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100 meters |
200 meters | 400 meters | 800 meters | 1500 meters | 10,000 meters |
marathon | 110-meter hurdles | 400-meter hurdles | 3000-meter steeplechase | 4 x 100-meter relay | 4 x 400-meter relay |
20-kilometer walk | 50-kilometer walk |
high jump | pole vault | long jump | triple jump | discus throw | hammer throw | javelin | decathlon
| TRACK AND FIELD: MEN |
| 100 METERS |
| 1896 | Thomas Burke, United States | 12.0
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| 1900 | Frank Jarvis, United States | 11.0
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| 1904 | Archie Hahn, United States | 11.0
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| 1906 | Archie Hahn, United States | 11.2
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| 1908 | Reginald Walker, South Africa | 10.8 OR
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| 1912 | Ralph Craig, United States | 10.8
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| 1920 | Charles Paddock, United States | 10.8
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| 1924 | Harold Abrahams, Great Britain | 10.6 OR
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| 1928 | Percy Williams, Canada | 10.8
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| 1932 | Eddie Tolan, United States | 10.3 OR
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| 1936 | Jesse Owens, United States | 10.3
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| 1948 | Harrison Dillard, United States | 10.3
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| 1952 | Lindy Remigino, United States | 10.4
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| 1956 | Bobby Morrow, United States | 10.5
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| 1960 | Armin Hary, West Germany | 10.2 OR
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| 1964 | Bob Hayes, United States | 10.0 EWR
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| 1968 | Jim Hines, United States | 9.95 WR
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| 1972 | Valery Borzov, USSR | 10.14
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| 1976 | Hasely Crawford, Trinidad | 10.06
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| 1980 | Allan Wells, Great Britain | 10.25
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| 1984 | Carl Lewis, United States | 9.99
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| 1988 | Carl Lewis, United States* | 9.92 WR
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| 1992 | Linford Christie, Great Britain | 9.96
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| 1996 | Donovan Bailey, Canada | 9.84 WR
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| *Ben Johnson, Canada, disqualified. |
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| 200 METERS |
| 1900 | John Walter Tewksbury, | 22.2
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| | United States |
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| 1904 | Archie Hahn, United States | 21.6 OR
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| 1906 | Not held
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| 1908 | Robert Kerr, Canada | 22.6
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| 1912 | Ralph Craig, United States | 21.7
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| 1920 | Allen Woodring, United States | 22.0
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| 1924 | Jackson Scholz, United States | 21.6
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| 1928 | Percy Williams, Canada | 21.8
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| 1932 | Eddie Tolan, United States | 21.2 OR
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| 1936 | Jesse Owens, United States | 20.7 OR
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| 1948 | Mel Patton, United States | 21.1
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| 1952 | Andrew Stanfield, United States | 20.7
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| 1956 | Bobby Morrow, United States | 20.6 OR
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| 1960 | Livio Berruti, Italy | 20.5 EWR
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| 1964 | Henry Carr, United States | 20.3 OR
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| 1968 | Tommie Smith, United States | 19.83 WR
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| 1972 | Valery Borzov, USSR | 20.00
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| 1976 | Donald Quarrie, Jamaica | 20.23
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| 1980 | Pietro Mennea, Italy | 20.19
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| 1984 | Carl Lewis, United States | 19.80 OR
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| 1988 | Joe DeLoach, United States | 19.75 OR
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| 1992 | Mike Marsh, United States | 20.01
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| 1996 | Michael Johnson, United States | 19.32 WR |
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| 400 METERS |
| 1896 | Thomas Burke, United States | 54.2
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| 1900 | Maxey Long, United States | 49.4 OR
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| 1904 | Harry Hillman, United States | 49.2 OR
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| 1906 | Paul Pilgrim, United States | 53.2
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| 1908 | Wyndham Halswelle, Great Britain | 50.0
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| 1912 | Charles Reidpath, United States | 48.2 OR
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| 1920 | Bevil Rudd, South Africa | 49.6
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| 1924 | Eric Liddell, Great Britain | 47.6 OR
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| 1928 | Ray Barbuti, United States | 47.8
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| 1932 | William Carr, United States | 46.2 WR
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| 1936 | Archie Williams, United States | 46.5
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| 1948 | Arthur Wint, Jamaica | 46.2
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| 1952 | George Rhoden, Jamaica | 45.9
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| 1956 | Charles Jenkins, United States | 46.7
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| 1960 | Otis Davis, United States | 44.9 WR
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| 1964 | Michael Larrabee, United States | 45.1
