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Track and Field Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics




Events - Track and Field Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Men's events
• 100 metres
• 200 metres
• 400 metres
• 800 metres
• 1500 metres
• 5000 metres
• 10000 metres
• 110 metre hurdles
• 400 metre hurdles
• 3000 metre steeplechase
• 4Χ100 metre relay
• 4Χ400 metre relay
• Marathon
• 20 km walk
• 50 km walk
• High jump
• Pole vault
• Long jump
• Triple jump
• Shot put
• Discus throw
• Hammer throw
• Javelin throw
• Decathlon

Women's events
•100 metres
• 200 metres
• 400 metres
• 800 metres
• 1500 metres
• 5000 metres
• 10000 metres
• 100 metre hurdles
• 400 metre hurdles
• 3000 metre steeplechase
• 4Χ100 metre relay
• 4Χ400 metre relay
• Marathon
• 20 km walk
• High jump
• Pole vault
• Long jump
• Triple jump
• Shot put
• Discus throw
• Hammer throw
• Javelin throw
• Heptathlon

Competition Format - Track and Field Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Men's events
• 100 metres
• 200 metres
• 400 metres
• 800 metres
• 1500 metres
• 5000 metres
• 10000 metres
• 110 metre hurdles
• 400 metre hurdles
• 3000 metre steeplechase
• 4Χ100 metre relay
• 4Χ400 metre relay
• Marathon
• 20 km walk
• 50 km walk
• High jump
• Pole vault
• Long jump
• Triple jump
• Shot put
• Discus throw
• Hammer throw
• Javelin throw
• Decathlon

Athletes:
Rounds:

Women's events
•100 metres
• 200 metres
• 400 metres
• 800 metres
• 1500 metres
• 5000 metres
• 10000 metres
• 100 metre hurdles
• 400 metre hurdles
• 3000 metre steeplechase
• 4Χ100 metre relay
• 4Χ400 metre relay
• Marathon
• 20 km walk
• High jump
• Pole vault
• Long jump
• Triple jump
• Shot put
• Discus throw
• Hammer throw
• Javelin throw
• Heptathlon

Athletes:
Rounds:

Competition Venue - Track and Field Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Beijing National Stadium - Beijing - China

Competition Schedule - Track and Field Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics
August 15 - August 24, 2008

Friday, August 15, 2008
Local Time - Event - Round
9:00 - Heptathlon 100 m Hurdles
9:05 - Shot Put Men - Qualification
9:45 - 100 m Men - Heats
10:30 - Heptathlon High Jump
10:40 - Hammer Throw Men - Qualification
11:10 - 800 m Women - Heats
12:10 - Hammer Throw Men - Qualification
19:00 - Heptathlon Shot Put
19:10 - 1500 m Men - Heats
19:45 - 100 m Men - Quarterfinals
19:55 - Discus Throw Women - Qualification
20:25 - 3000 m Steeplechase Women - Heats
21:00 - Shot Put Men - Final
21:15 - Heptathlon 200 m Women
21:20 - Discus Throw Women - Qualification
21:40 - Triple Jump Women - Qualification
21:55 - 400 m Hurdles Men - Heats
22:45 - 10,000 m Women - Final

Saturday, August 16, 2008
Local Time - Event - Round
9:00 - 20 km Race Walk Men
9:10 - Shot Put Women - Qualification
9:20 - 3000 m Steeplechase Men - Heats
9:50 - Heptathlon Long Jump
10:10 - Pole Vault Women - Qualification
10:40 - Discus Throw Men - Qualification
10:50 - 100 m Women - Heats
12:05 - Discus Throw Men - Qualification
12:10 - 400 m Women - Heats
19:00 - Heptathlon Javelin Throw
19:30 - 800 m Women - Semifinals
20:00 - Long Jump Men - Qualification
20:05 - 100 m Men - Semifinals
20:10 - Heptathlon Javelin Throw
20:35 - 100 m Women - Quarterfinals
21:10 - Shot Put Women - Final
21:15 - 400 m Hurdles Men - Semifinals
21:45 - Heptathlon 800 m
22:30 - 100 m Men - Final

