Notes from the OlyMADMan
11 August 2012
Olympic Day #15
Yesterday at the Olympics
- The United States’ women’s 4 x 100 relay team won the gold medal yesterday, shattering the world record with a time of 40.82. The previous record was 41.37 set by the GDR (East Germany) back in 1985. The final team was Tianna Madison, Allyson Felix, Bianca Knight, and Carmelita Jeter, although Jeneba Tarmoh and Lauryn Williams ran in the heats for the USA. This was the 3rd Olympic medal of London 2012 for Jeter, who won a silver in the 100 and a bronze in the 200, completing a London medal cycle. This ties her for 3rd on the all-time list for most medals won at one Olympics in women’s athletics, trailing only Fanny Blankers-Koen (NED) from 1948 and Florence Griffith Joyner (USA) in 1988. Blankers-Koen uniquely won 4 gold medals in Londonin 1948 while FloJo won 3 golds and a silver. This, of course, also then makes Jeter 2nd all-time for most medals won by an American female at one Games in track & field. Felix won her 2nd gold medal of London 2012, after winning the 200 metres. This moves her to =6th on the all-time list for most gold medals won at one Olympics in women’s athletics, and =4th among American women, trailing FloJo (1988), Wilma Rudolph (1960), and Valerie Brisco-Hooks (1984), all of whom won 3 golds medals at those respective Olympics.
- World records in women’s track & field athletics at the Olympics are very rare anymore, likely because, dare we say it, some of those marks from the 1980s were pharmaceutically enhanced. Since 1988 only one world record has been set at the Olympics in female athletics, and that was in 2008 in the very new event of the 3,000 metre steeplechase, set by Russian Gulnara Gulkina. The last world records set at the Olympics by Americans in female athletics came in 1988 when FloJo set 2 world marks in the 200 (21.56 and 21.34) and Jackie Joyner-Kersee set the still-standing heptathlon world record of 7,291 points.
- In freestyle middleweight wrestling (74 kg) Jordan Burroughs won a gold medal for the USA. Weight classes change all the time in wrestling, but a USA wrestler last won at this approximate weight in 1988 when Kenny Monday won gold. Dave Schultz (1984) and Wayne Wells (1972) also won gold for the US in this approximate weight category.
- The US men’s 4 x 400 relay team won a silver medal, trailing the Bahamas, despite the absence of LaShawn Merritt, who was injured in the open 400. This is the first time since 1972 that the USA has not won this race, at an Olympics at which they competed. This was the 20th medal in the event for the United States, with 17 golds and 3 silvers, the other silvers being won in 1936 and 1952. Non-USA gold medals in the event have been won by Great Britain (1920/1936), Jamaica (1952), Kenya (1972), the Soviet Union (1980), and the Bahamas (2012).
- Paige McPherson won a bronze medal in women’s taekondo in the welterweight (67 kg) class. This was the 1st-ever medal in this class for US taekwondakas, but was the 8th medal won in this sport for the US, and the 3rd by a US women – after Nia Abdallah won silver in 2004 featherweight and Diana Lopez won bronze in 2008 featherweight.
Women at These Olympics
These are being hailed as the Women’s Olympics, because of the many strides made by females at London 2012. This is the first Olympics at which the US team has had more women than men. This is the first Olympics at which US women have won more medals and more gold medals than the men, although in Beijing they actually won 53 medals each, but the men won more gold medals.Women competed at Olympics boxing in 2012, meaning that all sports on the Olympic Program are now open to men. In fact, women have 2 extra disciplines, compared to men – as they compete in rhythmic gymnastics and synchronized swimming and men do not.Female Olympians competed for Bahrain, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia for the first time at London 2012. At the Opening Ceremony, 83 women carried their nation’s flags, among the 205 entered NOCs, by far the most ever.
Here’s a look at how the number of women competitors has grown since 1988:
YearCityTotal %Women
1988Seoul8,452 26%
1992Barcelona9,386 29%
1996Atlanta10,340 34%
2000Sydney10,648 38%
2004Athens10,561 41%
2008Beijing10,902 42%
2012London10,906 44%
And here is how the number of events for women has increased over the years:
Events by YearMenWomenMixedTotal
18964300 43
190070222 94
19049220 94
19067211 74
19089637 106
19129156 102
1920130715 152
1924112104 126
192892143 109
193299144 117
1936110154 129
1948112195 136
19521132511 149
19561142611 151
19601112910 150
19641193311 163
19681153918 172
19721324320 195
19761304919 198
19801345019 203
19841446215 221
19881537212 237
19921598612 257
19961639711 271
200016812012 300
200416612510 301
200816512710 302
20121621328 302
And among US women, here’s how the percentage of golds and total medals won has increased over the years, going back to the relatively modern era beginning in 1960:
TotalWomenWomen%%%
YearGoldTotalsGold TotalsGoldTotals
196034718 1223.5%16.9%
196436909 2425.0%26.7%
19684510715 3333.3%30.8%
1972339410 2230.3%23.4%
197634943 178.8%18.1%
19848317427 6032.5%34.5%
1988369412 2933.3%30.9%
19923710814 4437.8%40.7%
19964410119 3843.2%37.6%
2000379315 3640.5%38.7%
20043510111 3931.4%38.6%
20083611015 5341.7%48.2%
2012419427 5365.9%56.4%
This Day at the Olympics
291 Olympians were born
44 Olympians died
343 Olympic events were held
Events Won by USA Athletes on this Day
YearSportClassEventChampion
1928DivingWomenPlatformBetty Becker-Pinkston (USA)
1928DivingMenPlatformUlise "Pete" Desjardins (USA)
1928SwimmingWomen100 m FreestyleAlbina Osipowich (USA)
1928SwimmingMen100 m FreestyleJohnny Weissmuller (USA)
1928SwimmingMen4 x 200 m Freestyle relayUnited States
1932GymnasticsMenHorizontal BarDallas Bixler (USA)
