List of medal sweeps in Olympic athletics

A sweep is when one team wins all available medals in a single event in a sporting event. At the highest level, that would be when one nation wins all the medals in the Olympics.^[1] Many Olympic sports or events do not allow three entries into a single event in the Olympics, making a sweep impossible. But in Athletics the maximum for a single country is three.

In the beginning, before the Olympics became a global event, sweeps were more common amongst fewer competing countries and larger numbers of entries from a single country. The 1904 Olympics, held in St. Louis, Missouri, USA were essentially a domestic meet; a side show to the St. Louis World's Fair. After that, a sweep became an increasingly treasured status symbol of national dominance in an event. 1964 was the first Olympiad to have no sweeps. Since then there were no sweeps in 1972, 1996 and 2000. While the majority of sweeps have been by the United States, the two most recent sweeps have been by Jamaica.

Sweeps have happened in every long term event in the individual program, except the 5000 metres. It has happened eight times in the 200 metres and 110 metres hurdles, seven in the Shot Put. A steeplechase event has had a sweep five times, by four different countries.

Ray Ewry led 5 sweeps, including three from 1904, with Irving Baxter, Charles King and Joseph Stadler joining him in two each and Robert Garrett in one, plus adding a different sweep in 1900. That other sweep joined Josiah McCracken who was part of a different sweep. Ellery Clark, Robert Garrett and James Connolly swept two events together in 1896. Archie Hahn, Nate Cartmell and William Hogenson duplicated that in 1904, but there were so many American sweeps in 1904 that they don't really deserve being singled out. More recently, Carl Lewis has led three Olympic sweeps, Mike Powell has finished behind him in two. Yuriy Sedykh, Glenn Davis and Lee Calhoun have also led two sweeps, Sedykh later a participant in a third in 1988 that involved a reordering of the same three from 1980.

