Olympic Games - Athletics Men's Sprints
The men's sprints comprise the disciplines which take place on the track under 400 metres, plus the two relays. All the current set have been a part of the Olympic Games since it began in 1896 apart from the 200 metres (introduced in 1900), 400m Hurdles (1900, not held in 1912) and the Relays both made their debuts in 1912.
Medallists: Since 1972
| 1972 | GOLD | SILVER | BRONZE |
| 100m | VALERIY BORZOV (Urs) | Robert Taylor (USA) | Lennox Miller (Jam) |
| 200m | VALERIY BORZOV (Urs) | Larry Black (USA) | Pietro Mennea (Ita) |
| 400m | VINCE MATTHEWS (USA) | Wayne Collett (USA) | Julius Sang (Ken) |
| 4x100m | USA | URS | FRG |
| 4x400m | Ken | Gbr | Fra |
| 110m H | ROD MILBURN (USA) | Guy Drut (Fra) | Thomas Hill (Usa) |
| 400m H | JOHN AKII-BUA (Uga) | Ralph Mann (Usa) | David Hemery (Gbr) |
| 1976 | GOLD | SILVER | BRONZE |
| 100m | HASELY CRAWFORD (Tto) | Don Quarrie (Jam) | Valeriy Borsov (Urs) |
| 200m | DON QUARRIE (Jam) | Millard Hampton (Usa) | Dwayne Evans (Usa) |
| 400m | ALBERTO JUANTORENA (Cub) | Fred Newhouse (Usa) | H'man Frazier (Usa) |
| 4x100m | UNITED STATES | East Germany | Soviet Union |
| 4x400m | UNITED STATES | Poland | West Germany |
| 110m H | GUY DRUT (Fra) | Al'dro Casanas (Cub) | Will Davenport (Usa) |
| 400m H | ED MOSES (Usa) | Michael Shine (Usa) | Yev. Gavrilenko (Urs) |
| 1980 | GOLD | SILVER | BRONZE |
| 100m | ALLAN WELLS (Gbr) | Silvio Leonard (Cub) | Petar Petrov (Bul) |
| 200m | PIETRO MENNEA (Ita) | Allan Wells (Gbr) | Don Quarrie (Jam) |
| 400m | VIKTOR MARKIN (Urs) | Rick Mitchell (Aus) | F'k Schaeffer (Gdr) |
| 4x100m | SOVIET UNION | Poland | France |
| 4x400m | SOVIET UNION | East Germany | Italy |
| 110m H | THOMAS MUNKELT (Gdr) | Al'dro Casanas (Cub) | Aleks Puchkov (Urs) |
| 400m H | VOLKER BECK (Gdr) | V'l Arkhypenko (Urs) | Gary Oakes (Gbr) |
| 1984 | GOLD | SILVER | BRONZE |
| 100m | CARL LEWIS (Usa) | Sam Graddy (Usa) | Ben Johnson (Can) |
| 200m | CARL LEWIS (Usa) | Kirk Baptiste (Usa) | Tom Jefferson (Usa) |
| 400m | ALONZO BABERS (Usa) | Gabriel Tiacoh (Civ) | Ant'o McKay (Usa) |
| 4x100m | UNITED STATES | Jamaica | Canada |
| 4x400m | UNITED STATES | Great Britain | Nigeria |
| 110m H | ROGER KINGDOM (Usa) | Greg Foster (Usa) | Arto Bryggare (Fin) |
| 400m H | ED MOSES (Usa) | Danny Harris (Usa) | Harald Schmid (Frg) |
| 1988 | GOLD | SILVER | BRONZE |
| 100m | CARL LEWIS (Usa) | Linford Christie (Gbr) | Calvin Smith (Usa) |
| 200m | JOE DELOACH (Usa) | Carl Lewis (Usa) | R'son da Silva (Bra) |
| 400m | STEVE LEWIS (Usa) | Butch Reynolds (Usa) | Danny Everett (Usa) |
| 4x100m | SOVIET UNION | Great Britain | France |
| 4x400m | UNITED STATES | Jamaica | West Germany |
| 110m H | ROGER KINGDOM (Usa) | Colin Jackson (Gbr) | T'ie Campbell (Usa) |
| 400m H | ANDRE PHILLIPS (Usa) | Amadou Dia Ba (Sen) | Ed Moses (Usa) |
| 1992 | GOLD | SILVER | BRONZE |
| 100m | LINFORD CHRISTIE (Gbr) | F'k Fredericks (Nam) | D'nis Mitchell (Usa) |
| 200m | MIKE MARSH (Usa) | F'k Fredericks (Nam) | Michael Bates (Usa) |
| 400m | QUINCY WATTS (Usa) | Steve Lewis (Usa) | Samson Kitur (Ken) |
| 4x100m | UNITED STATES | Nigeria | Cuba |
| 4x400m | UNITED STATES | Cuba | Great Britain |
| 110m H | MARK McKOY (Can) | Tony Dees (Usa) | Jack Pierce (Usa) |