1932SwimmingWomen100 m BackstrokeEleanor Holm (USA)
1936DivingMenSpringboardDick Degener (USA)
1948CanoeingMenCanadian Doubles, 10,000 mUnited States
1948WeightliftingMenHeavyweight (>82½ kg)John Davis (USA)
1948WeightliftingMenLight-Heavyweight (≤82½ kg)Stan Stanczyk (USA)
1984ArcheryMenIndividualDarrell Pace (USA)
1984AthleticsWomen4 x 100 m relayUnited States
1984AthleticsWomen4 x 400 m relayUnited States
1984AthleticsMen4 x 400 m relayUnited States
1984AthleticsMen4 x 100 m relayUnited States
1984BoxingMenSuper-Heavyweight (>91 kg)Tyrell Biggs (USA)
1984BoxingMenWelterweight (≤67 kg)Mark Breland (USA)
1984BoxingMenLight-Flyweight (≤48 kg)Paul Gonzales, Jr. (USA)
1984BoxingMenFlyweight (≤51 kg)Steve McCrory (USA)
1984BoxingMenLight-Welterweight (≤63.5 kg)Jerry Page (USA)
1984BoxingMenLight-Middleweight (≤71 kg)Frank Tate (USA)
1984BoxingMenFeatherweight (≤57 kg)Meldrick Taylor (USA)
1984BoxingMenHeavyweight (≤91 kg)Henry Tillman (USA)
1984BoxingMenLightweight (≤60 kg)Pernell Whitaker (USA)
1984VolleyballMenVolleyballUnited States
1984WrestlingMenHeavyweight, Freestyle (≤100 kg)Lou Banach (USA)
1984WrestlingMenMiddleweight, Freestyle (≤82 kg)Mark Schultz (USA)
2008SwimmingMen4 x 100 m Freestyle relayUnited States
USA Births and Death on this Day at the Olympics
Born
11 August 1860 Gari Melchers USAART 1932
11 August 1871 Fred Koenig USAWRE 1904
11 August 1889 Henry Allen USAEQU 1920
11 August 1900Henry Lion USAART 1932
11 August 1900Charley Paddock USAATH 1920-1928
11 August 1905Frederick Morris USASAI 1928
11 August 1910Charlie Kieffer USAROW 1932
11 August 1910Richard Moore USASAI 1932
11 August 1914Johnny Brown USABOX1936
11 August 1926Ron Bontemps USABAS 1952
11 August 1938Joe Shaw USABOX1956
11 August 1941Lawrence Klecatsky USAROW 1976
11 August 1945Ruby Fox USASHO 1984-1988
11 August 1947Jan Henne USASWI 1968
11 August 1953Mark Chatfield USASWI 1972
11 August 1959Peter Lash, Jr. USAHAN 1984-1988
11 August 1962Penny Stone USAHAN 1984-1988
11 August 1963Hugo Perez USAFTB 1984
11 August 1971Aaron Miller USAICH 2002
11 August 1973Kristin Armstrong USACYC 2004-2008
11 August 1973Andy Bloom USAATH 2000
11 August 1978Anthony Famiglietti USAATH 2004-2008
11 August 1978Jeremy Horgan-Kobelski USACYC 2004
11 August 1978Jermain Taylor USABOX2000
11 August 1980Allison Baver USASTK 2002-2010
11 August 1980Erin Gilreath USAATH 2004
11 August 1986Christine Marshall USASWI 2008
Died
11 August 1972Charles Mehan USARUG 1920
11 August 1982Royal Coffman USABOX1924
11 August 1984Fred Faller USAATH 1920
11 August 2003Herb Brooks USAICH 1964-1968
11 August 2008Rhoshii Wells USABOX1996
Events Finishing Today
Athletics - Men's 5,000 metres
Medals by Nations
NationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Finland74213
Kenya1438
Ethiopia3115
Morocco2-24
Germany1214
Great Britain-134
Sweden--44
France12-3
United States1113
Czechoslovakia11-2
New Zealand11-2
Tunisia11-2
FederalRepublic of Germany-112
Belgium1--1
Burundi1--1
Soviet Union1--1
Algeria-1-1
Switzerland-1-1
Tanzania-1-1
German Democratic Republic--11
Poland--11
Portugal--11
The Netherlands--11
Total22222266
Previous USA Medalists: Gold – Bob Schul (1964); Silver – Ralph Hill (1932); Bronze – Bill Dellinger (1964)
Multiple Medals by Athletes
AthleteGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Paavo Nurmi (FIN)12-3
Lasse Virén (FIN)2--2
Kenenisa Bekele (ETH)11-2
Lauri Lehtinen (FIN)11-2
Ville Ritola (FIN)11-2
Dieter Baumann (GER)11-2
Emil Zátopek (TCH)11-2
Mohamed Gammoudi (TUN)11-2
Paul Bitok (KEN)-2-2
Eliud Kipchoge (KEN)-112
Edvin Wide (SWE)--22
Youngest Competitors
15-292Anwar Al-HaraziYAR198810 December 1972
17-292Farouk Ahmed SayedYMD198810 December 1970
18-042Assefa MezegebuETH199619 June 1978
18-200Abdinasir IbrahimSOM20081 February 1990
18-203Tello NamaneLES199215 January 1974
18-211Billy KibblewhiteCAN19281 January 1910
18-244Fabiano JosephTAN200424 December 1985
18-329Karel NedobitýTCH192413 August 1905
18-331Abreham CherkosETH200823 September 1989
19-012Tony WamulwaZAM20088 August 1989
Youngest Medalists
19-236Fita BayissaETH199215 December 1972
19-296Eliud KipchogeKEN20045 November 1984
20-321Joseph GuillemotFRA19201 October 1899
21-194Million WoldeETH200017 March 1979
22-043Paul BitokKEN199226 June 1970
Youngest Gold Medalists
20-321Joseph GuillemotFRA19201 October 1899
21-194Million WoldeETH200017 March 1979
22-213Hannes KolehmainenFIN19129 December 1889
Oldest Competitors
41-050Nikifor PopovURS19522 June 1911
37-179Alberto GarcíaESP200822 February 1971
36-146Jim SpiveyUSA19967 March 1960
36-125Mamo WoldeETH196812 June 1932
36-074Miruts YifterETH198015 May 1944
35-331Marlon WilliamsISV19929 September 1956
35-308Eamonn CoghlanIRL198824 November 1952
35-174Wilson WaigwaKEN198415 February 1949
35-126John KibowenKEN200421 April 1969
35-045George YoungUSA197224 July 1937
Oldest Medalists
36-078Miruts YifterETH198015 May 1944
34-211Mohamed GammoudiTUN197211 February 1938
32-198Ville RitolaFIN192818 January 1896
32-165Brahim LahlafiMAR200015 April 1968
32-163Edvin WideSWE192822 February 1896
Oldest Gold Medalists
36-078Miruts YifterETH198015 May 1944
32-198Ville RitolaFIN192818 January 1896
30-248Mohamed GammoudiTUN196811 February 1938
Olympic Record Progression
15:20.0*†1WRCharles BennettGBRParis1900
15:05.0h5Jean BouinFRAStockholm1912
14:36.61WRHannes KolehmainenFINStockholm1912
14:31.2†1Paavo NurmiFINParis1924
14:30.01Lauri LehtinenFINLos Angeles1932
14:30.02Ralph HillUSALos Angeles1932
14:22.21Gunnar HöckertFINBerlin1936
14:17.61Gaston ReiffBELLondon1948
14:15.4h2Herbert SchadeFRGHelsinki1952
14:06.6 14:06.721Emil ZátopekTCHHelsinki1952
13:39.6 13:39.861Vladimir KutsURSMelbourne1956
13:31.8 13:31.65h2Emiel PuttemansBELMunich1972
13:26.4 13:26.421Lasse VirénFINMunich1972
13:20.34 h3 Brendan FosterGBRMontreal1976
13:05.59 1Saïd AouitaMARLos Angeles1984
12:57.82 1KenenisaBekeleETHBeijing2008
*Winning time in team race.
