List of medal sweeps in Olympic athletics
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A podium sweep is when one team wins all available medals in a single event in a sporting event. At the highest level, that would be when one nation wins all the medals in the Summer Olympics Athletics.[1] Many Olympic sports or events do not allow three entries into a single event in the Olympics, making a sweep impossible. But in Athletics (excluding relays) the maximum for a single country is three.
In the beginning, before the Olympics became a global event, sweeps were more common amongst fewer competing countries and larger numbers of entries from a single country. After the 1908 Olympics, a sweep became an increasingly treasured status symbol of national dominance in an event. 1964 was the first Olympiad to have no sweeps. Since then there were no sweeps in 1972, 1996 and 2000.
Sweeps have happened in every long term event in the individual program, except the 5000 metres. It has happened eight times in the 200 metres and 110 metres hurdles, seven in the Shot Put. A steeplechase event has had a sweep five times, by four countries.
Ray Ewry led 5 sweeps, including three from 1904, with Irving Baxter, Charles King and Joseph Stadler joining him in two each and Robert Garrett in one, plus adding a different sweep in 1900. That other sweep joined Josiah McCracken who was part of a different sweep. Ellery Clark, Robert Garrett and James Connolly swept two events together in 1896. Archie Hahn, Nate Cartmell and William Hogenson duplicated that in 1904. More recently, Carl Lewis has led three Olympic sweeps, Mike Powell has finished behind him in two. Yuriy Sedykh, Glenn Davis and Lee Calhoun have also led two sweeps, Sedykh later a participant in a third in 1988 that involved a reordering of the same three from 1980. Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce led the Jamaican 100m sweep in 2008 and participated in the 2020 Tokyo 100m sweep, with a silver.
Men[]
Olympiad | Event | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Source |
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1896 Athens |
High jump |
United States (USA) | Ellery Clark 1.81 m OR | James Connolly 1.65 m | none awarded | [2][3] |
Robert Garrett 1.65 m | ||||||
Long jump |
United States (USA) | Ellery Clark 6.35 m OR | Robert Garrett 6.00 m | James Connolly 5.84 m | [4][5] | |
1900 Paris |
110 metres hurdles |
United States (USA) | Alvin Kraenzlein 15.4 s OR | John McLean at 3 yards | Frederick Moloney at 1 foot | [6][7] |
4000 metres steeplechase |
Great Britain (GBR) | John Rimmer 12:58.4 | Charles Bennett 12:58.6 | Sidney Robinson 12:58.8 | ||
Triple jump |
United States (USA) | Myer Prinstein 14.47 m | James Connolly 13.97 m | Lewis Sheldon 13.64 m | ||
Standing triple jump |
United States (USA) | Ray Ewry 10.58 m | Irving Baxter 9.95 m | Robert Garrett 9.50 m | ||
Standing high jump |
United States (USA) | Ray Ewry 1.655 m | Irving Baxter 1.525 m | Lewis Sheldon 1.500 m | ||
Shot put |
United States (USA) | Richard Sheldon 14.10 m | Josiah McCracken 12.85 m | Robert Garrett 12.37 m | ||