Sunday, August 17, 2008
Local Time - Event - Round
7:30 - Marathon Women
19:00 - 100 m Hurdles Women - Heats
19:10 - Hammer Throw Men - Final
19:45 - 100 m Women - Semifinals
20:10 - 400 m Hurdles Women - Heats
20:20 - High Jump Men - Qualification
21:00 - 400 m Women - Semifinals
21:30 - 3000 m Steeplechase Women - Final
21:35 - Triple Jump Women - Final
21:55 - 1500 m Men - Semifinals
22:25 - 100 m Women - Final
22:45 - 10,000 m Men - Final

Monday, August 18, 2008
Local Time - Event - Round
9:00 - 400 m Men - Heats
9:10 - Hammer Throw Women - Qualification
10:00 - Triple Jump Men - Qualification
10:05 - 200 m Men - Heats
10:40 - Hammer Throw Women - Qualification
11:10 - 110 m Hurdles Men - Heats
19:00 - Discus Throw Women - Final
19:20 - Pole Vault Women - Final
19:40 - 100 m Hurdles Women - Semifinals
20:05 - 200 m Men - Quarterfinals
20:10 - Long Jump Men - Final
20:45 - 400 m Hurdles Women - Semifinals
21:10 - 3000 m Steeplechase Men - Final
21:35 - 800 m Women - Final
22:00 - 400 m Hurdles Men - Final

Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Local Time - Event - Round
9:00 - Javelin Throw Women - Qualification
9:40 - Long Jump Women - Qualification
10:00 - 1500 m Women - Heats
10:30 - Javelin Throw Women - Qualification
10:40 - 200 m Women - Heats
19:00 - 200 m Women - Quarterfinals
19:10 - High Jump Men - Final
19:35 - 5000 m Women - Heats
20:45 - 110 m Hurdles Men - Quartefinals
21:00 - Discus Throw Men - Final
21:25 - 200 m Men - Semifinals
21:45 - 400 m Men - Semifinals
22:10 - 400 m Women - Final
22:30 - 100 m Hurdles Women - Final
22:50 - 1500 m Men - Final

Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Local Time - Event - Round
19:00 - 800 m Men - Heats
19:20 - Hammer Throw Women - Final
20:15 - 5000 m Men - Heats
20:40 - Pole Vault Men - Qualification
21:30 - 110 m Hurdles Men - Semifinals
21:55 - 200 m Women - Semifinals
22:20 - 200 m Men - Final
22:35 - 400 m Hurdles Women - Final

Thursday, August 21, 2008
Local Time - Event - Round
9:10 - 20 km Race Walk Women
9:10 - Javelin Throw Men - Qualification
9:20 - Decathlon 100 m
9:50 - High Jump Women - Qualification
10:30 - Decathlon Long Jump
10:40 - Javelin Throw Men - Qualification
12:20 - Decathlon Shot Put
19:00 - 1500 m Women - Semifinals
19:10 - Decathlon High Jump
19:20 - Javelin Throw Women - Final
19:30 - 200 m Women - Final
19:50 - 800 m Men - Semifinals
20:20 - Triple Jump Men - Final
20:20 - 4Χ100 m Relay Men - Heats
20:55 - 4Χ100 m Relay Women - Heats
21:20 - 400 m Men - Final
21:45 - 110 m Hurdles Men - Final
22:00 - Decathlon 400 m

     

Friday, August 22, 2008
Local Time - Event - Round
7:30 - 50 km Race Walk Men
9:00 - Decathlon 110 m Hurdles
10:05 - Decathlon Discus Throw
12:55 - Decathlon Pole Vault
19:00 - Decathlon Javelin Throw
19:20 - Long Jump Women - Final
19:40 - 4Χ400 m Relay Women - Heats
19:55 - Pole Vault Men - Final
20:10 - 4Χ400 m Relay Men - Heats
20:15 - Decathlon Javelin Throw
20:40 - 5000 m Women - Final
21:15 - 4Χ100 m Relay Women - Final
21:40 - Decathlon 1500 m
22:10 - 4Χ100 m Relay Men - Final

Saturday, August 23, 2008
Local Time - Event - Round
19:10 - Javelin Throw Men - Final
19:20 - High Jump Women - Final
19:30 - 800 m Men - Final
19:50 - 1500 m Women - Final
20:10 - 5000 m Men - Final
20:40 - 4Χ400 m Relay Women - Final
21:05 - 4Χ400 m Relay Men - Final

Sunday, August 24, 2008
Local Time - Event - Round
7:30 - Marathon Men

* All times are local Beijing Time (GMT+8).

