List of European Athletics Championships medalists (men) facts for kids

The European Athletics Championships are a super exciting event where top athletes from all over Europe compete! Think of it like the Olympics, but just for European countries. Athletes show off their amazing skills in different sports like running, jumping, and throwing.

This page is a list of all the male athletes who have won medals at these championships. It's a way to celebrate their incredible achievements and see who the champions were in each event over the years.

Track Events: Running Fast!

Track events are all about speed and endurance on the running track.

100 Metres: The Fastest Sprint

The 100-metre race is one of the most thrilling events in athletics! It's a super-fast sprint where athletes run as quickly as they can over a short distance. The winner is often called the "fastest man in Europe."

Championships	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1934 Turin details	Chris Berger (NED)	Erich Borchmeyer (GER)	József Sir (HUN)
1938 Paris details	Tinus Osendarp (NED)	Orazio Mariani (ITA)	Lennart Strandberg (SWE)
1946 Oslo details	Jack Archer (GBR)	Haakon Tranberg (NOR)	Carlo Monti (ITA)
1950 Brussels details	Étienne Bally (FRA)	Franco Leccese (ITA)	Vladimir Sukharev (URS)
1954 Berne details	Heinz Fütterer (FRG)	René Bonino (FRA)	George Ellis (GBR)
1958 Stockholm details	Armin Hary (FRG)	Manfred Germar (FRG)	Peter Radford (GBR)
1962 Belgrade details	Claude Piquemal (FRA)	Jocelyn Delecour (FRA)	Peter Gamper (FRG)
1966 Budapest details	Wiesław Maniak (POL)	Roger Bambuck (FRA)	Claude Piquemal (FRA)
1969 Athens details	Valeriy Borzov (URS)	Alain Sarteur (FRA)	Philippe Clerc (SUI)
1971 Helsinki details	Valeriy Borzov (URS)	Gerhard Wucherer (FRG)	Vasilis Papageorgopoulos (GRE)
1974 Rome details	Valeriy Borzov (URS)	Pietro Mennea (ITA)	Klaus-Dieter Bieler (FRG)
1978 Prague details	Pietro Mennea (ITA)	Eugen Ray (GDR)	Vladimir Ignatenko (URS)
1982 Athens details	Frank Emmelmann (GDR)	Pierfrancesco Pavoni (ITA)	Marian Woronin (POL)
1986 Stuttgart details	Linford Christie (GBR)	Steffen Bringmann (GDR)	Bruno Marie-Rose (FRA)
1990 Split details	Linford Christie (GBR)	Daniel Sangouma (FRA)	John Regis (GBR)
1994 Helsinki details	Linford Christie (GBR)	Geir Moen (NOR)	Aleksandr Porkhomovskiy (RUS)
1998 Budapest details	Darren Campbell (GBR)	Dwain Chambers (GBR)	Haralabos Papadias (GRE)
2002 Munich details	Francis Obikwelu (POR)	Darren Campbell (GBR)	Roland Németh (HUN)
2006 Gothenburg details	Francis Obikwelu (POR)	Andrey Yepishin (RUS)	Matic Osovnikar (SLO)
2010 Barcelona details	Christophe Lemaitre (FRA)	Mark Lewis-Francis (GBR)	Martial Mbandjock (FRA)
2012 Helsinki details	Christophe Lemaitre (FRA)	Jimmy Vicaut (FRA)	Jaysuma Saidy Ndure (NOR)
2014 Zürich details	James Dasaolu (GBR)	Christophe Lemaitre (FRA)	Harry Aikines-Aryeetey (GBR)
2016 Amsterdam details	Churandy Martina (NED)	Jak Ali Harvey (TUR)	Jimmy Vicaut (FRA)
2018 Berlin details	Zharnel Hughes (GBR)	Reece Prescod (GBR)	Jak Ali Harvey (TUR)
2022 Munich details	Marcell Jacobs (ITA)	Zharnel Hughes (GBR)	Jeremiah Azu (GBR)

200 Metres: A Quick Dash

The 200-metre race is another exciting sprint, but it's a bit longer than the 100 metres. Athletes have to combine their speed with a little more stamina to finish strong.

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1934 Turin details	Chris Berger (NED)	József Sir (HUN)	Tinus Osendarp (NED)
1938 Paris details	Tinus Osendarp (NED)	Jakob Scheuring (GER)	Alan Pennington (GBR)
1946 Oslo details	Nikolay Karakulov (URS)	Haakon Tranberg (NOR)	Jiří David (TCH)
1950 Brussels details	Brian Shenton (GBR)	Étienne Bally (FRA)	Jan Lammers (NED)
1954 Berne details	Heinz Fütterer (FRG)	Ardalion Ignatyev (URS)	George Ellis (GBR)
1958 Stockholm details	Manfred Germar (FRG)	David Segal (GBR)	Jocelyn Delecour (FRA)
1962 Belgrade details	Owe Jonsson (SWE)	Marian Foik (POL)	Sergio Ottolina (ITA)
1966 Budapest details	Roger Bambuck (FRA)	Marian Dudziak (POL)	Jean-Claude Nallet (FRA)
1969 Athens details	Philippe Clerc (SUI)	Herman Burde (GDR)	Zenon Nowosz (POL)
1971 Helsinki details	Valeriy Borzov (URS)	Franz-Peter Hofmeister (FRG)	Jörg Pfeifer (GDR)
1974 Rome details	Pietro Mennea (ITA)	Manfred Ommer (FRG)	Hans-Jürgen Bombach (GDR)
1978 Prague details	Pietro Mennea (ITA)	Olaf Prenzler (GDR)	Peter Muster (SUI)
1982 Athens details	Olaf Prenzler (GDR)	Cameron Sharp (GBR)	Frank Emmelmann (GDR)
1986 Stuttgart details	Vladimir Krylov (URS)	Jürgen Evers (FRG)	Andrey Fedoriv (URS)
1990 Split details	John Regis (GBR)	Jean-Charles Trouabal (FRA)	Linford Christie (GBR)
1994 Helsinki details	Geir Moen (NOR)	Vladyslav Dolohodin (UKR)	Patrick Stevens (BEL)
1998 Budapest details	Douglas Walker (GBR)	Douglas Turner (GBR)	Julian Golding (GBR)
2002 Munich details	Konstantinos Kenteris (GRE)	Francis Obikwelu (POR)	Marlon Devonish (GBR)
2006 Gothenburg details	Francis Obikwelu (POR)	Johan Wissman (SWE)	Marlon Devonish (GBR)
2010 Barcelona details	Christophe Lemaitre (FRA)	Christian Malcolm (GBR)	Martial Mbandjock (FRA)
2012 Helsinki details	Churandy Martina (NED)	Patrick van Luijk (NED)	Daniel Talbot (GBR)
2014 Zürich details	Adam Gemili (GBR)	Christophe Lemaitre (FRA)	Serhiy Smelyk (UKR)
2016 Amsterdam details	Bruno Hortelano (ESP)	Ramil Guliyev (TUR)	Daniel Talbot (GBR)
2018 Berlin details	Ramil Guliyev (TUR)	Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake (GBR)	Alex Wilson (SUI)
2022 Munich details	Zharnel Hughes (GBR)	Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake (GBR)	Filippo Tortu (ITA)

400 Metres: One Lap of Power

The 400-metre race is a full lap around the standard outdoor track. It's a tough race that requires both speed and incredible endurance. Athletes often feel the burn in their legs by the end!

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1934 Turin details	Adolf Metzner (GER)	Pierre Skawinski (FRA)	Bertil von Wachenfeldt (SWE)
1938 Paris details	Godfrey Brown (GBR)	Karl Baumgarten (NED)	Erich Linnhoff (GER)
1946 Oslo details	Niels Holst-Sørensen (DEN)	Jacques Lunis (FRA)	Derek Pugh (GBR)
1950 Brussels details	Derek Pugh (GBR)	Jacques Lunis (FRA)	Lars-Erik Wolfbrandt (SWE)
1954 Berne details	Ardalion Ignatyev (URS)	Voitto Hellsten (FIN)	Zoltán Adamik (HUN)
1958 Stockholm details	John Wrighton (GBR)	John Salisbury (GBR)	Karl-Friedrich Haas (FRG)
1962 Belgrade details	Robbie Brightwell (GBR)	Manfred Kinder (FRG)	Hans-Joachim Reske (FRG)
1966 Budapest details	Stanisław Grędziński (POL)	Andrzej Badeński (POL)	Manfred Kinder (FRG)
1969 Athens details	Jan Werner (POL)	Jean-Claude Nallet (FRA)	Stanisław Grędziński (POL)
1971 Helsinki details	David Jenkins (GBR)	Marcello Fiasconaro (ITA)	Jan Werner (POL)
1974 Rome details	Karl Honz (FRG)	David Jenkins (GBR)	Bernd Herrmann (FRG)
1978 Prague details	Franz-Peter Hofmeister (FRG)	Karel Kolář (TCH)	Francois Demarthon (FRA)
1982 Athens details	Hartmut Weber (FRG)	Andreas Knebel (GDR)	Viktor Markin (URS)
1986 Stuttgart details	Roger Black (GBR)	Thomas Schönlebe (GDR)	Mathias Schersing (GDR)
1990 Split details	Roger Black (GBR)	Thomas Schönlebe (GDR)	Jens Carlowitz (GDR)
1994 Helsinki details	Du'aine Ladejo (GBR)	Roger Black (GBR)	Mathias Rusterholz (SUI)
1998 Budapest details	Iwan Thomas (GBR)	Robert Maćkowiak (POL)	Mark Richardson (GBR)
2002 Munich details	Ingo Schultz (GER)	David Canal (ESP)	Daniel Caines (GBR)
2006 Gothenburg details	Marc Raquil (FRA)	Vladislav Frolov (RUS)	Leslie Djhone (FRA)
2010 Barcelona details	Kevin Borlée (BEL)	Michael Bingham (GBR)	Martyn Rooney (GBR)
2012 Helsinki details	Pavel Maslák (CZE)	Marcell Deák-Nagy (HUN)	Yannick Fonsat (FRA)
2014 Zürich details	Martyn Rooney (GBR)	Matthew Hudson-Smith (GBR)	Donald Sanford (ISR)
2016 Amsterdam details	Martyn Rooney (GBR)	Pavel Maslák (CZE)	Liemarvin Bonevacia (NED)
2018 Berlin details	Matthew Hudson-Smith (GBR)	Kevin Borlée (BEL)	Jonathan Borlée (BEL)
2022 Munich details	Matthew Hudson-Smith (GBR)	Ricky Petrucciani (SUI)	Alex Haydock-Wilson (GBR)

800 Metres: Middle Distance Challenge

The 800-metre race is a middle-distance event, meaning it's longer than a sprint but shorter than a marathon. Athletes need to pace themselves carefully to have enough energy for a strong finish.

