Womens Discontinued Olympic Athletic Events and Champions

3000 metres
1984 Los Angeles - Maricica Puică (ROU)
1988 Seoul - Tetyana Samolenko (URS)
1992 Barcelona - Yelena Romanova (EUN)

80 metre hurdles
1932 Los Angeles - Babe Didrikson (USA)
1936 Berlin - Ondina Valla (ITA)
1948 London - Fanny Blankers-Koen (NED)
1952 Helsinki - Shirley Strickland de la Hunty (AUS)
1956 Melbourne - Shirley Strickland de la Hunty (AUS)
1960 Rome - Irina Press (URS)
1964 Tokyo - Karin Balzer (EUA)
1968 Mexico City - Maureen Caird (AUS)

Pentathlon
1964 Tokyo - Irina Press (URS)
1968 Mexico City - Ingrid Becker (FRG)
1972 Munich - Mary Peters (GBR)
1976 Montreal - Siegrun Siegl (GDR)
1980 Moscow - Nadezhda Tkachenko (URS)

10 kilometers race walk
1992 Barcelona - Chen Yueling (CHN)
1996 Atlanta - Yelena Nikolayeva (RUS)

Mens Discontinued Olympic Athletic Events and Champions

60 metres
1900 Paris - Alvin Kraenzlein (USA)
1904 St. Louis - Archie Hahn (USA)

5 miles
1908 London - Emil Voigt (GBR)

200 metres hurdles
1900 Paris - Alvin Kraenzlein (USA)
1904 St. Louis - Harry Hillman (USA)

2500 metres steeplechase
1900 Paris - George Orton (CAN)

2590 metres steeplechase
1904 St. Louis - James Lightbody (USA)

3200 metres steeplechase
1908 London - Arthur Russell (GBR)

4000 metres steeplechase
1900 Paris - John Rimmer (GBR)

1600 metres relay
1908 London - United States (USA)

3000 metres team race
1912 Stockholm - United States (USA)
1920 Antwerp - United States (USA)
1924 Paris - Finland (FIN)

5000 metres team race
1900 Paris - Mixed Team

3 miles team race
1908 London - Great Britain (GBR)

4 miles team race
1904 St. Louis - United States (USA)


Cross country - individual
1912 Stockholm - Hannes Kolehmainen (FIN)
1920 Antwerp - Paavo Nurmi (FIN)
1924 Paris - Paavo Nurmi (FIN)

Cross-country - team
1912 Stockholm - Sweden (SWE)
1920 Antwerp - Finland (FIN)
1924 Paris - Finland (FIN)

3000 metres walk
1920 Antwerp - Ugo Frigerio (ITA)

3500 metres walk
1908 London - George Larner (GBR)

10 kilometres walk
1912 Stockholm - George Goulding (CAN)
1920 Antwerp - Ugo Frigerio (ITA)
1924 Paris - Ugo Frigerio (ITA)
1948 London - John Mikaelsson (SWE)
1952 Helsinki - John Mikaelsson (SWE)

10 miles walk
1908 London - George Larner (GBR)

Standing high jump
1900 Paris - Ray Ewry (USA)
1904 St. Louis - Ray Ewry (USA)
1908 London - Ray Ewry (USA)
1912 Stockholm - Platt Adams (USA)

Standing long jump
1900 Paris - Ray Ewry (USA)
1904 St. Louis - Ray Ewry (USA)
1908 London - Ray Ewry (USA)
1912 Stockholm - Konstantinos Tsiklitiras (GRE)

Standing triple jump
1900 Paris - Ray Ewry (USA)
1904 St. Louis - Ray Ewry (USA)

Shot put, both hands
1912 Stockholm - Ralph Rose (USA)

Discus throw, Greek style
1908 London - Martin Sheridan (USA)

Discus throw, both hands
1912 Stockholm - Armas Taipale (FIN)

56 pounds weight throw
1904 St. Louis - Étienne Desmarteau (CAN)
1920 Antwerp - Pat McDonald (USA)

Javelin throw, freestyle
1908 London - Eric Lemming (SWE)

Javelin throw, both hands
1912 Stockholm - Juho Saaristo (FIN)

Triathlon(long jump, shot put, and 100 yards)
1904 St. Louis - Max Emmerich (USA)

Pentathlon(long jump, javelin throw, 200 metres, discus throw, and 1500 metres)
1912 Stockholm - Ferdinand Bie (NOR)
1920 Antwerp - Eero Lehtonen (FIN)
1924 Paris - Eero Lehtonen (FIN)

