Athletics at the Summer Olympics

Dem dey contest athletics for every Summer Olympics since de birth of de modern Olympic movement for de 1896 Summer Olympics. De athletics program dey trace ein earliest roots to events dem use insyd de ancient Greek Olympics. De modern program dey include track den field events, road running events, den race walking events. Na cross country running sanso dey for de program top insyd earlier editions buh na dem drop am after de 1924 Summer Olympics.

## Summary

## Events

De events dem contest get varied widely. From 1900 to 1920, na dem consider tug of war e be part of de Olympic athletics programme, although dem now consider de sports of tug of war den athletics distinct.

### Men's events
Dem no add fresh events to de men's athletics programme since de 1956 addition of de short racewalk.  De roster of events no change since then, plus de exception of de omission of de long racewalk insyd 1976 (de IAAF hold 50 km walk World Championships dat year instead den as result na dem restore de event insyd 1980). De long racewalk be de event per currently dem hold give men buh dem no include am for de women's programme, plus de exception of women dey take part insyd de heptathlon rather dan de decathlon den de 100 metres hurdles rather dan de 110 metres hurdles. Na de last women's event dem add to de roster be de 3000 metres steeplechase insyd 2008.

Na dem hold total of 52 different events insyd de men's competition. De current list dey comprise 23 events. Chaw of de discontinued events na ebe similar to modern ones buh for different lengths, especially insyd de steeplechasing, hurdling, den racewalking disciplines. Na dem eliminate team racing events after dem appear insyd six early editions of de Games. De athletic triathlon (unusual event, dem hold once per wey dey feature gymnasts wey dey compete insyd de long jump, shot put, den 100 metre dash) den pentathlon multi-discipline events wey dem phase out for favor of de decathlon, den de medley relay dem replace plus even-leg relays. Dem no longer dey hold standing jump competitions, nor de various modified throwing events wich na dem experiment insyd 1908 den 1912. Na cross country running dey de program top from 1912 to 1924 wey ebe de most prominent form of athletics wey dem no feature for de Olympics.

**Past events wey occur once per**

For de 1900 Summer Olympics per

* 2500 metres steeplechase
* 4000 metres steeplechase
* 5000 metres team race

For de 1904 Summer Olympics per

* 2590 metres steeplechase
* 4-mile team race
* All-around
* Triathlon

For de 1908 Summer Olympics per

* 3200 metres steeplechase
* Medley relay
* 3-mile team race
* 5 miles
* 3500 metres race walk
* 10 miles race walk
* Discus throw, Greek style
* Javelin throw, freestyle

For de 1912 Summer Olympics per

* Shot put, two hands
* Discus throw, two hands
* Javelin throw, two hands

For de 1920 Summer Olympics per

* 3000 metres race walk

**Past events wey occur twice to five times**

* 60 metres: 1900, 1904
* 200 metres hurdles: 1900, 1904
* 3000 metres team race: 1912, 1920, 1924
* 10 kilometres race walk: 1912, 1920, 1924, 1948, 1952
* Pentathlon: 1912, 1920, 1924
* Standing long jump: 1900, 1904, 1908, 1912
* Standing triple jump: 1900, 1904
* Standing high jump: 1900, 1904, 1908, 1912
* 56 pound weight throw: 1904, 1920
* Cross country
** Individual: 1912, 1920, 1924
** Team: 1912, 1920, 1924 




### Women's events
Women's competition insyd athletics begin for de 1928 Summer Olympics

### Mixed events
De mixed event, 4 x 400 meters relay, first make appearance for de 2020 Summer Olympics. De event dey include teams of four athletes, two men den two women wey dem dey allow make dem run for any order decide by de team. Paris 2024 go feature one more mixed team event.

## Nations

Every nation wey compete for de Olympics enter de athletics competition. De numbers below dey represent how many athletes each nation send dat year, dey start plus 1896.

NOTE: Dis table be work in progress. De empty boxes insyd de 2016, 2020, den 2024 columns no dey necessarily mean dat de country no send athletes dat year.

## Medal table
*Dem update after de 2024 Summer Olympics, dey consider stripped medals den reallocated medals as of August 2024.*

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## References


## External links
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* Olympic sports
* Results from 1896 to 2016
* Sports in Olympics | List of Bizarre Sports in Olympics