2008 Summer Olympics - Statistics - Medal winners - Athletics
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Men's 100 m | Usain Bolt Jamaica (JAM) |
Richard Thompson Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) |
Walter Dix United States (USA) |
| Women's 100 m | Shelly-Ann Fraser Jamaica (JAM) |
Sherone Simpson Jamaica (JAM) |
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| Kerron Stewart Jamaica (JAM) |
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| Men's 200 m | Usain Bolt Jamaica (JAM) |
Shawn Crawford United States (USA) |
Walter Dix United States (USA) |
| Women's 200 m | Veronica Campbell-Brown Jamaica (JAM) |
Allyson Felix United States (USA) |
Kerron Stewart Jamaica (JAM) |
| Men's 400 m | LaShawn Merritt United States (USA) |
Jeremy Wariner United States (USA) |
David Neville United States (USA) |
| Women's 400 m | Christine Ohuruogu Great Britain (GBR) |
Shericka Williams Jamaica (JAM) |
Sanya Richards United States (USA) |
| Men's 800 m | Wilfred Bungei Kenya (KEN) |
Ismail Ahmed Ismail Sudan (SUD) |
Alfred Kirwa Yego Kenya (KEN) |
| Women's 800 m | Pamela Jelimo Kenya (KEN) |
Janeth Jepkosgei Kenya (KEN) |
Hasna Benhassi Morocco (MAR) |
| Men's 1500 m | Rashid Ramzi Bahrain (BRN) |
Asbel Kipruto Kiprop Kenya (KEN) |
Nicholas Willis New Zealand (NZL) |
| Women's 1500 m | Nancy Jebet Lagat Kenya (KEN) |
Iryna Lishchynska Ukraine (UKR) |
Nataliya Tobias Ukraine (UKR) |
| Men's 5000 m | Kenenisa Bekele Ethiopia (ETH) |
Eliud Kipchoge Kenya (KEN) |
Edwin Cheruiyot Soi Kenya (KEN) |
| Women's 5000 m | Tirunesh Dibaba Ethiopia (ETH) |
Elvan Abeylegesse Turkey (TUR) |
Meseret Defar Ethiopia (ETH) |
| Men's 10000 m | Kenenisa Bekele Ethiopia (ETH) |
Sileshi Sihine Ethiopia (ETH) |
Micah Kogo Kenya (KEN) |
| Women's 10000 m | Tirunesh Dibaba Ethiopia (ETH) |
Elvan Abeylegesse Turkey (TUR) |
Shalane Flanagan United States (USA) |
| Men's marathon | Samuel Kamau Wanjiru Kenya (KEN) |
Jaouad Gharib Morocco (MAR) |
Tsegay Kebede Ethiopia (ETH) |
| Women's marathon | Constantina Diṭă-Tomescu Romania (ROU) |
Catherine Ndereba Kenya (KEN) |
Zhou Chunxiu China (CHN) |
| Men's 110 m hurdles | Dayron Robles Cuba (CUB) |
David Payne United States (USA) |
David Oliver United States (USA) |
| Women's 100 m hurdles | Dawn Harper United States (USA) |
Sally McLellan Australia (AUS) |
Priscilla Lopes-Schliep Canada (CAN) |
| Men's 400 m hurdles | Angelo Taylor United States (USA) |
Kerron Clement United States (USA) |
Bershawn Jackson United States (USA) |
| Women's 400 m hurdles | Melaine Walker Jamaica (JAM) |
Sheena Tosta United States (USA) |
Tasha Danvers Great Britain (GBR) |
| Men's 3000 m steeplechase | Brimin Kiprop Kipruto Kenya (KEN) |
Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad France (FRA) |
Richard Kipkemboi Mateelong Kenya (KEN) |
| Women's 3000 m steeplechase | Gulnara Galkina-Samitova Russia (RUS) |
Eunice Jepkorir Kenya (KEN) |
Yekaterina Volkova Russia (RUS) |
| Men's 4×100 m relay | Jamaica (JAM) Nesta Carter Michael Frater Usain Bolt Asafa Powell Dwight Thomas |
Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) Keston Bledman Marc Burns Emmanuel Callender Richard Thompson Aaron Armstrong |
Japan (JPN) Naoki Tsukahara Shingo Suetsugu Shinji Takahira Nobuharu Asahara |
| Women's 4×100 m relay | Russia (RUS) Evgeniya Polyakova Aleksandra Fedoriva Yulia Gushchina Yuliya Chermoshanskaya |
