list of olympic medalists in athletics (men) 

Statements about this table:
the ninth - rank athlete , viktor tsybulenko , compete in 1956 and 1960 for the soviet union
the sixth - rank athlete by medal count each win 2 gold medal in the sport
rank
athlete
nation
olympics
gold
silver
bronze
total (min 2 medals)
1
jan železný
czech republic (cze)
1988 - 2000
3
1
0
4
2
jānis lūsis
soviet union (urs)
1964 - 1972
1
1
1
3
3
steve backley
great britain (gbr)
1992 - 2000
0
2
1
3
4
gergely kulcsár
hungary (hun)
1960 - 1968
0
1
2
3
5
seppo räty
finland (fin)
1988 - 1996
0
1
2
3
rank
athlete
nation
olympics
gold
silver
bronze
total (min 2 medals)
6
eric lemming
sweden (swe)
1908 - 1912
2
0
0
2
6
jonni myyrä
finland (fin)
1920 - 1924
2
0
0
2
6
andreas thorkildsen
norway (nor)
2004 - 2008
2
0
0
2
9
viktor tsybulenko
soviet union (urs)
1956 - 1960
1
0
1
2