†Track 500 metres in circumference.
Athletics - Men's 4 x 100 metres Relay
Medals by Nations
NationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
United States152-17
Soviet Union2417
Great Britain2327
Germany1225
France-145
Cuba-123
Italy-123
Jamaica11-2
Canada1-12
Poland-2-2
Brazil-112
Nigeria-112
Sweden-112
German Democratic Republic-1-1
Trinidad & Tobago-1-1
FederalRepublic of Germany--11
Hungary--11
Japan--11
The Netherlands--11
Total22222165
Most Recent USA Gold Medalist / Medalist: 2000 gold, 2004 silver
Multiple Medals by Athletes
AthleteGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Frank Wykoff (USA)3--3
Vladimir Muravyev (URS)2--2
Harrison Dillard (USA)2--2
Carl Lewis (USA)2--2
Loren Murchison (USA)2--2
Jon Drummond (USA)11-2
Mike Marsh (USA)11-2
Dennis Mitchell (USA)11-2
Tim Montgomery (USA)11-2
Maurice Greene (USA)11-2
Aleksandr Aksinin (URS)1-12
Helmut Körnig (GER)-2-2
Leonid Bartenev (URS)-2-2
Yury Konovalov (URS)-2-2
Vladimir Sukharev (URS)-2-2
Boris Tokarev (URS)-2-2
André da Silva (BRA)-112
Edson Ribeiro (BRA)-112
Walter Rangeley (GBR)-112
Erich Borchmeyer (GER)-112
Valery Borzov (URS)-112
Juris Silovs (URS)-112
Jocelyn Delecour (FRA)--22
Claude Piquemal (FRA)--22
Youngest Competitors
16-061Angelos LambrouGRE19284 June 1912
16-216Semih TürkdoğanTUR19281 January 1912
16-288Diego OrdóñezESP19207 November 1903
16-313Davidson EzinwaNGR198822 November 1971
17-117Mohamed Ali Al-MalkyKSA19764 April 1959
17-192Diego ValdésCHI200021 March 1983
17-198Bilal Said Al-AzmaKSA197223 February 1955
17-212Wilan LouisBAR20001 March 1983
17-213Anthony HenryANT19849 January 1967
17-231Dawda JallowGAM198422 December 1966
Youngest Medalists
18-077Émile Ali KhanFRA19206 June 1902
18-118Johnny JonesUSA19764 April 1958
18-231Edward SmouhaGBR192817 December 1909
18-280Frank WykoffUSA192829 October 1909
19-000Greg MeghooJAM198411 August 1965
Youngest Gold Medalists
18-118Johnny JonesUSA19764 April 1958
18-280Frank WykoffUSA192829 October 1909
19-125Harvey GlanceUSA197628 March 1957
Oldest Competitors
41-270Troy DouglasNED200430 November 1962
39-225Luis SorianoDOM19688 March 1929
36-243Neville HodgeISV19928 December 1955
36-236Momodou SarrGAM199610 December 1959
36-061Nobuharu AsaharaJPN200821 June 1972
35-331Antoine KiakouamaCGO198413 September 1948
35-295Hermann LombaFRA199611 October 1960
35-149Iram LewisBAH20003 May 1965
35-109Andrés SimónCUB199615 April 1961
35-084Issa Alassane-OusséniBEN199610 May 1961
Oldest Medalists
36-062Nobuharu AsaharaJPN200821 June 1972
33-291Jocelyn DelecourFRA19682 January 1935
33-167Don QuarrieJAM198425 February 1951
32-144Vladimir SukharevURS195610 July 1924
32-130Arnaldo da SilvaBRA199626 March 1964
Oldest Gold Medalists
32-021Jon DrummondUSA20009 September 1968
31-336Ken BrokenburrUSA200029 October 1968
31-038Carl LewisUSA19921 July 1961
Olympic Record Progression
46.2h1CanadaStockholm1912
(McConnell, Lukeman, Beasley, Howard)
43.7h2United StatesStockholm1912
(Courtney, Belote, Wilson, Cooke)
43.6h4SwedenStockholm1912
(Möller, Luther, Persson, Lindberg)
43.6h5GermanyStockholm1912
(Röhr, Herrmann, Kern, Rau)
43.0s1WRGreat BritainStockholm1912
(Applegarth, Jacobs, Macintosh, d’Arcy)
42.5s2WRSwedenStockholm1912
(Möller, Luther, Persson, Lindberg)
42.3s3WRGermanyStockholm1912
(Röhr, Herrmann, Kern, Rau)
42.21WRUnited StatesAntwerp1920
(Paddock, Scholz, Murchison, Kirksey)
42.0*h1WRGreat BritainParis1924
(Abrahams, Rangeley, Royle, Nichol)
42.0*h3=WRThe NetherlandsParis1924
(Boot, Broos, de Vries, van den Berge)
41.2*h6WRUnited StatesParis1924
(Hussey, Clarke, Murchison, LeConey)
41.0*s1WRUnited StatesParis1924
(Hussey, Clarke, Murchison, LeConey)
41.0*1=WRUnited StatesParis1924
(Hussey, Clarke, Murchison, LeConey)
41.01=WRUnited StatesAmsterdam1928
(Wykoff, Quinn, Borah, Russell)
40.6 40.61h2=WRUnited StatesLos Angeles1932
(Kiesel, Toppino, Dyer, Wykoff)
40.0 40.101WRUnited StatesLos Angeles1932
(Kiesel, Toppino, Dyer, Wykoff)
40.0h1=WRUnited StatesBerlin1936
(Owens, Metcalfe, Draper, Wykoff)
39.81WRUnited StatesBerlin1936
(Owens, Metcalfe, Draper, Wykoff)
39.5 39.601WRUnited StatesMelbourne1956
