Track & Field (Athletics) / Olympic Games
| Rio 2016 | All-time | By event | Individual |
STATISTICS WOMEN
The Women´s Olympic Program has been adding new events since it started in Amsterdam 1928 (where only 4 events were held); but none has disappeared. Thus, all of them are counted in the table below. The last additions were the walk event (1992); jump (1996); hammer throw (2000); pole vault (2000); and the steeplechase (2008).
Rio 2016 (Top Five) 
| Ps | CNT | GD | SV | BZ | Tot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | USA | 6 | 5 | 5 | 16 |
| 2. | KEN | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 3. | JAM | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 4. | CRO | 2 | - | 1 | 3 |
| 5. | ETH | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| ... | |||||
| (29) | TOT | 23 | 23 | 23 | 69 |
All-Time Medal Table: WOMEN (1928-2016)
* All events included.
* Countries no longer existing are in small letters.
* Former Soviet republics already considered on their own in 1992 (except relay events).
| Ps | Country | CNT | GD | SV | BZ | TOT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | United States | USA | 58 | 40 | 32 | 130 |
| 2. | Soviet Union | urs | 31 | 21 | 34 | 86 |
| 3. | East Germany | gdr | 24 | 22 | 21 | 67 |
| 4. | Russia | RUS | 23 | 26 | 17 | 66 |
| 5. | Australia | AUS | 13 | 12 | 13 | 38 |
| 6. | Romania | ROU | 11 | 13 | 9 | 33 |
| 7. | Great Britain | GBR | 10 | 22 | 21 | 53 |
| 8. | Germany | GER | 10 | 17 | 19 | 46 |
| 9. | Ethiopia | ETH | 10 | 3 | 10 | 23 |
| 10. | Jamaica | JAM | 9 | 17 | 15 | 41 |
| 11. | Poland | POL | 8 | 9 | 8 | 25 |
| 12. | West Germany | frg | 8 | 6 | 5 | 19 |
| 13. | Netherlands | NED | 6 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| 14. | France | FRA | 6 | 2 | 5 | 13 |
| 15. | Kenya | KEN | 5 | 12 | 3 | 20 |
| 16. | China | CHN | 5 | 4 | 10 | 19 |
| 17. | Bulgaria | BUL | 4 | 8 | 5 | 17 |
| 18. | Cuba | CUB | 4 | 6 | 7 | 17 |
| 19. | Greece | GRE | 4 | 6 | 2 | 12 |
| 20. | Belarus | BLR | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 |
| 21. | Bahamas | BAH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 22. | Italy | ITA | 3 | 7 | 4 | 14 |
| 23. | Czechoslovakia | tch | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 24. | New Zealand | NZL | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| . | Hungary | HUN | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 26. | Croatia | CRO | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 27. | South Africa | RSA | 2 | 6 | 1 | 9 |
| 28. | Canada | CAN | 2 | 5 | 9 | 16 |
| 29. | Ukraine | UKR | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 |
| 30. | Japan | JPN | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 31. | Belgium | BEL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 32. | Sweden | SWE | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 33. | Portugal | POR | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| . | Czech Republic | CZE | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 35. | Kazakhstan | KAZ | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 36. | Algeria | ALG | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| . | Cameroon | CMR | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 38. | Norway | NOR | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 39. | Turkey | TUR | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 40. | Nigeria | NGR | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 41. | Austria | AUT | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 42. | Finland | FIN | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 43. | Morocco | MAR | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 44. | Bahrein | BRN | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| . | Colombia | COL | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 46. | Mozambique | MOZ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| . | Spain | ESP | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 48. | Syria | SYR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| . | Brazil | BRA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 50. | Mexico | MEX | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 51. | Slovenia | SLO | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 52. | Denmark | DEN | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 53. | Argentina | ARG | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| . | Chile | CHI | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| . | Ireland | IRL | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| . | Lithuania | LTU | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| . | Sri Lanka | SRI | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| . | Tunisia | TUN | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| . | Burundi | BDI | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| . | Venezuela | VEN | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 61. | Iceland | ISL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| . | China Taipei | TPE | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| . | Serbia | SRB | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 63 | 306 | 311 | 306 | 923 | ||
Most Gold Medals by Event: WOMEN (1928-2016)
* The 2nd column indicates how many times the event has been held.
