See also: List of Olympic medalists in athletics (women) and Athletics at the Summer Olympics.
This is the complete list of men's medalists in athletics at the Summer Olympics. It does not include the medalists from the Athletics at the 1906 Intercalated Games – these are no longer regarded as an official part of the Olympic chronology by the IOC.
The distance of the marathon at the Olympics has varied in the early years, before being standardized at 42,195 m in 1924, the distance that was run at the 1908 Olympics. In other years, the distances have been:
At the St. Louis Games in 1904, the decathlon contest was entitled the All-Around competition, and consisted of: 100 yards dash, shot put, high jump, 800 yard walk, hammer throw, pole vault, 120 yards hurdles, 56 pounds weight throw, long jump, and a mile run.
| 1900 Paris | ||||
| 1904 St. Louis |
| 1908 London |
| 1900 Paris | ||||
| 1904 St. Louis |
| 1900 Paris |
| 1904 St. Louis |
| 1908 London |
| 1900 Paris |
The first relay event to be held at the Olympics, the 1600 m relay consisted of two legs over 200 m, one over 400 m, and one over 800 m. This "medley" relay was replaced by the 4 × 400 m relay at subsequent Olympics.
| 1908 London | William Hamilton Nate Cartmell John Taylor Mel Sheppard | Arthur Hoffmann Hans Eicke Otto Trieloff Hanns Braun | Pál Simon Frigyes Wiesner József Nagy Ödön Bodor |
| 1908 London | Joe Deakin Archie Robertson William Coales | John Eisele George Bonhag Herbert Trube | Louis de Fleurac Joseph Dreher Paul Lizandier |
| 1904 St. Louis | Arthur Newton George Underwood Paul Pilgrim Howard Valentine David Munson | none awarded |
| 1912 Stockholm | ||||
| 1920 Antwerp | ||||
| 1924 Paris |
| 1920 Antwerp |
| 1908 London |
| 1908 London |
| 1912 Stockholm |
| 1908 London |
| 1912 Stockholm |
| 1904 St. Louis | ||||
| 1908–1912 | not included in the Olympic program | |||
| 1920 Antwerp | ||||
| 1908 London |
This did not involve throwing with both hands. Distances recorded with each hand were added.
| 1912 Stockholm |
Consisted of long jump, shot put, and 100 yards.
| 1904 St. Louis |
Consisted of long jump, javelin throw, 200 metres, discus throw, and 1500 metres.