(Murchison, King, Baker, Morrow)
39.5 [39.61]h3=WRFederal Rep. of GermanyRome1960
(Cullmann, Hary, Mahlendorf, Lauer)
39.5+ [39.66]1=WRFederal Rep. of GermanyRome1960
(Cullmann, Hary, Mahlendorf, Lauer)
39.5 39.50s1United StatesTokyo1964
(Drayton, Ashworth, Stebbins, Hayes)
39.0 39.061WRUnited StatesTokyo1964
(Drayton, Ashworth, Stebbins, Hayes)
38.7A 38.76Ah1CubaMexico City1968
(Ramírez, Morales, Montes, Figuerola)
38.6A 38.65Ah2=WRJamaicaMexico City1968
(Stewart, Fray, Forbes, Miller)
38.3A 38.39As1WRJamaicaMexico City1968
(Stewart, Fray, Forbes, Miller)
38.2A 38.24A1WRUnited StatesMexico City1968
(Greene, Pender, Smith, Hines)
38.2 38.191WRUnited StatesMunich1972
(Black, Taylor, Tinker, Hart)
37.83 1WR United StatesLos Angeles1984
(Graddy, Brown, Smith, Lewis)
37.40 1WR United StatesBarcelona1992
(Marsh, Burrell, Mitchell, Lewis)
37.10 1WRJamaicaBeijing2008
(Frater, Carter, Bolt, Powell)
*Track 500 metres in circumference.
Athletics - Men's 50 kilometer Walk
Medals by Nations
NationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Italy3-36
Great Britain3115
Sweden1225
German Democratic Republic2114
Soviet Union1214
Russian Federation-224
Poland3--3
Mexico1113
Latvia-213
Switzerland-2-2
Hungary-112
Spain-112
United States--22
FederalRepublic of Germany1--1
New Zealand1--1
Unified Team1--1
Australia-1-1
Czechoslovakia-1-1
Germany--11
Total17171751
Multiple Medals by Athletes
AthleteGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Robert Korzeniowski (POL)3--3
John Ljunggren (SWE)1113
Hartwig Gauder (GDR)1-12
Abdon Pamich (ITA)1-12
Denis Nizhegorodov (RUS)-112
Ronald Weigel (GDR/GER)-112
Larry Young (USA)--22
Youngest Competitors
19-216Karl-Heinz StadtmüllerGDR197230 January 1953
19-269Uwe DünkelGDR19803 November 1960
19-275Adolf WeinackerUSA194829 October 1928
19-292Zhang HuiqiangCHN199614 October 1976
20-096Jan OrnochPOL197230 May 1952
20-187Raúl GonzálezMEX197229 February 1952
20-213Alatan GadasuCHN200427 January 1984
20-224Yuki YamazakiJPN200416 January 1984
20-243Ronald CrawfordAUS195626 March 1936
20-249Vladimir PoteminRUS200024 January 1980
Youngest Medalists
23-239Alex SchwazerITA200826 December 1984
23-309Jared TallentAUS200817 October 1984
24-032Denis NizhegorodovRUS200426 July 1980
24-277Aigars FadejevsLAT200027 December 1975
25-026Antal RókaHUN195225 June 1927
Youngest Gold Medalists
23-239Alex SchwazerITA200826 December 1984
25-103Norman ReadNZL195613 August 1931
25-262Hartwig GauderGDR198010 November 1954
Oldest Competitors
49-074John DeniUSA19528 May 1903
48-218Harold WhitlockGBR195216 December 1903
48-115Tebbs Lloyd JohnsonGBR19487 April 1900
47-126Guillermo WellerARG19604 May 1913
46-351Edgar BruunNOR19524 August 1905
46-130Alex OakleyCAN197226 April 1926
45-247Zoltán CzukorHUN200818 December 1962
45-084John DeniUSA19488 May 1903
45-039John LjunggrenSWE19649 September 1919
44-307Francesco PrettiITA194828 September 1903
Oldest Medalists
48-115Tebbs Lloyd JohnsonGBR19487 April 1900
42-034Yevgeny IvchenkoURS198026 June 1938
40-364John LjunggrenSWE19609 September 1919
39-335Arthur Tell SchwabSUI19364 September 1896
38-272Ingvar PetterssonSWE196419 January 1926
Oldest Gold Medalists
38-126Tommy GreenGBR193230 March 1894
36-028Robert KorzeniowskiPOL200430 July 1968
32-233Harold WhitlockGBR193616 December 1903
Olympic Record Progression
4-50:101Tommy GreenGBRLos Angeles1932
4-30:424-30:41.41Harold WhitlockGBRBerlin1936
4-28:084-28:07.81Giuseppe “Pino” DordoniITAHelsinki1952
4-25:301Donald ThompsonGBRRome1960
4-11:134-11:12.41Abdon PamichITATokyo1964
3-56:123-56:11.571Bernd KannenbergFRGMunich1972
3-49:243-49:23.401Hartwig GauderGDRMoscow1980
3-47:261Raúl GonzálezMEXLos Angeles1984
3-38:291Vyacheslav IvanenkoURSSeoul1988
3-37:091AlexSchwazerITABeijing2008
Athletics - Men's Javelin Throw
Medals by Nations
NationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Finland77721
Soviet Union3227
Hungary1247
Sweden3126
Norway3115
United States1225
Great Britain-314
CzechRepublic2--2
Czechoslovakia11-2
Germany11-2
Latvia-2-2
Russian Federation--22
FederalRepublic of Germany1--1
Poland-1-1
German Democratic Republic--11
Romania--11
Total23232369
