Host cities:
| Athlete | Nation(s) | Sport(s) | Role(s) | Era | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jutta Krüger | GER FRG |
ATH | Olympics | 1952 | 0–0–1 1958 Stockholm bronze: javelin throw (competed as Jutta Neumann) |
| Lies Krüger | GER |
ATH | Olympics | 1936 | 0–0–1 1938 Wien bronze: javelin throw |
| Larisa Kruglova | RUS |
ATH | Olympics | 2004 | 1–0–1 2002 München bronze: 4×100 m relay; 2006 Göteborg gold: 4×100 m relay (ran in heats only) |
| Annerose Krumpholz | GDR |
ATH | Olympics | 1972 | 0–1–0 1974 Roma silver: 100 m hurdles (competed as Annerose Fiedler) |
| Vladimir Krylov | RUS URS |
ATH | Olympics | 1988 | 1–0–1 1986 Stuttgart gold: 200 m, bronze: 4×400 m relay |
| Jakub Krzewina | POL |
ATH | Olympics | 2016—2020 | 0–1–1 2014 Zürich bronze: 4×400 m relay; 2016 Amsterdam silver: 4×400 m relay |
| Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak | POL |
ATH | Olympics | 1956—1960 | 2–0–0 1958 Stockholm gold: 5000 m and 10000 m |
| Adam Kszczot | POL |
ATH | Olympics | 2012—2016 | 3–0–1 2010 Barcelona bronze: 800 m; 2014 Zürich gold: 800 m; 2016 Amsterdam gold: 800 m; 2018 Berlin gold: 800 m |
| Dariusz Kuć | POL |
ATH | Olympics | 2008—2012 | 0–1–0 2006 Göteborg silver: 4×100 m relay |
| Viktor Kudinsky | URS UKR |
ATH | Olympics | 1968 | 1–0–0 1966 Budapest gold: 3000 m steeplechase |
| Jan Kudlička | CZE |
ATH | Olympics | 2008—2016 | 0–1–1 2014 Zürich bronze: pole vault; 2016 Amsterdam silver: pole vault |
| Rita Kühne | GDR |
ATH | Olympics | 1972 | 1–0–0 1971 Helsinki gold: 4×400 m relay |
| Susan Kuijken | NED |
ATH | Olympics | 2016—2020 | 0–1–1 2014 Zürich bronze: 5000 m; 2018 Berlin silver: 10000 m (competed as Susan Krumins) |
| Markku Kukkoaho | FIN |
ATH | Olympics | 1972—1976 | 0–0–1 1974 Roma bronze: 4×400 m relay |
| Gergely Kulcsár | HUN |
ATH | Olympics / Other | 1960—1972 | 0–0–2 1958 Stockholm bronze: javelin throw; 1966 Budapest bronze: javelin throw |
| Yekaterina Kulikova | RUS |
ATH | Olympics | 1996 | 0–1–0 1998 Budapest silver: 4×400 m relay (ran in heats only) |
| Han Kulker | NED |
ATH | Olympics | 1988 | 0–0–1 1986 Stuttgart bronze: 1500 m |
| Astrid Kumbernuss | GER |
ATH | Olympics | 1996—2004 | 1–1–0 1990 Split gold: shot put (competed for East Germany); 1994 Helsinki silver: shot put |
| Risto Kuntsi | FIN |
ATH | Olympics | 1936 | 0–1–0 1934 Torino silver: shot put |
| Marina Kuptsova | RUS |
ATH | Olympics | 2000 | 0–1–0 2002 München silver: high jump |
| Maria Kusion-Bibro | POL |
ATH | Olympics | 1956—1960 | 0–0–1 1958 Stockholm bronze: 4×100 m relay (competed as Maria Bibro) |
| Janusz Kusociński | POL |
ATH | Olympics | 1932 | 0–1–0 1934 Torino silver: 5000 m |
| Vladimir Kuts | URS UKR |
ATH | Olympics | 1956 | 1–0–0 1954 Bern gold: 5000 m |
| Olga Kuzenkova | RUS |
ATH | Olympics | 2000—2004 | 1–1–0 1998 Budapest silver: hammer throw; 2002 München gold: hammer throw |
| Sergey Kuznetsov | RUS URS |
ATH | Olympics | 1952 | 0–1–0 1946 Oslo silver: decathlon |