Men

Olympiad	Event	Country	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1896 Athens	High jump	United States (USA)	Ellery Clark United States 1.81 m	1.65 m	none awarded
	High jump	United States (USA)	Ellery Clark United States 1.81 m	Robert Garrett United States 1.65 m	none awarded
	Long jump	United States (USA)	Ellery Clark United States 6.35 m	Robert Garrett United States 6.00 m	James Connolly United States 5.84 m
1900 Paris	110 metres hurdles	United States (USA)	Alvin Kraenzlein 15.4 s United States	John McLean 15.5 s United States	Frederick Moloney 15.6 s United States
	4000 metres steeplechase	Great Britain (GBR)	John Rimmer 12:58.4 Great Britain	Charles Bennett 12:58.6 Great Britain	Sidney Robinson 12:58.8 Great Britain
	Triple jump	United States (USA)	Myer Prinstein 14.47 m United States	James Connolly 13.97 m United States	Lewis Sheldon 13.64 m United States
	Standing triple jump	United States (USA)	Ray Ewry 10.58 m United States	Irving Baxter 9.95 m United States	Robert Garrett 9.50 m United States
	Standing high jump	United States (USA)	Ray Ewry 1.655 m United States	Irving Baxter 1.525 m United States	Lewis Sheldon 1.500 m United States
	Shot put	United States (USA)	Richard Sheldon 14.10 m United States	Josiah McCracken 12.85 m United States	Robert Garrett 12.37 m United States
	Hammer throw	United States (USA)	John Flanagan 51.01 m United States	Truxtun Hare 46.26 m United States	Josiah McCracken 43.58 m United States
1904 St. Louis	60 metres	United States (USA)	Archie Hahn 7.0 s United States	William Hogenson 7.2 s United States	Fay Moulton 7.2 s United States
	100 metres	United States (USA)	Archie Hahn 11.0 s United States	Nate Cartmell 11.2 s United States	William Hogenson 11.2 s United States
	200 metres	United States (USA)	Archie Hahn 21.6 s United States	Nate Cartmell 21.9 s United States	William Hogenson United States
	400 metres	United States (USA)	Harry Hillman 49.2 s United States	Frank Waller 49.9 s United States	Herman Groman 50.0 s United States
	800 metres	United States (USA)	James Lightbody 1:56.0 United States	Howard Valentine 1:56.3 United States	Emil Breitkreutz 1:56.4 United States
	1500 metres	United States (USA)	James Lightbody 4:05.4 United States	Frank Verner 4:06.8 United States	Lacey Hearn United States
	Marathon	United States (USA)	Thomas Hicks 3:28:53 United States	Albert Corey 3:34:52 United States *	Arthur Newton 3:47:33 United States
	110 metres hurdles	United States (USA)	Fred Schule 16.0 s United States	Thaddeus Shideler 16.3 s United States	Lesley Ashburner 16.4 s United States
	200 metres hurdles	United States (USA)	Harry Hillman 24.6 s United States	Frank Castleman 24.9 s United States	George Poage United States
	400 metres hurdles	United States (USA)	Harry Hillman 53.0 s United States	Frank Waller 53.2 s United States	George Poage 56.8 s United States
	Long jump	United States (USA)	Myer Prinstein 7.34 m United States	Daniel Frank 6.89 m United States	Robert Stangland 6.88 m United States
	Triple jump	United States (USA)	Myer Prinstein 14.35 m United States	Fred Englehardt 13.90 m United States	Robert Stangland 13.36 m United States
	Pole vault	United States (USA)	Charles Dvorak United States	LeRoy Samse United States	Louis Wilkins United States
	Standing long jump	United States (USA)	Ray Ewry United States	Charles King United States	John Biller United States
	Standing triple jump	United States (USA)	Ray Ewry United States	Charles King United States	Joseph Stadler United States
	Standing high jump	United States (USA)	Ray Ewry United States	Joseph Stadler United States	Lawson Robertson United States
	Shot put	United States (USA)	Ralph Rose United States	Wesley Coe United States	Lawrence Feuerbach United States
	Hammer throw	United States (USA)	John Flanagan United States	John DeWitt United States	Ralph Rose United States
	Triathlon	United States (USA)	Max Emmerich United States	John Grieb United States	William Merz United States
1908 London	110 metres hurdles	United States (USA)	Forrest Smithson United States	John Garrels United States	Arthur Shaw United States
1908 London	Discus throw	United States (USA)	Martin Sheridan United States	Merritt Giffin United States	Bill Horr United States
1912 Stockholm	100 metres	United States (USA)	Ralph Craig United States	Alvah Meyer United States	Donald Lippincott United States
	800 metres	United States (USA)	Ted Meredith United States	Mel Sheppard United States	Ira Davenport United States
	110 metres hurdles	United States (USA)	Fred Kelly United States	James Wendell United States	Martin Hawkins United States
	Triple jump	Sweden (SWE)	Gustaf Lindblom Sweden	Georg Åberg Sweden	Erik Almlöf Sweden
	Pole vault	United States (USA) including ties	Harry Babcock United States	Frank Nelson United States Marc Wright United States	William Halpenny Canada Frank Murphy United States *Bertil Uggla Sweden
	Shot put	United States (USA)	Pat McDonald United States	Ralph Rose United States	Lawrence Whitney United States
	Two handed javelin throw	Finland (FIN)	Julius Saaristo Finland	Väinö Siikaniemi Finland	Urho Peltonen Finland
	Decathlon	Sweden (SWE)	Hugo Wieslander Sweden	Charles Lomberg Sweden	Gösta Holmér Sweden
1920 Antwerp	Javelin throw	Finland (FIN)	Jonni Myyrä Finland	Urho Peltonen Finland	Pekka Johansson Finland
1924 Paris	Pole vault	United States (USA)	Lee Barnes United States	Glen Graham United States	James Brooker United States
1924 Paris	Shot put	United States (USA)	Bud Houser United States	Glenn Hartranft United States	Ralph Hills United States
1928 Amsterdam	3000 metres steeplechase	Finland (FIN)	Toivo Loukola Finland 9:21.8 WR	Paavo Nurmi Finland 9:31.2	Ove Andersen Finland 9:35.6
1928 Amsterdam	Pole vault	United States (USA)	Sabin Carr United States 4.20	William Droegemuller United States 4.10	Charles McGinnis United States 3.95
1932 Los Angeles	200 meters	United States (USA)	Eddie Tolan (USA) 21.2	George Simpson (USA) 21.4	Ralph Metcalfe (USA) 21.5
1932 Los Angeles	Javelin throw	Finland (FIN)	Matti Järvinen Finland 72.71 m	Matti Sippala Finland 69.80 m	Eino Penttilä Finland 68.70 m
1936 Berlin	10,000 metres	Finland (FIN)	Ilmari Salminen Finland 30:15.4	Arvo Askola Finland 30:15.6	Volmari Iso-Hollo Finland 30:20.2
	High jump	United States (USA)	Cornelius Johnson United States 2.03 m	Dave Albritton United States 2.00 m	Delos Thurber United States 2.00 m
	Decathlon	United States (USA)	Glenn Morris United States 7900	Bob Clark United States 7601	Jack Parker United States 7275
1948 London	110 metres hurdles	United States (USA)	William Porter United States 13.9	Clyde Scott United States 14.1	Craig Dixon United States 14.1
	3000 metres steeplechase	Sweden (SWE)	Tore Sjöstrand Sweden 9:04.6	Erik Elmsäter Sweden 9:08.2	Göte Hagström Sweden 9:11.8
	Shot put	United States (USA)	Wilbur Thompson United States 17.12 m	Jim Delaney United States 16.68 m	Jim Fuchs United States 16.42 m
1952 Helsinki	200 metres	United States (USA)	Andy Stanfield United States 20.7	Thane Baker United States 20.8	James Gathers United States 20.8
	110 metres hurdles	United States (USA)	Harrison Dillard United States 13.7	Jack Davis United States 13.7	Arthur Barnard United States 14.1
	Shot put	United States (USA)	Parry O'Brien United States 17.41 m	Darrow Hooper United States 17.39 m	Jim Fuchs United States 17.06 m
	Decathlon	United States (USA)	Bob Mathias United States 7,887 pts	Milt Campbell United States 6,975 pts	Floyd Simmons United States 6,788 pts
1956 Melbourne	200 metres	United States (USA)	Bobby Morrow United States 20.6 (OR)	Andy Stanfield United States 20.7	Thane Baker United States 20.9
	110 metres hurdles	United States (USA)	Lee Calhoun United States 13.5 (OR)	Jack Davis United States 13.5 (OR)	Joel Shankle United States 14.1
	400 metres hurdles	United States (USA)	Glenn Davis United States 50.1 (=OR)	Eddie Southern United States 50.8	Joshua Culbreath United States 51.6
	20 kilometres walk	Soviet Union (URS)	Leonid Spirin Soviet Union 1:31:27.4	Antanas Mikėnas Soviet Union 1:32:03.0	Bruno Junk Soviet Union 1:32:12.0
	Discus throw	United States (USA)	Al Oerter United States 56.36 m (OR)	Fortune Gordien United States 54.81 m	Desmond Koch United States 54.40 m
1960 Rome	110 metres hurdles	United States (USA)	Lee Calhoun United States 13.8	William May United States 13.8	Hayes Jones United States 14.0
	400 metres hurdles	United States (USA)	Glenn Davis United States 49.3 (OR)	Clifton Cushman United States 49.6	Dick Howard United States 49.7
	Shot put	United States (USA)	Bill Nieder United States 19.68 m (OR)	Parry O'Brien United States 19.11 m	Dallas Long United States 19.01 m
	Discus throw	United States (USA)	Al Oerter United States 59.18 m (OR)	Rink Babka United States 58.02 m	Dick Cochran United States 57.16 m
1968 Mexico City	400 metres	United States (USA)	Lee Evans United States 43.86 (WR)	Larry James United States 43.97	Ron Freeman United States 44.41
1976 Montreal	Hammer throw	Soviet Union (URS)	Yuriy Sedykh Soviet Union 77.52 m	Aleksey Spiridonov Soviet Union 76.08 m	Anatoliy Bondarchuk Soviet Union 75.48 m
1980 Moscow	Hammer throw	Soviet Union (URS)	Yuriy Sedykh Soviet Union 81.80 m WR	Sergey Litvinov Soviet Union 80.64 m	Jüri Tamm Soviet Union 78.96 m
1984 Los Angeles	200 metres	United States (USA)	Carl Lewis United States 19.80 OR	Kirk Baptiste United States 19.96	Thomas Jefferson United States 20.26
1988 Seoul	400 metres	United States (USA)	Steve Lewis United States 43.87	Butch Reynolds United States 43.93	Danny Everett United States 44.09
	Long jump	United States (USA)	Carl Lewis United States 8.72 m	Mike Powell United States 8.49 m	Larry Myricks United States 8.27 m
	Pole vault	Soviet Union (URS)	Sergey Bubka Soviet Union 5.90 m	Radion Gataullin Soviet Union 5.85 m	Grigoriy Yegorov Soviet Union 5.80 m
	Hammer throw	Soviet Union (URS)	Sergey Litvinov Soviet Union 84.80 m (OR)	Yuriy Sedykh Soviet Union 83.76 m	Jüri Tamm Soviet Union 81.16 m
1992 Barcelona	3000 metres steeplechase	Kenya (KEN)	Matthew Birir Kenya 8:08.84	Patrick Sang Kenya 8:09.55	William Mutwol Kenya 8:10.74
	Long jump	United States (USA)	Carl Lewis United States 8.67 m	Mike Powell United States 8.64 m	Joe Greene United States 8.34 m
	Hammer throw	Unified Team (EUN)	Andrey Abduvaliyev Unified Team 82.54 m	Igor Astapkovich Unified Team 81.96 m	Igor Nikulin Unified Team 81.38 m
2004 Athens	200 metres	United States (USA)	Shawn Crawford United States 19.79	Bernard Williams United States 20.01	Justin Gatlin United States 20.03
	400 metres	United States (USA)	Jeremy Wariner United States 44.00	Otis Harris United States 44.16	Derrick Brew United States 44.42
	3000 metres steeplechase	Kenya (KEN)	Ezekiel Kemboi Kenya 8:05.81	Brimin Kipruto Kenya 8:06.11	Paul Kipsiele Koech Kenya 8:06.64
2008 Beijing	400 metres	United States (USA)	LaShawn Merritt United States 43.75	Jeremy Wariner United States 44.74	David Neville United States 44.80
2008 Beijing	400 metres hurdles	United States (USA)	Angelo Taylor United States 47.25	Kerron Clement United States 47.98	Bershawn Jackson United States 48.06
2012 London	200 metres	Jamaica (JAM)	Usain Bolt Jamaica 19.32	Yohan Blake Jamaica 19.44	Warren Weir Jamaica 19.84