Previous USA Medalists: Gold – Cy Young (1952); Silver – Steve Seymour (1948), Bill Miller (1952); Bronze – Gene Oberst (1924), Bill Schmidt (1972)
Multiple Medals by Athletes
AthleteGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Jan Železný (CZE)31-4
Jānis Lūsis (URS)1113
Steve Backley (GBR)-213
Seppo Räty (FIN)-123
Gergely Kulcsár (HUN)-123
Andreas Thorkildsen (NOR)2--2
Jonni Myyrä (FIN)2--2
Eric Lemming (SWE)2--2
Viktor Tsybulenko (URS)1-12
Sergey Makarov (RUS)--22
Youngest Competitors
17-210Terje PedersenNOR19609 February 1943
17-259Babur ShakirdzhanovUZB20085 December 1990
18-053Vladimir OvchinnikovURS19882 August 1970
18-124Léon SyrovatskiFRA195625 July 1938
18-309Song Dong-HyeonKOR200017 November 1981
18-334Jalmari SauliFIN190817 August 1989
19-004Otakar "Ardy" VydraTCH192011 August 1901
19-035Janusz SidłoPOL195219 June 1933
19-036Hugo WieslanderSWE190811 June 1989
19-038Arthur TuckUSA19208 July 1901
Youngest Medalists
20-034Erik LundqvistSWE192829 June 1908
20-271Arne HalseNOR190820 October 1887
20-351Julius SaaristoFIN191221 July 1891
21-090Dainis KūlaURS198028 April 1959
21-218Yrjö NikkanenFIN193631 December 1914
Youngest Gold Medalists
20-034Erik LundqvistSWE192829 June 1908
21-090Dainis KūlaURS198028 April 1959
22-149Andreas ThorkildsenNOR20041 April 1982
Oldest Competitors
41-320József VárszegiHUN19527 September 1910
39-179Miklós KovácsTCH19248 January 1985
39-024Urs von WartburgSUI19761 July 1937
38-176Gergely KulcsárHUN197210 March 1934
38-071Jan ŽeleznýCZE200416 June 1966
37-331József VárszegiHUN19487 September 1910
37-251Rudolf SteinerSUI198816 January 1951
37-234Zakayo MalekwaTAN19882 February 1951
37-126Amos MatteucciITA195220 March 1915
37-067Jānis LūsisURS197619 May 1939
Oldest Medalists
37-331József VárszegiHUN19487 September 1910
34-220Gergely KulcsárHUN196810 March 1934
34-099Jan ŽeleznýCZE200016 June 1966
34-098Seppo RätyFIN199627 April 1962
33-149Tapio RautavaaraFIN19488 March 1915
Oldest Gold Medalists
34-099Jan ŽeleznýCZE200016 June 1966
33-149Tapio RautavaaraFIN19488 March 1915
32-135Eric LemmingSWE191222 February 1880
Olympic Record Progression
<49.66!>{162-11}--Eric LemmingSWEAthens1906
<53.90>{176-10}1WREric LemmingSWEAthens1906
[46.04]*<151-0>6Armas PesonenFINLondon1908
[49.72]*<163-1>3Arne HalseNORLondon1908
[54.44]*<178-7>1Eric LemmingSWELondon1908
47.11[154-6¼]QOtto NilssonSWELondon1908
53.69[176-1½]QEric LemmingSWELondon1908
54.825[179-10½]1Eric LemmingSWELondon1908
55.37[181-7½]Q(2)Julius SaaristoFINStockholm1912
57.42[188-5]Q(3)Eric LemmingSWEStockholm1912
60.64[198-11]1(4)Eric LemmingSWEStockholm1912
61.00§[200-1]Q(3)Julius SaaristoFINStockholm1912
63.605[208-8¼]QUrho PeltonenFINAntwerp1920
65.78[215-10]1(1)Jonni MyyräFINAntwerp1920
66.60[218-6]1(1)Erik LundqvistSWEAmsterdam1928
71.25![233-9]--(1)Matti JärvinenFINLos Angeles1932
72.71[238-6½]1(3)Matti JärvinenFINLos Angeles1932
73.78[242-1]1(2)Cy YoungUSAHelsinki1952
74.76[245-3]Q(2)Cy YoungUSAMelbourne1956
74.96![245-11]--(1)Viktor TsybulenkoURSMelbourne1956
75.84![248-10]--(2)Viktor TsybulenkoURSMelbourne1956
79.98[262-5]2(3)Janusz SidłoPOLMelbourne1956
85.71[281-2½]1(4)WREgil DanielsenNORMelbourne1956
86.30![283-2]--(1)Jorma KinnunenFINMexico City1968
86.34![283-3]--(2)Jānis LūsisURSMexico City1968
87.06[285-7]3(4)Gergely KulcsárHUNMexico City1968
88.58[290-7]2(6)Jorma KinnunenFINMexico City1968
90.10[295-7]1(6)Jānis LūsisURSMexico City1968
90.48[296-10]1(5)Klaus WolfermannFRGMunich1972
94.58[310-4]1(1)WRMiklós NémethHUNMontreal1976
76.76!#[251-10]Q(1)Seppo RätyFINSeoul1988
77.44![254-1]Q(1)Kazuhiro MizoguchiJPNSeoul1988
78.66![258-1]Q(1)Peter BorglundSWESeoul1988
85.90[281-10]Q(1)Jan ŽeleznýTCHSeoul1988
89.66[294-2]1(1)Jan ŽeleznýTCHBarcelona1992
89.85[294-9½]2(2)Steve BackleyGBRSydney2000
90.17[295-9½]1(3)Jan ŽeleznýCZESydney2000
90.57[297-1¾]1[5]AndreasThorkildsenNORBeijing2008
*Made in the conventional manner, but in the freestyle competition held prior to the regular competition.
#Since 1984, the javelin design has changed several times.
§Saaristo’s mark was made in the both arms combined competition, with his third effort with his right arm.