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1934 Turin details	Miklós Szabó (HUN)	Mario Lanzi (ITA)	Wolfgang Dessecker (GER)
1938 Paris details	Rudolf Harbig (GER)	Jacques Lévèque (FRA)	Mario Lanzi (ITA)
1946 Oslo details	Rune Gustafsson (SWE)	Niels Holst-Sørensen (DEN)	Marcel Hansenne (FRA)
1950 Brussels details	John Parlett (GBR)	Marcel Hansenne (FRA)	Roger Bannister (GBR)
1954 Berne details	Lajos Szentgáli (HUN)	Lucien De Muynck (BEL)	Audun Boysen (NOR)
1958 Stockholm details	Mike Rawson (GBR)	Audun Boysen (NOR)	Paul Schmidt (FRG)
1962 Belgrade details	Manfred Matuschewski (GDR)	Valery Bulyshev (URS)	Paul Schmidt (FRG)
1966 Budapest details	Manfred Matuschewski (GDR)	Franz-Josef Kemper (FRG)	Bodo Tümmler (FRG)
1969 Athens details	Dieter Fromm (GDR)	Jozef Plachý (TCH)	Manfred Matuschewski (GDR)
1971 Helsinki details	Yevhen Arzhanov (URS)	Dieter Fromm (GDR)	Andy Carter (GBR)
1974 Rome details	Luciano Sušanj (YUG)	Steve Ovett (GBR)	Markku Taskinen (FIN)
1978 Prague details	Olaf Beyer (GDR)	Steve Ovett (GBR)	Sebastian Coe (GBR)
1982 Athens details	Hans-Peter Ferner (FRG)	Sebastian Coe (GBR)	Jorma Härkönen (FIN)
1986 Stuttgart details	Sebastian Coe (GBR)	Tom McKean (GBR)	Steve Cram (GBR)
1990 Split details	Tom McKean (GBR)	David Sharpe (GBR)	Piotr Piekarski (POL)
1994 Helsinki details	Andrea Benvenuti (ITA)	Vebjørn Rodal (NOR)	Tomás de Teresa (ESP)
1998 Budapest details	Nils Schumann (GER)	André Bucher (SUI)	Lukáš Vydra (CZE)
2002 Munich details	Wilson Kipketer (DEN)	André Bucher (SUI)	Nils Schumann (GER)
2006 Gothenburg details	Bram Som (NED)	David Fiegen (LUX)	Sam Ellis (GBR)
2010 Barcelona details	Marcin Lewandowski (POL)	Michael Rimmer (GBR)	Adam Kszczot (POL)
2012 Helsinki details	Yuriy Borzakovskiy (RUS)	Andreas Bube (DEN)	Pierre-Ambroise Bosse (FRA)
2014 Zürich details	Adam Kszczot (POL)	Artur Kuciapski (POL)	Mark English (IRL)
2016 Amsterdam details	Adam Kszczot (POL)	Marcin Lewandowski (POL)	Elliot Giles (GBR)
2018 Berlin details	Adam Kszczot (POL)	Andreas Kramer (SWE)	Pierre-Ambroise Bosse (FRA)
2022 Munich details	Mariano García (ESP)	Jake Wightman (GBR)	Mark English (IRL)

1500 Metres: The Metric Mile

Often called the "metric mile," the 1500-metre race is a classic middle-distance event. It's all about strategy, speed, and endurance as runners compete for the top spots.

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1934 Turin details	Luigi Beccali (ITA)	Miklós Szabó (HUN)	Roger Normand (FRA)
1938 Paris details	Sydney Wooderson (GBR)	Joseph Mostert (BEL)	Luigi Beccali (ITA)
1946 Oslo details	Lennart Strand (SWE)	Henry Eriksson (SWE)	Erik Jørgensen (DEN)
1950 Brussels details	Willem Slijkhuis (NED)	Patrick El Mabrouk (FRA)	Bill Nankeville (GBR)
1954 Berne details	Roger Bannister (GBR)	Gunnar Nielsen (DEN)	Stanislav Jungwirth (TCH)
1958 Stockholm details	Brian Hewson (GBR)	Dan Waern (SWE)	Ron Delany (IRL)
1962 Belgrade details	Michel Jazy (FRA)	Witold Baran (POL)	Tomáš Salinger (TCH)
1966 Budapest details	Bodo Tümmler (FRG)	Michel Jazy (FRA)	Harald Norpoth (FRG)
1969 Athens details	John Whetton (GBR)	Frank Murphy (IRL)	Henryk Szordykowski (POL)
1971 Helsinki details	Franco Arese (ITA)	Henryk Szordykowski (POL)	Brendan Foster (GBR)
1974 Rome details	Klaus-Peter Justus (GDR)	Tom Hansen (DEN)	Thomas Wessinghage (FRG)
1978 Prague details	Steve Ovett (GBR)	Eamonn Coghlan (IRL)	David Moorcroft (GBR)
1982 Athens details	Steve Cram (GBR)	Nikolay Kirov (URS)	José Manuel Abascal (ESP)
1986 Stuttgart details	Steve Cram (GBR)	Sebastian Coe (GBR)	Han Kulker (NED)
1990 Split details	Jens-Peter Herold (GDR)	Gennaro Di Napoli (ITA)	Mário Silva (POR)
1994 Helsinki details	Fermín Cacho (ESP)	Isaac Viciosa (ESP)	Branko Zorko (CRO)
1998 Budapest details	Reyes Estévez (ESP)	Rui Silva (POR)	Fermín Cacho (ESP)
2002 Munich details	Mehdi Baala (FRA)	Reyes Estévez (ESP)	Rui Silva (POR)
2006 Gothenburg details	Mehdi Baala (FRA)	Ivan Heshko (UKR)	Juan Carlos Higuero (ESP)
2010 Barcelona details	Arturo Casado (ESP)	Carsten Schlangen (GER)	Manuel Olmedo (ESP)
2012 Helsinki details	Henrik Ingebrigtsen (NOR)	Florian Carvalho (FRA)	David Bustos (ESP)
2014 Zürich details	Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad (FRA)	Henrik Ingebrigtsen (NOR)	Chris O'Hare (GBR)
2016 Amsterdam details	Filip Ingebrigtsen (NOR)	David Bustos (ESP)	Henrik Ingebrigtsen (NOR)
2018 Berlin details	Jakob Ingebrigtsen (NOR)	Marcin Lewandowski (POL)	Jake Wightman (GBR)
2022 Munich details	Jakob Ingebrigtsen (NOR)	Jake Heyward (GBR)	Mario García (ESP)

5000 Metres: Long Distance Running

The 5000-metre race is a long-distance event that tests an athlete's stamina and mental toughness. Runners complete many laps around the track, keeping a steady pace.

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1934 Turin details	Roger Rochard (FRA)	Janusz Kusociński (POL)	Ilmari Salminen (FIN)
1938 Paris details	Taisto Mäki (FIN)	Henry Jonsson (SWE)	Kauko Pekuri (FIN)
1946 Oslo details	Sydney Wooderson (GBR)	Willem Slijkhuis (NED)	Evert Nyberg (SWE)
1950 Brussels details	Emil Zátopek (TCH)	Alain Mimoun (FRA)	Gaston Reiff (BEL)
1954 Berne details	Vladimir Kuts (URS)	Christopher Chataway (GBR)	Emil Zátopek (TCH)
1958 Stockholm details	Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak (POL)	Kazimierz Zimny (POL)	Gordon Pirie (GBR)
1962 Belgrade details	Bruce Tulloh (GBR)	Kazimierz Zimny (POL)	Pyotr Bolotnikov (URS)
1966 Budapest details	Michel Jazy (FRA)	Harald Norpoth (FRG)	Bernd Dießner (GDR)
1969 Athens details	Ian Stewart (GBR)	Rashid Sharafetdinov (URS)	Alan Blinston (GBR)
1971 Helsinki details	Juha Väätäinen (FIN)	Jean Wadoux (FRA)	Harald Norpoth (FRG)
1974 Rome details	Brendan Foster (GBR)	Manfred Kuschmann (GDR)	Lasse Virén (FIN)
1978 Prague details	Venanzio Ortis (ITA)	Markus Ryffel (SUI)  Aleksandr Fedotkin (URS)	Not awarded
1982 Athens details	Thomas Wessinghage (FRG)	Werner Schildhauer (GDR)	David Moorcroft (GBR)
1986 Stuttgart details	Jack Buckner (GBR)	Stefano Mei (ITA)	Tim Hutchings (GBR)
1990 Split details	Salvatore Antibo (ITA)	Gary Staines (GBR)	Sławomir Majusiak (POL)
1994 Helsinki details	Dieter Baumann (GER)	Robert Denmark (GBR)	Abel Antón (ESP)
1998 Budapest details	Isaac Viciosa (ESP)	Manuel Pancorbo (ESP)	Mark Carroll (IRL)
2002 Munich details	Alberto García (ESP)	Ismaïl Sghyr (FRA)	Serhiy Lebid (UKR)
2006 Gothenburg details	Jesús España (ESP)	Mo Farah (GBR)	Juan Carlos Higuero (ESP)
2010 Barcelona details	Mo Farah (GBR)	Jesús España (ESP)	Hayle Ibrahimov (AZE)
2012 Helsinki details	Mo Farah (GBR)	Arne Gabius (GER)	Polat Kemboi Arıkan (TUR)
2014 Zürich details	Mo Farah (GBR)	Hayle Ibrahimov (AZE)	Andy Vernon (GBR)
2016 Amsterdam details	Ilias Fifa (ESP)	Adel Mechaal (ESP)	Richard Ringer (GER)
2018 Berlin details	Jakob Ingebrigtsen (NOR)	Henrik Ingebrigtsen (NOR)	Morhad Amdouni (FRA)
2022 Munich details	Jakob Ingebrigtsen (NOR)	Mohamed Katir (ESP)	Yemaneberhan Crippa (ITA)

10,000 Metres: An Endurance Test

The 10,000-metre race is one of the longest track events, requiring immense endurance. Athletes run 25 laps around the track, pushing their bodies to the limit.

