This is the complete list of women's Olympic medalists in athletics from 1928 to 2008. (There were no women's competitions at Olympic Games from 1896 to 1924.)
See also: List of Olympic medalists in athletics (men), Athletics at the Summer Olympics, and Lists of Olympic medalists
Current program
100 metres
200 metres
400 metres
800 metres
1500 metres
5000 metres
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 Atlanta |  Wang Junxia (CHN) |
 Pauline Konga (KEN) |
 Roberta Brunet (ITA) |
| 2000 Sydney |  Gabriela Szabó (ROU) |
 Sonia O'Sullivan (IRL) |
 Gete Wami (ETH) |
| 2004 Athens | Meseret Defar (ETH) |
Isabella Ochichi (KEN) |
Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH) |
| 2008 Beijing | Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH) |
 Elvan Abeylegesse (TUR) |
Meseret Defar (ETH) |
10000 metres
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 Seoul |  Olga Bondarenko (URS) |
 Liz McColgan (GBR) |
Yelena Zhupiyeva-Vyazova (URS) |
| 1992 Barcelona |  Derartu Tulu (ETH) |
 Elana Meyer (RSA) |
 Lynn Jennings (USA) |
| 1996 Atlanta |  Fernanda Ribeiro (POR) |
Wang Junxia (CHN) |
Gete Wami (ETH) |
| 2000 Sydney | Derartu Tulu (ETH) |
Gete Wami (ETH) |
Fernanda Ribeiro (POR) |
| 2004 Athens | Xing Huina (CHN) |
Ejagayehu Dibaba (ETH) |
Derartu Tulu (ETH) |
| 2008 Beijing | Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH) |
Elvan Abeylegesse (TUR) |
Shalane Flanagan (USA) |
Marathon
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 Los Angeles | Joan Benoit (USA) |
 Grete Waitz (NOR) |
Rosa Mota (POR) |
| 1988 Seoul | Rosa Mota (POR) |
 Lisa Martin (AUS) |
 Katrin Dörre (GDR) |
| 1992 Barcelona |  Valentina Yegorova (EUN) |
 Yuko Arimori (JPN) |
 Lorraine Moller (NZL) |
| 1996 Atlanta | Fatuma Roba (ETH) |
 Valentina Yegorova (RUS) |
Yuko Arimori (JPN) |
| 2000 Sydney |  Naoko Takahashi (JPN) |
Lidia Simon (ROU) |
Joyce Chepchumba (KEN) |
| 2004 Athens | Mizuki Noguchi (JPN) |
Catherine Ndereba (KEN) |
Deena Kastor (USA) |
| 2008 Beijing | Constantina Tomescu (ROU) |
Catherine Ndereba (KEN) |
Zhou Chunxiu (CHN) |
100 metres hurdles
400 metre hurdles
3000 metre steeplechase
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Beijing | Gulnara Samitova-Galkina (RUS) |
Eunice Jepkorir (KEN) |
Yekaterina Volkova (RUS) |
4 x 100 metres relay
Note: since 1992, athletes who ran only in preliminary rounds also received medals.
4 x 400 metres relay
Note: since 1992, athletes who ran only in preliminary rounds also received medals.
