Olympic Games - Athletics Men's Sprints
The men's sprints comprise the disciplines which take place on the track under 400 metres, plus the two relays. All the current set have been a part of the Olympic Games since it began in 1896 apart from the 200 metres (introduced in 1900), 400m Hurdles (1900, not held in 1912) and the Relays both made their debuts in 1912.
Medallists: Since 1972
| 1972 | |
| MEN'S 100m | MEN'S 200m |
| VALERIY BORZOV (Urs) | VALERIY BORZOV (Urs) |
| Robert Taylor (USA) | Larry Black (USA) |
| Lennox Miller (Jam) | Pietro Mennea (Ita) |
| MEN'S 400m | MEN'S 4 x 100m RELAY |
| VINCE MATTHEWS (USA) | UNITED STATES |
| Wayne Collett (USA) | Soviet Union |
| Julius Sang (Ken) | West Germany |
| MEN'S 4 x 400m RELAY | MEN'S 110m HURDLES |
| KENYA | ROD MILBURN (USA) |
| Great Britain | Guy Drut (Fra) |
| France | Thomas Hill (USA) |
| MEN'S 400m HURDLES | |
| JOHN AKII-BUA (Uga) | |
| Ralph Mann (USA) | |
| David Hemery (Gbr) | |
| 1976 | |
| MEN'S 100m | MEN'S 200m |
| HASELY CRAWFORD (Tto) | DON QUARRIE (Jam) |
| Don Quarrie (Jam) | Millard Hampton (USA) |
| Valeriy Borsov (Urs) | Dwayne Evans (USA) |
| MEN'S 400m | MEN'S 4 x 100m RELAY |
| ALBERTO JUANTORENA (Cub) | UNITED STATES |
| Fred Newhouse (Usa) | East Germany |
| Herman Frazier (Usa) | Soviet Union |
| MEN'S 4 x 400m RELAY | MEN'S 110m HURDLES |
| UNITED STATES | GUY DRUT (Fra) |
| Poland | Alejandro Casanas (Cub) |
| West Germany | Will Davenport (USA) |
| MEN'S 400m HURDLES | |
| ED MOSES (USA) | |
| Michael Shine (USA) | |
| Ye'ny Gavrilenko (Urs) | |
1980 | |
| MEN'S 100m | MEN'S 200m |
| ALLAN WELLS (Gbr) | |
| Silvio Leonard (Cub) | |
| Petar Petrov (Bul) | |
| P'TRO MENNEA (Ita) | MEN'S 4 x 100m RELAY |
| Allan Wells (Gbr) | |
| Don Quarrie (Jam) | |
| V'TOR MARKIN (Urs) | |
| Rick Mitchell (Aus) | |
| F'rik Schaeffer (GDR) | |
| SOVIET UNION | |
| Poland | |
| France | |
| SOVIET UNION | |
| East Germany | |
| Italy | |
| T'S MUNKELT (GDR) | |
| Al'dro Casanas (Cub) | |
| Aleks Puchkov (Urs) | |
| VOLKER BECK (GDR) | |
| V'ly Arkhypenko (Urs) | |
| Gary Oakes (Gbr) | |
1984 | |
| MEN'S 100m | MEN'S 200m |
| CARL LEWIS (USA) | |
| Sam Graddy (USA) | |
| Ben Johnson (Can) | |
| CARL LEWIS (USA) | MEN'S 4 x 100m RELAY |
| Kirk Baptiste (USA) | |
| Tom Jefferson (USA) | |
| AL'ZO BABERS (USA) | |
| Gabriel Tiacoh (Civ) | |
| Antonio McKay (Usa) | |
| UNITED STATES | |
| Jamaica | |
| Canada | |
| UNITED STATES | |
| Great Britain | |
| Nigeria | |
| R'R KINGDOM (USA) | |
| Greg Foster (USA) | |
| Arto Bryggare (Fin) | |
| ED MOSES (USA) | |
| Danny Harris (USA) | |
| Harald Schmid (FRG) | |
1988 | |
| MEN'S 100m | MEN'S 200m |
| CARL LEWIS (USA) | |
| Linford Christie (Gbr) | |
| Calvin Smith (USA) | |
| JOE DELOACH (USA) | MEN'S 4 x 100m RELAY |
| Carl Lewis (USA) | |
| Robson da Silva (Bra) | |
| STEVE LEWIS (USA) | |
| B'ch Reynolds (USA) | |
| Danny Everett (USA) | |