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1934 Turin details	Ilmari Salminen (FIN)	Arvo Askola (FIN)	Henry Nielsen (DEN)
1938 Paris details	Ilmari Salminen (FIN)	Giuseppe Beviacqua (ITA)	Max Syring (GER)
1946 Oslo details	Viljo Heino (FIN)	Helge Perälä (FIN)	András Csaplár (HUN)
1950 Brussels details	Emil Zátopek (TCH)	Alain Mimoun (FRA)	Väinö Koskela (FIN)
1954 Berne details	Emil Zátopek (TCH)	József Kovács (HUN)	Frank Sando (GBR)
1958 Stockholm details	Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak (POL)	Yevgeny Zhukov (URS)	Nikolay Pudov (URS)
1962 Belgrade details	Pyotr Bolotnikov (URS)	Friedrich Janke (GDR)	Roy Fowler (GBR)
1966 Budapest details	Jürgen Haase (GDR)	Lajos Mecser (HUN)	Leonid Michienko (URS)
1969 Athens details	Jürgen Haase (GDR)	Mike Tagg (GBR)	Nikolay Sviridov (URS)
1971 Helsinki details	Juha Väätäinen (FIN)	Jürgen Haase (GDR)	Rashid Sharafetdinov (URS)
1974 Rome details	Manfred Kuschmann (GDR)	Tony Simmons (GBR)	Giuseppe Cindolo (ITA)
1978 Prague details	Martti Vainio (FIN)	Venanzio Ortis (ITA)	Aleksandras Antipovas (URS)
1982 Athens details	Alberto Cova (ITA)	Werner Schildhauer (GDR)	Martti Vainio (FIN)
1986 Stuttgart details	Stefano Mei (ITA)	Alberto Cova (ITA)	Salvatore Antibo (ITA)
1990 Split details	Salvatore Antibo (ITA)	Are Nakkim (NOR)	Stefano Mei (ITA)
1994 Helsinki details	Abel Antón (ESP)	Vincent Rousseau (BEL)	Stéphane Franke (GER)
1998 Budapest details	António Pinto (POR)	Dieter Baumann (GER)	Stéphane Franke (GER)
2002 Munich details	José Manuel Martínez (ESP)	Dieter Baumann (GER)	José Ríos (ESP)
2006 Gothenburg details	Jan Fitschen (GER)	José Manuel Martínez (ESP)	Juan Carlos de la Ossa (ESP)
2010 Barcelona details	Mo Farah (GBR)	Chris Thompson (GBR)	Daniele Meucci (ITA)
2012 Helsinki details	Polat Kemboi Arıkan (TUR)	Daniele Meucci (ITA)	Yevgeny Rybakov (RUS)
2014 Zürich details	Mo Farah (GBR)	Andy Vernon (GBR)	Ali Kaya (TUR)
2016 Amsterdam details	Polat Kemboi Arıkan (TUR)	Ali Kaya (TUR)	Antonio Abadía (ESP)
2018 Berlin details	Morhad Amdouni (FRA)	Bashir Abdi (BEL)	Yemaneberhan Crippa (ITA)
2022 Munich details	Yemaneberhan Crippa (ITA)	Zerei Kbrom Mezngi (NOR)	Yann Schrub (FRA)

Hurdle Races: Jumping Over Barriers

Hurdle races combine sprinting with jumping over barriers called hurdles. Athletes need to be fast and have great coordination to clear each hurdle without slowing down.

110 Metres Hurdles

This is a sprint hurdle race where athletes jump over 10 hurdles while running 110 metres. It's a very technical event!

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1934 Turin details	József Kovács (HUN)	Erwin Wegner (GER)	Holger Albrechtsen (NOR)
1938 Paris details	Don Finlay (GBR)	Håkan Lidman (SWE)	Reinden Brasser (NED)
1946 Oslo details	Håkan Lidman (SWE)	Pol Braekman (BEL)	Väinö Suvivuo (FIN)
1950 Brussels details	André-Jacques Marie (FRA)	Ragnar Lundberg (SWE)	Peter Hildreth (GBR)
1954 Berne details	Yevhen Bulanchyk (URS)	Jack Parker (GBR)	Bert Steines (FRG)
1958 Stockholm details	Martin Lauer (FRG)	Stanko Lorger (YUG)	Anatoly Mikhaylov (URS)
1962 Belgrade details	Anatoly Mikhaylov (URS)	Giovanni Cornacchia (ITA)	Mykola Berezutskiy (URS)
1966 Budapest details	Eddy Ottoz (ITA)	Hinrich John (FRG)	Marcel Duriez (FRA)
1969 Athens details	Eddy Ottoz (ITA)	David Hemery (GBR)	Alan Pascoe (GBR)
1971 Helsinki details	Frank Siebeck (GDR)	Alan Pascoe (GBR)	Lubomír Nádeníček (TCH)
1974 Rome details	Guy Drut (FRA)	Mirosław Wodzyński (POL)	Leszek Wodzyński (POL)
1978 Prague details	Thomas Munkelt (GDR)	Jan Pusty (POL)	Arto Bryggare (FIN)
1982 Athens details	Thomas Munkelt (GDR)	Andrey Prokofyev (URS)	Arto Bryggare (FIN)
1986 Stuttgart details	Stéphane Caristan (FRA)	Arto Bryggare (FIN)	Carlos Sala (ESP)
1990 Split details	Colin Jackson (GBR)	Tony Jarrett (GBR)	Dietmar Koszewski (FRG)
1994 Helsinki details	Colin Jackson (GBR)	Florian Schwarthoff (GER)	Tony Jarrett (GBR)
1998 Budapest details	Colin Jackson (GBR)	Falk Balzer (GER)	Robin Korving (NED)
2002 Munich details	Colin Jackson (GBR)	Staņislavs Olijars (LAT)	Artur Kohutek (POL)
2006 Gothenburg details	Staņislavs Olijars (LAT)	Thomas Blaschek (GER)	Andy Turner (GBR)
2010 Barcelona details	Andy Turner (GBR)	Garfield Darien (FRA)	Dániel Kiss (HUN)
2012 Helsinki details	Sergey Shubenkov (RUS)	Garfield Darien (FRA)	Artur Noga (POL)
2014 Zürich details	Sergey Shubenkov (RUS)	William Sharman (GBR)	Pascal Martinot-Lagarde (FRA)
2016 Amsterdam details	Dimitri Bascou (FRA)	Balázs Baji (HUN)	Wilhem Belocian (FRA)
2018 Berlin details	Pascal Martinot-Lagarde (FRA)	Sergey Shubenkov (ANA)	Orlando Ortega (ESP)
2022 Munich details	Asier Martínez (ESP)	Pascal Martinot-Lagarde (FRA)	Just Kwaou-Mathey (FRA)

400 Metres Hurdles

The 400-metre hurdles is a challenging race that combines the endurance of the 400-metre sprint with the skill of hurdling.

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1934 Turin details	Hans Scheele (GER)	Akilles Järvinen (FIN)	Christos Mantikas (GRE)
1938 Paris details	Prudent Joye (FRA)	József Kovács (HUN)	Kell Areskoug (SWE)
1946 Oslo details	Bertel Storskrubb (FIN)	Sixten Larsson (SWE)	Rune Larsson (SWE)
1950 Brussels details	Armando Filiput (ITA)	Yuriy Lituyev (URS)	Harry Whittle (GBR)
1954 Berne details	Anatoliy Yulin (URS)	Yuriy Lituyev (URS)	Ossi Mildh (FIN)
1958 Stockholm details	Yuriy Lituyev (URS)	Per-Owe Trollsås (SWE)	Bruno Galliker (SUI)
1962 Belgrade details	Salvatore Morale (ITA)	Jörg Neumann (FRG)	Helmut Janz (FRG)
1966 Budapest details	Roberto Frinolli (ITA)	Gerd Lossdorfer (FRG)	Robert Poirier (FRA)
1969 Athens details	Vyacheslav Skomorokhov (URS)	John Sherwood (GBR)	Andrew Todd (GBR)
1971 Helsinki details	Jean-Claude Nallet (FRA)	Christian Rudolph (GDR)	Dmitry Stukalov (URS)
1974 Rome details	Alan Pascoe (GBR)	Jean-Claude Nallet (FRA)	Yevgeniy Gavrilenko (URS)
1978 Prague details	Harald Schmid (FRG)	Dmitry Stukalov (URS)	Vasyl Arkhypenko (URS)
1982 Athens details	Harald Schmid (FRG)	Aleksandr Yatsevich (URS)	Uwe Ackermann (GDR)
1986 Stuttgart details	Harald Schmid (FRG)	Aleksandr Vasilyev (URS)	Sven Nylander (SWE)
1990 Split details	Kriss Akabusi (GBR)	Sven Nylander (SWE)	Niklas Wallenlind (SWE)
1994 Helsinki details	Oleh Tverdokhlib (UKR)	Sven Nylander (SWE)	Stéphane Diagana (FRA)
1998 Budapest details	Paweł Januszewski (POL)	Ruslan Mashchenko (RUS)	Fabrizio Mori (ITA)
2002 Munich details	Stéphane Diagana (FRA)	Jiří Mužík (CZE)	Paweł Januszewski (POL)
2006 Gothenburg details	Periklis Iakovakis (GRE)	Marek Plawgo (POL)	Rhys Williams (GBR)
2010 Barcelona details	Dai Greene (GBR)	Rhys Williams (GBR)	Stanislav Melnykov (UKR)
2012 Helsinki details	Rhys Williams (GBR)	Emir Bekrić (SRB)	Stanislav Melnykov (UKR)
2014 Zürich details	Kariem Hussein (SUI)	Rasmus Mägi (EST)	Denis Kudryavtsev (RUS)
2016 Amsterdam details	Yasmani Copello (TUR)	Sérgio Fernández (ESP)	Kariem Hussein (SUI)
2018 Berlin details	Karsten Warholm (NOR)	Yasmani Copello (TUR)	Thomas Barr (IRE)
2022 Munich details	Karsten Warholm (NOR)	Wilfried Happio (FRA)	Yasmani Copello (TUR)

Steeplechase: Running and Jumping Over Obstacles

The 3000-metre steeplechase is a unique track event where athletes run and jump over barriers and water jumps. It's a true test of strength, agility, and endurance.

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1938 Paris details	Lars Larsson (SWE)	Ludwig Kaindl (GER)	Alf Lindblad (FIN)
1946 Oslo details	Raphaël Pujazon (FRA)	Erik Elmsäter (SWE)	Tore Sjöstrand (SWE)
1950 Brussels details	Jindřich Roudný (TCH)	Petar Šegedin (YUG)	Erik Blomster (FIN)
1954 Berne details	Sándor Rozsnyói (HUN)	Olavi Rinteenpää (FIN)	Ernst Larsen (NOR)
1958 Stockholm details	Jerzy Chromik (POL)	Semyon Rzhishchin (URS)	Hans Hüneke (FRG)
1962 Belgrade details	Gaston Roelants (BEL)	Zoltan Vamoș (ROU)	Nikolay Sokolov (URS)
1966 Budapest details	Viktor Kudynskyy (URS)	Anatoliy Kuryan (URS)	Gaston Roelants (BEL)
1969 Athens details	Mikhail Zhelev (BUL)	Aleksandr Morozov (URS)	Vladimir Dudin (URS)
1971 Helsinki details	Jean-Paul Villain (FRA)	Dušan Moravčík (TCH)	Pawel Syssoyev (URS)
1974 Rome details	Bronisław Malinowski (POL)	Anders Gärderud (SWE)	Michael Karst (FRG)
1978 Prague details	Bronisław Malinowski (POL)	Patriz Ilg (FRG)	Ismo Toukonen (FIN)
1982 Athens details	Patriz Ilg (FRG)	Bogusław Mamiński (POL)	Domingo Ramón (ESP)
1986 Stuttgart details	Hagen Melzer (GDR)	Francesco Panetta (ITA)	Patriz Ilg (FRG)
1990 Split details	Francesco Panetta (ITA)	Mark Rowland (GBR)	Alessandro Lambruschini (ITA)
1994 Helsinki details	Alessandro Lambruschini (ITA)	Angelo Carosi (ITA)	William Van Dijck (BEL)
1998 Budapest details	Damian Kallabis (GER)	Alessandro Lambruschini (ITA)	Jim Svenøy (NOR)
2002 Munich details	Antonio David Jiménez (ESP)	Simon Vroemen (NED)	Luis Miguel Martín (ESP)
2006 Gothenburg details	Jukka Keskisalo (FIN)	José Luis Blanco (ESP)	Bouabdellah Tahri (FRA)
2010 Barcelona details	Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad (FRA)	Bouabdellah Tahri (FRA)	José Luis Blanco (ESP)
2012 Helsinki details	Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad (FRA)	Tarık Langat Akdağ (TUR)	Víctor García (ESP)
2014 Zürich details	Yoann Kowal (FRA)	Krystian Zalewski (POL)	Ángel Mullera (ESP)
2016 Amsterdam details	Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad (FRA)	Aras Kaya (TUR)	Yoann Kowal (FRA)
2018 Berlin details	Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad (FRA)	Fernando Carro (ESP)	Yohanes Chiappinelli (ITA)
2022 Munich details	Topi Raitanen (FIN)	Ahmed Abdelwahed (ITA)	Osama Zoghlami (ITA)

Relay Races: Teamwork on the Track

Relay races are exciting team events where four athletes run a part of the race and pass a baton to their teammate. Teamwork and smooth baton exchanges are key to winning!

