# United States national olympic track and field team

The United States national olympic athletics (track and field) team represents the United States in international athletics competitions such as the Olympic Games or the World Athletics Championships.

## Medal tables

The United States have 29 participations in the Olympic Games of 30 editions held (the only exception is due to the boycott of Moscow 1980)
| Event | Medals | Medals | Medals | Medals |
| Olympic Games | 353 | 282 | 220 | 855 |
| World Athletics Championships | See United States at the World Athletics Championships | See United States at the World Athletics Championships | See United States at the World Athletics Championships | See United States at the World Athletics Championships |

## Olympic Games

The United States is the nation that has won the most medals in athletics at the Olympic Games, around 855, of which 353 are gold. The United States men's and women's teams have participated in all editions of the games except for the Moscow 1980 games due to boycott.
| Editions | Men | Men | Men | Men | Women | Women | Women | Women | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Total | Total | Total | Total |
| Athens 1896 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 16 | - | - | - | - | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 9 | 6 | 1 | 16 |
| Paris 1900 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 39 | - | - | - | - | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 16 | 13 | 10 | 39 |
| St. Louis 1904 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 63 | - | - | - | - | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 22 | 22 | 19 | 63 |
| London 1908 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 35 | - | - | - | - | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 16 | 9 | 10 | 35 |
| Stockholm 1912 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 39 | - | - | - | - | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 14 | 14 | 11 | 39 |
| Antwerp 1920 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 29 | - | - | - | - | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 9 | 12 | 8 | 29 |
| Paris 1924 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 32 | - | - | - | - | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 12 | 10 | 10 | 32 |
| Amsterdam 1928 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 9 | 8 | 8 | 25 |
| Los Angeles 1932 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 16 | 13 | 6 | 35 |
| Berlin 1936 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 14 | 7 | 4 | 25 |
| London 1948 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 12 | 5 | 10 | 27 |
| Helsinki 1952 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 15 | 10 | 6 | 31 |
| Melbourne 1956 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 16 | 10 | 5 | 31 |
| Rome 1960 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 12 | 8 | 6 | 26 |
| Tokyo 1964 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 14 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
| Mexico City 1968 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 15 | 6 | 7 | 28 |
| Munich 1972 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 6 | 8 | 8 | 22 |
| Montreal 1976 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 6 | 8 | 8 | 22 |
| Moscow 1980 | boycotted edition | boycotted edition | boycotted edition | boycotted edition | boycotted edition | boycotted edition | boycotted edition | boycotted edition | boycotted edition | boycotted edition | boycotted edition | boycotted edition | boycotted edition | boycotted edition | boycotted edition | boycotted edition |
| Los Angeles 1984 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 16 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 16 | 15 | 9 | 40 |
| Seoul 1988 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 9 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 13 | 7 | 6 | 26 |
| Barcelona 1992 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 12 | 8 | 10 | 30 |
| Atlanta 1996 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 13 | 5 | 5 | 23 |
| Sydney 2000 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 7 | 4 | 5 | 16 |
| Athens 2004 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 9 | 12 | 5 | 26 |
| Beijing 2008 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 7 | 10 | 8 | 25 |
| London 2012 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 14 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 9 | 12 | 7 | 28 |
| Rio de Janeiro 2016 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 16 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 13 | 10 | 9 | 32 |
| Tokyo 2020 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 25 |
| Paris 2024 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 34 |
| Total | 283 | 230 | 179 | 692 | 70 | 51 | 40 | 161 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 353 | 282 | 220 | 855 |