List of Olympic medalists in athletics (women)
This is the complete list of women's Olympic medalists in athletics.
Current program
100 metres
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200 metres
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400 metres
800 metres
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1500 metres
5000 metres
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 Atlanta |
 Wang Junxia (CHN) |
 Pauline Konga (KEN) |
 Roberta Brunet (ITA) |
| 2000 Sydney |
 Gabriela Szabo (ROU) |
 Sonia O'Sullivan (IRL) |
.svg.png){kind=small} Gete Wami (ETH) |
| 2004 Athens |
Meseret Defar (ETH) |
Isabella Ochichi (KEN) |
Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH) |
| 2008 Beijing |
Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH) |
 Elvan Abeylegesse (TUR) |
Meseret Defar (ETH) |
| 2012 London |
 Meseret Defar (ETH) |
Vivian Cheruiyot (KEN) |
Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH) |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro |
Vivian Cheruiyot (KEN) |
Hellen Obiri (KEN) |
Almaz Ayana (ETH) |
10,000 metres
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 Seoul |
 Olga Bondarenko (URS) |
 Liz McColgan (GBR) |
Yelena Zhupiyeva-Vyazova (URS) |
| 1992 Barcelona |
.svg.png){kind=small} Derartu Tulu (ETH) |
 Elana Meyer (RSA) |
 Lynn Jennings (USA) |
| 1996 Atlanta |
 Fernanda Ribeiro (POR) |
Wang Junxia (CHN) |
Gete Wami (ETH) |
| 2000 Sydney |
Derartu Tulu (ETH) |
Gete Wami (ETH) |
Fernanda Ribeiro (POR) |
| 2004 Athens |
Xing Huina (CHN) |
Ejagayehu Dibaba (ETH) |
Derartu Tulu (ETH) |
| 2008 Beijing |
Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH) |
Elvan Abeylegesse (TUR) |
Shalane Flanagan (USA) |
| 2012 London |
Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH) |
Sally Kipyego (KEN) |
Vivian Cheruiyot (KEN) |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro |
Almaz Ayana (ETH) |
Vivian Cheruiyot (KEN) |
Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH) |
Marathon
100 metres hurdles
400 metres hurdles
3000 metres steeplechase
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Beijing |
 Gulnara Samitova-Galkina (RUS) |
Eunice Jepkorir (KEN) |
Yekaterina Volkova (RUS) |
| 2012 London |
 Habiba Ghribi (TUN) |
Sofia Assefa (ETH) |
Milcah Chemos Cheywa (KEN) |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro |
 Ruth Jebet (BRN) |
Hyvin Kiyeng Jepkemoi (KEN) |
Emma Coburn (USA) |
4 x 100 metres relay
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Note: * Indicates athletes who ran in preliminary rounds and also received medals.
Note: In 2007, Marion Jones was stripped of all her Olympic medals from 2000.
4 × 400 metres relay
Note: * Indicates athletes who ran in preliminary rounds and also received medals.
Note: † Indicates athlete who did not run in any rounds and also received medal.
Note: Marion Jones was stripped of all her Olympic medals in 2000. Crystal Cox was stripped of her Olympic medal in 2004, both being found guilty of doping violations.
20 kilometres race walk
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Sydney |
Wang Liping (CHN) |
 Kjersti Plätzer (NOR) |
 María Vasco (ESP) |
| 2004 Athens |
 Athanasia Tsoumeleka (GRE) |
Olimpiada Ivanova (RUS) |
 Jane Saville (AUS) |
| 2008 Beijing |
Olga Kaniskina (RUS) |
Kjersti Plätzer (NOR) |
Elisa Rigaudo (ITA) |
| 2012 London |
Elena Lashmanova (RUS) |
Olga Kaniskina (RUS) |
Qieyang Shenjie (CHN) |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro |
Liu Hong (CHN) |
 María Guadalupe González (MEX) |
Lü Xiuzhi (CHN) |
High jump
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Pole vault
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Sydney |
Stacy Dragila (USA) |
Tatiana Grigorieva (AUS) |
 Vala Flosadóttir (ISL) |
| 2004 Athens |
Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS) |
Svetlana Feofanova (RUS) |
 Anna Rogowska (POL) |
| 2008 Beijing |
Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS) |
Jennifer Stuczynski (USA) |
Svetlana Feofanova (RUS) |
| 2012 London |
Jennifer Suhr (USA) |
 Yarisley Silva (CUB) |
Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS) |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro |
Ekaterini Stefanidi (GRE) |
Sandi Morris (USA) |
 Eliza McCartney (NZL) |
Long jump
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Triple jump
Shot put
Discus throw
Hammer throw
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Sydney |
Kamila Skolimowska (POL) |
Olga Kuzenkova (RUS) |
 Kirsten Münchow (GER) |
| 2004 Athens |
Olga Kuzenkova (RUS) |
Yipsi Moreno (CUB) |
Yunaika Crawford (CUB) |
| 2008 Beijing |
.svg.png){kind=small} Aksana Miankova (BLR) |
Yipsi Moreno (CUB) |
Zhang Wenxiu (CHN) |
| 2012 London |
Tatyana Lysenko (RUS) |
Anita Włodarczyk (POL) |
Betty Heidler (GER) |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro |
Anita Włodarczyk (POL) |
Zhang Wenxiu (CHN) |
Sophie Hitchon (GBR) |
Javelin throw
Heptathlon
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Discontinued events
3000 metres
The 3000 metres run was replaced by the 5000 metres run in 1996 and henceforth.
