FRG	Anisoara Cusmir-Stanciu, ROM
1988	Louise Ritter, USA	Jackie Joyner-Kersee, USA
1992	Heike Henkel, GER	Heiki Drechsler, GER
1996	Stefka Kostadinova, BUL	Chioma Ajunwa, NGR		Inessa Kravets, UKR
2000	Yelena Yelesina, RUS	Heiki Drechsler, GER	Stacy Dragila, USA	Tereza Marinova, BUL
2004	Yelena Slesarenko, RUS	Tatyana Lebedeva, RUS	Yelena Isinbayeva, RUS	Francoise Mbango Etone, CMR

YR	Shot Put	Discus Throw	Hammer Throw	Javelin Throw
1928		Halina Konopacka, POL
1932		Lillian Copeland, USA		Mildred Didrikson, USA
1936		Gisela Mauermayer, GER		Tilly Fleischer, GER
1948	Micheline Ostermeyer, FRA	Micheline Ostermeyer, FRA		Herma Bauma, AUT
1952	Galina Zybina, URS	Nina Romaschkova, URS		Dana Zatopkova, TCH
1956	Tamara Tyshkevich, URS	Olga Fikotova, TCH		Ineze Jaunzeme, URS
1960	Tamara Press, URS	Nina Ponomaryeva, URS		Elvira Ozolina, URS
1964	Tamara Press, URS	Tamara Press, URS		Mihaela Penes, ROM
1968	Margitta Gummel, GDR	Lia Manoliu, ROM		Angela Nemeth, HUN
1972	Nadezhda Chizhova, URS	Faina Melnik, URS		Ruth Fuchs, GDR
1976	Ivanka Hristova, BUL	Evelin Schlaak, GDR		Ruth Fuchs, GDR
1980	Ilona Slupianek, GDR	Evelin Schlaak Jahl, GDR		Maria Colon Ruenes, CUB
1984	Claudia Losch, FRG	Ria Stalman, NED		Tessa Sanderson, GBR
1988	Natalia Lisovskaya, URS	Martina Hellmann, GDR		Petra Felke, GDR
1992	Svetlana Krivaleva, EUN	Maritza Marten, CUB		Silke Renk, GER
1996	Astrid Kumbernuss, GER	Ilke Wyludda, GER		Heli Rantanen, FIN
2000	Yanina Korolchik, BLR	Ellina Zvereva, BLR	Kamila Skolimowska, PL	Trine Hattestad, NOR
2004	Yumileidi Cumba, CUB	Natalya Sadova, RUS	Olga Kuzenkova, RUS	Osleidys Menendez, CUB

DISCONTINUED EVENTS (All men's events)

1900
Standing High Jump: Ray Ewry, USA
Standing Long Jump: Ray Ewry, USA
Standing Triple Jump: Ray Ewry, USA

1904
Weight Throw: Etienne Desmarteau, CAN
Standing High Jump: Ray Ewry, USA
Standing Long Jump: Ray Ewry, USA
Standing Triple Jump: Ray Ewry, USA
Triathlon: Max Emmerich, USA

1908
Discus Greek Style: Martin Sheridan, USA
Javelin Freestyle: Eric Lemming, SWE
Standing High Jump: Ray Ewry, USA
Standing Long Jump: Ray Ewry, USA

1912
Discus Both Hands: Armas Taipale, FIN
Javelin Both Hands: Juho Saaristo, FIN
Shot Put Both Hands: Ralph Rose, USA
Standing High Jump: Platt Adams, USA
Standing Long Jump: Konstantin Tsiklitiras, GRE
Pentathlon: Jim Thorpe, USA

1920
Weight Throw: Patrick McDonald, USA
Pentathlon: Eero Lehtonen, FIN

1924
Pentathlon: Eero Lehtonen, FIN