list of olympic medalists in athletics (men) 

Statements about this table:
there be 4 athlete from ethiopia
there be 3 athlete who get 1 bronze medal
kenenisa bekele receive 2 more gold medal than alain mimoun
emil zátopek receive 1 more gold medal than miruts yifter
rank
athlete
nation
olympics
gold
silver
bronze
total (min 2 medals)
1
paavo nurmi
finland (fin)
1920 - 1928
2
0
0
2
1
emil zátopek
czechoslovakia (tch)
1948 - 1952
2
0
0
2
1
lasse viren
finland (fin)
1972 - 1976
2
0
0
2
1
haile gebrselassie
ethiopia (eth)
1996 - 2000
2
0
0
2
rank
athlete
nation
olympics
gold
silver
bronze
total (min 2 medals)
1
kenenisa bekele
ethiopia (eth)
2004 - 2008
2
0
0
2
6
ville ritola
finland (fin)
1924 - 1928
1
1
0
2
7
miruts yifter
ethiopia (eth)
1972 - 1980
1
0
1
2
8
alain mimoun
france (fra)
1948 - 1952
0
2
0
2
rank
athlete
nation
olympics
gold
silver
bronze
total (min 2 medals)
8
paul tergat
kenya (ken)
1996 - 2000
0
2
0
2
8
sileshi sihine
ethiopia (eth)
2004 - 2008
0
2
0
2
11
edvin wide
sweden (swe)
1924 - 1928
0
1
1
2
11
volmari iso - hollo
finland (fin)
1932 - 1936
0
1
1
2