Hammer throw |
United States (USA) | John Flanagan 51.01 m | Truxtun Hare 46.26 m | Josiah McCracken 43.58 m | ||
1904 St. Louis |
60 metres |
United States (USA) | Archie Hahn 7.0 s | William Hogenson 7.2 s | Fay Moulton 7.2 s | |
100 metres |
United States (USA) | Archie Hahn 11.0 s | Nate Cartmell 11.2 s | William Hogenson 11.2 s | ||
200 metres |
United States (USA) | Archie Hahn 21.6 s | Nate Cartmell 21.9 s | William Hogenson | ||
400 metres |
United States (USA) | Harry Hillman 49.2 s | Frank Waller 49.9 s | Herman Groman 50.0 s | ||
800 metres |
United States (USA) | James Lightbody 1:56.0 | Howard Valentine 1:56.3 | Emil Breitkreutz 1:56.4 | ||
1500 metres |
United States (USA) | James Lightbody 4:05.4 | Frank Verner 4:06.8 | Lacey Hearn | ||
Marathon |
United States (USA) | Thomas Hicks 3:28:53 | Albert Corey 3:34:52* | Arthur Newton 3:47:33 | ||
110 metres hurdles |
United States (USA) | Fred Schule 16.0 s | Thaddeus Shideler 16.3 s | Lesley Ashburner 16.4 s | ||
200 metres hurdles |
United States (USA) | Harry Hillman 24.6 s | Frank Castleman 24.9 s | George Poage | ||
400 metres hurdles |
United States (USA) | Harry Hillman 53.0 s | Frank Waller 53.2 s | George Poage 56.8 s | ||
Long jump |
United States (USA) | Myer Prinstein 7.34 m | Daniel Frank 6.89 m | Robert Stangland 6.88 m | ||
Triple jump |
United States (USA) | Myer Prinstein 14.35 m | Fred Englehardt 13.90 m | Robert Stangland 13.36 m | ||
Pole vault |
United States (USA) | Charles Dvorak | LeRoy Samse | Louis Wilkins | ||
Standing long jump |
United States (USA) | Ray Ewry | Charles King | John Biller | ||
Standing triple jump |
United States (USA) | Ray Ewry | Charles King | Joseph Stadler | ||
Standing high jump |
United States (USA) | Ray Ewry | Joseph Stadler | Lawson Robertson | ||
Shot put |
United States (USA) | Ralph Rose | Wesley Coe | Lawrence Feuerbach | ||
Hammer throw |
United States (USA) | John Flanagan | John DeWitt | Ralph Rose | ||
Triathlon |
United States (USA) | Max Emmerich | John Grieb | William Merz | ||
1908 London |
110 metres hurdles |
United States (USA) | Forrest Smithson | John Garrels | Arthur Shaw | |
Discus throw |
United States (USA) | Martin Sheridan | Merritt Giffin | Bill Horr | ||
1912 Stockholm |
100 metres |
United States (USA) | Ralph Craig | Alvah Meyer | Donald Lippincott | |
800 metres |
United States (USA) | Ted Meredith | Mel Sheppard | Ira Davenport | ||
110 metres hurdles |
United States (USA) | Fred Kelly | James Wendell | Martin Hawkins | ||
Triple jump |
Sweden (SWE) | Gustaf Lindblom | Georg Åberg | Erik Almlöf | ||
Shot put |
United States (USA) | Pat McDonald | Ralph Rose | Lawrence Whitney | ||
Two handed javelin throw |
Finland (FIN) | Julius Saaristo | Väinö Siikaniemi | Urho Peltonen | ||
Decathlon |
Sweden (SWE) | Hugo Wieslander | Charles Lomberg | Gösta Holmér | ||
1920 Antwerp |
Javelin throw |
Finland (FIN) | Jonni Myyrä | Urho Peltonen | Pekka Johansson | |
1924 Paris |
Pole vault |
United States (USA) | Lee Barnes | Glen Graham | James Brooker | |
Shot put |
United States (USA) | Bud Houser | Glenn Hartranft | Ralph Hills | ||