4 x 100 Metres Relay

This is a fast-paced sprint relay where four athletes each run 100 metres.

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1934 Turin details	Germany Egon Schein Erwin Gillmeister Gerd Hornberger Erich Borchmeyer	Hungary László Forgács József Kovács József Sir Gyula Gyenes	Netherlands Tinus Osendarp Tjeerd Boersma Robert Jansen Chris Berger
1938 Paris details	Germany Manfred Kersch Gerd Hornberger Karl Neckermann Jakob Scheuring	Sweden Gösta Klemming Åke Stenqvist Lennart Lindgren Lennart Strandberg	Great Britain Maurice Scarr Godfrey Brown Arthur Sweeney Ernie Page
1946 Oslo details	Sweden Stig Danielsson Inge Nilsson Olle Laessker Stig Håkansson	France Agathon Lepève Julien Lebas Pierre Gonon René Valmy	Czechoslovakia Mirko Paráček Leopold Láznička Miroslav Řihošek Jiří David
1950 Brussels details	Soviet Union Vladimir Sukharev Levan Kalyayev Levan Sanadze Nikolay Karakulov	France Étienne Bally Jacques Perlot Yves Camus Jean-Pierre Guillon	Sweden Göte Kjellberg Leif Christersson Stig Danielsson Hans Rydén
1954 Berne details	Hungary László Zarándi Géza Varasdi György Csányi Béla Goldoványi	Great Britain Ken Box George Ellis Kenneth Jones Brian Shenton	Soviet Union Boris Tokarev Viktor Ryabov Levan Sanadze Leonid Bartenyev
1958 Stockholm details	West Germany Walter Mahlendorf Armin Hary Heinz Fütterer Manfred Germar	Great Britain Peter Radford Roy Sandstrom David Segal Adrian Breacker	Soviet Union Boris Tokarev Edvin Ozolin Yuriy Konovalov Leonid Bartenyev
1962 Belgrade details	West Germany Klaus Ulonska Peter Gamper Hans-Joachim Bender Manfred Germar	Poland Jerzy Juskowiak Andrzej Zieliński Zbigniew Syka Marian Foik	Great Britain Alf Meakin Ron Jones Berwyn Jones David Jones
1966 Budapest details	France Marc Berger Jocelyn Delecour Claude Piquemal Roger Bambuck	Soviet Union Edvin Ozolin Armin Tuyakov Borys Savchuk Nikolay Ivanov	West Germany Hans-Jürgen Felsen Gert Metz Dieter Enderlein Manfred Knickenberg
1969 Athens details	France Alain Sarteur Patrick Bourbeillon Gérard Fenouil François St.-Gilles	Soviet Union Aleksandr Lebedev Vladislav Sapeya Nikolay Ivanov Valeriy Borzov	Czechoslovakia Ladislav Kříž Dionys Szogedi Jiří Kynos Luděk Bohman
1971 Helsinki details	Czechoslovakia Ladislav Kříž Juraj Demeč Jiří Kynos Luděk Bohman	Poland Gerard Gramse Tadeusz Cuch Zenon Nowosz Marian Dudziak	Italy Vincenzo Guerini Pietro Mennea Pasqualino Abeti Ennio Preatoni
1974 Rome details	France Lucien Sainte-Rose Joseph Arame Bruno Cherrier Dominique Chauvelot	Italy Vincenzo Guerini Norberto Oliosi Luigi Benedetti Pietro Mennea	East Germany Manfred Kokot Michael Droese Hans-Jürgen Bombach Siegfried Schenke
1978 Prague details	Poland Zenon Nowosz Zenon Licznerski Leszek Dunecki Marian Woronin	East Germany Manfred Kokot Eugen Ray Olaf Prenzler Alexander Thieme	Soviet Union Sergey Vladimirtsev Nikolay Kolesnikov Aleksandr Aksinin Vladimir Ignatenko
1982 Athens details	Soviet Union Sergey Sokolov Aleksandr Aksinin Andrey Prokofyev Nikolay Sidorov	East Germany Detlef Kübeck Olaf Prenzler Thomas Munkelt Frank Emmelmann	West Germany Christian Zirkelbach Christian Haas Peter Klein Erwin Skamrahl
1986 Stuttgart details	Soviet Union Aleksandr Yevgenyev Nikolay Yuschmanov Vladimir Muravyov Viktor Bryzhin	East Germany Thomas Schröder Steffen Bringmann Olaf Prenzler Frank Emmelmann	Great Britain Elliot Bunney Daley Thompson Mike McFarlane Linford Christie
1990 Split details	France Max Morinière Daniel Sangouma Jean-Charles Trouabal Bruno Marie-Rose	Great Britain Darren Braithwaite John Regis Marcus Adam Linford Christie	Italy Mario Longo Ezio Madonia Sandro Floris Stefano Tilli
1994 Helsinki details	France Hermann Lomba Éric Perrot Jean-Charles Trouabal Daniel Sangouma	Ukraine Serhiy Osovych Oleh Kramarenko Dmytro Vanyayikin Vladyslav Dolohodin	Italy Ezio Madonia Domenico Nettis Giorgio Marras Sandro Floris
1998 Budapest details	Great Britain Allyn Condon Darren Campbell Douglas Walker Julian Golding	France Thierry Lubin Frédéric Krantz Christophe Cheval Needy Guims	Poland Marcin Krzywański Marcin Nowak Piotr Balcerzak Ryszard Pilarczyk
2002 Munich details	Ukraine Kostyantyn Vasyukov Kostyantyn Rurak Anatoliy Dovhal Oleksandr Kaydash	Poland Ryszard Pilarczyk Łukasz Chyła Marcin Nowak Marcin Urbaś	Germany Ronny Ostwald Marc Blume Alexander Kosenkow Christian Schacht
2006 Gothenburg details	Great Britain Dwain Chambers Darren Campbell Marlon Devonish Mark Lewis-Francis	Poland Przemysław Rogowski Łukasz Chyła Marcin Jędrusiński Dariusz Kuć	France Oudéré Kankarafou Ronald Pognon Fabrice Calligny David Alerte
2010 Barcelona details	France Jimmy Vicaut Christophe Lemaitre Pierre-Alexis Pessonneaux Martial Mbandjock	Italy Roberto Donati Simone Collio Emanuele Di Gregorio Maurizio Checcucci	Germany Tobias Unger Marius Broening Alexander Kosenkow Martin Keller
2012 Helsinki details	Netherlands Brian Mariano Churandy Martina Giovanni Codrington Patrick van Luijk	Germany Julian Reus Tobias Unger Alexander Kosenkow Lucas Jakubczyk	France Ronald Pognon Christophe Lemaitre Pierre-Alexis Pessonneaux Emmanuel Biron
2014 Zürich details	Great Britain Adam Gemili Richard Kilty Harry Aikines-Aryeetey James Ellington	Germany Julian Reus Sven Knipphals Alexander Kosenkow Lucas Jakubczyk	France Pierre Vincent Christophe Lemaitre Teddy Tinmar Ben Bassaw
2016 Amsterdam details	Great Britain James Dasaolu Adam Gemili James Ellington Chijindu Ujah	France Marvin René Stuart Dutamby Méba-Mickaël Zézé Jimmy Vicaut	Germany Julian Reus Sven Knipphals Roy Schmidt Lucas Jakubczyk
2018 Berlin details	Great Britain Chijindu Ujah Zharnel Hughes Adam Gemili Harry Aikines-Aryeetey	Turkey Emre Zafer Barnes Jak Ali Harvey Yiğitcan Hekimoğlu Ramil Guliyev	Netherlands Chris Garia Churandy Martina Hensley Paulina Taymir Burnet
2022 Munich details	Great Britain Jeremiah Azu Zharnel Hughes Jona Efoloko Nethaneel Mitchell-Blake	France Méba-Mickaël Zeze Pablo Matéo Ryan Zeze Jimmy Vicaut	Poland Adrian Brzeziński Przemysław Słowikowski Patryk Wykrota Dominik Kopeć

4 x 400 Metres Relay

In this relay, four athletes each run 400 metres, making it a powerful and strategic team event.

