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Athletics is one of the most anticipated events at the Paris Olympics.
Athletics competitions will take place in Paris from August 1st to August 11th, 2024.
The athletics events will be held at the Stade de France, which has a seating capacity of around 70,000 spectators. Ticket sales for the games have been very high, promising a great atmosphere.
Athletics Schedule at the Paris 2024 Olympics
Below is the timetable for the athletics events in the summer of 2024.
All times in the schedule are local Paris time.
Thursday 1.8.
| Time | Event | M/W | Description |
| 7:30 | 20 km Race Walk | M | Final |
| 9:20 | 20 km Race Walk | N | Final |
Friday 2.8. Morning
| Time | Event | M/W | Description |
| 10:05 | 100 m Decathlon | M | Heats |
| 10:10 | Hammer throw | M | Qualification A |
| 10:15 | High jump | N | Qualification A+B |
| 10:35 | 100 m | N | Heats |
| 10:55 | Pole vault Decathlon | M | A+B |
| 11:05 | 1500 m | M | Heats |
| 11:35 | Hammer throw | M | Qualification B |
| 11:50 | 100 m | N | Heats |
| 12:15 | Shop put Decathlon | M | A+B |
Friday 2.8. Evening
| Time | Event | M/W | Description |
| 18:00 | High jump Decathlon | M | A+B |
| 18:10 | 5000 m | N | Heats |
| 18:15 | Triple jump | N | Qualification A+B |
| 18:55 | Discus | N | Qualification A |
| 19:10 | 4 x 400 m Relay | X | Heats |
| 19:45 | 800 m | N | Heats |
| 20:10 | Shop put | M | Qualification A+B |
| 20:20 | Discus | N | Qualification B |
| 20:50 | 400 m Decathlon | M | Heats |
| 21:20 | 10 000 m | M | Final |
Saturday 3.8. Morning
| Time | Event | M/W | Description |
| 10:05 | 110 m aj. Decathlon | M | Heats |
| 10:10 | Pole vault | M | Qualification A+B |
| 10:35 | 100 m | M | Heats |
| 10:55 | Discus Decathlon | M | A |
| 11:10 | 800 m | N | Heats |
| 11:45 | 100 m | M | Heats |
| 12:00 | Discus Decathlon | M | B |
| 13:40 | Pole vault Decathlon | M | A+B |
Saturday 3.8. Evening
| Time | Event | M/W | Description |
| 19:10 | Javelin Decathlon | M | A |
| 19:15 | 1500 m | M | Heats |
| 19:35 | Shop put | M | Final |
| 19:50 | 100 m | N | Semifinal |
| 20:10 | Javelin Decathlon | M | B |
| 20:20 | Triple jump | N | Final |
| 20:55 | 4 x 400 m Relay | X | Final |
| 21:20 | 100 m | N | Final |
| 21:45 | 1500 m Decathlon | M | Final |
Sunday 4.8. Morning
| Time | Event | M/W | Description |
| 10:05 | 3000 m esteet | N | Heats |
| 10:20 | Hammer throw | N | Qualification A |
| 10:55 | 200 m | N | Heats |
| 11:00 | Long jump | M | Qualification A+B |
| 11:45 | Hammer throw | W | Qualification B |
| 11:50 | 110 m aidat | M | Heats |
| 12:35 | 400 m aidat | N | Heats |
Sunday 4.8. Evening
| Time | Event | M/W | Description |
| 18:30 | Shop put | M | Semifinal |
| 18:37 | 100 m | N | Semifinal |
| 18:44 | Triple jump | N | Semifinal |
| 18:51 | Decathlon | M | Semifinal |
| 19:05 | 400 m | M | Heats |
| 19:50 | High jump | N | Final |
| 20:00 | 100 m | M | Semifinal |
| 20:30 | Hammer throw | M | Final |
| 20:35 | 800 m | N | Semifinal |
| 21:10 | 1500 m | M | Semifinal |
| 21:50 | 100 m | M | Final |
Monday 5.8. Morning
| Time | Event | M/W | Description |
| 10:05 | 400 m H | M | Heats |
| 10:10 | Discus | M | Qualification A |
| 10:40 | Pole vault | N | Qualification A+B |