| Vasily Kuznetsov | RUS URS |
ATH | Olympics | 1956—1964 | 3–0–0 1954 Bern gold: decathlon; 1958 Stockholm gold: decathlon; 1962 Beograd gold: decathlon |
| Vladimir Kuznetsov | RUS URS |
ATH | Olympics | 1952—1964 | 0–1–0 1954 Bern silver: javelin throw |
| Jiří Kynos | CZE TCH |
ATH | Olympics | 1972 | 1–0–1 1969 Athina bronze: 4×100 m relay; 1971 Helsinki gold: 4×100 m relay |
| Nikol Kyriakopoulou | GRE |
ATH | Olympics / Non-starter | 2008—2020 | 0–1–1 2012 Helsinki bronze: pole vault; 2018 Berlin silver: pole vault |
| Simona La Mantia | ITA |
ATH | Olympics | 2004—2012 | 0–1–0 2010 Barcelona silver: triple jump |
| Stefano La Rosa | ITA |
ATH | Olympics | 2016 | 1–0–1 2016 Amsterdam bronze: half-marathon team; 2018 Berlin gold: marathon team |
| Denise Laborie-Guénard | FRA |
ATH | Olympics | 1952—1964 | 0–1–0 1962 Beograd silver: pentathlon (competed as Denise Guénard) |
| Renāte Lāce | LAT URS |
ATH | Olympics | 1964 | 0–0–1 1966 Budapest bronze: 4×100 m relay |
| Du'aine Ladejo | GBR |
ATH | Olympics | 1992—1996 | 2–0–0 1994 Helsinki gold: 400 m and 4×400 m relay |
| Ivet Lalova-Collio | BUL |
ATH | Olympics / Other | 2004—2020 | 1–2–0 2012 Helsinki gold: 100 m (competed as Ivet Lalova); 2016 Amsterdam silver: 100 m and 200 m |
| Alessandro Lambruschini | ITA |
ATH | Olympics | 1988—1996 | 1–1–1 1990 Split bronze: 3000 m steeplechase; 1994 Helsinki gold: 3000 m steeplechase; 1998 Budapest silver: 3000 m steeplechase |
| Ayad Lamdassem | ESP |
ATH | Olympics | 2008—2020 | 0–1–0 2016 Amsterdam silver: half-marathon team |
| Yago Lamela | ESP |
ATH | Olympics | 2000—2004 | 0–0–1 2002 München bronze: long jump |
| Jan Lammers | NED |
ATH | Olympics | 1948 | 0–0–1 1950 Bruxelles bronze: 200 m |
| Rénelle Lamote | FRA |
ATH | Olympics | 2016—2020 | 0–2–0 2016 Amsterdam silver: 800 m; 2018 Berlin silver: 800 m |
| Francine Landre | FRA |
ATH | Olympics | 1996 | 1–0–0 1994 Helsinki gold: 4×400 m relay |
| Eeles Landström | FIN |
ATH | Olympics / Other | 1952—1960 | 2–0–0 1954 Bern gold: pole vault; 1958 Stockholm gold: pole vault |
| Martha Langbein-Pensberger | GER FRG |
ATH | Olympics | 1960—1964 | 0–1–0 1962 Beograd silver: 4×100 m relay (competed as Martha Pensberger) |
| Marita Lange | GDR |
ATH | Olympics | 1968—1972 | 0–1–2 1966 Budapest bronze: shot put; 1969 Athina bronze: shot put; 1971 Helsinki silver: shot put |
| Lucyna Langer | POL |
ATH | Olympics | 1980 | 1–0–0 1982 Athina gold: 100 m hurdles (competed as Lucyna Kałek) |
| Sonia Lannaman | GBR |
ATH | Olympics / Non-starter | 1972—1980 | 0–1–0 1978 Praha silver: 4×100 m relay |
| Jiří Lanský | CZE TCH |
ATH | Olympics | 1960 | 0–2–0 1954 Bern silver: high jump; 1958 Stockholm silver: high jump |
| Mario Lanzi | ITA |
ATH | Olympics | 1936 | 0–1–1 1934 Torino silver: 800 m; 1938 Paris bronze: 800 m |
| Igor Lapshin | BLR URS |
ATH | Olympics | 1988 | 0–0–1 1990 Split bronze: triple jump |
| Ernst Larsen | DEN |
