Host cities:
| Athlete | Nation(s) | Sport(s) | Role(s) | Era | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charalampos Papadias | GRE |
ATH | Olympics | 1996 | 0–0–1 1998 Budapest bronze: 100 m |
| Alexandros Papadimitriou | GRE |
ATH | Olympics | 1996—2012 | 0–0–1 2002 München bronze: hammer throw |
| Vasilios Papageorgopoulos | GRE |
ATH | Olympics / Other | 1972—1976 | 0–0–1 1971 Helsinki bronze: 100 m |
| Christos Papanikolaou | GRE |
ATH | Olympics / Other | 1964—1972 | 0–1–0 1966 Budapest silver: pole vault |
| Katsiaryna Paplauskaya | BLR |
ATH | Olympics | 2008—2016 | 0–1–0 2012 Helsinki silver: 100 m hurdles |
| Margit Papp | HUN |
ATH | Olympics | 1972—1980 | 1–0–0 1978 Praha gold: pentathlon |
| Jack Parker | GBR |
ATH | Olympics | 1952—1956 | 0–1–0 1954 Bern silver: 110 m hurdles |
| John Parlett | GBR |
ATH | Olympics | 1948 | 1–0–0 1950 Bruxelles gold: 800 m |
| Yekaterina Parlyuk | RUS URS |
ATH | Olympics | 1960 | 0–1–0 1958 Stockholm silver: 400 m |
| Armand Parmentier | BEL |
ATH | Olympics | 1984 | 0–1–0 1982 Athina silver: marathon |
| Krisztián Pars | HUN |
ATH | Olympics / Other | 2004—2016 | 2–0–1 2010 Barcelona bronze: hammer throw; 2012 Helsinki gold: hammer throw; 2014 Zürich gold: hammer throw |
| Olli Partanen | FIN |
ATH | Olympics | 1952 | 0–0–1 1950 Bruxelles bronze: discus throw |
| Artur Partyka | POL |
ATH | Olympics | 1988—1996 | 1–1–0 1994 Helsinki silver: high jump; 1998 Budapest gold: high jump |
| Melanie Paschke | GER |
ATH | Olympics | 1996 | 1–2–2 1994 Helsinki gold: 4×100 m relay, bronze: 100 m; 1998 Budapest silver: 4×100 m relay, bronze: 200 m; 2002 München silver: 4×100 m relay |
| Alan Pascoe | GBR |
ATH | Olympics | 1968—1976 | 2–1–1 1969 Athina bronze: 110 m hurdles; 1971 Helsinki silver: 110 m hurdles; 1974 Roma gold: 400 m hurdles and 4×400 m relay |
| Anne Pashley | GBR |
ATH | Olympics | 1956 | 0–0–1 1954 Bern bronze: 100 m |
| Luigi Paterlini | ITA |
ATH | Olympics | 1948 | 0–1–0 1950 Bruxelles silver: 4×400 m relay |
| Alan Paterson | GBR |
ATH | Olympics | 1948—1952 | 1–1–0 1946 Oslo silver: high jump; 1950 Bruxelles gold: high jump |
| Robert Paul | FRA |
ATH | Olympics | 1936 | 0–1–0 1934 Torino silver: 4×400 m relay |
| Magda Paulányi | HUN |
ATH | Olympics | 1972 | 0–1–0 1969 Athina silver: javelin throw |
| Hensley Paulina | NED AHO |
ATH | Olympics / Non-starter / Other | 2010—2020 | 0–0–1 2018 Berlin bronze: 4×100 m relay |
| Jo Pavey | GBR |
ATH | Olympics | 2000—2016 | 1–1–0 2012 Helsinki silver: 10000 m; 2014 Zürich gold: 10000 m |
| Vita Pavlysh | UKR EUN |
ATH | Olympics | 1992—1996 | 2–1–0 1994 Helsinki gold: shot put (competed for Ukraine); 1998 Budapest gold: shot put (competed for Ukraine); 2002 München silver: shot put (competed for Ukraine) |
| Pier-Francesco Pavoni | ITA |