Belgium (BEL) Olivia Borlee Hanna Marien Elodie Ouedraogo Kim Gevaert |
Nigeria (NGR) Franca Idoko Gloria Kemasuode Halimat Ismaila Oludamola Osayomi Agnes Osazuwa |
| Men's 4×400 m relay | United States (USA) LaShawn Merritt Angelo Taylor David Neville Jeremy Wariner Kerron Clement Regi Witherspoon |
Bahamas (BAH) Andretti Bain Michael Mathieu Andrae Williams Christopher Brown Avard Moncur Ramon Miller |
Russia (RUS) Maksim Dyldin Vladislav Frolov Anton Kokorin Denis Alexeev |
| Women's 4×400 m relay | United States (USA) Mary Wineberg Allyson Felix Monique Henderson Sanya Richards Natasha Hastings |
Russia (RUS) Yulia Gushchina Lyudmila Litvinova Tatyana Firova Anastasiya Kapachinskaya Elena Migunova Tatyana Veshkurova |
Jamaica (JAM) Shericka Williams Shereefa Lloyd Rosemarie Whyte Novlene Williams Bobby-Gaye Wilkins |
| Men's 20 km walk | Valeriy Borchin Russia (RUS) |
Jefferson Pérez Ecuador (ECU) |
Jared Tallent Australia (AUS) |
| Women's 20 km walk | Olga Kaniskina Russia (RUS) |
Kjersti Plätzer Norway (NOR) |
Elisa Rigaudo Italy (ITA) |
| Men's 50 km walk | Alex Schwazer Italy (ITA) |
Jared Tallent Australia (AUS) |
Denis Nizhegorodov Russia (RUS) |
| Men's high jump | Andrey Silnov Russia (RUS) |
Germaine Mason Great Britain (GBR) |
Yaroslav Rybakov Russia (RUS) |
| Women's high jump | Tia Hellebaut Belgium (BEL) |
Blanka Vlasic Croatia (CRO) |
Anna Chicherova Russia (RUS) |
| Men's pole vault | Steve Hooker Australia (AUS) |
Evgeny Lukyanenko Russia (RUS) |
Denys Yurchenko Ukraine (UKR) |
| Women's pole vault | Yelena Isinbayeva Russia (RUS) |
Jennifer Stuczynski United States (USA) |
Svetlana Feofanova Russia (RUS) |
| Men's long jump | Irving Saladino Panama (PAN) |
Godfrey Khotso Mokoena South Africa (RSA) |
Ibrahim Camejo Cuba (CUB) |
| Women's long jum | Maurren Higa Maggi Brazil (BRA) |
Tatyana Lebedeva Russia (RUS) |
Blessing Okagbare Nigeria (NGR) |
| Men's triple jump | Nelson Évora Portugal (POR) |
Phillips Idowu Great Britain (GBR) |
Leevan Sands Bahamas (BAH) |
| Women's triple jump | Françoise Mbango Etone Cameroon (CMR) |
Tatyana Lebedeva Russia (RUS) |
Hrysopiyi Devetzi Greece (GRE) |
| Men's shot put | Tomasz Majewski Poland (POL) |
Christian Cantwell United States (USA) |
Andrei Mikhnevich Belarus (BLR) |
| Women's shot put | Valerie Vili New Zealand (NZL) |
Natallia Mikhnevich Belarus (BLR) |
Nadzeya Astapchuk Belarus (BLR) |
| Men's discus throw | Gerd Kanter Estonia (EST) |
Piotr Małachowski Poland (POL) |
Virgilijus Alekna Lithuania (LTU) |
| Women's discus throw | Stephanie Brown Trafton United States (USA) |
Yarelys Barrios Cuba (CUB) |
Olena Antonova Ukraine (UKR) |
| Men's hammer throw | Primoz Kozmus Slovenia (SLO) |
Vadim Devyatovskiy Belarus (BLR) |
Ivan Tsikhan Belarus (BLR) |
| Women's hammer throw | Aksana Miankova Belarus (BLR) |
Yipsi Moreno Cuba (CUB) |
Wenxiu Zhang China (CHN) |
| Men's javelin throw | Andreas Thorkildsen Norway (NOR) |
Ainars Kovals Latvia (LAT) |
Tero Pitkamaki Finland (FIN) |
| Women's javelin throw | Barbora Špotáková Czech Republic (CZE) |
Mariya Abakumova Russia (RUS) |
Christina Obergföll Germany (GER) |
| Men's decathlon | Bryan Clay United States (USA) |
Andrei Krauchanka Belarus (BLR) |
Leonel Suárez Cuba (CUB) |
| Women's heptathlon | Nataliya Dobrynska Ukraine (UKR) |
Hyleas Fountain United States (USA) |
Tatyana Chernova Russia (RUS) |
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