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| 1968 | Lee Evans, United States | 43.86 WR
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| 1972 | Vincent Matthews, United States | 44.66
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| 1976 | Alberto Juantorena, Cuba | 44.26
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| 1980 | Viktor Markin, USSR | 44.60
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| 1984 | Alonzo Babers, United States | 44.27
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| 1988 | Steve Lewis, United States | 43.87
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| 1992 | Quincy Watts, United States | 43.50 OR
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| 1996 | Michael Johnson, United States | 43.49 OR |
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| 800 METERS |
| 1896 | Edwin Flack, Australia | 2:11
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| 1900 | Alfred Tysoe, Great Britain | 2:01.2
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| 1904 | James Lightbody, United States | 1:56 OR
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| 1906 | Paul Pilgrim, United States | 2:01.5
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| 1908 | Mel Sheppard, United States | 1:52.8 WR
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| 1912 | James Meredith, United States | 1:51.9 WR
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| 1920 | Albert Hill, Great Britain | 1:53.4
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| 1924 | Douglas Lowe, Great Britain | 1:52.4
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| 1928 | Douglas Lowe, Great Britain | 1:51.8 OR
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| 1932 | Thomas Hampson, Great Britain | 1:49.8 WR
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| 1936 | John Woodruff, United States | 1:52.9
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| 1948 | Mal Whitfield, United States | 1:49.2 OR
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| 1952 | Mal Whitfield, United States | 1:49.2 EOR
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| 1956 | Thomas Courtney, United States | 1:47.7 OR
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| 1960 | Peter Snell, New Zealand | 1:46.3 OR
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| 1964 | Peter Snell, New Zealand | 1:45.1 OR
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| 1968 | Ralph Doubell, Australia | 1:44.3 EWR
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| 1972 | Dave Wottle, United States | 1:45.9
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| 1976 | Alberto Juantorena, Cuba | 1:43.50 WR
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| 1980 | Steve Ovett, Great Britain | 1:45.40
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| 1984 | Joaquim Cruz, Brazil | 1:43.00 OR
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| 1988 | Paul Ereng, Kenya | 1:43.45
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| 1992 | William Tanui, Kenya | 1:43.66
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| 1996 | Vebjoern Rodal, Norway | 1:42.58 OR |
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| 1500 METERS |
| 1896 | Edwin Flack, Australia | 4:33.2
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| 1900 | Charles Bennett, Great Britain | 4:06.2 WR
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| 1904 | James Lightbody, United States | 4:05.4 WR
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| 1906 | James Lightbody, United States | 4:12.0
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| 1908 | Mel Sheppard, United States | 4:03.4 OR
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| 1912 | Arnold Jackson, Great Britain | 3:56.8 OR
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| 1920 | Albert Hill, Great Britain | 4:01.8
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| 1924 | Paavo Nurmi, Finland | 3:53.6 OR
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| 1928 | Harry Larva, Finland | 3:53.2 OR
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| 1932 | Luigi Beccali, Italy | 3:51.2 OR
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| 1936 | Jack Lovelock, New Zealand | 3:47.8 WR
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| 1948 | Henri Eriksson, Sweden | 3:49.8
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| 1952 | Josef Barthel, Luxemburg | 3:45.1 OR
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| 1956 | Ron Delany, Ireland | 3:41.2 OR
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| 1960 | Herb Elliott, Australia | 3:35.6 WR
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| 1964 | Peter Snell, New Zealand | 3:38.1
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| 1968 | Kipchoge Keino, Kenya | 3:34.9 OR
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| 1972 | Pekkha Vasala, Finland | 3:36.3
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| 1976 | John Walker, New Zealand | 3:39.17
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| 1980 | Sebastian Coe, Great Britain | 3:38.4
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| 1984 | Sebastian Coe, Great Britain | 3:32.53 OR
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| 1988 | Peter Rono, Kenya | 3:35.96
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| 1992 | Fermin Cacho, Spain | 3:40.12
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| 1996 | Noureddine Morceli, Algeria | 3:35.78 |
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| 5000 METERS |
| 1912 | Hannes Kolehmainen, Finland | 14:36.6 WR
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| 1920 | Joseph Guillemot, France | 14:55.6
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| 1924 | Paavo Nurmi, Finland | 14:31.2 OR
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| 1928 | Villie Ritola, Finland | 14:38
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| 1932 | Lauri Lehtinen, Finland | 14:30 OR
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| 1936 | Gunnar Hîckert, Finland | 14:22.2 OR
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| 1948 | Gaston Reiff, Belgium | 14:17.6 OR
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| 1952 | Emil Zatopek, Czechoslovakia | 14:06.6 OR
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| 1956 | Vladimir Kuts, USSR | 13:39.6 OR
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| 1960 | Murray Halberg, New Zealand | 13:43.4
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| 1964 | Bob Schul, United States | 13:48.8
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| 1968 | Mohamed Gammoudi, Tunisia | 14:05.0
