Athletics — 100 metres, Men

Times held 30
Total participants 1708
Total countries 199

Participants

Year Event Status Participants NOCs
1896 100 metres, Men Olympic 15 8
1900 100 metres, Men Olympic 20 9
1904 100 metres, Men Olympic 11 3
1906 100 metres, Men Intercalated 42 13
1908 100 metres, Men Olympic 60 16
1912 100 metres, Men Olympic 70 22
1920 100 metres, Men Olympic 61 22
1924 100 metres, Men Olympic 86 34
1928 100 metres, Men Olympic 76 32
1932 100 metres, Men Olympic 33 17
1936 100 metres, Men Olympic 63 30
1948 100 metres, Men Olympic 63 33
1952 100 metres, Men Olympic 72 33
1956 100 metres, Men Olympic 65 31
1960 100 metres, Men Olympic 61 45
1964 100 metres, Men Olympic 73 49
1968 100 metres, Men Olympic 67 42
1972 100 metres, Men Olympic 85 55
1976 100 metres, Men Olympic 63 40
1980 100 metres, Men Olympic 65 40
1984 100 metres, Men Olympic 82 59
1988 100 metres, Men Olympic 102 69
1992 100 metres, Men Olympic 81 66
1996 100 metres, Men Olympic 106 75
2000 100 metres, Men Olympic 97 71
2004 100 metres, Men Olympic 82 62
2008 100 metres, Men Olympic 80 64
2012 100 metres, Men Olympic 74 61
2016 100 metres, Men Olympic 84 57
2020 100 metres, Men Olympic 78 59

Medal winners

Year Gold Silver Bronze
1896 Tom BurkeUSA Fritz HofmannGER Alajos Szokoly
Frank Lane
HUN
USA
1900 Frank JarvisUSA Walter TewksburyUSA Stan RowleyAUS
1904 Archie HahnUSA Nate CartmellUSA Bill HogensonUSA
1906 Archie HahnUSA Fay MoultonUSA Nigel BarkerAUS
1908 Reggie WalkerRSA James RectorUSA Bobby KerrCAN
1912 Ralph CraigUSA Alvah MeyerUSA Donald LippincottUSA
1920 Charley PaddockUSA Morris KirkseyUSA Harry EdwardGBR
1924 Harold AbrahamsGBR Jackson ScholzUSA Arthur PorrittNZL
1928 Percy WilliamsCAN Jack LondonGBR Georg LammersGER
1932 Eddie TolanUSA Ralph MetcalfeUSA Arthur JonathGER
1936 Jesse OwensUSA Ralph MetcalfeUSA Tinus OsendarpNED
1948 Harrison DillardUSA Barney EwellUSA Lloyd LaBeachPAN
1952 Lindy RemiginoUSA Herb McKenleyJAM McDonald BaileyGBR
1956 Bobby Joe MorrowUSA Thane BakerUSA Hec HoganAUS
1960 Armin HaryGER Dave SimeUSA Peter RadfordGBR
1964 Bob HayesUSA Enrique FiguerolaCUB Harry JeromeCAN
1968 Jim HinesUSA Lennox MillerJAM Charlie GreeneUSA
1972 Valery BorzovURS Robert TaylorUSA Lennox MillerJAM
1976 Hasely CrawfordTTO Don QuarrieJAM Valery BorzovURS
1980 Allan WellsGBR Silvio LeonardCUB Petar PetrovBUL
1984 Carl LewisUSA Sam GraddyUSA Ben JohnsonCAN
1988 Carl LewisUSA Linford ChristieGBR Calvin SmithUSA
1992 Linford ChristieGBR Frankie FredericksNAM Dennis MitchellUSA
1996 Donovan BaileyCAN Frankie FredericksNAM Ato BoldonTTO
2000 Maurice GreeneUSA Ato BoldonTTO Obadele ThompsonBAR
2004 Justin GatlinUSA Francis ObikweluPOR Maurice GreeneUSA
2008 Usain BoltJAM Richard ThompsonTTO Walter DixUSA
2012 Usain BoltJAM Yohan BlakeJAM Justin GatlinUSA
2016 Usain BoltJAM Justin GatlinUSA Andre De GrasseCAN
2020 Lamont Marcell JacobsITA Fred KerleyUSA Andre De GrasseCAN

Medals by country

NOC Gold Silver Bronze Total
United States USA 17 16 9 42
Jamaica JAM 3 4 1 8
Great Britain GBR 3 2 3 8
Canada CAN 2 0 5 7
Trinidad and Tobago TTO 1 2 1 4
Germany GER 1 1 2 4
Soviet Union URS 1 0 1 2
Italy ITA 1 0 0 1
South Africa RSA 1 0 0 1
Cuba CUB 0 2 0 2
Namibia NAM 0 2 0 2
Portugal POR 0 1 0 1
Australia AUS 0 0 3 3
Barbados BAR 0 0 1 1
Bulgaria BUL 0 0 1 1
Hungary HUN 0 0 1 1
Netherlands NED 0 0 1 1
New Zealand NZL 0 0 1 1
Panama PAN 0 0 1 1

Top medallists

Athlete Nat Gold Silver Bronze Total
Usain Bolt JAM 3 0 0 3
Archie Hahn USA 2 0 0 2
Carl Lewis USA 2 0 0 2
Justin Gatlin USA 1 1 1 3
Linford Christie GBR 1 1 0 2