thumb|300px|Medalhistas dos 800 metros nos Jogos Olímpicos de 1972 O atletismo é um esporte disputado em Jogos Olímpicos desde Atenas 1896. Segue a lista dos medalhistas olímpicos do esporte entre os homens:
Eventos atuais 100 metros Atenas 1896Tom BurkeFritz HoffmannFrancis LaneAlajos SzokolyiParis 1900Frank JarvisWalter TewksburyStanley RowleySaint Louis 1904Archie HahnNathaniel CartmellWilliam HogensonLondres 1908Reggie WalkerJames RectorBobby KerrEstocolmo 1912Ralph CraigAlvah MeyerDon LippincottAntuérpia 1920Charles PaddockMorris KirkseyHarry EdwardParis 1924Harold AbrahamsJackson ScholzArthur PorrittAmsterdã 1928Percy WilliamsJack LondonGeorg LammersLos Angeles 1932Eddie TolanRalph MetcalfeArthur JonathBerlim 1936Jesse OwensRalph MetcalfeTinus OsendarpLondres 1948Harrison DillardBarney EwellLloyd LaBeachHelsinque 1952Lindy RemiginoHerb McKenleyMcDonald BaileyMelbourne 1956Bobby MorrowThane BakerHector HoganRoma 1960Armin HaryDave SimePeter RadfordTóquio 1964Bob HayesEnrique FiguerolaHarry JeromeCidade do México 1968Jim HinesLennox MillerCharles GreeneMunique 1972Valeri BorzovRobert TaylorLennox MillerMontreal 1976Hasely CrawfordDon QuarrieValeri BorzovMoscou 1980Allan WellsSilvio LeonardPetar PetrovLos Angeles 1984Carl LewisSam GraddyBen JohnsonSeul 1988Carl LewisLinford ChristieCalvin SmithBarcelona 1992Linford ChristieFrankie FredericksDennis MitchellAtlanta 1996Donovan BaileyFrankie FredericksAto BoldonSydney 2000Maurice GreeneAto BoldonObadele ThompsonAtenas 2004Justin GatlinFrancis ObikweluMaurice GreenePequim 2008Usain BoltRichard ThompsonWalter DixLondres 2012Usain BoltYohan BlakeJustin GatlinRio 2016Usain BoltJustin GatlinAndre De Grasse Tóquio 2020 Marcell Jacobs Fred Kerley Andre De Grasse Paris 2024
200 metros Paris 1900Walter TewksburyNorman PritchardStanley RowleySaint Louis 1904Archie HahnNathaniel CartmellWilliam HogensonLondres 1908Bobby KerrRobert CloughenNathaniel CartmellEstocolmo 1912Ralph CraigDon LippincottWilliam ApplegarthAntuérpia 1920Allen WoodringCharles PaddockHarry EdwardParis 1924Jackson ScholzCharles PaddockEric LiddellAmsterdã 1928Percy WilliamsWalter RangeleyHelmut KörnigLos Angeles 1932Eddie TolanGeorge SimpsonRalph MetcalfeBerlim 1936Jesse OwensMack RobinsonTinus OsendarpLondres 1948Mel PattonBarney EwellLloyd LaBeachHelsinque 1952Andy StanfieldThane BakerJames GathersMelbourne 1956Bobby MorrowAndy StanfieldThane BakerRoma 1960Livio BerrutiLester CarneyAbdoulaye SeyeTóquio 1964Henry CarrPaul DraytonEdwin RobertsCidade do México 1968Tommie SmithPeter NormanJohn CarlosMunique 1972Valeri BorzovLarry BlackPietro MenneaMontreal 1976Don QuarrieMillard HamptonDwayne EvansMoscou 1980Pietro MenneaAllan WellsDon QuarrieLos Angeles 1984Carl LewisKirk BaptisteThomas JeffersonSeul 1988Joe DeLoachCarl LewisRobson CaetanoBarcelona 1992Michael MarshFrankie FredericksMichael BatesAtlanta 1996Michael JohnsonFrankie FredericksAto BoldonSydney 2000Konstantinos KenterisDarren CampbellAto BoldonAtenas 2004Shawn CrawfordBernard WilliamsJustin GatlinPequim 2008Usain BoltShawn CrawfordWalter DixLondres 2012Usain BoltYohan BlakeWarren WeirRio 2016Usain BoltAndre De GrasseChristophe Lemaitre Tóquio 2020 Andre De Grasse Kenny Bednarek Noah Lyles Paris 2024