1928 Amsterdam |
3000 metres steeplechase |
Finland (FIN) | Toivo Loukola 9:21.8 WR | Paavo Nurmi 9:31.2 | Ove Andersen 9:35.6 | |
Pole vault |
United States (USA) | Sabin Carr 4.20 | William Droegemuller 4.10 | Charles McGinnis 3.95 | ||
1932 Los Angeles |
200 meters |
United States (USA) | Eddie Tolan 21.2 | George Simpson 21.4 | Ralph Metcalfe 21.5 | |
Javelin throw |
Finland (FIN) | Matti Järvinen 72.71 m | Matti Sippala 69.80 m | Eino Penttilä 68.70 m | ||
1936 Berlin |
10,000 metres |
Finland (FIN) | Ilmari Salminen 30:15.4 | Arvo Askola 30:15.6 | Volmari Iso-Hollo 30:20.2 | |
Men's floor |
Switzerland (SUI) | Georges Miez | Josef Walter | Eugen Mack | ||
High jump |
United States (USA) | Cornelius Johnson 2.03 m | Dave Albritton 2.00 m | Delos Thurber 2.00 m | ||
Decathlon |
United States (USA) | Glenn Morris 7900 | Bob Clark 7601 | Jack Parker 7275 | ||
1948 London |
110 metres hurdles |
United States (USA) | William Porter 13.9 | Clyde Scott 14.1 | Craig Dixon 14.1 | |
3000 metres steeplechase |
Sweden (SWE) | Tore Sjöstrand 9:04.6 | Erik Elmsäter 9:08.2 | Göte Hagström 9:11.8 | ||
Shot put |
United States (USA) | Wilbur Thompson 17.12 m | Jim Delaney 16.68 m | Jim Fuchs 16.42 m | ||
1952 Helsinki |
200 metres |
United States (USA) | Andy Stanfield 20.7 | Thane Baker 20.8 | James Gathers 20.8 | |
110 metres hurdles |
United States (USA) | Harrison Dillard 13.7 | Jack Davis 13.7 | Arthur Barnard 14.1 | ||
Shot put |
United States (USA) | Parry O'Brien17.41 m | Darrow Hooper 17.39 m | Jim Fuchs 17.06 m | ||
Decathlon |
United States (USA) | Bob Mathias 7,887 pts | Milt Campbell 6,975 pts | Floyd Simmons 6,788 pts | ||
1956 Melbourne |
200 metres |
United States (USA) | Bobby Morrow 20.6 (OR) |
Andy Stanfield 20.7 | Thane Baker 20.9 | |
110 metres hurdles |
United States (USA) | Lee Calhoun 13.5 (OR) |
Jack Davis 13.5 (OR) | Joel Shankle 14.1 | ||
400 metres hurdles |
United States (USA) | Glenn Davis 50.1 (=OR) | Eddie Southern 50.8 | Joshua Culbreath 51.6 | ||
20 kilometres walk |
Soviet Union (URS) | Leonid Spirin 1:31:27.4 | Antanas Mikėnas 1:32:03.0 | Bruno Junk 1:32:12.0 | ||
Discus throw |
United States (USA) | Al Oerter 56.36 m (OR) | Fortune Gordien 54.81 m | Desmond Koch 54.40 m | ||
1960 Rome |
110 metres hurdles |
United States (USA) | Lee Calhoun 13.8 | William May 13.8 | Hayes Jones 14.0 | |
400 metres hurdles |
United States (USA) | Glenn Davis 49.3 (OR) | Clifton Cushman 49.6 | Dick Howard 49.7 | ||
Shot put |
United States (USA) | Bill Nieder 19.68 m (OR) | Parry O'Brien 19.11 m | Dallas Long 19.01 m | ||
Discus throw |
United States (USA) | Al Oerter 59.18 m (OR) | Rink Babka 58.02 m | Dick Cochran 57.16 m | ||
1968 Mexico City |
400 metres |
United States (USA) | Lee Evans 43.86 (WR) | Larry James 43.97 | Ron Freeman 44.41 | |
1976 Montreal |
Hammer throw |
Soviet Union (URS) | Yuriy Sedykh 77.52 m | Aleksey Spiridonov 76.08 m | Anatoliy Bondarchuk 75.48 m | |
1980 Moscow |
Hammer throw |
Soviet Union (URS) | Yuriy Sedykh 81.80 m WR | Sergey Litvinov 80.64 m | Jüri Tamm 78.96 m | |
1984 Los Angeles |
200 metres |