| 10:50 | 400 m H | N | Repechage Round |
| 11:20 | 400 m | M | Repechage Round |
| 11:35 | Discus | M | Qualification B |
| 11:55 | 400 m | N | Heats |
| 12:50 | 200 m | N | Repechage Round |
Monday 5.8. Evening
| Time | Event | M/W | Description |
| 19:00 | Pole vault | M | Final |
| 19:04 | 3000 m esteet | M | Heats |
| 19:55 | 200 m | M | Heats |
| 20:30 | Discus | N | Final |
| 20:45 | 200 m | N | SF |
| 21:10 | 5000 m | N | Final |
| 21:45 | 800 m | N | Final |
Tuesday 6.8. Morning
| Time | Event | M/W | Description |
| 10:05 | 1500 m | N | Heats |
| 10:20 | Javelin | M | Qualification A |
| 10:50 | 110 m H | M | Repechage Round |
| 11:15 | Long jump | N | Qualification A+B |
| 11:20 | 400 m | N | Keräilyerät |
| 11:50 | Javelin | M | Qualification B |
| 12:00 | 400 m H | M | Repechage Round |
| 12:30 | 200 m | M | Repechage Round |
Tuesday 6.8. Evening
| Time | Event | M/W | Description |
| 19:35 | 400 m | M | Semifinal |
| 19:55 | Hammer throw | N | Final |
| 20:07 | 400 m H | N | Semifinal |
| 20:15 | Long jump | M | Final |
| 20:50 | 1500 m | M | Final |
| 21:10 | 3000 m steeplechase | N | Final |
| 21:40 | 200 m | N | Final |
Wednesday 7.8. Morning
| Time | Event | M/W | Description |
| 07:30 | 35 km Race Walk | X | Final |
| 10:05 | High jump | M | Heats A+B |
| 10:15 | 100 m H | N | Heats |
| 10:25 | Javelin | N | Heats A |
| 11:00 | 5000 m | M | Heats |
| 11:45 | 800 m | M | Heats |
| 11:50 | Javelin | N | Heats B |
| 12:35 | 1500 m | N | Heats |
Wednesday 7.8. Evening
| Time | Event | M/W | Description |
| 19:00 | Pole vault | N | Final |
| 19:05 | 110 m H | M | Semifinal |
| 19:15 | Triple jump | M | Heats A+B |
| 19:35 | 400 m H | M | Semifinal |
| 20:02 | 200 m | M | Semifinal |
| 20:25 | Discus | M | Final |
| 20:45 | 400 m | N | Semifinal |
| 21:20 | 400 m | M | Final |
| 21:40 | 3000 m steeplechase | M | Final |
Torstai 8.8. Morning
| Time | Event | M/W | Description |
| 10:05 | 100 m H Heptathlon | W | Heats |
| 10:25 | Shop put | N | Heats A+B |
| 10:35 | 100 m H | N | Repechage Round |
| 11:05 | High jump Heptathlon | N | Heats A+B |
| 11:10 | 4 x 100 m Relay | N | Heats |
| 11:35 | 4 x 100 m Relay | M | Heats |
| 12:00 | 800 m | M | Repechage Round |
Torstai 8.8. Evening
| Time | Event | M/W | Description |
| 19:35 | Javelin Heptathlon | W | Heats A+B |
| 19:35 | 1500 m | N | Semifinal |
| 20:00 | Long jump | N | Final |
| 20:25 | Javelin | M | Final |
| 20:30 | 200 m | M | Final |
| 20:55 | Pole vault Heptathlon | W | Heats |
| 21:25 | 400 m H | N | Final |
| 21:45 | 110 m H | M | Final |
Friday 9.8. Morning
| Time | Event | M/W | Description |
| 10:00 | Triple jump Heptathlon | W | A+B |
| 10:35 | 4 x 400 m Relay | N | Heats |
| 11:00 | 4 x 400 m Relay | M | Heats |
| 11:15 | Javelin Heptathlon | N | A |
| 11:25 | 800 m | M | Semifinal |
| 12:00 | 100 m H | N | Semifinal |
| 12:25 | Javelin Heptathlon | N | B |
Friday 9.8. Evening
| Time | Event | M/W | Description |
| 19:30 | 4 x 100 m Relay | N | Final |
| 19:40 | Shop put | N | Final |
| 19:45 | 4 x 100 m Relay | M | Final |
| 20:00 | 400 m | N | Final |
| 20:10 | Triple jump | M | Final |
| 20:15 | 800 m Heptathlon | N | Final |
| 20:55 | 10 000 m | N | Final |
| 21:45 | 400 m H | M | Final |
Saturday 10.8.