20 km walk
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Sydney | Wang Liping (CHN) |
Kjersti Plätzer (NOR) |
 María Vasco (ESP) |
| 2004 Athens |  Athanasia Tsoumeleka (GRE) |
Olimpiada Ivanova (RUS) |
Jane Saville (AUS) |
| 2008 Beijing | Olga Kaniskina (RUS) |
Kjersti Plätzer (NOR) |
Elisa Rigaudo (ITA) |
High jump
Pole vault
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Sydney | Stacy Dragila (USA) |
Tatiana Grigorieva (AUS) |
 Vala Flosadóttir (ISL) |
| 2004 Athens | Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS) |
Svetlana Feofanova (RUS) |
 Anna Rogowska (POL) |
| 2008 Beijing[2] | Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS) |
Jennifer Stuczynski (USA) |
Svetlana Feofanova (RUS) |
Long jump
Triple jump
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 Atlanta |  Inessa Kravets (UKR) |
Inna Lasovskaya (RUS) |
 Šárka Kašpárková (CZE) |
| 2000 Sydney |  Tereza Marinova (BUL) |
Tatyana Lebedeva (RUS) |
Olena Hovorova (UKR) |
| 2004 Athens |  Françoise Mbango Etone (CMR) |
Hrysopiyí Devetzí (GRE) |
Tatyana Lebedeva (RUS) |
| 2008 Beijing | Françoise Mbango Etone (CMR) |
Tatyana Lebedeva (RUS) |
Hrysopiyí Devetzí (GRE) |
Shot put
Discus throw
Hammer throw
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 Sydney | Kamila Skolimowska (POL) |
Olga Kuzenkova (RUS) |
 Kirsten Münchow (GER) |
| 2004 Athens | Olga Kuzenkova (RUS) |
 Yipsi Moreno (CUB) |
Yunaika Crawford (CUB) |
| 2008 Beijing |  Aksana Miankova (BLR) |
Yipsi Moreno (CUB) |
Zhang Wenxiu (CHN) |
Javelin throw
Heptathlon
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 Los Angeles | Glynis Nunn (AUS) |
Jackie Joyner (USA) |
Sabine Everts (FRG) |
| 1988 Seoul | Jackie Joyner-Kersee (USA) |
Sabine John (GDR) |
Anke Behmer (GDR) |
| 1992 Barcelona | Jackie Joyner-Kersee (USA) |
Irina Belova (EUN) |
Sabine Braun (GER) |
| 1996 Atlanta |  Ghada Shouaa (SYR) |
Natallia Sazanovich (BLR) |
Denise Lewis (GBR) |
| 2000 Sydney | Denise Lewis (GBR) |
Yelena Prokhorova (RUS) |
Natallia Sazanovich (BLR) |
| 2004 Athens |  Carolina Klüft (SWE) |
 Austra Skujytė (LTU) |
Kelly Sotherton (GBR) |
| 2008 Beijing | Nataliya Dobrynska (UKR) |
Hyleas Fountain (USA) |
Tatyana Chernova (RUS) |
Discontinued events
3000 metres
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 Los Angeles |  Maricica Puica (ROU) |
Wendy Smith-Sly (GBR) |
 Lynn Williams (CAN) |
| 1988 Seoul | Tetyana Samolenko (URS) |
Paula Ivan (ROU) |
Yvonne Murray (GBR) |
| 1992 Barcelona | Yelena Romanova (EUN) |
Tetyana Dorovskikh (EUN) |
Angela Chalmers (CAN) |
80 m hurdles
Pentathlon
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 Tokyo |  Irina Press (URS) |
Mary Rand (GBR) |
Galina Bystrova (URS) |
| 1968 Mexico City |  Ingrid Becker (FRG) |
 Liese Prokop (AUT) |
 Annamária Tóth (HUN) |
| 1972 Munich | Mary Peters (GBR) |
Heide Rosendahl (FRG) |
Burglinde Pollak (GDR) |
| 1976 Montreal | Siegrun Siegl (GDR) |
Christine Laser (GDR) |
Burglinde Pollak (GDR) |
| 1980 Moscow | Nadezhda Tkachenko (URS) |
Olga Rukavishnikova (URS) |
Olga Kuragina (URS) |
10 km walk
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 Barcelona | Chen Yueling (CHN) |
Yelena Nikolayeva (EUN) |
Li Chunxiu (CHN) |
| 1996 Atlanta | Yelena Nikolayeva (RUS) |
Elisabetta Perrone (ITA) |
Wang Yan (CHN) |
Conversions of distances
| meters | yards | kilo- meters |
miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 80 | 87.5 | ||
| 100 | 109.4 | ||
| 110 | 120.3 | ||
| 200 | 219 | ||
| 400 | 437 | 0.4 | 0.25 |
| 800 | 875 | 0.8 | 0.50 |
| 1,500 | 1,640 | 1.5 | 0.93 |
| 3,000 | 3,281 | 3.0 | 1.86 |
| 5,000 | 5,468 | 5.0 | 3.11 |
| 10,000 | 10,936 | 10.0 | 6.21 |
| 20,000 | 21,872 | 20.0 | 12.43 |
| 42,750 | 46,752 | 42.75 | 26.56 |
References
- ^ a b c d e On October 5, 2007 Marion Jones of the United States admitted to having taken performance enhancing drugs prior to the 2000 Summer Olympics. On October 9 she relenquished her medals to the United States Olympic Committee, who returned them to the International Olympic Committee. The IOC have removed the medals from Jones and her relay teammates, leaving the positions vacant.
- ^ "Athletics Women's Pole Vault Medallists". The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad. 2008-08-18. http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRM/ENG/INF/AT/C92A/ATW072000.shtml#ATW072101. Retrieved 2008-08-18.
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