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| 1972 | Lasse Viren, Finland | 13:26.4 OR
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| 1976 | Lasse Viren, Finland | 13:24.76
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| 1980 | Miruts Yifter, Ethiopia | 13:21.0
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| 1984 | Said Aouita, Morocco | 13:05.59 OR
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| 1988 | John Ngugi, Kenya | 13:11.70
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| 1992 | Dieter Baumann, Germany | 13:12.52
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| 1996 | Venuste Niyongabo, Burundi | 13:07.96 |
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| 10,000 METERS |
| 1912 | Hannes Kolehmainen, Finland | 31:20.8
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| 1920 | Paavo Nurmi, Finland | 31:45.8
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| 1924 | Vilho (Ville) Ritola, Finland | 30:23.2 WR
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| 1928 | Paavo Nurmi, Finland | 30:18.8 OR
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| 1932 | Janusz Kusocinski, Poland | 30:11.4 OR
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| 1936 | Ilmari Salminen, Finland | 30:15.4
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| 1948 | Emil Zatopek, Czechoslovakia | 29:59.6 OR
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| 1952 | Emil Zatopek, Czechoslovakia | 29:17.0 OR
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| 1956 | Vladimir Kuts, USSR | 28:45.6 OR
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| 1960 | Pyotr Bolotnikov, USSR | 28:32.2 OR
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| 1964 | Billy Mills, United States | 28:24.4 OR
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| 1968 | Naftali Temu, Kenya | 29:27.4
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| 1972 | Lasse Viren, Finland | 27:38.4 WR
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| 1976 | Lasse Viren, Finland | 27:40.38
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| 1980 | Miruts Yifter, Ethiopia | 27:42.7
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| 1984 | Alberto Cova, Italy | 27:47.54
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| 1988 | Brahim Boutaib, Morocco | 27:21.46 OR
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| 1992 | Khalid Skah, Morocco | 27:46.70
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| 1996 | Haile Gebrselassie, Ethiopia | 27:07.34 OR |
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| MARATHON |
| 1896 | Spiridon Louis, Greece | 2:58:50
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| 1900 | Michel Theato, France | 2:59:45
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| 1904 | Thomas Hicks, United States | 3:28:53
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| 1906 | William Sherring, Canada | 2:51:23.6
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| 1908 | John Hayes, United States | 2:55:18.4 OR
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| 1912 | Kenneth McArthur, South Africa | 2:36:54.8
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| 1920 | Hannes Kolehmainen, Finland | 2:32:35.8 WB
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| 1924 | Albin Stenroos, Finland | 2:41:22.6
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| 1928 | Boughera El Ouafi, France | 2:32:57
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| 1932 | Juan Zabala, Argentina | 2:31:36 OR
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| 1936 | Kijung Son, Japan (Korea) | 2:29:19.2 OR
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| 1948 | Delfo Cabrera, Argentina | 2:34:51.6
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| 1952 | Emil Zatopek, Czechoslovakia | 2:23:03.2 OR
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| 1956 | Alain Mimoun O'Kacha, France | 2:25:00.0
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| 1960 | Abebe Bikila, Ethiopia | 2:15:16.2 WB
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| 1964 | Abebe Bikila, Ethiopia | 2:12:11.2 WB
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| 1968 | Mamo Wolde, Ethiopia | 2:20:26.4
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| 1972 | Frank Shorter, United States | 2:12:19.8
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| 1976 | Waldemar Cierpinski, East Germany | 2:09:55 OR
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| 1980 | Waldemar Cierpinski, East Germany | 2:11:03.0
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| 1984 | Carlos Lopes, Portugal | 2:09:21.0 OR
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| 1988 | Gelindo Bordin, Italy | 2:10:32
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| 1992 | Hwang Young-Cho, S Korea | 2:13:23
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| 1996 | Josia Thugwane, South Africa | 2:12:36
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| Note: Marathon distances: 1896, 1904—40,000 meters; 1900—40,260 meters; 1906—41,860 meters; 1912—40,200 meters; 1920—42,750 meters; 1908 and since 1924—42,195 meters (26 miles, 385 yards). |
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| 110-METER HURDLES |
| 1896 | Thomas Curtis, United States | 17.6
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| 1900 | Alvin Kraenzlein, United States | 15.4 OR
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| 1904 | Frederick Schule, United States | 16.0
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| 1906 | Robert Leavitt, United States | 16.2
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| 1908 | Forrest Smithson, United States | 15.0 WR
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| 1912 | Frederick Kelly, United States | 15.1
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| 1920 | Earl Thomson, Canada | 14.8 WR
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| 1924 | Daniel Kinsey, United States | 15.0
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| 1928 | Sydney Atkinson, South Africa | 14.8
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| 1932 | George Saling, United States | 14.6
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| 1936 | Forrest Towns, United States | 14.2
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| 1948 | William Porter, United States | 13.9 OR
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| 1952 | Harrison Dillard, United States | 13.7 OR
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| 1956 | Lee Calhoun, United States | 13.5 OR
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| 1960 | Lee Calhoun, United States | 13.8