| Time | Event | M/W | Description |
| 8:00 | Maraton | M | Final |
| 19:10 | High jump | M | Final |
| 19:25 | 800 m | M | Final |
| 19:40 | Javelin | N | Final |
| 19:45 | 100 m H | N | Final |
| 20:00 | 5000 m | M | Final |
| 20:25 | 1500 m | N | Final |
| 21:12 | 4 x 400 m Relay | M | Final |
| 21:22 | 4 x 400 m Relay | N | Final |
Sunday 11.8.
| Time | Event | M/W | Description |
| 8:00 | Maraton | N | Final |
Athletics Results
We will update this section with liveresult links for the Paris games.
Teams & athletes
We will update all entries during this week.
Athletics in Summer Olympics – Statistics
The most successful athlete in athletics in the Olympic Games is the Paavo Nurmi also known as the Flying Finn. Nurmi won a total of 12 gold medals in the Olympics in 1920, 1924 and 1928. Nurmi also won three silver medals during his olympic careet.
Nurmi won three gold medals in Antwerp 1920 (10000 m, individual & team cross country). In Paris 1924 he was unstoppable collecting ashtonising five golds (1500 m, 5000 m, 3000 m team, individual & team cross country). Nurmi rounded up his gold medal streak in Amsterdam in 1928 where he won gold in 10000 meters.
Most successful olympians in athletics
| # | Athlete | Medals |
| 1 | Paavo Nurmi 🇫🇮 | 9-3-0 = 12 |
| 2 | Carl Lewis 🇺🇸 | 9-1-0 = 10 |
| 3 | Usain Bolt 🇯🇲 | 8-0-0 = 8 |
| 4 | Ray Ewry 🇺🇸 | 8-0-0 = 8 |
| 5 | Allyson Felix 🇺🇸 | 6-3-0 = 9 |
| 6 | Ville Ritola 🇫🇮 | 5-3-0 = 8 |
| 7 | Evelyn Ashford 🇺🇸 | 4-1-0 = 5 |
| 7 | Hannes Kolehmainen 🇫🇮 | 4-1-0 = 5 |
| 7 | Mel Sheppard 🇺🇸 | 4-1-0 = 5 |
| 7 | Emil Zátopek 🇨🇿 | 4-1-0 = 5 |
| 11 | Sanya Richards-Ross 🇺🇸 | 4-0-1 = 5 |
| 12 | Fanny Blankers-Koen (NL) | 4-0-0 = 4 |
| 12 | Betty Cuthbert 🇦🇺 | 4-0-0 = 4 |
| 12 | Harrison Dillard 🇺🇸 | 4-0-0 = 4 |
| 12 | Mohamed Farah 🇬🇧 | 4-0-0 = 4 |
| 12 | Michael Johnson 🇺🇸 | 4-0-0 = 4 |
| 12 | Robert Korzeniowski 🇵🇱 | 4-0-0 = 4 |
| 12 | Alvin Kraenzlein 🇺🇸 | 4-0-0 = 4 |
| 12 | Jesse Owens 🇺🇸 | 4-0-0 = 4 |
| 12 | Lasse Virén 🇫🇮 | 4-0-0 = 4 |
| 12 | Bärbel Wöckel (DDR) | 4-0-0 = 4 |
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Usain Bolt is third on the all time list with his eight Olympic gold medals.