Athletics - Women's 800 metres
Medals by Nations
NationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Soviet Union3216
German Democratic Republic1124
Great Britain2-13
Romania1113
United States1113
Kenya11-2
Germany1-12
Mozambique1-12
The Netherlands1-12
Cuba-112
Morocco-112
FederalRepublic of Germany1--1
Russian Federation1--1
Australia-1-1
Austria-1-1
Bulgaria-1-1
France-1-1
Japan-1-1
Unified Team-1-1
New Zealand--11
Slovenia--11
Sweden--11
Total14141442
Previous USA Medalists: Gold – Madeline Manning (1968); Silver – Kim Gallagher (1984); Bronze – Kim Gallagher (1988)
Multiple Medals by Athletes
AthleteGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Kelly Holmes (GBR)1-12
Maria Mutola (MOZ)1-12
Ana Fidelia Quirot (CUB)-112
Kim Gallagher (USA)-112
Hasna Benhassi (MAR)-112
Youngest Competitors
13-003Céléstine N'DrinCIV197620 July 1963
14-164Heather GoodingBAR197220 March 1958
14-297Direma BanassoTOG200029 November 1985
15-173Gertruda KilosównaPOL19289 February 1913
15-332Maria MutolaMOZ198827 October 1972
15-340Selina ChirchirKEN198428 August 1968
16-161Roda Ali WaisDJI200014 April 1984
16-204Choi Se-BeomKOR19884 March 1972
16-211Prisca SingamoMAW19922 January 1976
16-220Fantaye SirakETH198017 December 1963
Youngest Medalists
18-256Pamela JelimoKEN20085 December 1989
20-056Kim GallagherUSA198411 June 1964
20-100Inga GentzelSWE192824 April 1908
20-251Madeline Manning-JacksonUSA196811 February 1948
21-182Nikolina ShterevaBUL197625 January 1955
Youngest Gold Medalists
18-256Pamela JelimoKEN20085 December 1989
20-251Madeline Manning-JacksonUSA196811 February 1948
22-226Ann PackerGBR19648 March 1942
Oldest Competitors
39-319Letitia VriesdeSUR20045 October 1964
38-052Joetta Clark-DiggsUSA20001 August 1962
37-350Jearl Miles-ClarkUSA20044 September 1966
36-028Judy Amoore-PollockAUS197625 June 1940
36-012Maeve KyleIRL19646 October 1928
36-004Agnes SamariaNAM200811 August 1972
35-352Letitia VriesdeSUR20005 October 1964
35-292Maria MutolaMOZ200827 October 1972
35-111Helena FuchsováCZE20003 June 1965
34-359Lyubov GurinaEUN19926 August 1957
Oldest Medalists
34-126Kelly HolmesGBR200419 April 1970
33-204Fiţa LovinROU198414 January 1951
33-128Ana Fidelia QuirotCUB199623 March 1963
30-159Kelly HolmesGBR200019 April 1970
30-078Hasna BenhassiMAR20081 June 1978
Oldest Gold Medalists
34-126Kelly HolmesGBR200419 April 1970
28-194Svetlana MasterkovaRUS199617 January 1968
27-333Maria MutolaMOZ200027 October 1972
Olympic Record Progression
2:22.4 h1Marie DollingerGERAmsterdam1928
2:16.8 1WRLina RadkeGERAmsterdam1928
2:10.9 2:11.05h1Antje GleichfeldFRGRome1960
2:07.8 2:07.92h2Ursula DonathGDRRome1960
2:05.9 2:06.03h4Dixie WillisAUSRome1960
2:04.3 2:04.501=WRLyudmila LysenkoURSRome1960
2:04.1 s1Maryvonne DupureurFRATokyo1964
2:01.1 1WRAnn PackerGBRTokyo1964
2:00.9 2:00.921Madeline ManningUSAMexico City1968
1:58.9 1:58.93h2Svetla ZlatevaBULMunich1972
1:58.6 1:58.551Hildegard FalckFRGMunich1972
1:56.5 1:56.53s1Anita WeißGDRMontréal1976
1:54.9 1:54.941WRTatyana KazankinaURSMontréal1976
1:53.5 1:53.431WRNadezhda OlizarenkoURSMoscow1980
Athletics - Women's 4 x 400 metres Relay
Medals by Nations
NationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
United States34-7
German Democratic Republic2114
Soviet Union2-13
Great Britain1-23
Jamaica1-23
Russian Federation-3-3
Nigeria-112
FederalRepublic of Germany--22
Unified Team1--1
Canada-1-1
Germany--11
Total10101030
Previous USA Gold Medalists: 1984, 1996, 2008
Multiple Medals by Athletes
AthleteGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Denean Howard-Hill (USA)12-3
Olga Bryzgina (EUN/URS)2--2
Lyudmila Dzhigalova (EUN/URS)2--2
Olga Nazarova (EUN/URS)2--2
Christina Brehmer-Lathan (GDR)11-2
Valerie Brisco-Hooks (USA)11-2
Diane Dixon (USA)11-2
Sherri Howard (USA)11-2
Lillie Leatherwood (USA)11-2
Jearl Miles-Clark (USA)11-2
Rochelle Stevens (USA)11-2
Sandie Richards (JAM)1-12
Michelle Burgher (JAM)1-12
Tatyana Firova (RUS)-2-2
Nataliya Nazarova (RUS)-2-2
Olesya Zykina (RUS)-2-2
Bisi Afolabi (NGR)-112
Falilat Ogunkoya (NGR)-112
Charity Opara (NGR)-112
Novlene Williams (JAM)--22
Grit Breuer (GER)--22
Youngest Competitors
14-173Heather GoodingBAR197220 March 1958
16-007Andrea ThomasJAM19843 August 1968
16-170Linsey MacDonaldGBR198012 February 1964
16-210Choi Se-BeomKOR19884 March 1972
16-212Barbara BishopBAR197210 February 1956
16-212Claudine WilliamsJAM19928 January 1976
16-227Grit BreuerGDR198816 February 1972
16-347Cathy Rattray-WilliamsJAM198019 August 1963
16-351Jackie PuseyJAM197614 August 1959
17-008Marcia TrotmanBAR19721 September 1955
Youngest Medalists
16-171Linsey MacDonaldGBR198012 February 1964