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1934 Turin details	Germany Helmut Hamann Hans Scheele Harry Voigt Adolf Metzner	France Robert Paul Serge Guillez Raymond Boisset Pierre Skawinski	Sweden Sven Strömberg Pelle Pihl Gustaf Eriksson Bertil von Wachenfeldt
1938 Paris details	Germany Hermann Blazejezak Manfred Bues Erich Linnhoff Rudolf Harbig	Great Britain Jack Barnes Alfred Baldwin Alan Pennington Godfrey Brown	Sweden Lars Nilsson Carl Hendrik Gustafsson Börje Thomasson Bertil von Wachenfeldt
1946 Oslo details	France Bernard Santona Yves Cros Robert Chef d'Hôtel Jacques Lunis	Great Britain Ronald Ede Derek Pugh Bernard Elliot Bill Roberts	Sweden Folke Alnevik Stig Lindgård Sven-Erik Nolinge Tore Sten
1950 Brussels details	Great Britain Martin Pike Leslie Lewis Angus Scott Derek Pugh	Italy Baldassare Porto Armando Filiput Luigi Paterlini Antonio Siddi	Sweden Gösta Brännström Tage Ekfeldt Rune Larsson Lars-Erik Wolfbrandt
1954 Berne details	France Claude Haarhoff Jacques Degats Jean-Paul Martin du Gard Jean-Pierre Goudeau	West Germany Hans Geister Helmut Drehen Heinz Ulzheimer Karl-Friedrich Haas	Finland Ragnar Graeffe Ossi Mildh Rolf Back Voitto Hellsten
1958 Stockholm details	Great Britain Ted Sampson John MacIsaac John Wrighton John Salisbury	West Germany Carl Kaufmann Manfred Poerschke Johannes Kaiser Karl-Friedrich Haas	Sweden Nils Holmberg Hans Lindgren Lennart Jonsson Alf Petersson
1962 Belgrade details	West Germany Wilfried Kindermann Johannes Schmitt Hans-Joachim Reske Manfred Kinder	Great Britain Barry Jackson Ken Wilcock Adrian Metcalfe Robbie Brightwell	Switzerland Bruno Galliker Jean-Louis Descloux Marius Theiler Hansruedi Bruder
1966 Budapest details	Poland Jan Werner Edmund Borowski Stanisław Grędziński Andrzej Badeński	West Germany Fritz Roderfeld Jens Ulbricht Rolf Krüsmann Manfred Kinder	East Germany Joachim Both Günter Klann Michael Zerbes Wilfried Weiland
1969 Athens details	France Gilles Bertould Christian Nicolau Jacques Carette Jean-Claude Nallet	Soviet Union Yevgeniy Borisenko Borys Savchuk Yuriy Zorin Aleksandr Bratchikov	West Germany Horst-Rüdiger Schlöske Ingo Röper Gerhard Hennige Martin Jellinghaus
1971 Helsinki details	West Germany Horst-Rüdiger Schlöske Thomas Jordan Martin Jellinghaus Hermann Köhler	Poland Andrzej Badeński Jan Balachowski Waldemar Korycki Jan Werner	Italy Lorenzo Cellerino Giacomo Puosi Sergio Bello Marcello Fiasconaro
1974 Rome details	Great Britain Glen Cohen William Hartley Alan Pascoe David Jenkins	West Germany Hermann Köhler Horst-Rüdiger Schlöske Karl Honz Rolf Ziegler	Finland Stig Lönnqvist Ossi Karttunen Markku Taskinen Markku Kukkoaho
1978 Prague details	West Germany Martin Weppler Franz-Peter Hofmeister Bernd Herrmann Harald Schmid	Poland Jerzy Włodarczyk Zbigniew Jaremski Cezary Łapiński Ryszard Podlas	Czechoslovakia Josef Lomický František Brečka Miroslav Tulis Karel Kolář
1982 Athens details	West Germany Erwin Skamrahl Harald Schmid Thomas Giessing Hartmut Weber	Great Britain David Jenkins Garry Cook Todd Bennett Phil Brown	Soviet Union Aliaksandr Trashchyla Pavel Roshchin Pavel Konovalov Viktor Markin
1986 Stuttgart details	Great Britain Derek Redmond Kriss Akabusi Brian Whittle Roger Black	West Germany Klaus Just Edgar Itt Harald Schmid Ralf Lübke	Soviet Union Vladimir Prosin Vladimir Krylov Arkadiy Kornilov Aleksandr Kurotchikin
1990 Split details	Great Britain Paul Sanders Kriss Akabusi John Regis Roger Black	West Germany Klaus Just Edgar Itt Carsten Köhrbrück Norbert Dobeleit	East Germany Rico Lieder Karsten Just Thomas Schönlebe Jens Carlowitz
1994 Helsinki details	Great Britain David McKenzie Roger Black Brian Whittle Du'aine Ladejo	France Pierre-Marie Hilaire Jacques Farraudiére Jean-Louis Bannouli Stéphane Diagana	Russia Mikhail Vdovin Dmitriy Bey Dmitry Kosov Dmitry Golovastov
1998 Budapest details	Great Britain Mark Hylton Jamie Baulch Iwan Thomas Mark Richardson	Poland Piotr Rysiukiewicz Tomasz Czubak Piotr Haczek Robert Maćkowiak	Spain Antonio Andrés Juan Vicente Trull Andrés Martínez David Canal
2002 Munich details	Great Britain Jared Deacon Matthew Elias Jamie Baulch Daniel Caines	Russia Oleg Mishukov Andrey Semyonov Ruslan Mashchenko Yuriy Borzakovskiy	France Leslie Djhone Ahmed Douhou Naman Keïta Ibrahima Wade
2006 Gothenburg details	France Leslie Djhone Ydrissa M'Barke Naman Keïta Marc Raquil	Great Britain Robert Tobin Rhys Williams Graham Hedman Tim Benjamin	Poland Daniel Dąbrowski Piotr Kędzia Piotr Rysiukiewicz Rafał Wieruszewski
2010 Barcelona details	Russia Maksim Dyldin Aleksey Aksyonov Vladimir Krasnov Pavel Trenikhin	Great Britain Conrad Williams Michael Bingham Martyn Rooney Robert Tobin	Belgium Arnaud Destatte Kevin Borlée Cédric Van Branteghem Jonathan Borlée
2012 Helsinki details	Belgium Antoine Gillet Jonathan Borlée Jente Bouckaert Kevin Borlée	Great Britain Nigel Levine Conrad Williams Robert Tobin Richard Buck	Germany Jonas Plass Kamghe Gaba Eric Krüger Thomas Schneider
2014 Zürich details	Great Britain Martyn Rooney Michael Bingham Conrad Williams Matthew Hudson-Smith	Russia Maksim Dyldin Pavel Ivashko Nikita Uglov Vladimir Krasnov	Poland Rafał Omelko Kacper Kozłowski Łukasz Krawczuk Jakub Krzewina
2016 Amsterdam details	Belgium Julien Watrin Jonathan Borlée Dylan Borlée Kevin Borlée	Poland Łukasz Krawczuk Kacper Kozłowski Jakub Krzewina Rafał Omelko	Great Britain Rabah Yousif Delano Williams Jack Green Matthew Hudson-Smith
2018 Berlin details	Belgium Dylan Borlée Jonathan Borlée Jonathan Sacoor Kevin Borlée	Great Britain Rabah Yousif Dwayne Cowan Matthew Hudson-Smith Martyn Rooney	Spain Óscar Husillos Lucas Búa Samuel Garcia Bruno Hortelano
2022 Munich details	Great Britain Matthew Hudson-Smith Charlie Dobson Lewis Davey Alex Haydock-Wilson	Belgium Alexander Doom Julien Watrin Kévin Borlée Dylan Borlée	France Gilles Biron Loïc Prévot Téo Andant Thomas Jordier

Road Events: Long Distances on the Streets

Road events are long-distance races that take place on roads outside the stadium.

Marathon: The Ultimate Endurance Race

The marathon is one of the most famous long-distance running events, covering a distance of 42.195 kilometres (about 26.2 miles). It's a huge challenge that requires incredible training and mental strength.

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1934 Turin details	Armas Toivonen (FIN)	Thore Enochsson (SWE)	Aurelio Genghini (ITA)
1938 Paris details	Väinö Muinonen (FIN)	Squire Yarrow (GBR)	Henry Palmé (SWE)
1946 Oslo details	Mikko Hietanen (FIN)	Väinö Muinonen (FIN)	Yakov Punko (URS)
1950 Brussels details	Jack Holden (GBR)	Veikko Karvonen (FIN)	Feodosy Vanin (URS)
1954 Berne details	Veikko Karvonen (FIN)	Boris Grishayev (URS)	Ivan Filin (URS)
1958 Stockholm details	Sergei Popov (URS)	Ivan Filin (URS)	Frederick Norris (GBR)
1962 Belgrade details	Brian Kilby (GBR)	Aurèle Vandendriessche (BEL)	Viktor Baykov (URS)
1966 Budapest details	Jim Hogan (GBR)	Aurèle Vandendriessche (BEL)	Gyula Tóth (HUN)
1969 Athens details	Ron Hill (GBR)	Gaston Roelants (BEL)	Jim Alder (GBR)
1971 Helsinki details	Karel Lismont (BEL)	Trevor Wright (GBR)	Ron Hill (GBR)
1974 Rome details	Ian Thompson (GBR)	Eckhard Lesse (GDR)	Gaston Roelants (BEL)
1978 Prague details	Leonid Moseyev (URS)	Nikolay Penzin (URS)	Karel Lismont (BEL)
1982 Athens details	Gerard Nijboer (NED)	Armand Parmentier (BEL)	Karel Lismont (BEL)
1986 Stuttgart details	Gelindo Bordin (ITA)	Orlando Pizzolato (ITA)	Herbert Steffny (FRG)
1990 Split details	Gelindo Bordin (ITA)	Gianni Poli (ITA)	Dominique Chauvelier (FRA)
1994 Helsinki details	Martín Fiz (ESP)	Diego García (ESP)	Alberto Juzdado (ESP)
1998 Budapest details	Stefano Baldini (ITA)	Danilo Goffi (ITA)	Vincenzo Modica (ITA)
2002 Munich details	Janne Holmén (FIN)	Pavel Loskutov (EST)	Julio Rey (ESP)
2006 Gothenburg details	Stefano Baldini (ITA)	Viktor Röthlin (SUI)	Julio Rey (ESP)
2010 Barcelona details	Viktor Röthlin (SUI)	José Manuel Martínez (ESP)	Dmitry Safronov (RUS)
2014 Zürich details	Daniele Meucci (ITA)	Yared Shegumo (POL)	Aleksey Reunkov (RUS)
2016 Amsterdam	Replaced by half marathon
2018 Berlin details	Koen Naert (BEL)	Tadesse Abraham (SUI)	Yassine Rachik (ITA)
2022 Munich details	Richard Ringer (GER)	Maru Teferi (ISR)	Gashau Ayale (ISR)

Race Walking: Fast Walking Technique

Race walking is a special event where athletes must always keep one foot on the ground and straighten their front leg when it touches the ground. It's a very demanding technique!

20 Kilometres Race Walk

This race walking event covers a distance of 20 kilometres.