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| 1964 | Hayes Jones, United States | 13.6
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| 1968 | Willie Davenport, United States | 13.3 OR
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| 1972 | Rod Milburn, United States | 13.24 EWR
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| 1976 | Guy Drut, France | 13.30
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| 1980 | Thomas Munkelt, East Germany | 13.39
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| 1984 | Roger Kingdom, United States | 13.20 OR
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| 1988 | Roger Kingdom, United States | 12.98 OR
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| 1992 | Mark McKoy, Canada | 13.12
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| 1996 | Allen Johnson, United States | 12.95 OR |
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| 400-METER HURDLES |
| 1900 | John Walter Tewksbury, United States | 57.6
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| 1904 | Harry Hillman, United States | 53.0
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| 1906 | Not held
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| 1908 | Charles Bacon, United States | 55.0 WR
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| 1912 | Not held
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| 1920 | Frank Loomis, United States | 54.0 WR
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| 1924 | F. Morgan Taylor, United States | 52.6
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| 1928 | David Burghley, Great Britain | 53.4 OR
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| 1932 | Robert Tisdall, Ireland | 51.7
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| 1936 | Glenn Hardin, United States | 52.4
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| 1948 | Roy Cochran, United States | 51.1 OR
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| 1952 | Charles Moore, United States | 50.8 OR
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| 1956 | Glenn Davis, United States | 50.1 EOR
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| 1960 | Glenn Davis, United States | 49.3 EOR
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| 1964 | Rex Cawley, United States | 49.6
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| 1968 | Dave Hemery, Great Britain | 48.12 WR
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| 1972 | John Akii-Bua, Uganda | 47.82 WR
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| 1976 | Edwin Moses, United States | 47.64 WR
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| 1980 | Volker Beck, East Germany | 48.70
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| 1984 | Edwin Moses, United States | 47.75
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| 1988 | Andre Phillips, United States | 47.19 OR
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| 1992 | Kevin Young, United States | 46.78 WR
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| 1996 | Derrick Adkins, United States | 47.54 |
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| 3000-METER STEEPLECHASE |
| 1920 | Percy Hodge, Great Britain | 10:00.4 OR
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| 1924 | Vilho (Ville) Ritola, Finland | 9:33.6 OR
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| 1928 | Toivo Loukola, Finland | 9:21.8 WR
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| 1932 | Volmari Iso-Hollo, Finland | 10:33.4* |
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| 1936 | Volmari Iso-Hollo, Finland | 9:03.8 WR
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| 1948 | Thore Sjöstrand, Sweden | 9:04.6
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| 1952 | Horace Ashenfelter, United States | 8:45.4 WR
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| 1956 | Chris Brasher, Great Britain | 8:41.2 OR
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| 1960 | Zdzislaw Krzyszkowiak, Poland | 8:34.2 OR
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| 1964 | Gaston Roelants, Belgium | 8:30.8 OR
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| 1968 | Amos Biwott, Kenya | 8:51
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| 1972 | Kipchoge Keino, Kenya | 8:23.6 OR
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| 1976 | Anders Gärderud, Sweden | 8:08.2 WR
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| 1980 | Bronislaw Malinowski, Poland | 8:09.7
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| 1984 | Julius Korir, Kenya | 8:11.8
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| 1988 | Julius Kariuki, Kenya | 8:05.51 OR
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| 1992 | Matthew Birir, Kenya | 8:08.84
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| 1996 | Joseph Keter, Kenya | 8:07.12
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| *About 3450 meters; extra lap by error. |
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| 4 X 100-METER RELAY |
| 1912 | Great Britain | 42.4 OR
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| 1920 | United States | 42.2 WR
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| 1924 | United States | 41.0 EWR
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| 1928 | United States | 41.0 EWR
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| 1932 | United States | 40.0 EWR
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| 1936 | United States | 39.8 WR
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| 1948 | United States | 40.6
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| 1952 | United States | 40.1
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| 1956 | United States | 39.5 WR
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| 1960 | West Germany | 39.5 EWR
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| 1964 | United States | 39.0 WR
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| 1968 | United States | 38.2 WR
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| 1972 | United States | 38.19 EWR
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| 1976 | United States | 38.33
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| 1980 | USSR | 38.26
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| 1984 | United States | 37.83 WR
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| 1988 | USSR | 38.19
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| 1992 | United States | 37.40 WR
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| 1996 | Canada | 37.69 |
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| 4 X 400-METER RELAY |
| 1908 | United States | 3:29.4
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| 1912 | United States | 3:16.6 WR
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| 1920 | Great Britain | 3:22.2
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| 1924 | United States | 3:16.0 WR
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| 1928 | United States | 3:14.2 WR
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| 1932 | United States | 3:08.2 WR
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| 1936 | Great Britain | 3:09.0
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| 1948 | United States | 3:10.4 WR
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| 1952 | Jamaica | 3:03.9 WR
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| 1956 | United States | 3:04.8
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| 1960 | United States | 3:02.2 WR
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| 1964 | United States | 3:00.7 WR
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| 1968 | United States | 2:56.16 WR
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| 1972 | Kenya | 2:59.8
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| 1976 | United States | 2:58.65
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| 1980 | USSR | 3:01.1
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| 1984 | United States | 2:57.91
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| 1988 | United States | 2:56.16 EWR
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| 1992 | United States | 2:55.74 WR
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| 1996 | United States | 2:55.99 |
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| 20-KILOMETER WALK |
| 1956 | Leonid Spirin, USSR | 1:31:27.4
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| 1960 | Vladimir Golubnichiy, USSR | 1:33:07.2
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| 1964 | Kenneth Mathews, Great Britain | 1:29:34.0 OR
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| 1968 | Vladimir Golubnichiy, USSR | 1:33:58.4
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| 1972 | Peter Frenkel, East Germany | 1:26:42.4 OR
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| 1976 | Daniel Bautista, Mexico | 1:24:40.6 OR
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| 1980 | Maurizio Damilano, Italy | 1:23:35.5 OR
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| 1984 | Ernesto Canto, Mexico | 1:23:13.0 OR
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| 1988 | Jozef Pribilinec, Czechoslovakia | 1:19:57.0 OR
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| 1992 | Daniel Plaza, Spain | 1:21:45.0
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| 1996 | Jefferson Pérez, Ecuador | 1:20:07 |
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| 50-KILOMETER WALK |
| 1932 | Thomas Green, Great Britain | 4:50:10
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| 1936 | Harold Whitlock, Great Britain | 4:30:41.4 OR
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| 1948 | John Ljunggren, Sweden | 4:41:52
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| 1952 | Giuseppe Dordoni, Italy | 4:28:07.8 OR
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| 1956 | Norman Read, New Zealand | 4:30:42.8
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| 1960 | Donald Thompson, Great Britain | 4:25:30 OR
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| 1964 | Abdon Parnich, Italy | 4:11:12.4 OR
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| 1968 | Christoph Höhne, East Germany | 4:20:13.6
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| 1972 | Bernd Kannenberg, West Germany | 3:56:11.6 OR
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| 1980 | Hartwig Gauder, East Germany | 3:49:24.0 OR
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| 1984 | Raul Gonzalez, Mexico | 3:47:26.0 OR
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| 1988 | Viacheslav Ivanenko, USSR | 3:38:29.0 OR
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| 1992 | Andrey Perlov, Unified Team | 3:50:13
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| 1996 | Robert Korzeniowski, Poland | 3:43:30 |
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| HIGH JUMP |
| 1896 | Ellery Clark, United States | 5 ft 11 1/4 in
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| 1900 | Irving Baxter, United States | 6 ft 2 3/4 in OR
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| 1904 | Samuel Jones, United States | 5 ft 11 in
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| 1906 | Cornelius Leahy, Great Britain/Ireland | 5 ft 10 in
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| 1908 | Harry Porter, United States | 6 ft 3 in OR
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| 1912 | Alma Richards, United States | 6 ft 4 in OR
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| 1920 | Richmond Landon, United States | 6 ft 4 in OR
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| 1924 | Harold Osborn, United States | 6 ft 6 in OR
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| 1928 | Robert W. King, United States | 6 ft 4 1/2 in
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| 1932 | Duncan McNaughton, Canada | 6 ft 5 1/2 in
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| 1936 | Cornelius Johnson, United States | 6 ft 8 in OR
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| 1948 | John L. Winter, Australia | 6 ft 6 in
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| 1952 | Walter Davis, United States | 6 ft 8 1/2 in OR
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| 1956 | Charles Dumas, United States | 6 ft 11 1/2 in OR
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| 1960 | Robert Shavlakadze, USSR | 7 ft 1 in OR
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| 1964 | Valery Brumel, USSR | 7 ft 1 3/4 in OR
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| 1968 | Dick Fosbury, United States | 7 ft 4 1/4 in OR
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| 1972 | Yuri Tarmak, USSR | 7 ft 3 3/4 in
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| 1976 | Jacek Wszola, Poland | 7 ft 4 1/2 in OR
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| 1980 | Gerd Wessig, East Germany | 7 ft 8 3/4 in WR
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| 1984 | Dietmar Mögenburg, West Germany | 7 ft 8 1/2 in
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| 1988 | Gennadiy Avdeyenko, USSR | 7 ft 9 3/4 in OR
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| 1992 | Javier Sotomayor, Cuba | 7 ft 8 in.