Countries - Track and Field Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Men's events
• 100 metres
• 200 metres
• 400 metres
• 800 metres
• 1500 metres
• 5000 metres
• 10000 metres
• 110 metre hurdles
• 400 metre hurdles
• 3000 metre steeplechase
• 4Χ100 metre relay
• 4Χ400 metre relay
• Marathon
• 20 km walk
• 50 km walk
• High jump
• Pole vault
• Long jump
• Triple jump
• Shot put
• Discus throw
• Hammer throw
• Javelin throw
• Decathlon

Women's events
•100 metres
• 200 metres
• 400 metres
• 800 metres
• 1500 metres
• 5000 metres
• 10000 metres
• 100 metre hurdles
• 400 metre hurdles
• 3000 metre steeplechase
• 4Χ100 metre relay
• 4Χ400 metre relay
• Marathon
• 20 km walk
• High jump
• Pole vault
• Long jump
• Triple jump
• Shot put
• Discus throw
• Hammer throw
• Javelin throw
• Heptathlon

TBA

Athletes - Track and Field Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Men's events
• 100 metres
• 200 metres
• 400 metres
• 800 metres
• 1500 metres
• 5000 metres
• 10000 metres
• 110 metre hurdles
• 400 metre hurdles
• 3000 metre steeplechase
• 4Χ100 metre relay
• 4Χ400 metre relay
• Marathon
• 20 km walk
• 50 km walk
• High jump
• Pole vault
• Long jump
• Triple jump
• Shot put
• Discus throw
• Hammer throw
• Javelin throw
• Decathlon

Women's events
•100 metres
• 200 metres
• 400 metres
• 800 metres
• 1500 metres
• 5000 metres
• 10000 metres
• 100 metre hurdles
• 400 metre hurdles
• 3000 metre steeplechase
• 4Χ100 metre relay
• 4Χ400 metre relay
• Marathon
• 20 km walk
• High jump
• Pole vault
• Long jump
• Triple jump
• Shot put
• Discus throw
• Hammer throw
• Javelin throw
• Heptathlon

TBA

Track and Field Athletics at the Summer Olympics
Debut: 1896 Summer Olympics - Athens
Olympiads: 25 (25 medal editions)
• Track and Field Athletics at the Summer Olympics