ATH | Olympics / Non-starter | 1928—1936 | 0–0–1 1954 Bern bronze: 3000 m steeplechase |
| Lars Larsson | SWE |
ATH | Olympics | 1936 | 1–0–0 1938 Paris gold: 3000 m steeplechase |
| Rune Larsson | SWE |
ATH | Olympics | 1948—1952 | 0–0–2 1946 Oslo bronze: 400 m hurdles; 1950 Bruxelles bronze: 4×400 m relay |
| Inna Lasovskaya | RUS |
ATH | Olympics | 1996—2000 | 0–1–0 1994 Helsinki silver: triple jump |
| Torbjörn Lassenius | FIN |
ATH | Olympics | 1956 | 0–1–0 1954 Bern silver: decathlon |
| Martin Lauer | GER FRG |
ATH | Olympics | 1956—1960 | 1–0–0 1958 Stockholm gold: 110 m hurdles |
| Renaud Lavillenie | FRA |
ATH | Olympics | 2012—2020 | 3–0–1 2010 Barcelona gold: pole vault; 2012 Helsinki gold: pole vault; 2014 Zürich gold: pole vault; 2018 Berlin bronze: pole vault |
| Julien Le Bas | FRA |
ATH | Olympics | 1948 | 0–1–0 1946 Oslo silver: 4×100 m relay |
| Yevgeny Lebedev | RUS |
ATH | Non-starter | 2004 | 0–1–0 2002 München silver: 4×400 m relay (ran in heats only) |
| Tatyana Lebedeva | RUS |
ATH | Olympics | 2000—2012 | 1–0–0 2006 Göteborg gold: triple jump |
| Serhiy Lebid | UKR |
ATH | Olympics | 2000—2012 | 0–0–1 2002 München bronze: 5000 m |
| Franco Leccese | ITA |
ATH | Olympics | 1952 | 0–1–0 1950 Bruxelles silver: 100 m |
| Tatsiana Ledauskaya | BLR URS EUN |
ATH | Olympics | 1988—1996 | 1–1–0 1990 Split gold: 400 m hurdles, silver: 4×400 m relay (competed for the Soviet Union) |
| Yrjö Lehtilä | FIN |
ATH | Olympics | 1948 | 0–0–1 1946 Oslo bronze: shot put |
| Wilhelm Leichum | GER |
ATH | Olympics | 1936 | 2–0–0 1934 Torino gold: long jump; 1938 Paris gold: long jump |
| Jan Leitner | CZE TCH |
ATH | Olympics | 1980 | 0–0–1 1982 Athina bronze: long jump |
| Christophe Lemaitre | FRA |
ATH | Olympics | 2012—2016 | 4–2–2 2010 Barcelona gold: 100 m, 200 m, and 4×100 m relay; 2012 Helsinki gold: 100 m, bronze: 4×100 m relay; 2014 Zürich silver: 100 m and 200 m, bronze: 4×100 m relay |
| Giuseppina Leone | ITA |
ATH | Olympics | 1952—1960 | 0–0–1 1954 Bern bronze: 4×100 m relay |
| Tõnu Lepik | EST URS |
ATH | Olympics | 1968—1976 | 0–0–1 1969 Athina bronze: long jump |
| Barbara Lerczak-Janiszewska-Sobotta | POL |
ATH | Olympics | 1956—1964 | 2–0–2 1958 Stockholm gold: 200 m, bronze: 4×100 m relay (competed as Barbara Janiszewska); 1962 Beograd gold: 4×100 m relay, bronze: 200 m (competed as Barbara Sobotta) |
| Sheila Lerwill | GBR |
ATH | Olympics | 1952 | 1–0–0 1950 Bruxelles gold: high jump |
| Svetlana Leseva | BUL |
ATH | Olympics | 1992 | 0–1–0 1986 Stuttgart silver: high jump (competed as Svetlana Isaeva) |
| Yekaterina Leshchova | RUS |
ATH | Olympics | 1996 | 1–2–0 1994 Helsinki silver: 4×100 m relay (ran in heats only); 2006 Göteborg gold: 4×100 m relay, silver: 100 m (competed as Yekaterina Grigoryeva) |
| Eckhard Lesse | GDR |
ATH | Olympics | 1972 | 0–1–0 1974 Roma silver: marathon |
| Éloyse Lesueur | FRA |
ATH | Olympics | 2012 | 2–0–0 2012 Helsinki gold: long jump; 2014 Zürich gold: long jump |