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| 1996 | Charles Austin, United States | 7 ft 10 in OR |
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| POLE VAULT |
| 1896 | William Hoyt, United States | 10 ft 10 in
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| 1900 | Irving Baxter, United States | 10 ft 10 in
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| 1904 | Charles Dvorak, United States | 11 ft 5 3/4 in
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| 1906 | Fernand Gonder, France | 11 ft 5 3/4 in
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| 1908 | Alfred Gilbert, United States | 12 ft 2 in OR
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| 1912 | Harry Babcock, United States | 12 ft 11 1/2 in OR
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| 1920 | Frank Foss, United States | 13 ft 5 in WR
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| 1924 | Lee Barnes, United States | 12 ft 11 1/2 in
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| 1928 | Sabin Carr, United States | 13 ft 9 1/4 in OR
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| 1932 | William Miller, United States | 14 ft 1 3/4 in OR
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| 1936 | Earle Meadows, United States | 14 ft 3 1/4 in OR
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| 1948 | Guinn Smith, United States | 14 ft 1 1/4 in
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| 1952 | Robert Richards, United States | 14 ft 11 in OR
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| 1956 | Robert Richards, United States | 14 ft 11 1/2 in OR
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| 1960 | Don Bragg, United States | 15 ft 5 in OR
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| 1964 | Fred Hansen, United States | 16 ft 8 3/4 in OR
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| 1968 | Bob Seagren, United States | 17 ft 8 1/2 in OR
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| 1972 | Wolfgang Nordwig, East Germany | 18 ft 1/2 in OR
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| 1976 | Tadeusz Slusarski, Poland | 18 ft 1/2 in EOR
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| 1980 | Wladyslaw Kozakiewicz, Poland | 18 ft 11 1/2 in WR
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| 1984 | Pierre Quinon, France | 18 ft 10 1/4 in
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| 1988 | Sergei Bubka, USSR | 19 ft 4 1/4 in OR
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| 1992 | Maksim Tarasov, Unified Team | 19 ft 1/4 in
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| 1996 | Jean Galfione, France | 19 ft 5 1/4 in OR |
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| LONG JUMP |
| 1896 | Ellery Clark, United States | 20 ft 10 in
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| 1900 | Alvin Kraenzlein, United States | 23 ft 6 3/4 in OR
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| 1904 | Meyer Prinstein, United States | 24 ft 1 in OR
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| 1906 | Meyer Prinstein, United States | 23 ft 7 1/2 in
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| 1908 | Frank Irons, United States | 24 ft 6 1/2 in OR
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| 1912 | Albert Gutterson, United States | 24 ft 11 1/4 in OR
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| 1920 | William Peterssen, Sweden | 23 ft 5 1/2 in
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| 1924 | DeHart Hubbard, United States | 24 ft 5 in
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| 1928 | Edward B. Hamm, United States | 25 ft 4 1/2 in OR
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| 1932 | Edward Gordon, United States | 25 ft 3/4 in
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| 1936 | Jesse Owens, United States | 26 ft 5 1/2 in OR
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| 1948 | William Steele, United States | 25 ft 8 in
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| 1952 | Jerome Biffle, United States | 24 ft 10 in
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| 1956 | Gregory Bell, United States | 25 ft 8 1/4 in
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| 1960 | Ralph Boston, United States | 26 ft 7 3/4 in OR
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| 1964 | Lynn Davies, Great Britain | 26 ft 5 3/4 in
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| 1968 | Bob Beamon, United States | 29 ft 2 1/2 in WR
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| 1972 | Randy Williams, United States | 27 ft 1/2 in
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| 1976 | Arnie Robinson, United States | 27 ft 4 3/4 in
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| 1980 | Lutz Dombrowski, East Germany | 28 ft 1/4 in
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| 1984 | Carl Lewis, United States | 28 ft 1/4 in
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| 1988 | Carl Lewis, United States | 28 ft 7 1/2 in
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| 1992 | Carl Lewis, United States | 28 ft 5 1/2 in
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| 1996 | Carl Lewis, United States | 27 ft 10 3/4 in |
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| TRIPLE JUMP |
| 1896 | James Connolly, United States | 44 ft 11 3/4 in
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| 1900 | Meyer Prinstein, United States | 47 ft 5 3/4 in OR
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| 1904 | Meyer Prinstein, United States | 47 ft 1 in
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| 1906 | Peter O'Connor, Great Britain/Ireland | 46 ft 2 1/4 in
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| 1908 | Timothy Ahearne, Great Britain/Ireland | 48 ft 11 1/4 in OR
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| 1912 | Gustaf Lindblom, Sweden | 48 ft 5 1/4 in
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| 1920 | Vilho Tuulos, Finland | 47 ft 7 in
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| 1924 | Anthony Winter, Australia | 50 ft 11 1/4 in WR
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| 1928 | Mikio Oda, Japan | 49 ft 11 in
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| 1932 | Chuhei Nambu, Japan | 51 ft 7 in WR
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| 1936 | Naoto Tajima, Japan | 52 ft 6 in WR