| Event | Ed | 1st | Medals | 2nd | Medals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 | 21 | United States | 9 | Jamaica | 3 |
| 200 | 18 | United States | 6 | GDR / JAM | 3 |
| 400 | 14 | France | 3 | GDR / AUS / USA / BAH | 2 |
| 800 | 16 | Soviet Union | 3 | GBR / RUS | 2 |
| 1.500 | 12 | Soviet Union | 3 | Algeria / Kenya | 2 |
| 5.000 | 9 | Ethiopia | 3 | Romania | 2 |
| 10.000 | 8 | Ethiopia | 5 | URS / POR / CHN | 1 |
| Mar | 9 | Japan / Ethiopia | 2 | 5 countries | 1 |
| 100 h | 20 | United States | 5 | Australia | 4 |
| 400 h | 9 | Jamaica / Russia | 2 | 5 countries | 1 |
| 3000 st | 3 | Russia | 2 | - | - |
| 4×100 | 21 | United States | 11 | East Germany (GDR) | 2 |
| 4×400 | 12 | United States | 7 | Soviet Union | 3 |
| HJ | 21 | United States | 4 | Russia | 3 |
| PV | 5 | Russia / United States | 2 | Greece | 1 |
| LJ | 18 | United States | 3 | URS / ROM / GER | 2 |
| TJ | 6 | Cameroon | 2 | UKR / BUL / KAZ / COL | 1 |
| SP | 18 | Soviet Union (+UNT) | 7 | GDR / NZL | 2 |
| DT | 21 | Soviet Union | 4 | East Germany (GDR) | 3 |
| HT | 5 | Russia / Poland | 2 | Belarus | 1 |
| JT | 20 | East Germany (GDR) | 3 | URS / GER / CUB / CZE | 2 |
| Walk | 7 | Russia / China | 3 | Greece | 1 |
| Hep | 14 | Great Britain | 3 | URS / USA | 2 |
Medal Table by Athlete
All events between 1928 and 2016.
An asterisk [*] before the name means that the athlete has won three individual [i.e. excluding relays] gold medals.
| Ps | Name | GD | SV | BZ | Medal Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Allyson Felix, USA | 6 | 3 | - | 200: 12; 4x100: 12-16; 4x400: 08-12-16 // 200: 04-08; 400: 16 // None |
| 2. | Evelyn Ashford, USA | 4 | 1 | - | 100: 84; 4x100: 84-88-92 // 100: 88 // None |
| 3. | Sanya Richards, USA | 4 | - | 1 | 400: 12; 4x400: 04-08-12 // None // 400: 08 |
| 4. | *Fanny Blankers-Koen, NED | 4 | - | - | 48: 100-200-80h-4x100 // None // None |
| . | *Betty Cuthbert, AUS | 4 | - | - | 56: 100-200-4x100; 64: 400 // None // None |
| . | Bärbel Wöckel-Eckert, GDR | 4 | - | - | 76: 200-4x100; 80: 200-4x100 // None // None |
| 7. | Veronica Campbell, JAM | 3 | 3 | 2 | 200: 04-08; 4x100: 04 // 4x100: 00-12-16 // 100: 04-12 |
| 8. | Renate Stecher, GDR | 3 | 2 | 1 | 72: 100-200; 76: 4x100 // 72: 4x100; 76: 100 // 76: 200 |
| 9. | Florence Griffith-Joyner, USA | 3 | 2 | - | 88: 100-200-4x100 // 84: 200; 88: 4x400 // None |
| 10. | Shirley de la Hunty-Strickland, AUS | 3 | 1 | 3 | 52: 80h; 56: 80h-4x100 // 48: 4x100 // 48: 80h-100; 52: 100 |
| 11. | *Jackie Joyner-Kersee, USA | 3 | 1 | 2 | 88: LJ-Hep; 92: Hep // 84: Hep // 92: LJ; 96: LJ |
| 12. | Gwen Torrence, USA | 3 | 1 | 1 | 92: 200-4x100; 96: 4x100 // 92: 4x400 // 96: 100 |
| 13. | *Tamara Press, URS | 3 | 1 | - | 60: SP; 64: SP-DT // 60: DT // None |
| . | Wyomia Tyus, USA | 3 | 1 | - | 64: 100; 68: 100-4x100 // 64: 4x100 // None |
| . | Valerie Brisco-Hooks, USA | 3 | 1 | - | 84: 200-400-4x400 // 88: 4x400 // None |
| . | Olga Bryzgina, URS | 3 | 1 | - | 88: 400-4x400; 92: 4x400 // 92: 400 // None |
| 17. | *Tirunesh Dibaba, ETH | 3 | - | 3 | 08: 5000-10000; 12: 10000 // None // 04: 5000; 12: 5000; 16: 10000 |
| 18. | Wilma Rudolph, USA | 3 | - | 1 | 60: 100-200-4x100 // None // 56: 4x100 |
| 19. | *Tatyana Kazankina, URS | 3 | - | - | 76: 800-1500; 80: 1500 // None // None |
| . | *Marie-Jose Perec, FRA | 3 | - | - | 92: 400; 96: 200-400 // None // None |
| . | Gail Devers, USA | 3 | - | - | 92: 100; 96: 100-4x100 // None // None |
| (22) | Tianna Bartoletta [Madison], USA | 3 | - | - | 12: 4x100; 16: LJ-4x100 // None // None |
* 17 out of the 22 athletes on the list have won at least one gold medal in a relay event. If we only took into consideration individual medals, the first on the list would be Jackie Joyner-Kersee [3/2/1], and only seven athletes (the ones marked with *) would reach the three gold-medal mark.
Abbreviations
| ABR | Event | ABR | Event | ABR | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar | Marathon | HJ | High Jump | SP | Shot Put |
| h | hurdles | PV | Pole Vault | DT | Discus Throw |
| KW | Kilometres Walk | LJ | Long Jump | HT | Hammer Throw |
| Dec | Decathlon | TJ | Triple Jump | JT | Javelin Throw |
| __ | an underline result stands for World Record | ||||
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