Most successful countries in Olympic Athletics
| # | Country | Medals |
| 1 | USA | 345-264-210 = 819 |
| 2 | Great Britain | 58-85-67 = 210 |
| 3 | Soviet Union | 64-55-74 = 193 |
| 4 | Finland | 49-35-32 = 116 |
| 5 | Germany | 22-43-47 = 112 |
| 6 | East Germany | 38-36-35 = 109 |
| 7 | Kenya | 30-37-26 = 93 |
| 8 | Sweden | 21-25-46 = 92 |
| 9 | Russia | 26-27-25 = 78 |
| 10 | Jamaica | 23-33-21 = 77 |
| 11 | Australia | 20-27-28 = 75 |
| 12 | France | 14-26-29 = 69 |
| 13 | Canada | 15-16-31 = 62 |
| 14 | Italy | 19-15-26 = 60 |
| 15 | Poland | 24-19-14 = 57 |
| 16 | Ethiopia | 22-9-22 = 53 |
| 17 | Hungary | 11-15-19 = 45 |
| 18 | West Germany | 12-14-17 = 43 |
| 19 | Cuba | 10-14-16 = 40 |
| 20 | Greece | 8-14-15-37 |
Athletics olympic records
Athletics olympic record's have been developing steadily during the years. Eight new olympic records were made in the latest olympic games in Rio de Janeiro 2016. The development has been more rapid lately in the men's event as most of the men's olempic records have been achieved during the 2000's.
On the women's side however a lot of the olympic records made in the 1980's still stand today. Ten of the current women's olympic records have been made in the 80's. The oldest women's records (800 m and shot put) are from the Moscow 1980 games. Some new additions to the women's record list have though been made as three of the women's olympic records were broken in Rio 2016.
Six of women's current olympic records (100m 200m, 10000m, Heptahtlon and the relays) also stand as current
athletics world records.
Women
| Discipline | Athlete | Mark | Games |
| 100 Metres | Elaine Thompson 🇯🇲) | 10.61 | Tokyo, Japan 2021 |
| 200 Metres | Florence GRIFFITH-JOYNER 🇺🇸 | 21.34 | Seoul, South Korea 1988 |
| 400 Metres | Marie-José PÉREC 🇫🇷 | 48.25 | Atlanta, USA 1996 |
| 800 Metres | Nadezhda OLIZARENKO (URS) | 1:53.43 | Moscow, Soviet Union 1980 |
| 1500 Metres | Faith Kipyegon 🇰🇪 | 3:53.11 | Tokyo, Japan 2021 |
| 3000 Metres | Tatyana SAMOLENKO (URS) | 8:26.53 | Seoul, South Korea 1988 |
| 5000 Metres | Vivian Jepkemoi CHERUIYOT 🇰🇪 | 14:26.17 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2016 |
| 10,000 Metres | Almaz AYANA 🇪🇹 | 29:17.45 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2016 |
| Marathon | Tiki GELANA 🇪🇹 | 2:23:07 | London, Great Britain 2012 |
| 3000 Metres Steeplechase | Gulnara SAMITOVA-GALKINA | 8:58.81 | Beijing, China 2008 |
| 100 Metres Hurdles | Jasmine Camacho-Quinn 🇵🇷 | 12.26 | Tokyo, Japan 2021 |
| 400 Metres Hurdles | Sydney McLaughlin 🇺🇸 | 51.46 | Tokyo, Japan 2021 |
| High Jump | Yelena SLESARENKO | 206 | Athens, Greece 2004 |
| Pole Vault | Yelena ISINBAYEVA | 505 | Beijing, China 2008 |
| Long Jump | Jackie JOYNER-KERSEE 🇺🇸 | 740 | Seoul, South Korea 1988 |
| Triple Jump | Yulimar Rojas 🇻🇪 | 15.67 | Tokyo, Japan 2021 |
| Shot Put | Ilona SLUPIANEK (GDR) | 22.41 | Moscow, Soviet Union 1980 |
| Discus Throw | Martina HELLMANN (GDR) | 72.30 | Seoul, South Korea 1988 |
| Hammer Throw | Anita WŁODARCZYK 🇵🇱 | 82.29 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2016 |
| Javelin Throw | Olisdeilys MENÉNDEZ 🇨🇺 | 71.53 | Athens, Greece 2004 |
| Heptathlon | Jackie JOYNER-KERSEE 🇺🇸 | 7291 | Seoul, South Korea 1988 |
| 20 Kilometres Race Walk | Yelena LASHMANOVA | 1:25:02 | London, Great Britain 2012 |
| 4x100 Metres Relay | United States | 40.82 | London, Great Britain 2012 |
| 4x400 Metres Relay | Soviet Union | 3:15.17 | Seoul, South Korea 1988 |
Most of men's athletics olympic records have been shattered during the 2000's. Only three of the current men's olympic records are from the 1900's. The oldest (men's and overall) athletics olympic record is
Bob Beamon's giant leap of 890 in the long jump competition Mexico back in 1968.