| SOVIET UNION | |
| Great Britain | |
| France | |
| UNITED STATES | |
| Jamaica | |
| West Germany | |
| R'R KINGDOM (USA) | |
| Colin Jackson (Gbr) | |
| Tonie Campbell (USA) | |
| A'RE PHILLIPS (USA) | |
| Amadou Dia Ba (Sen) | |
| Ed Moses (USA) | |
1992 | |
| MEN'S 100m | MEN'S 200m |
| L'FORD CHRISTIE (Gbr) | |
| Fr Fredericks (Nam) | |
| Denis Mitchell (USA) | |
| MIKE MARSH (USA) | MEN'S 4 x 100m RELAY |
| Fr Fredericks (Nam) | |
| Michael Bates (USA) | |
| Q'CY WATTS (USA) | |
| Steve Lewis (USA) | |
| Samson Kitur (Ken) | |
| UNITED STATES | |
| Nigeria | |
| Cuba | |
| UNITED STATES | |
| Cuba | |
| Great Britain | |
| MARK McKOY (Can) | |
| Tony Dees (USA) | |
| Jack Pierce (USA) | |
| KEVIN YOUNG (Usa) | |
| W'rop Graham (Jam) | |
| Kriss Akabusi (Gbr) | |
1996 | |
| MEN'S 100m | MEN'S 200m |
| D'VAN BAILEY (Jam) | |
| Fr Fredericks (Nam) | |
| Ato Boldon (Tto) | |
| M'L JOHNSON (USA) | MEN'S 4 x 100m RELAY |
| Fr Fredericks (Nam) | |
| Ato Boldon (Tto) | |
| M'L JOHNSON (USA) | |
| Roger Black (Gbr) | |
| Davis Kamoga (Uga) | |
| CANADA | |
| United States | |
| Brazil | |
| UNITED STATES | |
| Great Britain | |
| Jamaica | |
| ALEN JOHNSON (USA) | |
| Mark Crear (USA) | |
| F'n Schwarthoff (Ger) | |
| D'RICK ADKINS (USA) | |
| Samuel Matete (Zam) | |
| Calvin Davis (USA) | |
2000 | |
| MEN'S 100m | MEN'S 200m |
| M'RICE GREENE (USA) | |
| Ato Boldon (Tto) | |
| Ob'le Thompson (Brb) | |
| K'OS KENTERIS (Grc) | MEN'S 4 x 100m RELAY |
| Darren Campbell (Gbr) | |
| Ato Boldon (Tto) | |
| M'L JOHNSON (USA) | |
| Alvin Harrison (USA) | |
| Greg Haughton (Jam) | |
| UNITED STATES | |
| Brazil | |
| Cuba | |
| NIGERIA | |
| Jamaica | |
| Bahamas | |
| ANIER GARCIA (Cub) | |
| T'nce Trammell (USA) | |
| Mark Crear (USA) | |
| AN'LO TAYLOR (USA) | |
| Hadi Al Somaili (Sau) | |
| Ll'llyn Herbert (RSA) | |
2004 | |
| MEN'S 100m | MEN'S 200m |
| J'STIN GATLIN (USA) | |
| Fr'cis Obikwelu (Prt) | |
| Maurice Greene (Usa) | |
| S'WN CRAWFORD (USA) | MEN'S 4 x 100m RELAY |
| B'nard Williams (USA) | |
| Justin Gatlin (USA) | |
| J'EMY WARINER (Usa) | |
| Otis Harris (USA) | |
| Derrick Brew (USA) | |
| GREAT BRITAIN | |
| United States | |
| Nigeria | |
| UNITED STATES | |
| Australia | |
| Nigeria | |
| LIU XIANG (Chn) | |
| T'ce Trammell (Usa) | |
| Anier Garcia (Cub) | |
| F'LIX SANCHEZ (Dom) | |
| D'ny McFarlane (Jam) | |
| Naman Keita (Fra) | |
2008 | |
| MEN'S 100m | MEN'S 200m |
| USAIN BOLT (Jam) | |
| R'rd Thompson (Tto) | |
| Walter Dix (USA) | |
| USAIN BOLT (Jam) | MEN'S 4 x 100m RELAY |
| S'wn Crawford (USA) | |
| Walter Dix (USA) | |
| L'WN MERRITT (USA) | |
| J'emy Wariner (USA) | |
| David Neville (USA) | |
| TRINIDAD & TOBAGO | |
| Japan | |
| Brazil | |
| UNITED STATES | |
| Bahamas | |
| Great Britain | |
| D'RON ROBLES (Cub) | |
| David Payne (USA) | |
| David Oliver (USA) | |
| AN'LO TAYLOR (USA) | |
| Kerron Clemen (USA) | |