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1958 Stockholm details	Stan Vickers (GBR)	Leonid Spirin (URS)	Lennart Back (SWE)
1962 Belgrade details	Ken Matthews (GBR)	Hans-Georg Reimann (GDR)	Volodymyr Holubnychy (URS)
1966 Budapest details	Dieter Lindner (GDR)	Volodymyr Holubnychy (URS)	Nikolay Smaga (URS)
1969 Athens details	Paul Nihill (GBR)	Leonida Karaiosifoglu (ROU)	Nikolay Smaga (URS)
1971 Helsinki details	Nikolay Smaga (URS)	Gerhard Sperling (GDR)	Paul Nihill (GBR)
1974 Rome details	Volodymyr Holubnychy (URS)	Bernd Kannenberg (FRG)	Roger Mills (GBR)
1978 Prague details	Roland Wieser (GDR)	Pyotr Pochynchuk (URS)	Anatoliy Solomin (URS)
1982 Athens details	José Marín (ESP)	Jozef Pribilinec (TCH)	Pavol Blažek (TCH)
1986 Stuttgart details	Jozef Pribilinec (TCH)	Maurizio Damilano (ITA)	Miguel Ángel Prieto (ESP)
1990 Split details	Pavol Blažek (TCH)	Daniel Plaza (ESP)	Thierry Toutain (FRA)
1994 Helsinki details	Mikhail Shchennikov (RUS)	Yevgeniy Misyulya (BLR)	Valentí Massana (ESP)
1998 Budapest details	Ilya Markov (RUS)	Aigars Fadejevs (LAT)	Paquillo Fernández (ESP)
2002 Munich details	Paquillo Fernández (ESP)	Vladimir Andreyev (RUS)	Juan Manuel Molina (ESP)
2006 Gothenburg details	Paquillo Fernández (ESP)	Valeriy Borchin (RUS)	João Vieira (POR)
2010 Barcelona details	Alex Schwazer (ITA)	João Vieira (POR)	Robert Heffernan (IRL)
2014 Zürich details	Miguel Ángel López (ESP)	Aleksandr Ivanov (RUS)	Denis Strelkov (RUS)
2016 Amsterdam	Not included in the program
2018 Berlin details	Álvaro Martín (ESP)	Diego García (ESP)	Vasiliy Mizinov (ANA)
2022 Munich details	Álvaro Martín (ESP)	Perseus Karlström (SWE)	Diego García Carrera (ESP)

35 Kilometres Race Walk

The 35-kilometre race walk is an even longer and more challenging race walking event.

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
2022 Munich details	Miguel Ángel López (ESP)	Christopher Linke (GER)	Matteo Giupponi (ITA)

Field Events: Jumping and Throwing

Field events are all about strength, power, and technique in jumping and throwing.

Long Jump: Leaping for Distance

In the long jump, athletes run down a runway and leap as far as they can into a sand pit. The goal is to cover the greatest horizontal distance possible.

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1934 Turin details	Wilhelm Leichum (GER)	Otto Berg (NOR)	Luz Long (GER)
1938 Paris details	Wilhelm Leichum (GER)	Arturo Maffei (ITA)	Luz Long (GER)
1946 Oslo details	Olle Laessker (SWE)	Lucien Graff (SUI)	Miroslav Řihošek (TCH)
1950 Brussels details	Torfi Bryngeirsson (ISL)	Gerard Wessels (NED)	Jaroslav Fikejz (TCH)
1954 Berne details	Ödön Földessy (HUN)	Zbigniew Iwański (POL)	Ernest Wanko (FRA)
1958 Stockholm details	Igor Ter-Ovanesyan (URS)	Kazimierz Kropidłowski (POL)	Henryk Grabowski (POL)
1962 Belgrade details	Igor Ter-Ovanesyan (URS)	Rainer Stenius (FIN)	Pentti Eskola (FIN)
1966 Budapest details	Lynn Davies (GBR)	Igor Ter-Ovanesyan (URS)	Jean Cochard (FRA)
1969 Athens details	Igor Ter-Ovanesyan (URS)	Lynn Davies (GBR)	Tõnu Lepik (URS)
1971 Helsinki details	Max Klauß (GDR)	Igor Ter-Ovanesyan (URS)	Stanisław Szudrowicz (POL)
1974 Rome details	Valeriy Pidluzhnyy (URS)	Nenad Stekić (YUG)	Yevgeni Schubin (URS)
1978 Prague details	Jacques Rousseau (FRA)	Nenad Stekić (YUG)	Vladimir Tsepelyov (URS)
1982 Athens details	Lutz Dombrowski (GDR)	Antonio Corgos (ESP)	Jan Leitner (TCH)
1986 Stuttgart details	Robert Emmiyan (URS)	Sergey Layevskiy (URS)	Giovanni Evangelisti (ITA)
1990 Split details	Dietmar Haaf (FRG)	Ángel Hernández (ESP)	Borut Bilač (YUG)
1994 Helsinki details	Ivaylo Mladenov (BUL)	Milan Gombala (CZE)	Konstandinos Koukodimos (GRE)
1998 Budapest details	Kirill Sosunov (RUS)	Bogdan Țăruș (ROU)	Petar Dachev (BUL)
2002 Munich details	Oleksy Lukashevych (UKR)	Siniša Ergotić (CRO)	Yago Lamela (ESP)
2006 Gothenburg details	Andrew Howe (ITA)	Greg Rutherford (GBR)	Oleksy Lukashevych (UKR)
2010 Barcelona details	Christian Reif (GER)	Kafétien Gomis (FRA)	Chris Tomlinson (GBR)
2012 Helsinki details	Sebastian Bayer (GER)	Luis Felipe Méliz (ESP)	Michel Tornéus (SWE)
2014 Zürich details	Greg Rutherford (GBR)	Louis Tsatoumas (GRE)	Kafétien Gomis (FRA)
2016 Amsterdam details	Greg Rutherford (GBR)	Michel Tornéus (SWE)	Ignisious Gaisah (NED)
2018 Berlin details	Miltiadis Tentoglou (GRE)	Fabian Heinle (GER)	Serhiy Nykyforov (UKR)
2022 Munich details	Miltiadis Tentoglou (GRE)	Thobias Montler (SWE)	Jules Pommery (FRA)

Triple Jump: Three Hops to Glory

The triple jump is similar to the long jump, but athletes perform three continuous movements: a hop, a skip, and then a jump into the sand pit. It requires amazing rhythm and power.

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1934 Turin details	Willem Peters (NED)	Erik Svensson (SWE)	Onni Rajasaari (FIN)
1938 Paris details	Onni Rajasaari (FIN)	Jouko Norén (FIN)	Karl Kotratschek (GER)
1946 Oslo details	Valdemar Rautio (FIN)	Bertil Johnsson (SWE)	Arne Åhman (SWE)
1950 Brussels details	Leonid Shcherbakov (URS)	Valdemar Rautio (FIN)	Ruhi Sarıalp (TUR)
1954 Berne details	Leonid Shcherbakov (URS)	Roger Norman (SWE)	Martin Řehák (TCH)
1958 Stockholm details	Józef Szmidt (POL)	Oleg Ryakhovskiy (URS)	Vilhjálmur Einarsson (ISL)
1962 Belgrade details	Józef Szmidt (POL)	Vladimir Goryayev (URS)	Oleg Fedoseyev (URS)
1966 Budapest details	Georgi Stoykovski (BUL)	Hans-Jürgen Rückborn (GDR)	Henrik Kalocsai (HUN)
1969 Athens details	Viktor Saneyev (URS)	Zoltán Cziffra (HUN)	Klaus Neumann (GDR)
1971 Helsinki details	Jörg Drehmel (GDR)	Viktor Saneyev (URS)	Carol Corbu (ROU)
1974 Rome details	Viktor Saneyev (URS)	Carol Corbu (ROU)	Andrzej Sontag (POL)
1978 Prague details	Miloš Srejović (YUG)	Viktor Saneyev (URS)	Anatoliy Piskulin (URS)
1982 Athens details	Keith Connor (GBR)	Vasiliy Grishchenkov (URS)	Béla Bakosi (HUN)
1986 Stuttgart details	Khristo Markov (BUL)	Māris Bružiks (URS)	Oleg Protsenko (URS)
1990 Split details	Leonid Voloshin (URS)	Khristo Markov (BUL)	Igor Lapshin (URS)
1994 Helsinki details	Denis Kapustin (RUS)	Serge Hélan (FRA)	Māris Bružiks (LAT)
1998 Budapest details	Jonathan Edwards (GBR)	Denis Kapustin (RUS)	Rostislav Dimitrov (BUL)
2002 Munich details	Christian Olsson (SWE)	Charles Friedek (GER)	Jonathan Edwards (GBR)
2006 Gothenburg details	Christian Olsson (SWE)	Nathan Douglas (GBR)	Marian Oprea (ROU)
2010 Barcelona details	Phillips Idowu (GBR)	Marian Oprea (ROU)	Teddy Tamgho (FRA)
2012 Helsinki details	Fabrizio Donato (ITA)	Sheryf El-Sheryf (UKR)	Aliaksei Tsapik (BLR)
2014 Zürich details	Benjamin Compaoré (FRA)	Aleksey Fyodorov (RUS)	Yoann Rapinier (FRA)
2016 Amsterdam details	Max Heß (GER)	Karol Hoffmann (POL)	Julian Reid (GBR)
2018 Berlin details	Nelson Évora (POR)	Alexis Copello (AZE)	Dimitrios Tsiamis (GRE)
2022 Munich details	Pedro Pichardo (POR)	Andrea Dallavalle (ITA)	Jean-Marc Pontvianne (FRA)

High Jump: Leaping Over a Bar

In the high jump, athletes run and jump over a horizontal bar placed at increasing heights. They use different techniques, like the "Fosbury Flop," to clear the bar without knocking it down.

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1934 Turin details	Kalevi Kotkas (FIN)	Birger Halvorsen (NOR)	Veikko Peräsalo (FIN)
1938 Paris details	Kurt Lundqvist (SWE)	Kalevi Kotkas (FIN)	Lauri Kalima (FIN)
1946 Oslo details	Anton Bolinder (SWE)	Alan Paterson (GBR)	Nils Nicklén (FIN)
1950 Brussels details	Alan Paterson (GBR)	Arne Åhman (SWE)	Claude Bénard (FRA)
1954 Berne details	Bengt Nilsson (SWE)	Jiří Lanský (TCH)	Jaroslav Kovář (TCH)
1958 Stockholm details	Richard Dahl (SWE)	Jiří Lanský (TCH)	Stig Pettersson (SWE)
1962 Belgrade details	Valeriy Brumel (URS)	Stig Pettersson (SWE)	Robert Shavlakadze (URS)
1966 Budapest details	Jacques Madubost (FRA)	Robert Sainte-Rose (FRA)	Valeriy Skvortsov (URS)
1969 Athens details	Valentin Gavrilov (URS)	Reijo Vähälä (FIN)	Erminio Azzaro (ITA)
1971 Helsinki details	Kęstutis Šapka (URS)	Csaba Dosa (ROU)	Rustam Akhmetov (URS)
1974 Rome details	Jesper Tørring (DEN)	Kęstutis Šapka (URS)	Vladimír Malý (TCH)
1978 Prague details	Vladimir Yashchenko (URS)	Aleksandr Grigoryev (URS)	Rolf Beilschmidt (GDR)
1982 Athens details	Dietmar Mögenburg (FRG)	Janusz Trzepizur (POL)	Gerd Nagel (FRG)
1986 Stuttgart details	Igor Paklin (URS)	Sergey Malchenko (URS)	Carlo Thränhardt (FRG)
1990 Split details	Dragutin Topić (YUG)	Aleksey Yemelin (URS)	Georgi Dakov (BUL)
1994 Helsinki details	Steinar Hoen (NOR)	Artur Partyka (POL)  Steve Smith (GBR)	Not awarded
1998 Budapest details	Artur Partyka (POL)	Dalton Grant (GBR)	Sergey Klyugin (RUS)
2002 Munich details	Yaroslav Rybakov (RUS)	Stefan Holm (SWE)	Staffan Strand (SWE)
2006 Gothenburg details	Andrey Silnov (RUS)	Tomáš Janků (CZE)	Stefan Holm (SWE)
2010 Barcelona details	Aleksandr Shustov (RUS)	Ivan Ukhov (RUS)	Martyn Bernard (GBR)
2012 Helsinki details	Robbie Grabarz (GBR)	Raivydas Stanys (LTU)	Mickaël Hanany (FRA)
2014 Zürich details	Bohdan Bondarenko (UKR)	Andriy Protsenko (UKR)	Jaroslav Bába (CZE)
2016 Amsterdam details	Gianmarco Tamberi (ITA)	Robbie Grabarz (GBR)	Chris Baker (GBR)  Eike Onnen (GER)
2018 Zürich details	Mateusz Przybylko (GER)	Maksim Nedasekau (BLR)	Ilya Ivanyuk (ANA)
2022 Munich details	Gianmarco Tamberi (ITA)	Tobias Potye (GER)	Andriy Protsenko (UKR)

Pole Vault: Flying High with a Pole

The pole vault is an incredible event where athletes use a long, flexible pole to propel themselves over a high bar. It requires amazing strength, agility, and courage.