ATH | Olympics | 1984—1988 | 0–1–0 1982 Athina silver: 100 m |
| Val Peat | GBR |
ATH | Olympics | 1968 | 0–0–2 1969 Athina bronze: 200 m and 4×100 m relay |
| Nataliya Pechonkina-Chistyakova | RUS URS |
ATH | Olympics | 1968—1972 | 0–0–1 1971 Helsinki bronze: 4×400 m relay (competed as Nataliya Chistyakova) |
| Petya Pendareva | BUL |
ATH | Olympics | 1996—2000 | 0–0–1 1994 Helsinki bronze: 4×100 m relay |
| Mihaela Peneș | ROU |
ATH | Olympics | 1964—1968 | 0–1–0 1966 Budapest silver: javelin throw |
| Alan Pennington | GBR |
ATH | Olympics | 1936 | 0–1–1 1938 Paris silver: 4×400 m relay, bronze: 200 m |
| Helge Perälä | FIN |
ATH | Olympics | 1948 | 0–1–0 1946 Oslo silver: 10000 m |
| Veikko Peräsalo | FIN |
ATH | Olympics | 1936 | 0–0–1 1934 Torino bronze: high jump |
| Marie-José Pérec | FRA |
ATH | Olympics / Non-starter / Other | 1988—2000 | 2–0–1 1990 Split bronze: 400 m; 1994 Helsinki gold: 400 m and 4×400 m relay |
| Sandra Perković | CRO |
ATH | Olympics / Other | 2012—2020 | 5–0–0 2010 Barcelona gold: discus throw; 2012 Helsinki gold: discus throw; 2014 Zürich gold: discus throw; 2016 Amsterdam gold: discus throw; 2018 Berlin gold: discus throw |
| Andrey Perlov | RUS EUN |
ATH | Olympics | 1992 | 1–0–0 1990 Split gold: 50 km walk (competed for the Soviet Union) |
| Gianni Perricelli | ITA |
ATH | Olympics | 1988—2000 | 0–0–1 1994 Helsinki bronze: 50 km walk |
| Ruggero Pertile | ITA |
ATH | Olympics | 2008—2016 | 0–0–1 2016 Amsterdam bronze: half-marathon team |
| Pierre-Alexis Pessonneaux | FRA |
ATH | Olympics | 2012 | 1–0–1 2010 Barcelona gold: 4×100 m relay; 2012 Helsinki bronze: 4×100 m relay |
| Beate Peters | FRG |
ATH | Olympics | 1984—1988 | 0–0–1 1986 Stuttgart bronze: javelin throw |
| Wim Peters | NED |
ATH | Olympics | 1924—1932 | 1–0–0 1934 Turin gold: triple jump |
| Alf Petersson | SWE |
ATH | Olympics | 1960 | 0–0–1 1958 Stockholm bronze: 4×400 m relay |
| Tatyana Petrova-Arkhipova | RUS |
ATH | Olympics | 2008—2012 | 0–1–0 2006 Göteborg silver: 3000 m steeplechase (competed as Tatyana Petrova) |
| Totka Petrova | BUL |
ATH | Olympics | 1980 | 0–0–1 1978 Praha bronze: 1500 m |
| Biljana Petrović | YUG |
ATH | Olympics | 1988 | 0–1–0 1990 Split silver: high jump |
| Stig Pettersson | SWE |
ATH | Olympics / Other | 1956—1980 | 0–1–1 1958 Stockholm bronze: high jump; 1962 Beograd silver: high jump |
| Jörg Pfeifer | GDR |
ATH | Olympics | 1976 | 0–0–1 1971 Helsinki bronze: 200 m |
| Asha Philip | GBR |
ATH | Olympics | 2016—2020 | 2–1–0 2014 Zürich gold: 4×100 m relay; 2016 Amsterdam silver: 4×100 m relay; 2018 Berlin gold: 4×100 m relay |
| Andrea Philipp | GER |
ATH | Olympics | 1992—2000 | 0–1–0 1998 Budapest silver: 4×100 m relay |
| Edmund Piątkowski | POL |
ATH | Olympics | 1960—1968 | 1–0–0 1958 Stockholm gold: discus throw |
| Amelia Piccinini | ITA |
