List of medal sweeps in Olympic athletics
Men

List of medal sweeps in Olympic athletics

Section Title: Men
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Olympiad	Event	Country	Gold	Silver	Bronze

1896 Athens	High jump details	United States (USA)	Ellery Clark 1.81 m	James Connolly 1.65 m	none awarded

Robert Garrett 1.65 m

Long jump details	United States (USA)	Ellery Clark 6.35 m	Robert Garrett 6.00 m	James Connolly 5.84 m

1900 Paris	110 metres hurdles details	United States (USA)	Alvin Kraenzlein 15.4 s	John McLean 15.5 s	Frederick Moloney 15.6 s

4000 metres steeplechase details	Great Britain (GBR)	John Rimmer 12:58.4	Charles Bennett 12:58.6	Sidney Robinson 12:58.8

Triple jump details	United States (USA)	Myer Prinstein 14.47 m	James Connolly 13.97 m	Lewis Sheldon 13.64 m

Standing triple jump details	United States (USA)	Ray Ewry 10.58 m	Irving Baxter 9.95 m	Robert Garrett 9.50 m

Standing high jump details	United States (USA)	Ray Ewry 1.655 m	Irving Baxter 1.525 m	Lewis Sheldon 1.500 m

Shot put details	United States (USA)	Richard Sheldon 14.10 m	Josiah McCracken 12.85 m	Robert Garrett 12.37 m

Hammer throw details	United States (USA)	John Flanagan 51.01 m	Truxtun Hare 46.26 m	Josiah McCracken 43.58 m

1904 St. Louis	60 metres details	United States (USA)	Archie Hahn 7.0 s	William Hogenson 7.2 s	Fay Moulton 7.2 s

100 metres details	United States (USA)	Archie Hahn 11.0 s	Nate Cartmell 11.2 s	William Hogenson 11.2 s

200 metres details	United States (USA)	Archie Hahn 21.6 s	Nate Cartmell 21.9 s	William Hogenson

400 metres details	United States (USA)	Harry Hillman 49.2 s	Frank Waller 49.9 s	Herman Groman 50.0 s

800 metres details	United States (USA)	James Lightbody 1:56.0	Howard Valentine 1:56.3	Emil Breitkreutz 1:56.4

1500 metres details	United States (USA)	James Lightbody 4:05.4	Frank Verner 4:06.8	Lacey Hearn

Marathon details	United States (USA)	Thomas Hicks 3:28:53	Albert Corey 3:34:52*	Arthur Newton 3:47:33

110 metres hurdles details	United States (USA)	Fred Schule 16.0 s	Thaddeus Shideler 16.3 s	Lesley Ashburner 16.4 s

200 metres hurdles details	United States (USA)	Harry Hillman 24.6 s	Frank Castleman 24.9 s	George Poage

400 metres hurdles details	United States (USA)	Harry Hillman 53.0 s	Frank Waller 53.2 s	George Poage 56.8 s

Long jump details	United States (USA)	Myer Prinstein 7.34 m	Daniel Frank 6.89 m	Robert Stangland 6.88 m

Triple jump details	United States (USA)	Myer Prinstein 14.35 m	Fred Englehardt 13.90 m	Robert Stangland 13.36 m

Pole vault details	United States (USA)	Charles Dvorak	LeRoy Samse	Louis Wilkins

Standing long jump details	United States (USA)	Ray Ewry	Charles King	John Biller

Standing triple jump details	United States (USA)	Ray Ewry	Charles King	Joseph Stadler

Standing high jump details	United States (USA)	Ray Ewry	Joseph Stadler	Lawson Robertson

Shot put details	United States (USA)	Ralph Rose	Wesley Coe	Lawrence Feuerbach

Hammer throw details	United States (USA)	John Flanagan	John DeWitt	Ralph Rose

Triathlon details	United States (USA)	Max Emmerich	John Grieb	William Merz

1908 London	110 metres hurdles details	United States (USA)	Forrest Smithson	John Garrels	Arthur Shaw

Discus throw details	United States (USA)	Martin Sheridan	Merritt Giffin	Bill Horr

1912 Stockholm	100 metres details	United States (USA)	Ralph Craig	Alvah Meyer	Donald Lippincott

800 metres details	United States (USA)	Ted Meredith	Mel Sheppard	Ira Davenport

110 metres hurdles details	United States (USA)	Fred Kelly	James Wendell	Martin Hawkins

Triple jump details	Sweden (SWE)	Gustaf Lindblom	Georg Åberg	Erik Almlöf

Shot put details	United States (USA)	Pat McDonald	Ralph Rose	Lawrence Whitney

Two handed javelin throw details	Finland (FIN)	Julius Saaristo	Väinö Siikaniemi	Urho Peltonen

Decathlon details	Sweden (SWE)	Hugo Wieslander	Charles Lomberg	Gösta Holmér

1920 Antwerp	Javelin throw details	Finland (FIN)	Jonni Myyrä	Urho Peltonen	Pekka Johansson

1924 Paris	Pole vault details	United States (USA)	Lee Barnes	Glen Graham	James Brooker

Shot put details	United States (USA)	Bud Houser	Glenn Hartranft	Ralph Hills

1928 Amsterdam	3000 metres steeplechase details	Finland (FIN)	Toivo Loukola 9:21.8 WR	Paavo Nurmi 9:31.2	Ove Andersen 9:35.6

Pole vault details	United States (USA)	Sabin Carr 4.20	William Droegemuller 4.10	Charles McGinnis 3.95

1932 Los Angeles	200 meters details	United States (USA)	Eddie Tolan 21.2	George Simpson 21.4	Ralph Metcalfe 21.5

Javelin throw details	Finland (FIN)	Matti Järvinen 72.71 m	Matti Sippala 69.80 m	Eino Penttilä 68.70 m