Women

With the majority of women's competitions happening in more modern, competitive times, sweeps have only occurred six times. The Pentathlon is the only event to have more than one occurrence, coincidentally in back to back Olympiads by different countries.

Olympiad	Event	Country	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1952 Helsinki	Discus throw	Soviet Union (URS)	Nina Romashkova Soviet Union 51.42 m	Elizaveta Bagryantseva Soviet Union 47.08 m	Nina Dumbadze Soviet Union 46.29 m
1976 Montreal	Pentathlon	East Germany (GDR)	Siegrun Siegl East Germany 4745	Christine Laser East Germany 4745	Burglinde Pollak East Germany 4740
1980 Moscow	800 metres	Soviet Union (URS)	Nadezhda Olizarenko Soviet Union 1:53.43 WR	Olga Mineeva Soviet Union 1:54.81	Tatyana Providokhina Soviet Union 1:55.46
1980 Moscow	Pentathlon	Soviet Union (URS)	Nadezhda Tkachenko Soviet Union 5083 WR	Olga Rukavishnikova Soviet Union 4937	Olga Kuragina Soviet Union 4875
2004 Athens	Long jump	Russia (RUS)	Tatyana Lebedeva Russia 7.07 m	Irina Simagina Russia 7.05 m	Tatyana Kotova Russia 7.05 m
2008 Beijing	100 metres	Jamaica (JAM)	Shelly-Ann Fraser Jamaica 10.78	Sherone Simpson Jamaica Kerron Stewart Jamaica 10.98

Other sports

Olympic sweeps in Speed skating

References

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Olympics and Paralympics statistics

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