| Tatyana Levina | RUS |
ATH | Olympics | 2004 | 0–1–0 2002 München silver: 4×400 m relay (ran in heats only) |
| Nigel Levine | GBR |
ATH | Olympics | 2012—2016 | 1–1–0 2012 Helsinki silver: 4×400 m relay; 2014 Zürich gold: 4×400 m relay (ran in heats only) |
| Marcin Lewandowski | POL |
ATH | Olympics | 2008—2020 | 1–2–0 2010 Barcelona gold: 800 m; 2016 Amsterdam silver: 800 m; 2018 Berlin silver: 1500 m |
| Mark Lewis-Francis | GBR |
ATH | Olympics | 2004 | 1–1–0 2006 Göteborg gold: 4×100 m relay; 2010 Barcelona silver: 100 m |
| Denise Lewis | GBR |
ATH | Olympics | 1996—2004 | 1–0–0 1998 Budapest gold: heptathlon |
| Les Lewis | GBR |
ATH | Olympics | 1948—1952 | 1–0–0 1950 Bruxelles gold: 4×400 m relay |
| Olha Liakhova | UKR |
ATH | Olympics | 2016 | 0–1–1 2014 Zürich silver: 4×400 m relay (ran in heats only); 2018 Berlin bronze: 800 m |
| Silke Lichtenhagen | GER |
ATH | Olympics | 1996 | 1–0–0 1994 Helsinki gold: 4×100 m relay |
| Zenon Licznerski | POL |
ATH | Olympics | 1976—1980 | 1–0–0 1978 Praha gold: 4×100 m relay |
| Håkan Lidman | SWE |
ATH | Olympics | 1936—1948 | 1–1–0 1938 Paris silver: 110 m hurdles; 1946 Oslo gold: 110 m hurdles |
| Rico Lieder | GER |
ATH | Olympics | 1992—1996 | 0–0–1 1990 Split bronze: 4×400 m relay (competed for East Germany) |
| Kriemhild Limberg-Hausmann | GER FRG |
ATH | Olympics | 1960—1964 | 0–0–1 1958 Stockholm bronze: discus throw (competed as Kriemhild Hausmann) |
| Allan Lindberg | SWE |
ATH | Olympics | 1948 | 1–0–0 1946 Oslo gold: pole vault |
| Janin Lindenberg | GER |
ATH | Olympics / Non-starter | 2008—2012 | 1–0–0 2010 Barcelona gold: 4×400 m relay |
| Lennart Lindgren | SWE |
ATH | Olympics | 1936 | 0–1–0 1938 Paris silver: 4×100 m relay |
| Lovisa Lindh | SWE |
ATH | Olympics | 2016 | 0–0–1 2016 Amsterdam bronze: 800 m |
| Dieter Lindner | GDR GER |
ATH | Olympics | 1956—1964 | 1–0–0 1966 Budapest gold: 20 km walk (competed for East Germany) |
| Joanna Linkiewicz | POL |
ATH | Olympics | 2016—2020 | 0–1–0 2016 Amsterdam silver: 400 m hurdles |
| Viktor Lipsnis | URS UKR |
ATH | Olympics | 1960—1964 | 0–2–0 1958 Stockholm silver: shot put; 1962 Beograd silver: shot put |
| Karel Lismont | BEL |
ATH | Olympics | 1972—1984 | 1–0–2 1971 Helsinki gold: marathon; 1978 Praha bronze: marathon; 1982 Athina bronze: marathon |
| Nataliya Lisovskaya | RUS URS EUN |
ATH | Olympics | 1988—1992 | 0–1–0 1990 Split silver: shot put (competed for the Soviet Union) |
| Yury Lituyev | RUS URS |
ATH | Olympics | 1952—1956 | 1–2–0 1950 Bruxelles silver: 400 m hurdles; 1954 Bern silver: 400 m hurdles; 1958 Stockholm gold: 400 m hurdles |
| Valentina Lituyeva | RUS URS |
ATH | Olympics | 1952 | 1–1–0 1950 Bruxelles gold: long jump (competed as Valentina Bogdanova); 1958 Stockholm silver: long jump |
| Sergey Litvinov | RUS URS |
ATH | Olympics | 1980—1988 | 0–1–1 1982 Athina bronze: hammer throw; 1986 Stuttgart silver: hammer throw |
| Judy Livermore-Simpson | GBR |
