Olympic Games - Athletics Men's Field Events and Decathlon
All the current set of field events have been a part of the Olympic Games since it began in 1896 apart from the Hammer (all bar 1896) and Javelin (introduced in 1908). The Decathlon - which invilves 100m, 110m Hurdles, 400m, 1,500m, Long Jump, High Jump, Pole Vault, Shot Put, Discus and Javelin - first appeared in 1904, was not staged in 1908, but has been part of the Games ever since.
The venues for these events since 1972 have been as follows:
1972: Olympic Stadium, Munich, West Germany
1976: Olympic Stadium, Montreal, Canada
1980: Lenin Stadium, Moscow, Soviet Union
1984: Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States
1988: Olympic Stadium, Seoul, South Korea
1992: Montjuic Olympic Stadium, Barcelona, Spain
1996: Centennial Olympic Stadium, Atlanta, United States
2000: Olympic Stadium, Sydney, Australia
2004: Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece (apart from Shot Put - Ancient Olympia Stadium)
2008: National Stadium, Beijing, China
Medallists: Since 1972
| 1972 | GOLD | SILVER | BRONZE |
| L Jump | RANDY WILLIAMS (Usa) | H Baumgartrner (Frg) | A'nie Robinson (Usa) |
| T Jump | VIKTOR SANEYEV (Urs) | Jorg Drehmel (Gdr) | N'on Prudencio (Bra) |
| H Jump | JURI TARMAK (Urs) | Stefan Junge (Gdr) | Dwight Stones (Usa) |
| P Vault | WOLFGANG NORDWIG (Gdr) | Robert Seagren (Usa) | Jan Johnson (Usa) |
| Shot Put | WLADYSLAW KOMAR (Pol) | George Woods (Usa) | H't Briesenick (Gdr) |
| Discus | LUDVIK DANEK (Csv) | Jay Silvester (Usa) | Ricky Bruch (Swe) |
| Javelin | KLAUS WOLFERMANN (Frg) | Janis Lusis (Urs) | Bill Schmidt (Usa) |
| Hammer | ANATOLY BONDARCHUK (Urs) | Jochen Sachse (Gdr) | V'i Khmelevski (Urs) |
| Deca'lon | MYKOLA AVILOV (Urs) | L'd Lytvynenko (Urs) | Ryszard Katus (Pol) |
| 1976 | GOLD | SILVER | BRONZE |
| L Jump | ARNIE ROBINSON (Usa) | Randy WIlliams (Usa) | F'k Wartenburg (Gdr) |
| T Jump | VIKTOR SANEYEV (Urs) | James Butts (Usa) | J C de Oliveira (Bra) |
| H Jump | JACEK WSZOLA (Pol) | Greg Joy (Can) | Dwight Stones (Usa) |
| P Vault | TADEUSZ SLUSARSKI (Pol) | Antii Kalliomaki (Fin) | David Roberts (Usa) |
| Shot Put | UDO BEYER (Gdr) | Yevgeny MIronov (Urs) | A Baryshnikov (Urs) |
| Discus | MAC WILKINS (Usa) | W'gang Schmidt (Gdr) | John Powell (Usa) |
| Javelin | MIKLOS NEMETH (Hun) | Hannu Siitonen (Fin) | G'he Magelea (Rom) |
| Hammer | YURI SEDYKH (Urs) | Alexsi Spiridonov (Urs) | A Bondarchuk (Urs) |
| Deca'lon | BRUCE JENNER (Usa) | G'do Kratschmer (Frg) | Mykola Avilov (Urs) |
| 1980 | GOLD | SILVER | BRONZE |
| L Jump | LUTZ DOMBROWSKI (Gdr) | Frank Paschek (Gdr) | V'y Podluzhny (Urs) |
| T Jump | JAAK UUDMAE (Urs) | Viktor Saneyev (Urs) | J C de Oliveira (Bra) |
| H Jump | GERD WESSIG (Gdr) | Jacek Wszola (Pol) | Jorg Freimuth (Gdr) |