1936 Berlin	10,000 metres details	Finland (FIN)	Ilmari Salminen 30:15.4	Arvo Askola 30:15.6	Volmari Iso-Hollo 30:20.2

High jump details	United States (USA)	Cornelius Johnson 2.03 m	Dave Albritton 2.00 m	Delos Thurber 2.00 m

Decathlon details	United States (USA)	Glenn Morris 7900	Bob Clark 7601	Jack Parker 7275

1948 London	110 metres hurdles details	United States (USA)	William Porter 13.9	Clyde Scott 14.1	Craig Dixon 14.1

3000 metres steeplechase details	Sweden (SWE)	Tore Sjöstrand 9:04.6	Erik Elmsäter 9:08.2	Göte Hagström 9:11.8

Shot put details	United States (USA)	Wilbur Thompson 17.12 m	Jim Delaney 16.68 m	Jim Fuchs 16.42 m

1952 Helsinki	200 metres details	United States (USA)	Andy Stanfield 20.7	Thane Baker 20.8	James Gathers 20.8

110 metres hurdles details	United States (USA)	Harrison Dillard 13.7	Jack Davis 13.7	Arthur Barnard 14.1

Shot put details	United States (USA)	Parry O'Brien17.41 m	Darrow Hooper 17.39 m	Jim Fuchs 17.06 m

Decathlon details	United States (USA)	Bob Mathias 7,887 pts	Milt Campbell 6,975 pts	Floyd Simmons 6,788 pts

1956 Melbourne	200 metres details	United States (USA)	Bobby Morrow 20.6 (OR)	Andy Stanfield 20.7	Thane Baker 20.9

110 metres hurdles details	United States (USA)	Lee Calhoun 13.5 (OR)	Jack Davis 13.5 (OR)	Joel Shankle 14.1

400 metres hurdles details	United States (USA)	Glenn Davis 50.1 (=OR)	Eddie Southern 50.8	Joshua Culbreath 51.6

20 kilometres walk details	Soviet Union (URS)	Leonid Spirin 1:31:27.4	Antanas Mikėnas 1:32:03.0	Bruno Junk 1:32:12.0

Discus throw details	United States (USA)	Al Oerter 56.36 m (OR)	Fortune Gordien 54.81 m	Desmond Koch 54.40 m

1960 Rome	110 metres hurdles details	United States (USA)	Lee Calhoun 13.8	William May 13.8	Hayes Jones 14.0

400 metres hurdles details	United States (USA)	Glenn Davis 49.3 (OR)	Clifton Cushman 49.6	Dick Howard 49.7

Shot put details	United States (USA)	Bill Nieder 19.68 m (OR)	Parry O'Brien 19.11 m	Dallas Long 19.01 m

Discus throw details	United States (USA)	Al Oerter 59.18 m (OR)	Rink Babka 58.02 m	Dick Cochran 57.16 m

1968 Mexico City	400 metres details	United States (USA)	Lee Evans 43.86 (WR)	Larry James 43.97	Ron Freeman 44.41

1976 Montreal	Hammer throw details	Soviet Union (URS)	Yuriy Sedykh 77.52 m	Aleksey Spiridonov 76.08 m	Anatoliy Bondarchuk 75.48 m

1980 Moscow	Hammer throw details	Soviet Union (URS)	Yuriy Sedykh 81.80 m WR	Sergey Litvinov 80.64 m	Jüri Tamm 78.96 m

1984 Los Angeles	200 metres details	United States (USA)	Carl Lewis 19.80 OR	Kirk Baptiste 19.96	Thomas Jefferson 20.26

1988 Seoul	400 metres details	United States (USA)	Steve Lewis 43.87	Butch Reynolds 43.93	Danny Everett 44.09

Long jump details	United States (USA)	Carl Lewis 8.72 m	Mike Powell 8.49 m	Larry Myricks 8.27 m

Pole vault details	Soviet Union (URS)	Sergey Bubka 5.90 m	Radion Gataullin 5.85 m	Grigoriy Yegorov 5.80 m

Hammer throw details	Soviet Union (URS)	Sergey Litvinov 84.80 m OR	Yuriy Sedykh 83.76 m	Jüri Tamm 81.16 m

1992 Barcelona	3000 metres steeplechase details	Kenya (KEN)	Matthew Birir 8:08.84	Patrick Sang 8:09.55	William Mutwol 8:10.74

Long jump details	United States (USA)	Carl Lewis 8.67 m	Mike Powell 8.64 m	Joe Greene 8.34 m

Hammer throw details	Unified Team (EUN)	Andrey Abduvaliyev 82.54 m	Igor Astapkovich 81.96 m	Igor Nikulin 81.38 m

2004 Athens	200 metres details	United States (USA)	Shawn Crawford 19.79	Bernard Williams 20.01	Justin Gatlin 20.03

400 metres details	United States (USA)	Jeremy Wariner 44.00	Otis Harris 44.16	Derrick Brew 44.42

3000 metres steeplechase details	Kenya (KEN)	Ezekiel Kemboi 8:05.81	Brimin Kipruto 8:06.11	Paul Kipsiele Koech 8:06.64

2008 Beijing	400 metres details	United States (USA)	LaShawn Merritt 43.75	Jeremy Wariner 44.74	David Neville 44.80

400 metres hurdles details	United States (USA)	Angelo Taylor 47.25	Kerron Clement 47.98	Bershawn Jackson 48.06

2012 London	200 metres details	Jamaica (JAM)	Usain Bolt 19.32	Yohan Blake 19.44	Warren Weir 19.84

Sentence(s)

Culbreath was able to cruise for bronze, completing the American sweep.

final_sentence: Culbreath was able to cruise for bronze, completing the American sweep.