ATH | Olympics | 1980—1988 | 0–0–1 1986 Stuttgart bronze: heptathlon (competed as Judy Simpson) |
| Bo Ljungberg | SWE |
ATH | Olympics | 1936 | 0–2–0 1934 Torino silver: pole vault; 1938 Paris silver: pole vault |
| John Ljunggren | SWE |
ATH | Olympics | 1948—1964 | 1–1–0 1946 Oslo gold: 50 km walk; 1950 Bruxelles silver: 50 km walk |
| Jorge Llopart | ESP |
ATH | Olympics | 1980—1988 | 1–0–0 1978 Praha gold: 50 km walk |
| Liliya Lobanova | UKR |
ATH | Non-starter | 2012 | 0–0–1 2012 Helsinki bronze: 800 m |
| Sergey Lobastov | RUS URS |
ATH | Olympics | 1952 | 0–0–1 1954 Bern bronze: 10 km walk |
| Tim Lobinger | GER |
ATH | Olympics | 1996—2008 | 0–2–1 1998 Budapest silver: pole vault; 2002 München bronze: pole vault; 2006 Göteborg silver: pole vault |
| Lev Lobodin | RUS UKR |
ATH | Olympics | 1996—2004 | 0–0–3 1994 Helsinki bronze: decathlon (competed for Ukraine); 1998 Budapest bronze: decathlon (competed for Russia); 2002 München bronze: decathlon (competed for Russia) |
| Alina Lohvynenko | UKR |
ATH | Olympics | 2012—2020 | 1–0–0 2012 Helsinki gold: 4×400 m relay |
| Hermann Lomba | FRA |
ATH | Olympics | 1996 | 1–0–0 1994 Helsinki gold: 4×100 m relay |
| Josef Lomický | CZE TCH |
ATH | Olympics | 1980 | 0–0–1 1978 Praha bronze: 4×400 m relay |
| Luz Long | GER |
ATH | Olympics | 1936 | 0–0–2 1934 Torino bronze: long jump; 1938 Paris bronze: long jump |
| Stig Lönnqvist | FIN |
ATH | Olympics | 1972—1976 | 0–0–1 1974 Roma bronze: 4×400 m relay |
| Miguel Ángel López | ESP |
ATH | Olympics | 2012—2020 | 1–0–0 2014 Zürich gold: 20 km walk |
| Doris Lorenz-Müller | GDR GER |
ATH | Olympics | 1960—1964 | 0–1–0 1962 Beograd silver: discus throw (competed as Doris Müller) |
| Stanko Lorger | SLO YUG |
ATH | Olympics | 1952—1960 | 0–1–0 1958 Stockholm silver: 110 m hurdles |
| Hartmut Losch | GDR GER |
ATH | Olympics | 1964—1972 | 1–1–0 1966 Budapest silver: discus throw (competed for East Germany); 1969 Athina gold: discus throw (competed for East Germany) |
| Pavel Loskutov | EST |
ATH | Olympics | 1996—2008 | 0–1–0 2002 München silver: marathon |
| Pat Lowe-Cropper | GBR |
ATH | Olympics | 1968—1972 | 1–1–0 1969 Athina gold: 4×400 m relay (competed as Pat Lowe); 1971 Helsinki silver: 800 m (competed as Pat Lowe) |
| Eva Lubbers | NED |
ATH | Olympics | 2012 | 0–1–0 2012 Helsinki silver: 4×100 m relay |
| Ralf Lübke | FRG |
ATH | Olympics | 1984—1988 | 0–1–0 1986 Stuttgart silver: 4×400 m relay |
| Ion Luchianov | MDA |
ATH | Olympics | 2004—2012 | 0–0–1 2010 Barcelona bronze: 3000 m steeplechase |
| Gina Lückenkemper | GER |
ATH | Olympics | 2016—2020 | 0–1–3 2016 Amsterdam bronze: 200 m and 4×100 m relay; 2018 Berlin silver: 100 m, bronze: 4×100 m relay |
| Patrick van Luijk | NED |
ATH | Olympics | 2008—2012 | 1–1–0 2012 Helsinki gold: 4×100 m relay, silver: 200 m |
| Oleksiy Lukashevych | UKR |
ATH | Olympics / Non-starter | 2000—2004 | 1–0–1 2002 München gold: long jump; 2006 Göteborg bronze: long jump |
| Ragnar Lundberg | SWE |