| P Vault | WLADYSLAW KOZAKIEWICZ (Pol) | K Volkov (Urs)/ T Slusarski (Pol) | - |
| Shot Put | VLADIMIR KISELYOV (Urs) | A Baryshnikov (Urs) | Udo Beyr (Gdr) |
| Discus | VIKTOR RASHCHUPKIN (Urs) | Imrich Bugar (Csv) | Luis Delis (Cub) |
| Javelin | DAINIS KULA (Urs) | Ale'dr Makarov (Urs) | W'g Hanisch (Gdr) |
| Hammer | YURI SEDYKH (Urs) | Sergey Litvinov (Urs) | Juri Tamm (Urs) |
| Deca'lon | DALEY THOMPSON (Gbr) | Yuri Kutsenko (Urs) | S'y Zhelanov (Urs) |
| 1984 | GOLD | SILVER | BRONZE |
| L Jump | CARL LEWIS (Usa) | Gary Honey (Aus) | G Evangelisti (Ita) |
| T Jump | AL JOYNER (Usa) | Mike Conley (Usa) | Keith Connor (Gbr) |
| H Jump | DIETMAR MOGENBURG (Frg) | Patrik Sjoberg (Swe) | Jianhua Zhu (Chn) |
| P Vault | PIERRE QUINON (Fra) | Mike Tully (Usa) | E Bell (Usa)/ T Vigneron (Fra) |
| Shot Put | ALESSANDRO ANDREI (Ita) | Mike Carter (Usa) | Dave Laut (Usa) |
| Discus | ROLF DANNEBURG (Frg) | Mac Wilkins (Usa) | John Powell (Usa) |
| Javelin | ARTO HARKONEN (Fin) | David Ottley (Gbr) | K Eldebrink (Swe) |
| Hammer | JUHA TIAINEN (Fin) | Karl-Hans Reihm (Frg) | Kl Ploghaus (Frg) |
| Deca'lon | DALEY THOMPSON (Gbr) | Jurgen Hingsen (Frg) | Siggy Wentz (Frg) |
| 1988 | GOLD | SILVER | BRONZE |
| L Jump | CARL LEWIS (Usa) | Mike Powell (Usa) | Larry Myricks (Usa) |
| T Jump | KHRISTO MARKOV (Bul) | Igor Lapshin (Urs) | A'dr Kovalenko (Urs) |
| H Jump | HENNADY AVDYEYENKO (Urs) | Hollis Conway (Usa) | R Povarnitsyn (Urs)/ P Sjoberg (Swe) |
| P Vault | SERGEY BUBKA (Urs) | Rodion Gataullin (Urs) | Grigory Tegorov (Urs) |
| Shot Put | ULF TIMMERMANN (Gdr) | Randy Barnes (Usa) | W'rner Gunthor (Swi) |
| Discus | JURGEN SCHULT (Gdr) | Romas Ubartas (Urs) | Rolf Danneberg (Frg) |
| Javelin | TAPIO KORJUS (Fin) | Jan Zelezny (Csv) | Seppo Raty (Fin) |
| Hammer | SERGEY LITVINOV (Urs) | Yuri Sedykh (Urs) | Juri Tamm (Urs) |
| Deca'lon | CHRISTIAN SCHENK (Gdr) | Torsten Voss (Gdr) | Dave Steen (Can) |
| 1992 | GOLD | SILVER | BRONZE |
| L Jump | CARL LEWIS (Usa) | Mike Powell (Usa) | Joe Greene (Usa) |
| T Jump | MIKE CONLEY (Usa) | Ch'rlie Simpkins (Usa) | F'k Rutherford (Bhs) |
| H Jump | JAVIER SATOMAYOR (Cub) | Patrik Sjoberg (Swe) | H Conway (Usa)/ T Forsyth (Aus)/ A Partyka (Pol) |
| P Vault | MAKSIM TARASOV (Unf) | Igor Trandenkov (Unf) | Javier Garcia (Esp) |
| Shot Put | MIKE STULCE (Usa) | Jim Doehring (Usa) | Vy'eslav Lykho (Unf) |
| Discus | ROMAS UBARTAS (Ltu) | Jurgen Schult (Ger) | Roberto Moya (Cub) |
| Javelin | JAN ZELEZNY (Csv) | Seppo Raty (Fin) | Steve Backley (Gbr) |
| Hammer | ANDREY ABDUVALIEV (Unf) | Igor Astapkovich (Unf) | Igor Nikulin (Unf) |
| Deca'lon | ROBERT ZMELIK (Csv) | Antonio Penalver (Esp) | Dave Johnson (Usa) |
| 1996 | GOLD | SILVER | BRONZE |
| L Jump | CARL LEWIS (Usa) | James Beckford (Jam) | Joe Greene (Usa) |
| T Jump | KENNY HARRISON (Usa) | J'athan Edwards (Gbr) | Y'lbi Quesada (Cub) |