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| 1948 | Arne Ahman, Sweden | 50 ft 6 1/4 in
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| 1952 | Adhemar da Silva, Brazil | 53 ft 2 3/4 in WR
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| 1956 | Adhemar da Silva, Brazil | 53 ft 7 3/4 in OR
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| 1960 | Jozef Schmidt, Poland | 55 ft 2 in
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| 1964 | Jozef Schmidt, Poland | 55 ft 3 1/2 in OR
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| 1968 | Viktor Saneyev, USSR | 57 ft 3/4 in WR
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| 1972 | Viktor Saneyev, USSR | 56 ft 11 3/4 in
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| 1976 | Viktor Saneyev, USSR | 56 ft 8 3/4 in
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| 1980 | Jaak Uudmae, USSR | 56 ft 11 1/4 in
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| 1984 | Al Joyner, United States | 56 ft 7 1/2 in
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| 1988 | Khristo Markov, Bulgaria | 57 ft 9 1/2 in OR
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| 1992 | Mike Conley, United States | 59 ft 7 1/2 in (w)
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| 1996 | Kenny Harrison, United States | 59 ft 4 1/4 in OR |
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| SHOT PUT |
| 1896 | Robert Garrett, United States | 36 ft 9 3/4 in
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| 1900 | Richard Sheldon, United States | 46 ft 3 1/4 in OR
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| 1904 | Ralph Rose, United States | 48 ft 7 in WR
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| 1906 | Martin Sheridan, United States | 40 ft 5 1/4 in
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| 1908 | Ralph Rose, United States | 46 ft 7 1/2 in
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| 1912 | Pat McDonald, United States | 50 ft 4 in OR
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| 1920 | Ville Porhola, Finland | 48 ft 7 1/4 in
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| 1924 | Clarence Houser, United States | 49 ft 2 1/4 in
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| 1928 | John Kuck, United States | 52 ft 3/4 in WR
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| 1932 | Leo Sexton, United States | 52 ft 6 in OR
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| 1936 | Hans Woellke, Germany | 53 ft 1 3/4 in OR
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| 1948 | Wilbur Thompson, United States | 56 ft 2 in OR
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| 1952 | Parry O'Brien, United States | 57 ft 1/2 in OR
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| 1956 | Parry O'Brien, United States | 60 ft 11 1/4 in OR
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| 1960 | William Nieder, United States | 64 ft 6 3/4 in OR
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| 1964 | Dallas Long, United States | 66 ft 8 1/2 in OR
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| 1968 | Randy Matson, United States | 67 ft 4 3/4 in
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| 1972 | Wladyslaw Komar, Poland | 69 ft 6 in OR
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| 1976 | Udo Beyer, East Germany | 69 ft 3/4 in
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| 1980 | Vladimir Kiselyov, USSR | 70 ft 1/2 in OR
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| 1984 | Alessandro Andrei, Italy | 69 ft 9 in
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| 1988 | Ulf Timmermann, East Germany | 73 ft 8 3/4 in OR
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| 1992 | Mike Stulce, United States | 71 ft 2 1/2 in
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| 1996 | Randy Barnes, United States | 70 ft 11 in |
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| DISCUS THROW |
| 1896 | Robert Garrett, United States | 95 ft 7 1/2 in
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| 1900 | Rudolf Bauer, Hungary | 118 ft 3 in OR
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| 1904 | Martin Sheridan, United States | 128 ft 10 1/2 in OR
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| 1906 | Martin Sheridan, United States | 136 ft
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| 1908 | Martin Sheridan, United States | 134 ft 2 in OR
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| 1912 | Armas Taipele, Finland | 148 ft 3 in OR
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| 1920 | Elmer Niklander, Finland | 146 ft 7 in
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| 1924 | Clarence Houser, United States | 151 ft 4 in OR
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| 1928 | Clarence Houser, United States | 155 ft 3 in OR
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| 1932 | John Anderson, United States | 162 ft 4 in OR
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| 1936 | Ken Carpenter, United States | 165 ft 7 in OR
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| 1948 | Adolfo Consolini, Italy | 173 ft 2 in OR
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| 1952 | Sim Iness, United States | 180 ft 6 in OR
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| 1956 | Al Oerter, United States | 184 ft 11 in OR
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| 1960 | Al Oerter, United States | 194 ft 2 in OR
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| 1964 | Al Oerter, United States | 200 ft 1 in OR
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| 1968 | Al Oerter, United States | 212 ft 6 in OR
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| 1972 | Ludvik Danek, Czechoslovakia | 211 ft 3 in
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| 1976 | Mac Wilkins, United States | 221 ft 5 in OR
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| 1980 | Viktor Rashchupkin, USSR | 218 ft 8 in
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| 1984 | Rolf Dannenberg, West Germany | 218 ft 6 in
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| 1988 | Jürgen Schult, East Germany | 225 ft 9 in OR
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| 1992 | Romas Ubartas, Lithuania | 213 ft 8 in
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| 1996 | Lars Riedel, Germany | 227 ft 8 in OR |
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| HAMMER THROW |