ATH | Olympics | 1948—1956 | 1–2–0 1950 Bruxelles gold: pole vault, silver: 110 m hurdles; 1954 Bern silver: pole vault |
| Kurt Lundquist | SWE |
ATH | Olympics | 1948 | 1–0–0 1938 Paris gold: high jump |
| Jacques Lunis | FRA |
ATH | Olympics | 1948 | 1–2–0 1946 Oslo gold: 4×400 m relay, silver: 400 m; 1950 Bruxelles silver: 400 m |
| Jānis Lūsis | LAT URS |
ATH | Olympics | 1964—1976 | 4–0–0 1962 Beograd gold: javelin throw; 1966 Budapest gold: javelin throw; 1969 Athina gold: javelin throw; 1971 Helsinki gold: javelin throw |
| Willy Lust | NED |
ATH | Olympics | 1952 | 0–1–0 1950 Bruxelles silver: long jump |
| Andrea Lynch | GBR |
ATH | Olympics / Non-starter | 1972—1980 | 0–0–1 1974 Roma bronze: 100 m |
| Lyudmila Lysenko | URS UKR |
ATH | Olympics | 1960 | 0–0–1 1954 Bern bronze: 800 m |
| Tatyana Lysenko | RUS |
ATH | Olympics | 2004—2012 | 1–1–0 2006 Göteborg gold: hammer throw; 2010 Barcelona silver: hammer throw |
| Ydrissa M'Barké | FRA |
ATH | Olympics | 2008 | 1–0–0 2006 Göteborg gold: 4×400 m relay |
| Patrick El Mabrouk | FRA |
ATH | Olympics | 1952 | 0–1–0 1950 Bruxelles silver: 1500 m |
| Manuela Machado | POR |
ATH | Olympics | 1992—2000 | 2–0–0 1994 Helsinki gold: marathon; 1998 Budapest gold: marathon |
| Remigius Machura | CZE TCH |
ATH | Olympics | 1988 | 0–0–1 1982 Athina bronze: shot put |
| Robert Maćkowiak | POL |
ATH | Olympics | 1996—2000 | 0–2–0 1998 Budapest silver: 400 m and 4×400 m relay |
| Tilly van der Made-van der Zwaard | NED |
ATH | Olympics | 1964—1968 | 0–0–1 1962 Beograd bronze: 400 m (competed as Tilly van der Zwaard) |
| Ezio Madonia | ITA |
ATH | Olympics | 1988—1996 | 0–0–2 1990 Split bronze: 4×100 m relay; 1994 Helsinki bronze: 4×100 m relay |
| Joice Maduaka | GBR |
ATH | Olympics | 2000—2004 | 0–1–0 2006 Göteborg silver: 4×100 m relay |
| Arturo Maffei | ITA |
ATH | Olympics | 1936 | 0–1–0 1938 Paris silver: long jump |
| Ciara Mageean | IRL |
ATH | Olympics | 2016—2020 | 0–0–1 2016 Amsterdam bronze: 1500 m |
| Émile Maggi | FRA |
ATH | Olympics | 1948—1952 | 0–1–1 1946 Oslo bronze: 10 km walk; 1950 Bruxelles silver: 10 km walk |
| Rasmus Mägi | EST |
ATH | Olympics | 2012—2020 | 0–1–0 2014 Zürich silver: 400 m hurdles |
| Walter Mahlendorf | GER FRG |
ATH | Olympics | 1960 | 1–0–0 1958 Stockholm gold: 4×100 m relay |
| Ulrike Maisch | GER |
ATH | Olympics | 2004 | 1–0–0 2006 Göteborg gold: marathon |
| Tomasz Majewski | POL |
ATH | Olympics / Other | 2004—2016 | 1–0–1 2010 Barcelona gold: shot put; 2014 Zürich bronze: shot put |
| Sergey Makarov | RUS |
ATH | Olympics | 1996—2008 | 0–1–0 2002 München silver: javelin throw |
| Piotr Małachowski | POL |
ATH | Olympics | 2008—2020 | 2–0–0 2010 Barcelona gold: discus throw; 2016 Amsterdam gold: discus throw |
| Galina Malchugina | RUS URS EUN |
ATH | Olympics | 1988—1996 | 0–1–3 1990 Split bronze: 200 m (competed for the Soviet Union); 1994 Helsinki silver: 4×100 m relay, bronze: 200 m (competed for Russia); 1998 Budapest bronze: 4×100 m relay (competed for Russia) |
