Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics was held from 30 July to 8 August 2021 at the Tokyo Olympic Stadium.
For the first time in history, the mixed relay event was added to the program.
Medal Table[]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States |
7 | 12 | 7 | 26 |
| 2 |  Italy |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 |  Kenya |
4 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
| 4 |  Poland |
4 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 5 |  Jamaica |
4 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 6 |  Netherlands |
2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 7 |  Canada |
2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
 China |
2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| 9 |  Uganda |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 |  Norway |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
 Sweden |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 12 |  Bahamas |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 |  Germany |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 14 |  Ethiopia |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 15 |  Portugal |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 ROC |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 17 |  Belgium |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 18 |  Greece |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 India |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Morocco |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Puerto Rico |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Qatar |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Venezuela |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 24 |  Great Britain |
0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 25 |  Colombia |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Dominican Republic |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 27 |  Australia |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 Cuba |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 29 |  Czech Republic |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Japan |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 31 |  Bahrain |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 France |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Namibia |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 34 |  Brazil |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 New Zealand |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 36 |  Austria |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Belarus |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Botswana |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Burkina Faso |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Grenada |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Nigeria |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Spain |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Ukraine |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Medalists[]
Men[]
Women[]
Mixed[]
Statistics[]
- There were 2038 total athletes from 177 countries.
- Erriyon Knighton was the youngest participant with 17 years and 187 days.
- Jesus Angel Garcia was the oldest participant with 51 years and 292 days.
- 69 athletes were chosen to be flag bearers at the opening ceremony.
- Norway won 3 medals, more than in any other sport.
- Kenya won its only 10 medals of this edition of the Olympic Games.
- Jamaica won its only 9 medals of this edition of the Olympic Games.
- Ethiopia and Uganda won their only 4 medals of this edition of the Olympic Games.
- Bahamas won its only 2 medals of this edition of the Olympic Games.
- Namibia won its first medal in the sport since Atlanta 1996 and its only medal of this edition of the Olympic Games.
- Austria won its first medal in the sport since Sydney 2000.
- Portugal won its first 2 medals in the sport since Beijing 2008.
- Sweden won its first 2 gold medals in the sport since Athens 2004.
- Morocco won its first gold medal in the sport since Athens 2004.
- Italy won its first 5 gold medals in the sport since Beijing 2008.
- Norway won its first 2 gold medals in the sport since Beijing 2008.
- Uganda won its first 2 gold medals in the sport since London 2012.
- India and Venezuela won their first-ever gold medal in the sport.
- Burkina Faso won its first-ever Olympic medal.