list of olympic medalists in athletics (men) 

Statements about this table:
al oerter win the most gold medal
the united state athlete have 9 gold medal in total
virgilijus alekna have the second highest amount of gold medal
more medalist athlete be from germany than italy
rank
athlete
nation
olympics
gold
silver
bronze
total (min 2 medals)
1
al oerter
united states (usa)
1956 - 1968
4
0
0
4
2
virgilijus alekna
lithuania (ltu)
2000 - 2008
2
0
1
3
3
ludvík daněk
czechoslovakia (tch)
1964 - 1972
1
1
1
3
4
martin sheridan
united states (usa)
1904 - 1908
2
0
0
2
4
bud houser
united states (usa)
1924 - 1928
2
0
0
2
rank
athlete
nation
olympics
gold
silver
bronze
total (min 2 medals)
6
armas taipale
finland (fin)
1912 - 1920
1
1
0
2
6
adolfo consolini
italy (ita)
1948 - 1952
1
1
0
2
6
mac wilkins
united states (usa)
1976 - 1984
1
1
0
2
6
jürgen schult
germany (ger)
1988 - 1992
1
1
0
2
rank
athlete
nation
olympics
gold
silver
bronze
total (min 2 medals)
6
romas ubartas
lithuania (ltu)
1988 - 1992
1
1
0
2
6
lars riedel
germany (ger)
1996 - 2000
1
1
0
2
12
rolf danneberg
west germany (frg)
1984 - 1988
1
0
1
2
12
gerd kanter
estonia (est)
2008 - 2012
1
0
1
2