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1934 Turin details	Gustav Wegner (GER)	Bo Ljungberg (SWE)	John Lindroth (FIN)
1938 Paris details	Karl Sutter (GER)	Bo Ljungberg (SWE)	Pierre Ramadier (FRA)
1946 Oslo details	Allan Lindberg (SWE)	Nikolay Ozolin (URS)	Jan Bém (TCH)
1950 Brussels details	Ragnar Lundberg (SWE)	Valto Olenius (FIN)	Juho Piironen (FIN)
1954 Berne details	Eeles Landström (FIN)	Ragnar Lundberg (SWE)	Geoff Elliott (GBR)
1958 Stockholm details	Eeles Landström (FIN)	Manfred Preußger (GDR)	Vladimir Bulatov (URS)
1962 Belgrade details	Pentti Nikula (FIN)	Rudolf Tomášek (TCH)	Kauko Nyström (FIN)
1966 Budapest details	Wolfgang Nordwig (GDR)	Christos Papanikolaou (GRE)	Hervé d'Encausse (FRA)
1969 Athens details	Wolfgang Nordwig (GDR)	Kjell Isaksson (SWE)	Aldo Righi (ITA)
1971 Helsinki details	Wolfgang Nordwig (GDR)	Kjell Isaksson (SWE)	Renato Dionisi (ITA)
1974 Rome details	Vladimir Kishkun (URS)	Władysław Kozakiewicz (POL)	Yury Isakov (URS)
1978 Prague details	Vladimir Trofimenko (URS)	Antti Kalliomäki (FIN)	Rauli Pudas (FIN)
1982 Athens details	Aleksandr Krupskiy (URS)	Vladimir Polyakov (URS)	Atanas Tarev (BUL)
1986 Stuttgart details	Sergey Bubka (URS)	Vasiliy Bubka (URS)	Philippe Collet (FRA)
1990 Split details	Radion Gataullin (URS)	Grigoriy Yegorov (URS)	Hermann Fehringer (AUT)
1994 Helsinki details	Radion Gataullin (RUS)	Igor Trandenkov (RUS)	Jean Galfione (FRA)
1998 Budapest details	Maksim Tarasov (RUS)	Tim Lobinger (GER)	Jean Galfione (FRA)
2002 Munich details	Aleksandr Averbukh (ISR)	Lars Börgeling (GER)	Tim Lobinger (GER)
2006 Gothenburg details	Aleksandr Averbukh (ISR)	Tim Lobinger (GER)  Romain Mesnil (FRA)	Not awarded
2010 Barcelona details	Renaud Lavillenie (FRA)	Maksym Mazuryk (UKR)	Przemysław Czerwiński (POL)
2012 Helsinki details	Renaud Lavillenie (FRA)	Björn Otto (GER)	Raphael Holzdeppe (GER)
2014 Zürich details	Renaud Lavillenie (FRA)	Paweł Wojciechowski (POL)	Jan Kudlička (CZE)  Kévin Menaldo (FRA)
2016 Amsterdam details	Robert Sobera (POL)	Jan Kudlička (CZE)	Robert Renner (SLO)
2018 Berlin details	Armand Duplantis (SWE)	Timur Morgunov (ANA)	Renaud Lavillenie (FRA)
2022 Munich details	Armand Duplantis (SWE)	Bo Kanda Lita Baehre (GER)	Pål Haugen Lillefosse (NOR)

Shot Put: Throwing a Heavy Ball

The shot put is a throwing event where athletes push a heavy metal ball (the shot) as far as they can from a marked circle. It takes immense strength and a special technique.

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1934 Turin details	Arnold Viiding (EST)	Risto Kuntsi (FIN)	František Douda (TCH)
1938 Paris details	Aleksander Kreek (EST)	Gerhard Stöck (GER)	Hans Woellke (GER)
1946 Oslo details	Gunnar Huseby (ISL)	Dmitriy Goryainov (URS)	Yrjö Lehtilä (FIN)
1950 Brussels details	Gunnar Huseby (ISL)	Angiolo Profeti (ITA)	Oto Grigalka (URS)
1954 Berne details	Jiří Skobla (TCH)	Oto Grigalka (URS)	Heino Heinaste (URS)
1958 Stockholm details	Arthur Rowe (GBR)	Viktor Lipsnis (URS)	Jiří Skobla (TCH)
1962 Belgrade details	Vilmos Varjú (HUN)	Viktor Lipsnis (URS)	Alfred Sosgórnik (POL)
1966 Budapest details	Vilmos Varjú (HUN)	Nikolay Karasev (URS)	Władysław Komar (POL)
1969 Athens details	Dieter Hoffmann (GDR)	Heinz-Joachim Rothenburg (GDR)	Hans-Peter Gies (GDR)
1971 Helsinki details	Hartmut Briesenick (GDR)	Heinz-Joachim Rothenburg (GDR)	Władysław Komar (POL)
1974 Rome details	Hartmut Briesenick (GDR)	Ralf Reichenbach (FRG)	Geoff Capes (GBR)
1978 Prague details	Udo Beyer (GDR)	Aleksandr Baryshnikov (URS)	Wolfgang Schmidt (GDR)
1982 Athens details	Udo Beyer (GDR)	Jānis Bojārs (URS)	Remigius Machura (TCH)
1986 Stuttgart details	Werner Günthör (SUI)	Ulf Timmermann (GDR)	Udo Beyer (GDR)
1990 Split details	Ulf Timmermann (GDR)	Oliver-Sven Buder (GDR)	Georg Andersen (NOR)
1994 Helsinki details	Aleksandr Klimenko (UKR)	Oleksandr Bagach (UKR)	Roman Virastyuk (UKR)
1998 Budapest details	Oleksandr Bagach (UKR)	Oliver-Sven Buder (GER)	Yuriy Bilonoh (UKR)
2002 Munich details	Yuriy Bilonoh (UKR)	Joachim B. Olsen (DEN)	Ralf Bartels (GER)
2006 Gothenburg details	Ralf Bartels (GER)	Andrei Mikhnevich (BLR)	Joachim B. Olsen (DEN)
2010 Barcelona details	Tomasz Majewski (POL)	Ralf Bartels (GER)	Māris Urtāns (LAT)
2012 Helsinki details	David Storl (GER)	Rutger Smith (NED)	Asmir Kolašinac (SRB)
2014 Zürich details	David Storl (GER)	Borja Vivas (ESP)	Tomasz Majewski (POL)
2016 Amsterdam details	David Storl (GER)	Michał Haratyk (POL)	Tsanko Arnaudov (POR)
2018 Berlin details	Michał Haratyk (POL)	Konrad Bukowiecki (POL)	David Storl (GER)
2022 Munich details	Filip Mihaljević (CRO)	Armin Sinančević (SRB)	Tomáš Staněk (CZE)

Discus Throw: Spinning and Launching

The discus throw involves spinning around in a circle and then launching a heavy disc as far as possible. It requires a lot of balance, strength, and precise timing.

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1934 Turin details	Harald Andersson (SWE)	Paul Winter (FRA)	István Donogán (HUN)
1938 Paris details	Willy Schröder (GER)	Giorgio Oberweger (ITA)	Gunnar Bergh (SWE)
1946 Oslo details	Adolfo Consolini (ITA)	Giuseppe Tosi (ITA)	Veikko Nyqvist (FIN)
1950 Brussels details	Adolfo Consolini (ITA)	Giuseppe Tosi (ITA)	Olli Partanen (FIN)
1954 Berne details	Adolfo Consolini (ITA)	Giuseppe Tosi (ITA)	József Szécsényi (HUN)
1958 Stockholm details	Edmund Piątkowski (POL)	Todor Artarski (BUL)	Vladimir Trusenyov (URS)
1962 Belgrade details	Vladimir Trusenyov (URS)	Cees Koch (NED)	Lothar Milde (GDR)
1966 Budapest details	Detlef Thorith (GDR)	Hartmut Losch (GDR)	Lothar Milde (GDR)
1969 Athens details	Hartmut Losch (GDR)	Ricky Bruch (SWE)	Lothar Milde (GDR)
1971 Helsinki details	Ludvík Daněk (TCH)	Lothar Milde (GDR)	Géza Fejér (HUN)
1974 Rome details	Pentti Kahma (FIN)	Ludvík Daněk (TCH)	Ricky Bruch (SWE)
1978 Prague details	Wolfgang Schmidt (GDR)	Markku Tuokko (FIN)	Imrich Bugár (TCH)
1982 Athens details	Imrich Bugár (TCH)	Ihor Duhinets (URS)	Wolfgang Warnemünde (GDR)
1986 Stuttgart details	Romas Ubartas (URS)	Georgiy Kolnootchenko (URS)	Vaclavas Kidykas (URS)
1990 Split details	Jürgen Schult (GDR)	Erik de Bruin (NED)	Wolfgang Schmidt (FRG)
1994 Helsinki details	Vladimir Dubrovshchik (BLR)	Dmitriy Shevchenko (RUS)	Jürgen Schult (GER)
1998 Budapest details	Lars Riedel (GER)	Jürgen Schult (GER)	Virgilijus Alekna (LTU)
2002 Munich details	Róbert Fazekas (HUN)	Virgilijus Alekna (LTU)	Michael Möllenbeck (GER)
2006 Gothenburg details	Virgilijus Alekna (LTU)	Gerd Kanter (EST)	Aleksander Tammert (EST)
2010 Barcelona details	Piotr Małachowski (POL)	Robert Harting (GER)	Róbert Fazekas (HUN)
2012 Helsinki details	Robert Harting (GER)	Gerd Kanter (EST)	Rutger Smith (NED)
2014 Zürich details	Robert Harting (GER)	Gerd Kanter (EST)	Robert Urbanek (POL)
2016 Amsterdam details	Piotr Małachowski (POL)	Philip Milanov (BEL)	Gerd Kanter (EST)
2018 Berlin details	Andrius Gudžius (LTU)	Daniel Ståhl (SWE)	Lukas Weisshaidinger (AUT)
2022 Munich details	Mykolas Alekna (LTU)	Kristjan Čeh (SLO)	Lawrence Okoye (GBR)

Hammer Throw: Power and Precision

The hammer throw involves swinging a heavy metal ball attached to a wire and handle around the body multiple times before releasing it. It's a powerful event that demands great balance and strength.

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1934 Turin details	Ville Pörhölä (FIN)	Fernando Vandelli (ITA)	Gunnar Jansson (SWE)
1938 Paris details	Karl Hein (GER)	Erwin Blask (GER)	Oscar Malmbrant (SWE)
1946 Oslo details	Bo Ericson (SWE)	Eric Johansson (SWE)	Duncan Clark (GBR)
1950 Brussels details	Sverre Strandli (NOR)	Teseo Taddia (ITA)	Jiří Dadák (TCH)
1954 Berne details	Mikhail Krivonosov (URS)	Sverre Strandli (NOR)	József Csermák (HUN)
1958 Stockholm details	Tadeusz Rut (POL)	Mikhail Krivonosov (URS)	Gyula Zsivótzky (HUN)
1962 Belgrade details	Gyula Zsivótzky (HUN)	Aleksey Baltovskiy (URS)	Yuriy Bakarinov (URS)
1966 Budapest details	Romuald Klim (URS)	Gyula Zsivótzky (HUN)	Uwe Beyer (FRG)
1969 Athens details	Anatoliy Bondarchuk (URS)	Romuald Klim (URS)	Reinhard Theimer (GDR)
1971 Helsinki details	Uwe Beyer (FRG)	Reinhard Theimer (GDR)	Anatoliy Bondarchuk (URS)
1974 Rome details	Aleksey Spiridonov (URS)	Jochen Sachse (GDR)	Reinhard Theimer (GDR)
1978 Prague details	Yuriy Sedykh (URS)	Roland Steuk (GDR)	Karl-Hans Riehm (FRG)
1982 Athens details	Yuriy Sedykh (URS)	Igor Nikulin (URS)	Sergey Litvinov (URS)
1986 Stuttgart details	Yuriy Sedykh (URS)	Sergey Litvinov (URS)	Igor Nikulin (URS)
1990 Split details	Igor Astapkovich (URS)	Tibor Gécsek (HUN)	Igor Nikulin (URS)
1994 Helsinki details	Vasiliy Sidorenko (RUS)	Igor Astapkovich (BLR)	Heinz Weis (GER)
1998 Budapest details	Tibor Gécsek (HUN)	Balázs Kiss (HUN)	Karsten Kobs (GER)
2002 Munich details	Adrián Annus (HUN)	Vladyslav Piskunov (UKR)	Alexandros Papadimitriou (GRE)
2006 Gothenburg details	Ivan Tsikhan (BLR)	Olli-Pekka Karjalainen (FIN)	Vadim Devyatovskiy (BLR)
2010 Barcelona details	Libor Charfreitag (SVK)	Nicola Vizzoni (ITA)	Krisztián Pars (HUN)
2012 Helsinki details	Krisztián Pars (HUN)	Aleksey Zagornyi (RUS)	Szymon Ziółkowski (POL)
2014 Zürich details	Krisztián Pars (HUN)	Paweł Fajdek (POL)	Sergej Litvinov (RUS)
2016 Amsterdam details	Paweł Fajdek (POL)	Ivan Tsikhan (BLR)	Wojciech Nowicki (POL)
2018 Berlin details	Wojciech Nowicki (POL)	Paweł Fajdek (POL)	Bence Halász (HUN)
2022 Munich details	Wojciech Nowicki (POL)	Bence Halász (HUN)	Eivind Henriksen (NOR)

Javelin Throw: Launching a Spear

The javelin throw is an event where athletes throw a spear-like object (the javelin) as far as they can. It requires a powerful run-up and a strong, accurate throw.

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1934 Turin details	Matti Järvinen (FIN)	Matti Sippala (FIN)	Gustav Sule (EST)
1938 Paris details	Matti Järvinen (FIN)	Yrjö Nikkanen (FIN)	József Várszegi (HUN)
1946 Oslo details	Lennart Atterwall (SWE)	Yrjö Nikkanen (FIN)	Tapio Rautavaara (FIN)
1950 Brussels details	Toivo Hyytiäinen (FIN)	Per-Arne Berglund (SWE)	Ragnar Ericzon (SWE)
1954 Berne details	Janusz Sidło (POL)	Vladimir Kuznetsov (URS)	Soini Nikkinen (FIN)
1958 Stockholm details	Janusz Sidło (POL)	Egil Danielsen (NOR)	Gergely Kulcsár (HUN)
1962 Belgrade details	Jānis Lūsis (URS)	Viktor Tsybulenko (URS)	Władysław Nikiciuk (POL)
1966 Budapest details	Jānis Lūsis (URS)	Władysław Nikiciuk (POL)	Gergely Kulcsár (HUN)
1969 Athens details	Jānis Lūsis (URS)	Pauli Nevala (FIN)	Janusz Sidło (POL)
1971 Helsinki details	Jānis Lūsis (URS)	Jānis Doniņš (URS)	Wolfgang Hanisch (GDR)
1974 Rome details	Hannu Siitonen (FIN)	Wolfgang Hanisch (GDR)	Terje Thorslund (NOR)
1978 Prague details	Michael Wessing (FRG)	Nikolay Grebniev (URS)	Wolfgang Hanisch (GDR)
1982 Athens details	Uwe Hohn (GDR)	Heino Puuste (URS)	Detlef Michel (GDR)
1986 Stuttgart details	Klaus Tafelmeier (FRG)	Detlef Michel (GDR)	Viktor Yevsyukov (URS)
1990 Split details	Steve Backley (GBR)	Viktor Zaytsev (URS)	Patrik Bodén (SWE)
1994 Helsinki details	Steve Backley (GBR)	Seppo Räty (FIN)	Jan Železný (CZE)
1998 Budapest details	Steve Backley (GBR)	Mick Hill (GBR)	Raymond Hecht (GER)
2002 Munich details	Steve Backley (GBR)	Sergey Makarov (RUS)	Boris Henry (GER)
2006 Gothenburg details	Andreas Thorkildsen (NOR)	Tero Pitkämäki (FIN)	Jan Železný (CZE)
2010 Barcelona details	Andreas Thorkildsen (NOR)	Matthias de Zordo (GER)	Tero Pitkämäki (FIN)
2012 Helsinki details	Vítězslav Veselý (CZE)	Valeriy Iordan (RUS)	Ari Mannio (FIN)
2014 Zürich details	Antti Ruuskanen (FIN)	Vítězslav Veselý (CZE)	Tero Pitkämäki (FIN)
2016 Amsterdam details	Zigismunds Sirmais (LAT)	Vítězslav Veselý (CZE)	Antti Ruuskanen (FIN)
2018 Berlin details	Thomas Röhler (GER)	Andreas Hofmann (GER)	Magnus Kirt (EST)
2022 Munich details	Julian Weber (GER)	Jakub Vadlejch (CZE)	Lassi Etelätalo (FIN)

Decathlon: The All-Around Athlete

The decathlon is a two-day event where athletes compete in ten different track and field events. It's a true test of an athlete's overall skills, strength, speed, and endurance. The winner is considered a fantastic all-around athlete!

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1934 Turin details	Hans-Heinrich Sievert (GER)	Leif Dahlgren (SWE)	Jerzy Pławczyk (POL)
1938 Paris details	Olle Bexell (SWE)	Witold Gerutto (POL)	Josef Neumann (SUI)
1946 Oslo details	Godtfred Holmvang (NOR)	Sergey Kuznetsov (URS)	Göran Waxberg (SWE)
1950 Brussels details	Ignace Heinrich (FRA)	Örn Clausen (ISL)	Kjell Tånnander (SWE)
1954 Berne details	Vasili Kuznetsov (URS)	Torbjörn Lassenius (FIN)	Heinz Oberbeck (FRG)
1958 Stockholm details	Vasili Kuznetsov (URS)	Uno Palu (URS)	Walter Meier (GDR)
1962 Belgrade details	Vasili Kuznetsov (URS)	Werner von Moltke (FRG)	Manfred Bock (FRG)
1966 Budapest details	Werner von Moltke (FRG)	Jörg Mattheis (FRG)	Horst Beyer (FRG)
1969 Athens details	Joachim Kirst (GDR)	Herbert Wessel (GDR)	Viktor Chelnokov (URS)
1971 Helsinki details	Joachim Kirst (GDR)	Lennart Hedmark (SWE)	Hans-Joachim Walde (FRG)
1974 Rome details	Ryszard Skowronek (POL)	Yves Le Roy (FRA)	Guido Kratschmer (FRG)
1978 Prague details	Aleksandr Grebenyuk (URS)	Daley Thompson (GBR)	Siegfried Stark (GDR)
1982 Athens details	Daley Thompson (GBR)	Jürgen Hingsen (FRG)	Siegfried Stark (GDR)
1986 Stuttgart details	Daley Thompson (GBR)	Jürgen Hingsen (FRG)	Siegfried Wentz (FRG)
1990 Split details	Christian Plaziat (FRA)	Dezső Szabó (HUN)	Christian Schenk (GDR)
1994 Helsinki details	Alain Blondel (FRA)	Henrik Dagård (SWE)	Lev Lobodin (UKR)
1998 Budapest details	Erki Nool (EST)	Eduard Hämäläinen (FIN)	Lev Lobodin (RUS)
2002 Munich details	Roman Šebrle (CZE)	Erki Nool (EST)	Lev Lobodin (RUS)
2006 Gothenburg details	Roman Šebrle (CZE)	Attila Zsivoczky (HUN)	Aleksey Drozdov (RUS)
2010 Barcelona details	Romain Barras (FRA)	Eelco Sintnicolaas (NED)	Andrei Krauchanka (BLR)
2012 Helsinki details	Pascal Behrenbruch (GER)	Oleksiy Kasyanov (UKR)	Ilya Shkurenyov (RUS)
2014 Zürich details	Andrei Krauchanka (BLR)	Kevin Mayer (FRA)	Ilya Shkurenyov (RUS)
2016 Amsterdam details	Thomas Van der Plaetsen (BEL)	Adam Helcelet (CZE)	Mihail Dudaš (SRB)
2018 Berlin details	Arthur Abele (GER)	Ilya Shkurenyov (ANA)	Vital Zhuk (BLR)
2022 Munich details	Niklas Kaul (GER)	Simon Ehammer (SUI)	Janek Õiglane (EST)

See also

• List of European Athletics Championships medalists (women)
• List of World Athletics Championships medalists (men)
• List of World Athletics Championships medalists (women)