| Times held | 29 |
|---|---|
| Total participants | 645 |
| Total countries | 78 |
| Year | Event | Status | Participants | NOCs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1896 | Sprint, Men | Olympic | 4 | 3 |
| 1900 | Sprint, Men | Olympic | 69 | 6 |
| 1906 | Sprint, Men | Intercalated | 28 | 10 |
| 1908 | Sprint, 660 yards, Men | Olympic | 46 | 9 |
| 1908 | Sprint, 1,000 metres, Men | Olympic | 40 | 9 |
| 1920 | Sprint, Men | Olympic | 37 | 11 |
| 1924 | Sprint, Men | Olympic | 31 | 17 |
| 1928 | Sprint, Men | Olympic | 18 | 18 |
| 1932 | Sprint, Men | Olympic | 9 | 9 |
| 1936 | Sprint, Men | Olympic | 20 | 20 |
| 1948 | Sprint, Men | Olympic | 23 | 23 |
| 1952 | Sprint, Men | Olympic | 27 | 27 |
| 1956 | Sprint, Men | Olympic | 18 | 18 |
| 1960 | Sprint, Men | Olympic | 30 | 18 |
| 1964 | Sprint, Men | Olympic | 39 | 22 |
| 1968 | Sprint, Men | Olympic | 47 | 28 |
| 1972 | Sprint, Men | Olympic | 46 | 27 |
| 1976 | Sprint, Men | Olympic | 25 | 25 |
| 1980 | Sprint, Men | Olympic | 15 | 15 |
| 1984 | Sprint, Men | Olympic | 33 | 24 |
| 1988 | Sprint, Men | Olympic | 25 | 25 |
| 1992 | Sprint, Men | Olympic | 23 | 23 |
| 1996 | Sprint, Men | Olympic | 24 | 16 |
| 2000 | Sprint, Men | Olympic | 19 | 14 |
| 2004 | Sprint, Men | Olympic | 19 | 13 |
| 2008 | Sprint, Men | Olympic | 21 | 15 |
| 2012 | Sprint, Men | Olympic | 17 | 17 |
| 2016 | Sprint, Men | Olympic | 27 | 16 |
| 2020 | Sprint, Men | Olympic | 30 | 18 |
| NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France | FRA |
7 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
| Italy | ITA |
5 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| Great Britain | GBR |
4 | 5 | 2 | 11 |
| Netherlands | NED |
3 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| Germany | GER |
3 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| United States | USA |
2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| East Germany | GDR |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Australia | AUS |
1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| Czechoslovakia | TCH |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Soviet Union | URS |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Belgium | BEL |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Greece | GRE |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Canada | CAN |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Denmark | DEN |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Japan | JPN |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Russian Federation | RUS |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Athlete | Nat | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Morelon | FRA |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Jason Kenny | GBR |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Jens Fiedler | GER |
2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Lutz Heßlich | GDR |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Marty Nothstein | USA |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |