Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Athletics at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad
Venue	Flamengo Park (race walk) Estádio Olímpico João Havelange (track & field) Sambódromo (marathon)
Dates	12–21 August

Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Track events
100 m		men		women
200 m		men		women
400 m		men		women
800 m		men		women
1500 m		men		women
5000 m		men		women
10,000 m		men		women
100 m hurdles				women
110 m hurdles		men
400 m hurdles		men		women
3000 m steeplechase		men		women
4×100 m relay		men		women
4×400 m relay		men		women
Road events
Marathon		men		women
20 km walk		men		women
50 km walk		men
Field events
Long jump		men		women
Triple jump		men		women
High jump		men		women
Pole vault		men		women
Shot put		men		women
Discus throw		men		women
Javelin throw		men		women
Hammer throw		men		women
Combined events
Heptathlon				women
Decathlon		men

Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics will be held during the last 10 days of the games, from August 12 to August 21, 2016, at the Olympic Stadium. The Olympic sport of athletics is split into four distinct sets of events: track and field events, road running events, and racewalking events.^[1]

Qualification

Medal summary

(WR = World Record, OR = Olympic Record)

Men

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 metres
200 metres
400 metres
800 metres
1500 metres
5000 metres
10,000 metres
110 metres hurdles
400 metres hurdles
3000 metres steeplechase
4×100 metres relay
4×400 metres relay
Marathon
20 kilometres walk
50 kilometres walk
High jump
Pole vault
Long jump
Triple jump
Shot put
Discus throw
Hammer throw
Javelin throw
Decathlon

* Indicates the athlete only competed in the preliminary heats.

Women

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 metres
200 metres
400 metres
800 metres
1500 metres
5000 metres
10,000 metres
100 metres hurdles
400 metres hurdles
3000 metres steeplechase
4×100 metres relay
4×400 metres relay
Marathon
20 kilometres walk
High jump
Pole vault
Long jump
Triple jump
Shot put
Discus throw
Hammer throw
Javelin throw
Heptathlon

* Indicates the athlete only competed in the preliminary heats.

Competition schedule

Venue for the track and field events will be held at João Havelange Stadium, while the race walks and marathon start and finish in Flamengo Park and Sambódromo, respectively. Apart from the race walks and marathon, ten track and field events will hold finals in the morning session for the first time since 1988. This has been implemented upon the request of the Rio 2016 Organizing Committee and the Olympic Broadcasting Service to be supported by the International Olympic Committee, ensuring that they receive maximum visibility for the sport across all time zones.^[2][3]

In the tables below, M stands for morning and A for afternoon.

Q

Qualifiers

H

Heats

½

Semifinals

F

Final

Men^[4]

Date →	Fri 12		Sat 13			Sun 14			Mon 15		Tue 16			Wed 17		Thu 18		Fri 19		Sat 20		Sun 21
Event ↓	M	A	M		A	M	A		M	A	M	A		M	A	M	A	M	A	M	A	M	A
100 m			Q	H			½	F
200 m											H				½		F
400 m		H			½		F
800 m	H				½					F
1500 m											H						½				F
5000 m														H							F
10,000 m					F
110 m hurdles										H		½	F
400 m hurdles									H			½				F
3000 m steeplechase									H					F
4×100 m relay																H			F
4×400 m relay																			H		F
Marathon																						F
20 km walk	F
50 km walk																		F
Long jump		Q			F
Triple jump									Q		F
High jump							Q					F
Pole vault					Q					F
Shot put																Q	F
Discus throw	Q		F
Javelin throw															Q						F
Hammer throw														Q					F
Decathlon														F

Women^[4]

Date →	Fri 12		Sat 13			Sun 14		Mon 15		Tue 16		Wed 17			Thu 18		Fri 19		Sat 20		Sun 21
Event ↓	M	A	M	A		M	A	M	A	M	A	M	A		M	A	M	A	M	A	M	A
100 m	Q	H		½	F
200 m									H		½		F
400 m			H				½		F
800 m												H				½				F
1500 m		H					½				F
5000 m										H								F
10,000 m	F
100 m hurdles										H			½	F
400 m hurdles								H			½					F
3000 m steeplechase			H					F
4×100 m relay															H			F
4×400 m relay																		H		F
Marathon						F
20 km walk																	F
Long jump											Q		F
Triple jump			Q				F
High jump															Q					F
Pole vault										Q								F
Shot put	Q	F
Discus throw									Q	F
Javelin throw											Q					F
Hammer throw		Q						F
Heptathlon	F

References

1. "Rio 2016: Athletics". Rio 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
2. Hann, Michael (15 December 2014). "2016 Olympic Track and Field Schedule Announced". Universal Sports. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
3. "Athletics timetable for Rio 2016 Olympics published". IAAF. 15 December 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
4. Zaccardi, Nick (15 December 2014). "Rio Olympic track and field schedule released". NBC Sports. Retrieved 20 January 2015.

External links

• Official 2016 Olympics athletics webpage