400 metros Atenas 1896Tom BurkeHerbert JamisonCharles GmelinParis 1900Max LongWilliam HollandErnst SchultzSaint Louis 1904Harry HillmanFrank WallerHerman GromanLondres 1908Wyndham HalswellenenhumnenhumEstocolmo 1912Charles ReidpathHanns BraunEdward LindbergAntuérpia 1920Bevil RuddGuy ButlerNils EngdahlParis 1924Eric LiddellHoratio FitchGuy ButlerAmsterdã 1928Ray BarbutiJames BallJoachim BüchnerLos Angeles 1932Bill CarrBen EastmanAlexander WilsonBerlim 1936Archie WilliamsGodfrey BrownJames LuValleLondres 1948Arthur WintHerb McKenleyMal WhitfieldHelsinque 1952George RhodenHerb McKenleyOllie MatsonMelbourne 1956Charles JenkinsKarl-Friedrich HaasVoitto Hellstén Ardalion IgnatyevRoma 1960Otis DavisCarl KaufmannMalcolm SpenceTóquio 1964Michael LarrabeeWendell MottleyAndrzej BadeńskiCidade do México 1968Lee EvansLarry JamesRon FreemanMunique 1972Vincent MatthewsWayne CollettJulius SangMontreal 1976Alberto JuantorenaFrederick NewhouseHerman FrazierMoscou 1980Viktor MarkinRick MitchellFrank SchafferLos Angeles 1984Alonzo BabersGabriel TiacohAntonio McKaySeul 1988Steve LewisButch ReynoldsDanny EverettBarcelona 1992Quincy WattsSteve LewisSamson KiturAtlanta 1996Michael JohnsonRoger BlackDavis KamogaSydney 2000Michael JohnsonAlvin HarrisonGreg HaughtonAtenas 2004Jeremy WarinerOtis HarrisDerrick BrewPequim 2008LaShawn MerrittJeremy WarinerDavid NevilleLondres 2012Kirani JamesLuguelín SantosLalonde GordonRio 2016Wayde van NiekerkKirani JamesLaShawn Merritt Tóquio 2020 Steven Gardiner Anthony Zambrano Kirani James Paris 2024
800 metros Atenas 1896Teddy FlackNándor DániDimitrios GolemisParis 1900Alfred TysoeJohn CreganDavid HallSaint Louis 1904Jim LightbodyHoward ValentineEmil BreitkreutzLondres 1908Melvin SheppardEmilio LunghiHanns BraunEstocolmo 1912Ted MeredithMelvin SheppardIra DavenportAntuérpia 1920Albert HillEarl EbyBevil RuddParis 1924Douglas LowePaul MartinSchuyler EnckAmsterdã 1928Douglas LoweErik ByléhnHermann EngelhardLos Angeles 1932Thomas HampsonAlexander WilsonPhil EdwardsBerlim 1936John WoodruffMario LanziPhil EdwardsLondres 1948Mal WhitfieldArthur WintMarcel HansenneHelsinque 1952Mal WhitfieldArthur WintHeinz UlzheimerMelbourne 1956Tom CourtneyDerek JohnsonAudun BoysenRoma 1960Peter SnellRoger MoensGeorge KerrTóquio 1964Peter SnellBill CrothersWilson KiprugutCidade do México 1968Ralph DoubellWilson KiprugutTom FarrellMunique 1972Dave WottleYevhen ArzhanovMike BoitMontreal 1976Alberto JuantorenaIvo van DammeRick WohlhuterMoscou 1980Steve OvettSebastian CoeNikolay KirovLos Angeles 1984Joaquim CruzSebastian CoeEarl JonesSeul 1988Paul ErengJoaquim CruzSaïd AouitaBarcelona 1992William TanuiNixon KiprotichJohnny GrayAtlanta 1996Vebjørn RodalHezekiél SepengFred OnyanchaSydney 2000Nils SchumannWilson KipketerDjabir Saïd-GuerniAtenas 2004Yuriy BorzakovskiyMbulaeni MulaudziWilson KipketerPequim 2008Wilfred BungeiIsmail Ahmed IsmailAlfred Kirwa YegoLondres 2012David RudishaNijel AmosTimothy KitumRio 2016David RudishaTaoufik MakhloufiClayton Murphy Tóquio 2020 Emmanuel Korir Ferguson Rotich Patryk Dobek Paris 2024
1500 metros Atenas 1896Teddy FlackArthur BlakeAlbin LermusiauxParis 1900Charles BennettHenri DelogeJohn BraySaint Louis 1904Jim LightbodyWilliam VernerLacey HearnLondres 1908Melvin SheppardHarold WilsonNorman HallowsEstocolmo 1912Arnold JacksonAbel KiviatNorman TaberAntuérpia 1920Albert HillPhilip Noel-BakerLawrence ShieldsParis 1924Paavo NurmiWilly SchärerHenry StallardAmsterdã 1928Harri LarvaJules LadoumègueEino PurjeLos Angeles 1932Luigi BeccaliJerry CornesPhil EdwardsBerlim 1936John LovelockGlenn CunninghamLuigi BeccaliLondres 1948Henry ErikssonLennart StrandWim SlijkhuisHelsinque 1952Josy BarthelBob McMillenWerner LuegMelbourne 1956Ron DelanyKlaus RichtzenhainJohn LandyRoma 1960Herb ElliottMichel JazyIstván RózsavölgyiTóquio 1964Peter SnellJosef OdložilJohn DaviesCidade do México 1968Kipchoge KeinoJim RyunBodo TümmlerMunique 1972Pekka VasalaKipchoge KeinoRod DixonMontreal 1976John WalkerIvo van DammePaul-Heinz WellmannMoscou 1980Sebastian CoeJürgen StraubSteve OvettLos Angeles 1984Sebastian CoeSteve CramJosé Manuel AbascalSeul 1988Peter RonoPeter ElliottJens-Peter HeroldBarcelona 1992Fermín CachoRachid El BasirMohamed SuleimanAtlanta 1996Noureddine MorceliFermín CachoStephen KipkorirSydney 2000Noah NgenyHicham El GuerroujBernard LagatAtenas 2004Hicham El GuerroujBernard LagatRui SilvaPequim 2008Asbel Kipruto KipropNick WillisMehdi BaalaLondres 2012Taoufik MakhloufiLeonel ManzanoAbdalaati IguiderRio 2016Matthew CentrowitzTaoufik MakhloufiNick Willis Tóquio 2020 Jakob Ingebrigtsen Timothy Cheruiyot Josh Kerr Paris 2024
5000 metros Estocolmo 1912Hannes KolehmainenJean BouinGeorge HutsonAntuérpia 1920Joseph GuillemotPaavo NurmiEric BackmanParis 1924Paavo NurmiVille RitolaEdvin WideAmsterdã 1928Ville RitolaPaavo NurmiEdvin WideLos Angeles 1932Lauri LehtinenRalph HillLauri VirtanenBerlim 1936Gunnar HöckertLauri LehtinenHenry JonssonLondres 1948Gaston ReiffEmil ZátopekWim SlijkhuisHelsinque 1952Emil ZátopekAlain MimounHerbert SchadeMelbourne 1956Vladimir KutsGordon PirieDerek IbbotsonRoma 1960Murray HalbergHans GrodotzkiKazimierz ZimnyTóquio 1964Bob SchulHarald NorpothBill DellingerCidade do México 1968Mohammed GammoudiKipchoge KeinoNaftali TemuMunique 1972Lasse VirénMohammed GammoudiIan StewartMontreal 1976Lasse VirénDick QuaxKlaus-Peter HildenbrandMoscou 1980Miruts YifterSuleiman NyambuiKaarlo MaaninkaLos Angeles 1984Saïd AouitaMarkus RyffelAntónio LeitãoSeul 1988John NgugiDieter BaumannHansjörg KunzeBarcelona 1992Dieter BaumannPaul BitokFita BayisaAtlanta 1996Vénuste NiyongaboPaul BitokKhalid BoulamiSydney 2000Millon WoldeAli Saïdi-SiefBrahim LahlafiAtenas 2004Hicham El GuerroujKenenisa BekeleEliud KipchogePequim 2008Kenenisa BekeleEliud KipchogeEdwin SoiLondres 2012Mo FarahDejen GebremeskelThomas LongosiwaRio 2016Mo FarahPaul ChelimoHagos Gebrhiwet Tóquio 2020 Joshua Cheptegei Mohammed Ahmed Paul Chelimo Paris 2024
10000 metros Estocolmo 1912Hannes KolehmainenLewis TewanimaAlbin StenroosAntuérpia 1920Paavo NurmiJoseph GuillemotJames WilsonParis 1924Ville RitolaEdvin WideEero BergAmsterdã 1928Paavo NurmiVille RitolaEdvin WideLos Angeles 1932Janusz KusocińskiVolmari Iso-HolloLauri VirtanenBerlim 1936Ilmari SalminenArvo AskolaVolmari Iso-HolloLondres 1948Emil ZátopekAlain MimounBertil AlbertssonHelsinque 1952Emil ZátopekAlain MimounAleksandr AnufriyevMelbourne 1956Vladimir KutsJózsef KovácsAllan LawrenceRoma 1960Pyotr BolotnikovHans GrodotzkiDavid PowerTóquio 1964Billy MillsMohammed GammoudiRon ClarkeCidade do México 1968Naftali TemuMamo WoldeMohammed GammoudiMunique 1972Lasse VirénEmiel PuttemansMiruts YifterMontreal 1976Lasse VirénCarlos LopesBrendan FosterMoscou 1980Miruts YifterKaarlo MaaninkaMohamed KedirLos Angeles 1984Alberto CovaMike McLeodMichael MusyokiSeul 1988Brahim BoutayebSalvatore AntiboKipkemboi KimeliBarcelona 1992Khalid SkahRichard ChelimoAddis AbebeAtlanta 1996Haile GebrselassiePaul TergatSalah HissouSydney 2000Haile GebrselassiePaul TergatAssefa MezgebuAtenas 2004Kenenisa BekeleSileshi SihineZersenay TadesePequim 2008Kenenisa BekeleSileshi SihineMicah KogoLondres 2012Mo FarahGalen RuppTariku BekeleRio 2016Mo FarahPaul TanuiTamirat Tola Tóquio 2020 Selemon Barega Joshua Cheptegei Jacob Kiplimo Paris 2024
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