Medals Table - Track and Field Athletics at the Summer Olympics
Rank - Nation - Gold - Silver - Bronze - Total
1 - United States (USA) - 305 - 229 - 182 - 716
2 - Soviet Union (URS) - 64 - 55 - 74 - 193
3 - Great Britain (GBR) - 48 - 76 - 60 - 184
4 - Finland (FIN) - 48 - 35 - 29 - 112
5 - East Germany (GDR) - 38 - 36 - 35 - 109
6 - Poland (POL) - 21 - 16 - 13 - 50
7 - Sweden (SWE) - 19 - 21 - 41 - 81
8 - Australia (AUS) - 18 - 22 - 24 - 64
9 - Italy (ITA) - 18 - 15 - 24 - 57
10 - Kenya (KEN) - 16 - 23 - 15 - 54
11 - Germany (GER) - 15 - 20 - 33 - 68
12 - Ethiopia (ETH) - 14 - 5 - 12 - 31
13 - France (FRA) - 13 - 20 - 24 - 57
14 - Canada (CAN) - 13 - 14 - 24 - 51
15 - Russia (RUS) - 12 - 17 - 13 - 42
16 - West Germany (FRG) - 12 - 14 - 17 - 43
17 - Czechoslovakia (TCH) - 11 - 8 - 5 - 24
18 - Romania (ROU) - 10 - 14 - 9 - 33
19 - Hungary (HUN) - 9 - 12 - 17 - 38
20 - Cuba (CUB) - 9 - 11 - 12 - 32
21 - New Zealand (NZL) - 8 - 1 - 8 - 17
22 - Jamaica (JAM) - 7 - 21 - 13 - 41
23 - Unified Team (EUN) - 7 - 11 - 3 - 21
24 - Japan (JPN) - 7 - 7 - 7 - 21
25 - Greece (GRE) - 6 - 12 - 10 - 28
26 - South Africa (RSA) - 6 - 10 - 6 - 22
27 - Norway (NOR) - 6 - 4 - 8 - 18
28 - Morocco (MAR) - 6 - 4 - 6 - 16
29 - Netherlands (NED) - 6 - 3 - 6 - 15
30 - Bulgaria (BUL) - 5 - 7 - 6 - 18
31 - China (CHN) - 5 - 3 - 5 - 13
32 - Germany (EUA) - 4 - 18 - 8 - 30
33 - Ireland (IRL) - 4 - 2 - 0 - 6
34 - Mexico (MEX) - 3 - 5 - 2 - 10
35 - Brazil (BRA) - 3 - 3 - 7 - 13
36 - Belarus (BLR) - 3 - 3 - 6 - 12
37 - Portugal (POR) - 3 - 2 - 4 - 9
38 - Czech Republic (CZE) - 3 - 1 - 3 - 7
39 - Algeria (ALG) - 3 - 1 - 2 - 6
40 - Lithuania (LTU) - 3 - 1 - 0 - 4
41 - Belgium (BEL) - 2 - 5 - 2 - 9
42 - Spain (ESP) - 2 - 4 - 5 - 11
43 - Argentina (ARG) - 2 - 3 - 0 - 5
44 - Bahamas (BAH) - 2 - 2 - 2 - 6
45 - Ukraine (UKR) - 2 - 1 - 7 - 10
46 - Nigeria (NGR) - 1 - 4 - 6 - 11
47 - Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) - 1 - 2 - 5 - 8
48 - Austria (AUT) - 1 - 2 - 4 - 7
49 - Tunisia (TUN) - 1 - 2 - 1 - 4
50 - Estonia (EST) - 1 - 1 - 2 - 4
51 - South Korea (KOR) - 1 - 1 - 0 - 2
51 - Mixed team (ZZX) - 1 - 1 - 0 - 2
53 - Kazakhstan (KAZ) - 1 - 0 - 1 - 2
53 - Mozambique (MOZ) - 1 - 0 - 1 - 2
53 - Uganda (UGA) - 1 - 0 - 1 - 2
56 - Burundi (BDI) - 1 - 0 - 0 - 1
56 - Cameroon (CMR) - 1 - 0 - 0 - 1
56 - Dominican Republic (DOM) - 1 - 0 - 0 - 1
56 - Ecuador (ECU) - 1 - 0 - 0 - 1
56 - Luxembourg (LUX) - 1 - 0 - 0 - 1
56 - Syria (SYR) - 1 - 0 - 0 - 1
62 - Switzerland (SUI) - 0 - 6 - 2 - 8
63 - Namibia (NAM) - 0 - 4 - 0 - 4
64 - Latvia (LAT) - 0 - 3 - 1 - 4
65 - Denmark (DEN) - 0 - 2 - 4 - 6
66 - Chile (CHI) - 0 - 2 - 0 - 2
66 - India (IND) - 0 - 2 - 0 - 2
66 - Tanzania (TAN) - 0 - 2 - 0 - 2
66 - Yugoslavia (YUG) - 0 - 2 - 0 - 2
70 - Iceland (ISL) - 0 - 1 - 1 - 2
70 - Slovenia (SLO) - 0 - 1 - 1 - 2
72 - Bohemia (BOH) - 0 - 1 - 0 - 1
72 - Cτte d'Ivoire (CIV) - 0 - 1 - 0 - 1
72 - Haiti (HAI) - 0 - 1 - 0 - 1
72 - Saudi Arabia (KSA) - 0 - 1 - 0 - 1
72 - Senegal (SEN) - 0 - 1 - 0 - 1
72 - Zambia (ZAM) - 0 - 1 - 0 - 1
78 - British West Indies (BWI) - 0 - 0 - 2 - 2
78 - Panama (PAN) - 0 - 0 - 2 - 2
78 - Philippines (PHI) - 0 - 0 - 2 - 2
78 - Turkey (TUR) - 0 - 0 - 2 - 2
82 - Australasia (ANZ) - 0 - 0 - 1 - 1
82 - Barbados (BAR) - 0 - 0 - 1 - 1
82 - Colombia (COL) - 0 - 0 - 1 - 1
82 - Djibouti (DJI) - 0 - 0 - 1 - 1
82 - Eritrea (ERI) - 0 - 0 - 1 - 1
82 - Qatar (QAT) - 0 - 0 - 1 - 1
82 - Sri Lanka (SRI) - 0 - 0 - 1 - 1
82 - Venezuela (VEN) - 0 - 0 - 1 - 1



 
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