| 400m H | KEVIN YOUNG (Usa) | W'rop Graham (Jam) | Kriss Akabusi (Gbr) |
| 1996 | GOLD | SILVER | BRONZE |
| 100m | DONOVAN BAILEY (Jam) | F'k Fredericks (Nam) | Ato Boldon (Tto) |
| 200m | MICHAEL JOHNSON (Usa) | F'k Fredericks (Nam) | Ato Boldon (Tto) |
| 400m | MICHAEL JOHNSON (Usa) | Roger Black (Gbr) | Davis Kimoga (Uga) |
| 4x100m | CANADA | United States | Brazil |
| 4x400m | UNITED STATES | Great Britain | Jamaica |
| 110m H | ALLEN JOHNSON (Usa) | Mark Crear (Usa) | Fl. Schwarthoff (Ger) |
| 400m H | DERRICK ADKINS (Usa) | Samuel Matete (Zam) | Calvin Davis (Usa) |
| 2000 | GOLD | SILVER | BRONZE |
| 100m | MAURICE GREENE (Usa) | Ato Boldon (Tto) | Ob Thompson (Brb) |
| 200m | KONST. KENTERIS (Grc) | Darren Campbell (Gbr) | Ato Boldon (Tto) |
| 400m | MICHAEL JOHNSON (Usa) | Alvin Harrison (Usa) | G'g Haughton (Jam) |
| 4x100m | UNITED STATES | Brazil | Cuba |
| 4x400m | -* | Nigeria | Jamaica |
| 110m H | ANIER GARCIA (Cub) | Terry Trammell (Usa) | Mark Crear (Usa) |
| 400m H | ANGELO TAYLOR (Usa) | Hadi Al Somayli (Sau) | L'lyn Herbert (Rsa) |
| 2004 | GOLD | SILVER | BRONZE |
| 100m | JUSTIN GATLIN (Usa) | Francis Obikwelu (Ngr) | M'ce Greene (Usa) |
| 200m | SHAWN CRAWFORD (Usa) | B'nard Williams (Usa) | Justin Gatlin (Usa) |
| 400m | JEREMY WARINER (Usa) | Otis Harris (Usa) | Derrick Brew (Usa) |
| 4x100m | GREAT BRITAIN | United States | Nigeria |
| 4x400m | UNITED STATES | Australia | Nigeria |
| 110m H | LIU XIANG (Chn) | Terry Trammell (Usa) | Anier Garcia (Cub) |
| 400m H | FELIX SANCHEZ (Dom) | Dan McFarlane (Jam) | Naman Keita (Fra) |
2008 | GOLD | SILVER | BRONZE |
| 100m | USAIN BOLT (Jam) | Richard Thompson (Tto) | Walter Dix (Usa) |
| 200m | USAIN BOLT (Jam) | Shawn Crawford (Usa) | Walter Dix (Usa) |
| 400m | LASHAWN MERRITT (Usa) | Jeremy Wariner (Usa) | David Neville (Usa) |
| 4x100m | JAMAICA | Trinidad & Tobago | Japan |
| 4x400m | UNITED STATES | Bahamas | Russia |
| 110m H | DAYRON ROBLES (Cub) | David Payne (Usa) | David Oliver (Usa) |
| 400m H | ANGELO TAYLOR (Usa) | Kerron Clement (Usa) | B'n Jackson (Usa) |
2012 | GOLD | SILVER | BRONZE |
| 100m | USAIN BOLT (Jam) | Yohan Blake (Jam) | Justin Gatlin (Usa) |
| 200m | USAIN BOLT (Jam) | Yohan Blake (Jam) | Warren Weir (Jam) |
| 400m | KIRANI JAMES (Grd) | Luguelin Santos (Dom) | L'nde Gordon (Tto) |
| 4x100m | JAMAICA | United States | Trinidad & Tobago |
| 4x400m | BAHAMAS | United States | Trinidad & Tobago |
| 110m H | ARIES MERRITT (Usa) | Jason Richardson (Usa) | H Parchment (Jam) |
| 400m H | FELIX SANCHEZ (Dom) | Michael Tinsley (Usa) | Javier Culson (Pri) |
| H = Hurdles * United States stripped of Gold medal due to a doping admission by a member of the team. Gold medal allocation to be decided by the International Olympic Committee. The venues for these events since 1972 have been as follows: 1972: Olympic Stadium, Munich 1976: Olympic Stadium, Montreal 1980: Lenin Stadium, Moscow 1984: Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles 1988: Olympic Stadium, Seoul 1992: Montjuic Olympic Stadium, Barcelona 1996: Centennial Olympic Stadium, Atlanta 2000: Olympic Stadium, Sydney 2004: Olympic Stadium, Athens 2008: National Stadium, Beijing 2012: Olympic Stadium, London Links to other Olympics |