The Womens Olympic 100m Sprint Champions

1928 Amsterdam - Betty Robinson (USA)
1932 Los Angeles - Stanisława Walasiewicz (POL)
1936 Berlin - Helen Stephens (USA)
1948 London - Fanny Blankers-Koen (NED)
1952 Helsinki - Marjorie Jackson (AUS)
1956 Melbourne - Betty Cuthbert (AUS)
1960 Rome - Wilma Rudolph (USA)
1964 Tokyo - Wyomia Tyus (USA)
1968 Mexico City - Wyomia Tyus (USA)
1972 Munich - Renate Stecher (GDR)
1976 Montreal - Annegret Richter (FRG)
1980 Moscow - Lyudmila Kondratyeva (URS)
1984 Los Angeles - Evelyn Ashford (USA)
1988 Seoul - Florence Griffith-Joyner (USA)
1992 Barcelona - Gail Devers (USA)
1996 Atlanta - Gail Devers (USA)
2000 Sydney - none awarded
2004 Athens - Yulia Nestsiarenka (BLR)
2008 Beijing - Shelly-Ann Fraser (JAM)
2012 London - Shelly-Ann Fraser (JAM)

The Mens Olympic 100m Sprint Champions

1896 Athens - Thomas Burke (USA)
1900 Paris - Frank Jarvis (USA)
1904 St. Louis - Archie Hahn (USA)
1908 London - Reggie Walker (RSA)
1912 Stockholm - Ralph Craig (USA)
1920 Antwerp - Charlie Paddock (USA)
1924 Paris - Harold Abrahams (GBR)
1928 Amsterdam - Percy Williams (CAN)
1932 Los Angeles - Eddie Tolan (USA)
1936 Berlin - Jesse Owens (USA)
1948 London - Harrison Dillard (USA)
1952 Helsinki - Lindy Remigino (USA)
1956 Melbourne - Bobby Morrow (USA)
1960 Rome - Armin Hary (EUA)
1964 Tokyo - Bob Hayes (USA)
1968 Mexico City - Jim Hines (USA)
1972 Munich - Valeriy Borzov (URS)
1976 Montreal - Hasely Crawford (TRI)
1980 Moscow - Allan Wells (GBR)
1984 Los Angeles - Carl Lewis (USA)
1988 Seoul - Carl Lewis (USA)
1992 Barcelona - Linford Christie (GBR)
1996 Atlanta - Donovan Bailey (CAN)
2000 Sydney - Maurice Greene (USA)
2004 Athens - Justin Gatlin (USA)
2008 Beijing - Usain Bolt (JAM)
2012 London - Usain Bolt (JAM)

Top Ten: Fastest 100 Metre Sprinters in History (Women)

Rank Fastest time (s) Wind (m/s) Athlete, Nation, Date, Location,

1) 10.49 0.0 Florence Griffith-Joyner, United States, 16 July 1988, Indianapolis
2) 10.64 +1.2 Carmelita Jeter, United States, 20 September 2009, Shanghai
3) 10.65 [A] +1.1 Marion Jones, United States, 12 September 1998, Johannesburg
4) 10.70 +0.6 Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Jamaica, 29 June 2012, Kingston
5) 10.73 +2.0 Christine Arron, France, 19 August 1998, Budapest
6) 10.74 +1.3 Merlene Ottey, Jamaica, 7 September 1996, Milan
7) 10.75 +0.4 Kerron Stewart, Jamaica, 10 July 2009, Rome
8) 10.76 +1.7 Evelyn Ashford, United States, 22 August 1984, Zürich
8) 10.76 +1.1 Veronica Campbell-Brown, Jamaica, 31 May 2011, Ostrava
10) 10.77 +0.9 Irina Privalova, Russia, 6 July 1994, Lausanne
10) 10.77 +0.7 Ivet Lalova, Bulgaria, 19 June 2004, Plovdiv

Top Ten: Fastest 100 Metre Sprinters in History (Men)

Rank Time (s) Wind (m/s) Athlete, Country, Date, Location

1) 9.58 +0.9 Usain Bolt, Jamaica, 16 August 2009, Berlin
2) 9.69 +2.0 Tyson Gay, United States, 20 September 2009, Shanghai
3) 9.72 +0.2 Asafa Powell, Jamaica, 2 September 2008, Lausanne
4) 9.75 +1.1 Yohan Blake, Jamaica, 29 June 2012, Kingston
5) 9.78 +0.9 Nesta Carter, Jamaica, 29 August 2010, Rieti
6) 9.79 +0.1 Maurice Greene, United States, 16 June 1999, Athens
7) 9.80 +1.3 Steve Mullings, Jamaica, 4 June 2011, Eugene
7) 9.80 +1.8 Justin Gatlin, United States, 24 June 2012, Eugene
9) 9.84 +0.7 Donovan Bailey, Canada, 27 July 1996, Atlanta
9) 9.84 +0.2 Bruny Surin, Canada, 22 August 1999, Seville