| H Jump | CHARLES AUSTIN (Usa) | Artur Partyka (Pol) | Steve Smith (Gbr) |
| P Vault | JEAN GALFIONE (Fra) | Igor Trandenkov (Rus) | A'ei Tivontchik (Ger) |
| Shot Put | RANDY BARNES (Usa) | John Godina (Usa) | Ol'ndr Bagach (Ukr) |
| Discus | LARS RIEDEL (Ger) | V'ir Dubrovshchik (Blr) | V'ly Kaptyukh (Blr) |
| Javelin | JAN ZELEZNY (Cze) | Steve Backley (Gbr) | Seppo Raty (Fin) |
| Hammer | BALAZS KISS (Hun) | Lance Deal (Usa) | Ol'ndr Krykun (Ukr) |
| Deca'lon | DAN O'BRIEN (Usa) | Frank Busemann (Ger) | Tomas Dvorak (Cze) |
| 2000 | GOLD | SILVER | BRONZE |
| L Jump | IVAN PEDROSO (Cub) | Jai Taurima (Aus) | R Shchurenko (Ukr) |
| T Jump | JONATHAN EDWARDS (Gbr) | Yoel Garcia (Cub) | D'is Kapustin (Rus) |
| H Jump | SERGEY KLYUGIN (Rus) | J'er Sotomayor (Cub) | A'ne Hammad (Alg) |
| P Vault | NICK HYSONG (Usa) | L'nce Johnson (Usa) | M'im Tarasov (Rus) |
| Shot Put | ARSI HARJU (Fin) | Adam Nelson (Usa) | John Godina (Usa) |
| Discus | VIRGILIJUS ALEKNA (Ltu) | Lars Riedel (Ger) | Frantz Kruger (Rsa) |
| Javelin | JAN ZELEZNY (Cze) | Steve Backley (Gbr) | S'gey Makarov (Rus) |
| Hammer | SZYMON ZIOLKOWSKI (Pol) | Nicola Vizzoni (Ita) | I'r Astapkovich (Blr) |
| Deca'lon | ERKI NOOL (Est) | Roman Sebrle (Cze) | Chris Huffins (Usa) |
| 2004 | GOLD | SILVER | BRONZE |
| L Jump | DWIGHT PHILLIPS (Usa) | John Moffitt (Usa) | Joan Martinez (Esp) |
| T Jump | CHRISTIAN OLSSON (Swe) | Marian Oprea (Rom) | D'nil Burkenya (Rus) |
| H Jump | STEFAN HOLM (Swe) | Matt Hemingway (Usa) | Jaroslav Baba (Cze) |
| P Vault | TIM MACK (Usa) | Toby Stevenson (Usa) | G'eppe Gibilisco (Ita) |
| Shot Put | YURI BILONOH (Ukr) | Adam Nelson (Usa) | Joachim Olsen (Den) |
| Discus | VIRGILIJUS ALEKNA (Ltu) | Zoltan Kivago (Hun) | A'der Tammert (Est) |
| Javelin | ANDREAS THORKILDSEN (Nor) | V'ms Vasilievskis (Lat) | S'gey Makarov (Rus) |
| Hammer | KOJI MUROFUSHI (Jap) | Ivan Tsikhan (Blr) | Esref Apak (Tur) |
| Deca'lon | ROMAN SEBRLE (Cze) | Bryan Clay (Usa) | Dmitri Karpov (Kaz) |
2008 | GOLD | SILVER | BRONZE |
| L Jump | IRVING SALADINO (Pan) | Khotso Mokoena (Rsa) | Ibrahim Camejo (Cub) |
| T Jump | NELSON EVORA (Prt) | Phillips Idowu (Gbr) | Leevan Sands (Bhs) |
| H Jump | ANDREY SILNOV (Rus) | Germaine Mason (Gbr) | Y'slav Rybakov (Rus) |
| P Vault | STEVEN HOOKER (Aus) | E'y Lukyanenko (Rus) | D's Yurchenko (Ukr) |
| Shot Put | TOMASZ MAJEWSKI (Pol) | Chris Cantwell (Usa) | A'ei Mikhnevich (Blr) |
| Discus | GERD KANTER (Est) | P'r Malachowski (Pol) | Virg'jus Alekna (Ltu) |
| Javelin | ANDREAS THORKILDSEN (Nor) | Ainars Kovils (Lat) | Tero Pitkamaki (Fin) |
| Hammer | PRIMOZ KOZMUS (Svn) | V'm Devyatovsky (Blr) | Ivan Tsikhan (Blr) |
| Deca'lon | BRYAN CLAY (Usa) | A'ei Krauchanka (Blr) | Leonel Suarez (Cub) |
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