list of olympic medalists in athletics (men) 

Statements about this table:
the total for the overall lowest number be 2
2 be the highest number for total (min 2 medals)
rank
athlete
nation
olympics
gold
silver
bronze
total (min 2 medals)
1
john flanagan
united states (usa)
1900 - 1908
3
0
0
3
2
yuriy sedykh
soviet union (urs)
1976 - 1988
2
1
0
3
3
matt mcgrath
united states (usa)
1908 - 1924
1
2
0
3
4
gyula zsivótzky
hungary (hun)
1960 - 1968
1
2
0
3
rank
athlete
nation
olympics
gold
silver
bronze
total (min 2 medals)
5
pat o'callaghan
ireland (irl)
1928 - 1932
2
0
0
2
6
romuald klim
soviet union (urs)
1964 - 1968
1
1
0
2
6
sergey litvinov
soviet union (urs)
1980 - 1988
1
1
0
2
6
primož kozmus
slovenia (slo)
2008 - 2012
1
1
0
2
rank
athlete
nation
olympics
gold
silver
bronze
total (min 2 medals)
9
imre németh
hungary (hun)
1948 - 1952
1
0
1
2
9
anatoliy bondarchuk
soviet union (urs)
1972 - 1976
1
0
1
2
9
koji murofushi
japan (jpn)
2004 - 2012
1
0
1
2
12
igor astapkovich
belarus (blr)
1992 - 2000
0
1
1
2