ATH | Olympics | 1948 | 0–0–1 1946 Oslo bronze: shot put |
| Piotr Piekarski | POL |
ATH | Olympics | 1992 | 0–0–1 1990 Split bronze: 800 m |
| Michał Pietrzak | POL |
ATH | Olympics | 2012—2016 | 0–0–1 2014 Zürich bronze: 4×400 m relay (ran in heats only) |
| Angela Piggford | GBR |
ATH | Olympics | 1988 | 0–0–1 1990 Split bronze: 4×400 m relay (ran in heats only) |
| Paola Pigni-Cacchi | ITA |
ATH | Olympics | 1968—1972 | 0–0–1 1969 Athina bronze: 1500 m |
| Jukka Piironen | FIN |
ATH | Olympics | 1952 | 0–0–1 1950 Bruxelles bronze: pole vault |
| Martin Pike | GBR |
ATH | Olympics | 1948 | 1–0–0 1950 Bruxelles gold: 4×400 m relay |
| Ryszard Pilarczyk | POL |
ATH | Olympics | 2000 | 0–1–1 1998 Budapest bronze: 4×100 m relay; 2002 München silver: 4×100 m relay |
| Mariya Pinigina | RUS URS |
ATH | Olympics | 1988 | 0–1–0 1978 Praha silver: 4×400 m relay (competed as Mariya Kulchunova) |
| António Pinto | POR |
ATH | Olympics | 1988—2000 | 1–0–0 1998 Budapest gold: 10000 m |
| Tatjana Pinto | GER |
ATH | Olympics | 2012—2020 | 1–0–2 2012 Helsinki gold: 4×100 m relay; 2016 Amsterdam bronze: 4×100 m relay; 2018 Berlin bronze: 4×100 m relay |
| Zhanna Pintusevych-Blok | UKR |
ATH | Olympics | 1996—2004 | 0–3–0 1994 Helsinki silver: 100 m and 200 m (competed as Zhanna Pintusevych); 1998 Budapest silver: 200 m (competed as Zhanna Pintusevych) |
| Claude Piquemal | FRA |
ATH | Olympics | 1960—1968 | 2–0–1 1962 Beograd gold: 100 m; 1966 Budapest gold: 4×100 m relay, bronze: 100 m |
| Gordon Pirie | GBR |
ATH | Olympics | 1952—1960 | 0–0–1 1958 Stockholm bronze: 5000 m |
| Darya Pishchalnikova | RUS |
ATH | Olympics | 2012 | 1–0–0 2006 Göteborg gold: discus throw |
| Vladyslav Piskunov | UKR |
ATH | Olympics | 2000—2004 | 0–1–0 2002 München silver: hammer throw |
| Tero Pitkämäki | FIN |
ATH | Olympics / Other | 2004—2016 | 0–1–2 2006 Göteborg silver: javelin throw; 2010 Barcelona bronze: javelin throw; 2014 Zürich bronze: javelin throw |
| Orlando Pizzolato | ITA |
ATH | Olympics | 1988 | 0–1–0 1986 Stuttgart silver: marathon |
| Jozef Plachý | TCH SVK |
ATH | Olympics | 1968—1980 | 0–1–0 1969 Athina silver: 800 m |
| Jonas Plass | GER |
ATH | Olympics | 2012 | 0–0–1 2012 Helsinki bronze: 4×400 m relay |
| Jerzy Pławczyk | POL |
ATH | Olympics | 1932—1936 | 0–0–1 1934 Torino bronze: decathlon |
| Marek Plawgo | POL |
ATH | Olympics | 2004—2008 | 0–1–0 2006 Göteborg silver: 400 m hurdles |
| Daniel Plaza | ESP |
ATH | Olympics | 1988—1996 | 0–1–0 1990 Split silver: 20 km walk |
| Christian Plaziat | FRA |
ATH | Olympics | 1988—1996 | 1–0–0 1990 Split gold: decathlon |
| Andrey Plotnikov | RUS |
ATH | Olympics | 1996 | 0–0–1 1998 Budapest bronze: 50 km walk |
| Pyotr Pochenchuk | BLR URS |
ATH | Olympics | 1980 | 0–1–0 1978 Praha silver: 20 km walk |
| Yekaterina Podkopayeva | RUS EUN |