| Christian Malcolm | GBR |
ATH | Olympics | 2000—2012 | 0–1–0 2010 Barcelona silver: 200 m |
| Doris Maletzki | GDR |
ATH | Olympics | 1976 | 1–0–0 1974 Roma gold: 4×100 m relay |
| Bronisław Malinowski | POL |
ATH | Olympics | 1972—1980 | 2–0–0 1974 Roma gold: 3000 m steeplechase; 1978 Praha gold: 3000 m steeplechase |
| Bogusław Mamiński | POL |
ATH | Olympics | 1980—1988 | 0–1–0 1982 Athina silver: 3000 m steeplechase |
| Patrícia Mamona | POR |
ATH | Olympics | 2012—2020 | 1–1–0 2012 Helsinki silver: triple jump; 2016 Amsterdam gold: triple jump |
| Véronique Mang | FRA |
ATH | Olympics | 2004—2012 | 0–2–0 2010 Barcelona silver: 100 m and 4×100 m relay |
| Wiesław Maniak | POL |
ATH | Olympics | 1964—1968 | 1–0–0 1966 Budapest gold: 100 m |
| Mirela Maniani-Tzelili | ALB GRE |
ATH | Olympics / Other | 1996—2004 | 1–0–0 2002 München gold: javelin throw (competed as Mirela Maniani for Greece) |
| Dorothy Manley | GBR |
ATH | Olympics | 1948 | 1–0–1 1950 Bruxelles gold: 4×100 m relay, bronze: 200 m (competed as Dorothy Hall) |
| Ari Mannio | FIN |
ATH | Olympics | 2012—2016 | 0–0–1 2012 Helsinki bronze: javelin throw |
| Christos Mantikas | GRE |
ATH | Olympics / Other | 1932—1936 | 0–0–1 1934 Torino bronze: 400 m hurdles |
| Natalia Mărășescu | ROU |
ATH | Olympics | 1976—1980 | 0–2–0 1978 Praha silver: 1500 m and 3000 m |
| Marcin Marciniszyn | POL |
ATH | Olympics | 2004—2012 | 0–0–1 2006 Göteborg bronze: 4×400 m relay (ran in heats only) |
| Orazio Mariani | ITA |
ATH | Olympics | 1936 | 0–1–0 1938 Paris silver: 100 m |
| Brian Mariano | NED |
ATH | Olympics | 2012 | 1–0–0 2012 Helsinki gold: 4×100 m relay |
| Bruno Marie-Rose | FRA |
ATH | Olympics | 1984—1992 | 1–0–1 1986 Stuttgart bronze: 100 m; 1990 Split gold: 4×100 m relay |
| André Marie | FRA |
ATH | Olympics | 1948 | 1–0–0 1950 Bruxelles gold: 110 m hurdles |
| José Marín | ESP |
ATH | Olympics | 1980—1992 | 1–1–0 1982 Athina gold: 20 km walk, silver: 50 km walk |
| Tereza Marinova | BUL |
ATH | Olympics | 2000 | 0–0–1 1998 Budapest bronze: triple jump |
| Viktor Markin | RUS URS |
ATH | Olympics | 1980 | 0–0–2 1982 Athina bronze: 400 m, bronze: 4×400 m relay |
| Hristo Markov | BUL |
ATH | Olympics | 1988—1992 | 1–1–0 1986 Stuttgart gold: triple jump; 1990 Split silver: triple jump |
| Ilya Markov | RUS |
ATH | Olympics | 1996—2008 | 1–0–0 1998 Budapest gold: 20 km walk |
| Jean-Paul Martin du Gard | FRA |
ATH | Olympics | 1952—1956 | 1–0–0 1954 Bern gold: 4×400 m relay |
| Álvaro Martín | ESP |
ATH | Olympics / YOG | 2010—2020 | 1–0–0 2018 Berlin gold: 20 km walk |
| Bernadette Martin | FRA |
ATH | Olympics | 1972 | 0–1–0 1969 Athina silver: 4×400 m relay |
| Diana Martín | ESP |
ATH | Olympics | 2012—2016 | 0–0–1 2014 Zürich bronze: 3000 m steeplechase |
| Luis Miguel Martín | ESP |
ATH | Olympics | 2000—2004 | 0–0–1 2002 München bronze: 3000 m steeplechase |
| Churandy Martina | NED AHO |