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 Los Angeles |
.svg.png){kind=small} Maricica Puică (ROU) |
Wendy Smith-Sly (GBR) |
 Lynn Williams (CAN) |
| 1988 Seoul |
Tetyana Samolenko (URS) |
Paula Ivan (ROU) |
Yvonne Murray (GBR) |
| 1992 Barcelona |
 Yelena Romanova (EUN) |
Tetyana Dorovskikh (EUN) |
Angela Chalmers (CAN) |
80 metres hurdles
The 80 metres hurdles was replaced by the 100 metres hurdles in 1972.
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Pentathlon
In 1984 and thenceforth, the pentathlon (five events over two days) was replaced by the heptathlon (seven events over two days), so "discontinued" is not precisely correct. The heptathlon consists of the 200 meter and 800 meter runs, the 100 meter hurdles, the shot put, the javelin throw, the high jump, and the long jump in track and field: three track events and four field events.
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 Tokyo |
.svg.png){kind=small} Irina Press (URS) |
Mary Rand (GBR) |
Galina Bystrova (URS) |
| 1968 Mexico City |
.svg.png){kind=small} Ingrid Becker (FRG) |
 Liese Prokop (AUT) |
 Annamária Tóth (HUN) |
| 1972 Munich |
Mary Peters (GBR) |
Heide Rosendahl (FRG) |
 Burglinde Pollak (GDR) |
| 1976 Montreal |
Siegrun Siegl (GDR) |
Christine Laser (GDR) |
Burglinde Pollak (GDR) |
| 1980 Moscow |
Nadezhda Tkachenko (URS) |
Olga Rukavishnikova (URS) |
Olga Kuragina (URS) |
10 kilometers race walk
In the year 2000 and henceforth, the distance was doubled to 20 kilometers
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 Barcelona |
Chen Yueling (CHN) |
Yelena Nikolayeva (EUN) |
Li Chunxiu (CHN) |
| 1996 Atlanta |
Yelena Nikolayeva (RUS) |
Elisabetta Perrone (ITA) |
Wang Yan (CHN) |
Conversions of distances
| meters | yards | kilo- meters | miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 80 | 87.5 | ||
| 100 | 109.4 | ||
| 110 | 120.3 | ||
| 200 | 219 | ||
| 400 | 437 | 0.4 | 0.25 |
| 800 | 875 | 0.8 | 0.50 |
| 1,500 | 1,640 | 1.5 | 0.93 |
| 3,000 | 3,281 | 3.0 | 1.86 |
| 5,000 | 5,468 | 5.0 | 3.11 |
| 10,000 | 10,936 | 10.0 | 6.21 |
| 20,000 | 21,872 | 20.0 | 12.43 |
| 42,750 | 46,752 | 42.75 | 26.56 |
References
- ↑ On October 5, 2007 Marion Jones of the United States admitted to having taken performance-enhancing drugs prior to the 2000 Summer Olympics. On October 9 she relinquished her medals to the United States Olympic Committee, who returned them to the International Olympic Committee. The IOC have removed the medals from Jones and her relay teammates, leaving the positions vacant.
- ↑ "Turkey's Asli Cakir Alptekin stripped of Olympic 1500m title for doping". TheGuardian.com. 17 August 2015.
- ↑ "TRACK AND FIELD OLYMPIANS TO BE RECOGNIZED". University Park, Pennsylvania. Oct 4, 2012. Retrieved 2016-08-14.
Blake, a member of Penn State's NCAA Champion 4x400 in 2008, also had a successful London experience, earning a bronze medal as a member of Jamaica's 4x400 relay pool.
- ↑ Athens 2004 Athletics Medalists. Olympic.org. Retrieved on 2014-04-19.
- ↑ Day 2 of IOC Executive Board meeting in St. Petersburg . Olympic (2013-05-30). Retrieved on 2014-04-19.
External links
- In Praise of Track & Field's Women – slideshow by Life magazine
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