| B'wn Jackson (USA) | |
2012 | |
| MEN'S 100m | MEN'S 200m |
| USAIN BOLT (Jam) | |
| Yohan Blake (Jam) | |
| Justin Gatlin (USA) | |
| USAIN BOLT (Jam) | MEN'S 4 x 100m RELAY |
| Yohan Blake (Jam) | |
| Warren Weir (Jam) | |
| KIRANI JAMES (Grd) | |
| Lug'lin Santos (Dom) | |
| Lalonde Gordon (Tto) | |
| JAMAICA | |
| Trinidad & Tobago | |
| France | |
| BAHAMAS | |
| United States | |
| Trinidad & Tobago | |
| ARIES MERRITT (USA) | |
| Jason R'hardson (USA) | |
| H'sie Parchment (Jam) | |
| F'LIX SANCHEZ (Dom) | |
| Michael Tinsley (USA) | |
| Javier Culson (Pri) | |
2016 | |
| MEN'S 100m | MEN'S 200m |
| USAIN BOLT (Jam) | |
| Justin Gatlin (USA) | |
| A're De Grasse (Can) | |
| USAIN BOLT (Jam) | MEN'S 4 x 100m RELAY |
| A're De Grasse (Can) | |
| C'tophe Lemaitre (Fra) | |
| W'DE V NIEKERK (RSA) | |
| Kirani James (Grd) | |
| L'wn Merritt (USA) | |
| JAMAICA | |
| Japan | |
| Canada | |
| UNITED STATES | |
| Jamaica | |
| Bahamas | |
| OMAR McLEOD (Jam) | |
| Orlando Ortega (Esp) | |
| Dimitri Bascou (Fra) | |
| K'RON CLEMENT (USA) | |
| Boniface Tumuti (Ken) | |
| Yasmani Copello (Tur) | |
2020 | |
| MEN'S 100m | MEN'S 200m |
| M'CELL JACOBS (Ita) | |
| Fred Kerley (USA) | |
| A're De Grasse (Can) | |
| A'RE DE GRASSE (Can) | MEN'S 4 x 100m RELAY |
| K'ny Bednarek (USA) | |
| Noah Lyles (USA) | |
| S'VEN GARDINER (Bah) | |
| A'hony Zambrano (Col) | |
| Kirani James (Grd) | |
| ITALY | |
| Great Britain | |
| Canada | |
| UNITED STATES | |
| Netherlands | |
| Botswana | |
| POLAND | |
| Dominican Republic | |
| United States | |
| H'SIE PARCHMENT (Jam) | |
| Grant Holloway (USA) | |
| Ronald Levy (Jam) | |
| K'TEN WARHOLM (Nor) | |
| Rai Benjamin (USA) | |
| A'son Dos Santos (Bra) | |
2024 | |
| MEN'S 100m | MEN'S 200m |
| MEN'S 400m | MEN'S 4 x 100m RELAY |
| MEN'S 4 x 400m RELAY | MEN'S 110m HURDLES |
| MEN'S 400m HURDLES | |
| * United States stripped of Gold medals due to a doping admission by a member of the team, Antonio Pettigrew. ~ Jamaica stripped of Gold medals due to an anti-doping rules violation by a member of the team, Nesta Carter. + Russia stripped of Bronze medals due to an anti-doping rules violation by a member of the team, Denis Alexeev. < United States stripped of Silver medals due to an anti-doping rules violation by a member of the team, Tyson Gay. The venues for these events since 1972 have been as follows: 1972: Olympic Stadium, Munich 1976: Olympic Stadium, Montreal 1980: Lenin Stadium, Moscow 1984: Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles 1988: Olympic Stadium, Seoul 1992: Montjuic Olympic Stadium, Barcelona 1996: Centennial Olympic Stadium, Atlanta 2000: Olympic Stadium, Sydney 2004: Olympic Stadium, Athens 2008: National Stadium, Beijing 2012: Olympic Stadium, London 2016: Olympic Stadium, Rio de Janeiro 2020: National Stadium, Tokyo 2024: Stade de France, Paris Links to other Olympics |