ATH | Olympics / Other | 2004—2020 | 3–0–1 2012 Helsinki gold: 200 m and 4×100 m relay (competed for the Netherlands); 2016 Amsterdam gold: 100 m (competed for the Netherlands); 2018 Berlin bronze: 4×100 m relay (competed for the Netherlands) |
| José Manuel Martínez | ESP |
ATH | Olympics | 2004—2008 | 1–2–0 2002 München gold: 10000 m; 2006 Göteborg silver: 10000 m; 2010 Barcelona silver: marathon |
| Mayté Martínez | ESP |
ATH | Olympics | 2000—2004 | 0–1–0 2002 München silver: 800 m |
| Pascal Martinot-Lagarde | FRA |
ATH | Olympics | 2016—2020 | 1–0–1 2014 Zürich bronze: 110 m hurdles; 2018 Berlin gold: 110 m hurdles |
| Anita Márton | HUN |
ATH | Olympics | 2012—2020 | 0–1–1 2014 Zürich bronze: shot put; 2016 Amsterdam silver: shot put |
| Claudia Marx | GER |
ATH | Olympics | 2004 | 1–0–0 2002 München gold: 4×400 m relay |
| Ruslan Mashchenko | RUS |
ATH | Olympics | 1996—2004 | 0–2–0 1998 Budapest silver: 400 m hurdles; 2002 München silver: 4×400 m relay |
| Yevgeny Maskinskov | RUS URS |
ATH | Olympics | 1956 | 1–0–0 1958 Stockholm gold: 50 km walk |
| Pavel Maslák | CZE |
ATH | Olympics | 2012—2020 | 1–1–0 2012 Helsinki gold: 400 m; 2016 Amsterdam silver: 400 m |
| Valentina Maslovskaya | URS UKR |
ATH | Olympics | 1960 | 1–0–1 1958 Stockholm gold: 4×100 m relay; 1966 Budapest bronze: 4×100 m relay (competed as Valentina Bolshova) |
| Valentí Massana | ESP |
ATH | Olympics | 1992—2000 | 0–0–1 1994 Helsinki bronze: 20 km walk |
| Kelly Massey | GBR |
ATH | Olympics | 2016 | 0–0–1 2014 Zürich bronze: 4×400 m relay |
| Svetlana Masterkova | RUS |
ATH | Olympics | 1996—2000 | 1–0–0 1998 Budapest gold: 1500 m |
| Ken Matthews | GBR |
ATH | Olympics | 1960—1964 | 1–0–0 1962 Beograd gold: 20 km walk |
| Manfred Matuschewski | GDR GER |
ATH | Olympics / Non-starter | 1960—1968 | 2–0–1 1962 Beograd gold: 800 m; 1966 Budapest gold: 800 m (competed for East Germany); 1969 Athina bronze: 800 m (competed for East Germany) |
| Gisela Mauermayer | GER |
ATH | Olympics | 1936 | 1–1–0 1938 Wien gold: discus throw, silver: shot put |
| Fiona May | GBR ITA |
ATH | Olympics | 1988—2004 | 0–1–1 1994 Helsinki bronze: long jump (competed for Italy); 1998 Budapest silver: long jump (competed for Italy) |
| Kévin Mayer | FRA |
ATH | Olympics | 2012—2020 | 0–1–0 2014 Zürich silver: decathlon |
| Lisa Mayer | GER |
ATH | Olympics / Non-starter | 2016—2020 | 0–0–1 2016 Amsterdam bronze: 4×100 m relay |
| Volha Mazuronak | BLR |
ATH | Olympics | 2016—2020 | 2–0–0 2018 Berlin gold: marathon and marathon team |
| Maksym Mazuryk | UKR |
ATH | Olympics | 2008—2012 | 0–1–0 2010 Barcelona silver: pole vault |
| Martial Mbandjock | FRA |
ATH | Olympics | 2008 | 1–0–2 2010 Barcelona gold: 4×100 m relay, bronze: 100 m and 200 m |
| Eilish McColgan | GBR |
ATH | Olympics | 2012—2020 | 0–1–0 2018 Berlin silver: 5000 m |
| Lee McConnell | GBR |
ATH | Olympics | 2004—2012 | 0–1–1 2002 München bronze: 400 m; 2010 Barcelona silver: 4×400 m relay |