United States (USA) | Carl Lewis 19.80 OR | Kirk Baptiste 19.96 | Thomas Jefferson 20.26 | |
1988 Seoul |
400 metres |
United States (USA) | Steve Lewis 43.87 | Butch Reynolds 43.93 | Danny Everett 44.09 | |
Long jump |
United States (USA) | Carl Lewis 8.72 m | Mike Powell 8.49 m | Larry Myricks 8.27 m | ||
Pole vault |
Soviet Union (URS) | Sergey Bubka 5.90 m | Radion Gataullin 5.85 m | Grigoriy Yegorov 5.80 m | ||
Hammer throw |
Soviet Union (URS) | Sergey Litvinov 84.80 m OR | Yuriy Sedykh 83.76 m | Jüri Tamm 81.16 m | ||
1992 Barcelona |
3000 metres steeplechase |
Kenya (KEN) | Matthew Birir 8:08.84 | Patrick Sang 8:09.55 | William Mutwol 8:10.74 | |
Long jump |
United States (USA) | Carl Lewis 8.67 m | Mike Powell 8.64 m | Joe Greene 8.34 m | ||
Hammer throw |
Unified Team (EUN) | Andrey Abduvaliyev 82.54 m | Igor Astapkovich 81.96 m | Igor Nikulin 81.38 m | ||
2004 Athens |
200 metres |
United States (USA) | Shawn Crawford 19.79 | Bernard Williams 20.01 | Justin Gatlin 20.03 | |
400 metres |
United States (USA) | Jeremy Wariner 44.00 | Otis Harris 44.16 | Derrick Brew 44.42 | ||
3000 metres steeplechase |
Kenya (KEN) | Ezekiel Kemboi 8:05.81 | Brimin Kipruto 8:06.11 | Paul Kipsiele Koech 8:06.64 | ||
2008 Beijing |
400 metres |
United States (USA) | LaShawn Merritt 43.75 |
Jeremy Wariner 44.74 | David Neville 44.80 | |
400 metres hurdles |
United States (USA) | Angelo Taylor 47.25 | Kerron Clement 47.98 | Bershawn Jackson 48.06 | ||
2012 London |
200 metres |
Jamaica (JAM) | Usain Bolt 19.32 | Yohan Blake 19.44 | Warren Weir 19.84 |
Women[]
With the majority of women's competitions happening in more modern, competitive times, sweeps have only occurred nine times. The Pentathlon and the 100 metres are the only events to have more than one occurrence.
Olympiad | Event | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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1952 Helsinki |
Discus throw |
Soviet Union (URS) | Nina Romashkova 51.42 m | Elizaveta Bagryantseva 47.08 m | Nina Dumbadze 46.29 m |
1976 Montreal |
Pentathlon |
East Germany (GDR) | Siegrun Siegl 4745 | Christine Laser 4745 | Burglinde Pollak 4740 |
1980 Moscow |
800 metres |
Soviet Union (URS) | Nadiya Olizarenko 1:53.43 WR | Olga Mineeva 1:54.81 | Tatyana Providokhina 1:55.46 |
Pentathlon |
Soviet Union (URS) | Nadiya Tkachenko 5083 WR | Olga Rukavishnikova 4937 | Olga Kuragina 4875 | |
2004 Athens |
Long jump |
Russia (RUS) | Tatyana Lebedeva 7.07 m | Irina Simagina 7.05 m | Tatyana Kotova 7.05 m |
2008 Beijing |
100 metres |
Jamaica (JAM) | Shelly-Ann Fraser 10.78 | Sherone Simpson 10.98 | none awarded |
Kerron Stewart 10.98 | |||||
2016 Rio de Janeiro |
100 metre hurdles |
United States (USA) | Brianna Rollins 12.48 | Nia Ali 12.59 | Kristi Castlin 12.61 |
2020 Tokyo | 100 metres |
Jamaica (JAM) | Elaine Thompson-Herah 10.61 OR | Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce 10.74 | Shericka Jackson 10.76 |
See also[]
- Olympic sweeps in speed skating
- List of medal sweeps at the World Championships in Athletics
References[]
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