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Athletics has been featured at every Summer Olympic Games. It has the highest amount of events, with 48 events. According to legend, Athletics is the oldest discipline of the Olympic Games, tracing back to thousands of years ago. Governing body the International Association of Athletics Federations was founded in 1912. Women have been allowed to compete since the 1924 Summer Olympics.

Athletics is divided into four disciplines:

  • Track (Running; 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, etc.)
  • Field (Jumping and throwing; high jump, triple jump, javelin throw, shot put, etc.)
  • Road running (Long distance running; marathon)
  • Racewalking (Long distance walking; 20km race walk, 50km race walk)

Past Events[]

Men/Women Event Last appearance
Men's 60 metres St. Louis 1904
200 metres Hurdles St. Louis 1904
4000 metres Steeplechase Paris 1900
3000 metres Team Race Paris 1924
5000 metres Team Race Paris 1900
3 miles Team Race London 1908
4 miles Team Race St. Louis 1904
5 miles London 1908
3000 metres Race Walk Antwerp 1920
3500 metres Race Walk London 1908
10 kilometres Race Walk Helsinki 1952
10 miles Race Walk London 1908
50 kilometres Race Walk Tokyo 2020
Pentathlon Paris 1924
Standing Long Jump Stockholm 1912
Standing Triple Jump St. Louis 1904
Standing High Jump Stockholm 1912
56 pounds Shot Put Antwerp 1920
Two Hands Shot Put Stockholm 1912
Ancient Style Discus Throw London 1908
Two Hands Discus Throw Stockholm 1912
Freestyle Javelin Throw London 1908
Two Hands Javelin Throw Stockholm 1912
Individual Cross Country Paris 1924
Team Cross Country Paris 1924
Women's 80 metres Hurdles Sydney 2000
Pentathlon Moscow 1980
3000 metres Barcelona 1992
10 kilometres Race Walk Atlanta 1996

Current Events[]

Men/Women Event First appearance
Men's 100 metres Athens 1896
200 metres Paris 1900
400 metres Athens 1896
800 metres Athens 1896
1500 metres Athens 1896
5000 metres Stockholm 1912
10000 metres Stockholm 1912
110 metres Hurdles Athens 1896
400 metres Hurdles Paris 1900
3000 metres Steeplechase Paris 1900
4x100 metres Relay Stockholm 1912
4x400 metres Relay London 1908
High Jump Athens 1896
Pole Vault Athens 1896
Long Jump Athens 1896
Triple Jump Athens 1896
Shot Put Athens 1896
Discus Throw Athens 1896
Hammer Throw Paris 1900
Javelin Throw London 1908
Decathlon St. Louis 1904
20 kilometres Race Walk Melbourne 1956
Marathon Athens 1896
Women's 100 metres Amsterdam 1928
200 metres London 1948
400 metres Tokyo 1964
800 metres Amsterdam 1928
1500 metres Munich 1972
5000 metres Atlanta 1996
10000 metres Seoul 1988
100 metres Hurdles Munich 1972
400 metres Hurdles Los Angeles 1984
3000 metres Steeplechase Beijing 2008
4x100 metres Relay Amsterdam 1928
4x400 metres Relay Munich 1972
High Jump Amsterdam 1928
Pole Vault Sydney 2000
Long Jump London 1948
Triple Jump Atlanta 1996
Shot Put London 1948
Discus Throw Amsterdam 1928
Hammer Throw Sydney 2000
Javelin Throw Los Angeles 1932
Heptathlon Los Angeles 1984
20 kilometres Race Walk Sydney 2000
Marathon Los Angeles 1984
Mixed 4x400 metres Relay Tokyo 2020
Mixed Team Race Walk Paris 2024
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