| 1900 | John Flanagan, United States | 163 ft 1 in
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| 1904 | John Flanagan, United States | 168 ft 1 in OR
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| 1906 | Not held
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| 1908 | John Flanagan, United States | 170 ft 4 in OR
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| 1912 | Matt McGrath, United States | 179 ft 7 in OR
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| 1920 | Pat Ryan, United States | 173 ft 5 in
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| 1924 | Fred Tootell, United States | 174 ft 10 in
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| 1928 | Patrick O'Callaghan, Ireland | 168 ft 7 in
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| 1932 | Patrick O'Callaghan, Ireland | 176 ft 11 in
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| 1936 | Karl Hein, Germany | 185 ft 4 in OR
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| 1948 | Imre Nemeth, Hungary | 183 ft 11 in
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| 1952 | Jozsef Csermak, Hungary | 197 ft 11 in WR
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| 1956 | Harold Connolly, United States | 207 ft 3 in OR
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| 1960 | Vasily Rudenkov, USSR | 220 ft 2 in OR
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| 1964 | Romuald Klim, USSR | 228 ft 10 in OR
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| 1968 | Gyula Zsivotsky, Hungary | 240 ft 8 in OR
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| 1972 | Anatoli Bondarchuk, USSR | 247 ft 8 in OR
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| 1976 | Yuri Sedykh, USSR | 254 ft 4 in OR
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| 1980 | Yuri Sedykh, USSR | 268 ft 4 in WR
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| 1984 | Juha Tiainen, Finland | 256 ft 2 in
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| 1988 | Sergei Litvinov, USSR | 278 ft 2 in OR
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| 1992 | Andrey Abduvaliyev, Unified Team | 270 ft 9 in
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| 1996 | Balazs Kiss, Hungary | 266 ft 6 in |
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| JAVELIN |
| 1908 | Erik Lemming, Sweden | 179 ft 10 in
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| 1912 | Erik Lemming, Sweden | 198 ft 11 in WR
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| 1920 | Jonni Myyrä, Finland | 215 ft 10 in OR
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| 1924 | Jonni Myyrä, Finland | 206 ft 6 in
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| 1928 | Eric Lundkvist, Sweden | 218 ft 6 in OR
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| 1932 | Matti Jarvinen, Finland | 238 ft 6 in OR
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| 1936 | Gerhard Stöck, Germany | 235 ft 8 in
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| 1948 | Kai Rautavaara, Finland | 228 ft 10 1/2 in
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| 1952 | Cy Young, United States | 242 ft 1 in OR
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| 1956 | Egil Danielson, Norway | 281 ft 2 1/4 in WR
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| 1960 | Viktor Tsibulenko, USSR | 277 ft 8 in
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| 1964 | Pauli Nevala, Finland | 271 ft 2 in
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| 1968 | Janis Lusis, USSR | 295 ft 7 in OR
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| 1972 | Klaus Wolfermann, West Germany | 296 ft 10 in OR
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| 1976 | Miklos Nemeth, Hungary | 310 ft 4 in WR
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| 1980 | Dainis Kuta, USSR | 299 ft 2 3/8 in
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| 1984 | Arto Härkönen, Finland | 284 ft 8 in
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| 1988 | Tapio Korjus, Finland | 276 ft 6 in
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| 1992 | Jan Zelezny, Czechoslovakia | 294 ft 2 in OR
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| 1996 | Jan Zelezny, Czech Rep. | 289 ft 3 in |
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| DECATHLON |
| 1904 | Thomas Kiely, Ireland | 6036
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| 1912 | Jim Thorpe, United States | 8412 WR
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| 1920 | Helge Lövland, Norway | 6803
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| 1924 | Harold Osborn, United States | 7711 WR
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| 1928 | Paavo Yrjölä, Finland | 8053.29 WR
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| 1932 | James Bausch, United States | 8462 WR
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| 1936 | Glenn Morris, United States | 7900 WR
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| 1948 | Robert Mathias, United States | 7139
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| 1952 | Robert Mathias, United States | 7887 WR
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| 1956 | Milton Campbell, United States | 7937 OR
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| 1960 | Rafer Johnson, United States | 8392 OR
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| 1964 | Willi Holdorf, West Germany | 7887
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| 1968 | Bill Toomey, United States | 8193 OR
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| 1972 | Nikolai Avilov, USSR | 8454 WR
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| 1976 | Bruce Jenner, United States | 8617 WR
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| 1980 | Daley Thompson, Great Britain | 8495
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| 1984 | Daley Thompson, Great Britain | 8798 EWR
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| 1988 | Christian Schenk, East Germany | 8488
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| 1992 | Robert Zmelik, Czechoslovakia | 8611
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| 1996 | Dan O'Brien, United States | 8824 OR
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| In 1913, Thorpe was disqualified for having played professional baseball in 1910. His record was restored in 1982. |
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