A total of five men's athletics olympic records were broken in Rio de Janeiro games in 2016. Four of men's current olympic records (400m, 800m, 400m hurdles and 4x100m relay) also stand as current world records.
Men
| Discipline | Athlete | Mark | Games |
| 100 Metres | Usain BOLT 🇯🇲 | 9.63 | London, Great Britain 2012 |
| 200 Metres | Usain BOLT 🇯🇲 | 19.30 | Beijing, China 2008 |
| 400 Metres | Wayde VAN NIEKERK 🇿🇦 | 43.03 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2016 |
| 800 Metres | David RUDISHA 🇰🇪 | 1:40.91 | London, Great Britain 2012 |
| 1500 Metres | Jakob Ingebrigtsen 🇳🇴 | 3:28.32 | Tokyo, Japan 2021 |
| 5000 Metres | Kenenisa BEKELE 🇪🇹 | 12:57.82 | Beijing, China 2008 |
| 10,000 Metres | Kenenisa BEKELE 🇪🇹 | 27:01.17 | Beijing, China 2008 |
| Marathon | Samuel Kamau WANJIRU 🇰🇪 | 2:06:32 | Beijing, China 2008 |
| 3000 Metres Steeplechase | Conseslus KIPRUTO 🇰🇪 | 8:03.28 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2016 |
| 110 Metres Hurdles | Xiang LIU 🇨🇳 | 12.91 | Athens, Greece 2004 |
| 400 Metres Hurdles | Karsten Warholm 🇳🇴 | 45.94 | Tokyo, Japan 2021 |
| High Jump | Charles AUSTIN 🇺🇸 | 239 | Atlanta, USA 1996 |
| Pole Vault | Thiago BRAZ 🇧🇷 | 603 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2016 |
| Long Jump | Bob BEAMON 🇺🇸 | 890 | Mexico City, Mexico 1968 |
| Triple Jump | Kenny HARRISON 🇺🇸 | 18.09 | Atlanta, USA 1996 |
| Shot Put | Ryan CROUSER 🇺🇸 | 23.30 | Tokyo, Japan 2021 |
| Discus Throw | Virgilijus ALEKNA 🇱🇹 | 69.89 | Athens, Greece 2004 |
| Hammer Throw | Sergey LITVINOV (URS) | 84.80 | Seoul, South Korea 1988 |
| Javelin Throw | Andreas THORKILDSEN 🇳🇴 | 90.57 | Beijing, China 2008 |
| Decathlon | Damien Warner 🇨🇦 | 9018 | Tokyo, Japan 2021 |
| 20 Kilometres Race Walk | Ding CHEN 🇨🇳 | 1:18:46 | London, Great Britain 2012 |
| 50 Kilometres Race Walk | Jared TALLENT 🇦🇺 | 3:36:53 | London, Great Britain 2012 |
| 4x100 Metres Relay | Jamaica | 36.84 | London, Great Britain 2012 |
| 4x400 Metres Relay | United States | 2:55.39 | Beijing, China 2008 |
