Olympic Track & Field
28 entries in the Olympic Track & Field compendium.
Abebe BikilaEthiopian marathoner who won two Olympic golds, first barefoot.Anita WłodarczykPolish hammer thrower, three-time Olympic champion and world record holder.Armin HaryThe fastest starter in the world and the first man to break 10 seconds in the 100 meters.Ashton EatonTwo-time Olympic decathlon champion and former world record holder.Daley ThompsonThe world's greatest all-round athlete.Dick FosburyThe high jumper who flipped the world upside down.Fanny Blankers-KoenThe Flying Housewife who won four gold medals at the 1948 Olympics.Jackie Joyner-KerseeThree-time Olympic gold medalist and world record holder in heptathlon.Allyson FelixThe most decorated athlete in World Athletics Championships history and the first female track and field…Almaz AyanaEthiopian distance runner; Olympic gold and world record holder.Armand DuplantisSwedish-American pole vaulter, world record holder, two-time Olympic champion.Betty RobinsonFirst Olympic women's 100 m champion; survived plane crash to win again.Bob BeamonAmerican long jumper who set a historic Olympic world record.Bob MathiasOlympic decathlon champion, U.S. congressman, and actor.Carl LewisAmerican sprinter and long jumper with nine Olympic gold medals.Cathy FreemanAustralian sprinter, Olympic champion, and Indigenous trailblazer.Chioma AjunwaFirst Nigerian Olympic gold medalist and dual-sport athlete.David RudishaKenyan middle-distance runner; world and Olympic 800 m record holder.Edwin MosesAmerican former hurdler, Olympic gold medalist, and sports reformer.Elaine Thompson-HerahFive-time Olympic champion and fastest woman alive in the 100 m.Eliud KipchogeKenyan long-distance runner; Olympic marathon champion and former world record holder.Florence Griffith JoynerAmerican sprinter who set world records in 1988.Galina ZybinaSoviet shot putter who set eight consecutive world records and won Olympic gold, silver, and bronze.Gert FredrikssonSix-time Olympic gold medalist in canoeing.Grete WaitzNorwegian marathon pioneer and nine-time New York City Marathon winner.Haile GebrselassieEthiopian long-distance runner and businessman, called the Emperor of Distance Running.Heike DrechslerGerman long jump and sprint legend, former world record holder, and two-time Olympic gold medalist.Hicham El GuerroujMoroccan middle-distance legend and Olympic double gold medalist.
Browse Olympic Track & Field in the interactive codex →
Frequently asked questions about Olympic Track & Field · How this site is sourced