16-228Grit BreuerGDR198816 February 1972
17-093Nicole LeistenschneiderFRG198410 May 1967
17-235Mable FergersonUSA197218 January 1955
18-153Christina Brehmer-LathanGDR197628 February 1958
18-288Doris JacobNGR200016 December 1981
19-130Sheila IngramUSA197623 March 1957
Youngest Gold Medalists
18-153Christina Brehmer-LathanGDR197628 February 1958
19-310Denean Howard-HillUSA19845 October 1964
19-322Diane DixonUSA198423 September 1964
Oldest Competitors
36-270Rosa Kutty Kunnath ChackoIND20003 January 1964
36-252Norfalia CarabaliESP200021 January 1964
36-117Satomi KubokuraJPN200827 April 1972
35-294Sandie RichardsJAM20046 November 1968
35-118Helena FuchsováCZE20003 June 1965
34-086Helen Barnett-BurkartSUI199213 May 1958
34-064Liliana AllenMEX200424 June 1970
34-061Anna KozakBLR200822 June 1974
34-025Jearl Miles-ClarkUSA20004 September 1966
33-273Aïda DiopSEN200427 November 1970
Oldest Medalists
35-295Sandie RichardsJAM20046 November 1968
31-356Deon HemmingsJAM20009 October 1968
31-328Sandie RichardsJAM20006 November 1968
31-322Irina PrivalovaRUS200012 November 1968
31-299Falilat OgunkoyaNGR20005 December 1968
Oldest Gold Medalists
31-356Deon HemmingsJAM20009 October 1968
31-328Sandie RichardsJAM20006 November 1968
30-234Mariya PiniginaURS19889 February 1958
Olympic Record Progression
3:29.3 3:29.32s1German Federal RepublicMunich1972
(Rückes, Bödding, Falck, Jahn-Wilden)
3:28.5 3:28.48s2WRGerman Democratic RepublicMunich1972
(Käsling, Kühne, Seidler, Zehrt)
3:23.0 3:22.951WRGerman Democratic RepublicMunich1972
(Käsling, Kühne, Seidler, Zehrt)
3:19.2 3:19.231WRGerman Democratic RepublicMontréal1976
(Maletzki, Rohde, Strophal-Streidt, Brehmer)
3:18.291United StatesLos Angeles1984
(Leatherwood, Howard, Brisco-Hooks, Cheeseborough)
3:15.181WRSoviet UnionSeoul1988
(Ledovskaya, Nazarova, Pinigina, Bryzgina)
Athletics - Women's 20 kilometer Walk
Medals by Nations
NationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
China2-24
Russian Federation21-3
Norway-2-2
Italy-112
Greece1--1
Unified Team-1-1
Australia--11
Spain--11
Total55515
Best Previous USA Finish: 17th – Michelle Rohl (2000)
Multiple Medals by Athletes
AthleteGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Yelena Nikolayeva (RUS)11-2
Kjersti Tysse-Plätzer (NOR)-2-2
Youngest Competitors
16-091Fumilay da FonsecaSTP200424 May 1988
17-002Miki ItakuraJPN19921 August 1975
17-187Susana FeitorPOR199228 January 1975
18-220Yang MingxiaCHN200813 January 1990
18-223Tatyana KalmykovaRUS200810 January 1990
18-304Jiang JingCHN200423 October 1985
19-126Irina StankinaRUS199625 March 1977
19-174Miriam RamónECU199210 February 1973
20-005Olga PolyakovaRUS200023 September 1980
20-041Athina PapagianniGRE200018 August 1980
Youngest Medalists
22-233Athanasia TsoumelekaGRE20042 January 1982
22-355Li ChunxiuCHN199213 August 1969
23-214Olga KaniskinaRUS200819 January 1985
24-082Wang LipingCHN20008 July 1976
24-277María del Monte VascóESP200026 December 1975
Youngest Gold Medalists
22-233Athanasia TsoumelekaGRE20042 January 1982
23-214Olga KaniskinaRUS200819 January 1985
24-082Wang LipingCHN20008 July 1976
Oldest Competitors
44-155Joanne DowUSA200819 March 1964
41-276Teresa VaillUSA200420 November 1962
40-344Janice McCaffreyCAN200020 October 1959
40-180Yueling ChenUSA20001 April 1960
39-118Kerry Saxby-JunnaAUS20002 June 1961
38-348Debbie LawrenceUSA200015 October 1961
38-203Yelena NikolayevaRUS20041 February 1966
37-355Vera ZozuliaUKR200831 August 1970
37-292Lisa Sheridan-PaoliniAUS200010 December 1962
37-189María Graciela MendozaMEX200023 March 1963
Oldest Medalists
36-216Kjersti Tysse-PlätzerNOR200818 January 1972
33-362Olimpiada IvanovaRUS200426 August 1970
32-124Chen YuelingCHN19921 April 1960
30-178Yelena NikolayevaRUS19961 February 1966
29-291Jane SavilleAUS20045 November 1974
Oldest Gold Medalists
24-082Wang LipingCHN20008 July 1976
23-214Olga KaniskinaRUS200819 January 1985
22-233Athanasia TsoumelekaGRE20042 January 1982
Olympic Record Progression
1-29:051Wang LipingCHNSydney2000
1-26:311OlgaKaniskinaRUSBeijing2008
Athletics - Women's High Jump
Medals by Nations
NationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
United States4127
Soviet Union-246
Great Britain-5-5
Romania2114
Bulgaria1214
Russian Federation2-13
Italy12-3
South Africa12-3
FederalRepublic of Germany2--2
Canada1-12
German Democratic Republic1-12
Germany1-12
Poland-2-2
Ukraine--22
Belgium1--1
Czechoslovakia1--1
Hungary1--1
Australia-1-1
Croatia-1-1
Greece-1-1
The Netherlands-1-1
Austria--11
Cuba--11
France--11
Sweden--11
Total19211858
Multiple Medals by Athletes
AthleteGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Sara Simeoni (ITA)12-3
Ulrike Meyfarth (FRG)2--2
Iolanda Balaş (ROU)2--2
Stefka Kostadinova (BUL)11-2
Dorothy Odam-Tyler (GBR)-2-2
Hestrie Storbeck-Cloete (RSA)-2-2
Yordanka Blagoeva (BUL)-112
Previous USA Gold Medalists: Jean Shiley (1932); Alice Coachman (1948); Eleanor Montgomery (1956); Louise Ritter (1988)
Youngest Competitors
15-072Cindy GilbertUSA197223 June 1957
15-143Þórdís "Disa" GísladóttirISL19765 March 1961
16-055Julie WhiteCAN19761 June 1960
16-087Yuriko HirohashiJPN193212 May 1916
16-122Ulrike MeyfarthFRG19724 May 1956
16-133Thelma HopkinsGBR195216 March 1936
16-148Dorothy Odam-TylerGBR193614 March 1920
16-196Gunhild LarkingSWE195213 January 1936
16-205Audrey ReidJAM196825 March 1952
16-205Sharon CallahanUSA196825 March 1952
Youngest Medalists
16-123Ulrike MeyfarthFRG19724 May 1956
16-148Dorothy Odam-TylerGBR193614 March 1920
18-023Lien GisolfNED192813 July 1910
18-087Miloslava Hübnerová-RezkováTCH196822 July 1950
18-175Valentina KozyrURS196825 April 1950
Youngest Gold Medalists
16-123Ulrike MeyfarthFRG19724 May 1956
18-087Miloslava Hübnerová-RezkováTCH196822 July 1950
20-099Ethel CatherwoodCAN192828 April 1908
Oldest Competitors
37-241María Romary RifkaMEX200823 December 1970
37-061Inha BabakovaUKR200426 June 1967
36-262Dorothy Odam-TylerGBR195614 March 1920
36-093Dora GardnerGBR19486 May 1912
35-125Ina GliznuţaMDA200818 April 1973
35-108Galina GanekerURS195210 April 1917
33-268Tisha WallerUSA20041 December 1970
33-246María Romary RifkaMEX200423 December 1970
33-187Yordanka BlagoevaBUL198019 January 1947
33-094Inha BabakovaUKR200026 June 1967
Oldest Medalists
31-131Stefka KostadinovaBUL199625 March 1965
31-113Sara SimeoniITA198419 April 1953
30-224Louise RitterUSA198818 February 1958
30-188Tia HellebautBEL200816 February 1978
30-179Yelena YelesinaRUS20004 April 1970
Oldest Gold Medalists
31-131Stefka KostadinovaBUL199625 March 1965
30-224Louise RitterUSA198818 February 1958
30-188Tia HellebautBEL200816 February 1978
Olympic Record Progression
1.54![5-0½]-Ethel CatherwoodCANAmsterdam1928
1.54![5-0½]-Lien GisolfNEDAmsterdam1928
1.54![5-0½]-Mildred WileyUSAAmsterdam1928
1.56![5-1¼]-Ethel CatherwoodCANAmsterdam1928
1.56[5-1¼]2Lien GisolfNEDAmsterdam1928
1.56[5-1¼]3Mildred WileyUSAAmsterdam1928
1.58[5-2¼]-=WREthel CatherwoodCANAmsterdam1928
1.59[5-2½]1WREthel CatherwoodCANAmsterdam1928
1.60![5-3]-Jean ShileyUSALos Angeles1932
1.60![5-3]-Babe DidriksonUSALos Angeles1932
1.60[5-3]3Eva DawesCANLos Angeles1932
1.62![5-3¾]-Jean ShileyUSALos Angeles1932
1.62![5-3¾]-Babe DidriksonUSALos Angeles1932
1.657[5-5¼]1oWRJean ShileyUSALos Angeles1932
1.657[5-5¼]2xo=WRBabe DidriksonUSALos Angeles1932
1.67[5-5¾]§WRJean ShileyUSALos Angeles1932
1.68![5-6]1oAlice CoachmanUSALondon1948
1.68![5-6]2xoDorothy TylerGBRLondon1948
1.70![5-7]-oMildred McDanielUSAMelbourne1956
1.76[5-9¼]1xoWRMildred McDanielUSAMelbourne1956
1.77![5-9¾]-oIolanda BalaşROURome1960
1.81![5-11¼]-xoIolanda BalaşROURome1960
1.85[6-0¾]1xxoIolanda BalaşROURome1960
1.86![6-1¼]-oIolanda BalaşROUTokyo1964
1.90[6-2¾]1oIolanda BalaşROUTokyo1964
1.92[6-3½]1o=WRUlrike MeyfarthFRGMunich1972
1.93[6-4]1xoRosemarie AckermannGDRMontréal1976
1.94[6-4¼]2oUrszula KielanPOLMoscow1980
1.94![6-4¼]-oSara SimeoniITAMoscow1980
1.94[6-4¼]3xoJutta KirstGDRMoscow1980
1.97[6-5½]1xoSara SimeoniITAMoscow1980
1.97![6-5½]-xoSara SimeoniITALos Angeles1984
1.97![6-5½]-xoUlrike MeyfarthFRGLos Angeles1984
1.97[6-5½]3xoJoni HuntleyUSALos Angeles1984
2.00[6-6¾]2oSara SimeoniITALos Angeles1984
2.00![6-6¾]-oUlrike MeyfarthFRGLos Angeles1984
2.02[6-7½]1oUlrike MeyfarthFRGLos Angeles1984
2.03[6-8]1oLouise RitterUSASeoul1988
2.03[6-8]--oStefka KostadinovaBULAtlanta1996
2.03[6-8]2xxoNiki BakogianniGREAtlanta1996
2.05[6-8¾]1xoStefka KostadinovaBULAtlanta1996
2.06[6-9]1oYelena SlesarenkoRUSAthens2004
§Shiley’s 1.67 was done in a jump-off for first place. Didrikson cleared the same height but her jump was disallowed for diving over the bar.
Basketball - Women's Basketball
Medals by NationsGSBTM
United States6118
Australia-314
Soviet Union2-13
Brazil-112
Bulgaria-112
China-112
Yugoslavia-112
Russian Federation--22
Unified Team1--1
Republic of Korea-1-1
Totals (9 events)99927
Previous USA Gold Medalists: 1984, 1988, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008
Boxing - Men's Featherweight (≤56 kilograms)
Medals by NationsGSBTM
United States34411
Italy3115
Argentina2125
Germany1135
Poland-145
Soviet Union3-14
France1214
Great Britain1214
South Africa-224
Cuba11-2
German Democratic Republic11-2
Mexico1-12
Russian Federation1-12
Bulgaria-112
Kenya-112
Finland--22
Morocco--22