ATH | Olympics | 1992 | 0–0–1 1994 Helsinki bronze: 1500 m (competed for Russia) |
| Ryszard Podlas | POL |
ATH | Olympics | 1976 | 0–1–0 1978 Praha silver: 4×400 m relay |
| Valery Podluzhny | URS UKR |
ATH | Olympics | 1972—1980 | 1–0–0 1974 Roma gold: long jump |
| Manfred Poerschke | GER FRG |
ATH | Olympics | 1956 | 0–1–0 1958 Stockholm silver: 4×400 m relay |
| Ronald Pognon | FRA |
ATH | Olympics | 2004—2012 | 0–0–2 2006 Göteborg bronze: 4×100 m relay; 2012 Helsinki bronze: 4×100 m relay |
| Nataliya Pohrebniak | UKR |
ATH | Olympics | 2008—2016 | 1–0–0 2010 Barcelona gold: 4×100 m relay |
| Robert Poirier | FRA |
ATH | Olympics | 1964—1968 | 0–0–1 1966 Budapest bronze: 400 m hurdles |
| Gianni Poli | ITA |
ATH | Olympics | 1988 | 0–1–0 1990 Split silver: marathon |
| Burglinde Pollak | GDR |
ATH | Olympics | 1972—1980 | 0–3–0 1971 Helsinki silver: pentathlon; 1974 Roma silver: pentathlon; 1978 Praha silver: pentathlon |
| Nataliya Pomoshchnikova-Voronova | RUS URS |
ATH | Olympics | 1988—2000 | 0–0–1 1998 Budapest bronze: 4×100 m relay (competed for Russia) |
| Cornelia Popescu-Popa | ROU |
ATH | Olympics | 1968—1980 | 0–1–0 1971 Helsinki silver: high jump (competed as Cornelia Popescu) |
| Vera Popkova | URS UKR |
ATH | Olympics | 1968 | 0–0–3 1966 Budapest bronze: 200 m and 4×100 m relay; 1971 Helsinki bronze: 4×400 m relay |
| Sergey Popov | RUS URS |
ATH | Olympics | 1960 | 1–0–0 1958 Stockholm gold: marathon |
| Marika Popowicz-Drapała | POL |
ATH | Olympics | 2012—2020 | 0–0–2 2010 Barcelona bronze: 4×100 m relay (competed as Marika Popowicz); 2012 Helsinki bronze: 4×100 m relay (competed as Marika Popowicz) |
| Ville Pörhölä | FIN |
ATH | Olympics | 1920—1936 | 1–0–0 1934 Torino gold: hammer throw |
| Alex Porkhomovskiy | ISR |
ATH | Olympics | 2000 | 0–0–1 1994 Helsinki bronze: 100 m (competed for Russia) |
| Tiffany Porter | GBR |
ATH | Olympics | 2012—2020 | 1–0–1 2014 Zürich gold: 100 m hurdles; 2016 Amsterdam bronze: 100 m hurdles |
| Baldassare Porto | ITA |
ATH | Olympics / Non-starter | 1948—1952 | 0–1–0 1950 Bruxelles silver: 4×400 m relay |
| Svetlana Pospelova | RUS |
ATH | Olympics | 2000 | 1–0–0 2006 Göteborg gold: 4×400 m relay |
| Olesia Povkh | UKR |
ATH | Olympics | 2012—2016 | 1–1–0 2010 Barcelona gold: 4×100 m relay; 2012 Helsinki silver: 100 m |
| Yanina Pravalinskaya-Karolchyk | BLR |
ATH | Olympics | 2000—2012 | 0–1–1 1998 Budapest bronze: shot put (competed as Yanina Karolchyk); 2010 Barcelona silver: shot put |
| Ennio Preatoni | ITA |
ATH | Olympics | 1964—1972 | 0–0–1 1971 Helsinki bronze: 4×100 m relay |
| Olaf Prenzler | GDR |
ATH | Olympics | 1980 | 1–4–0 1978 Praha silver: 200 m and 4×100 m relay; 1982 Athina gold: 200 m, silver: 4×100 m relay; 1986 Stuttgart silver: 4×100 m relay |
| Tamara Press | RUS URS |
ATH | Olympics | 1960—1964 | 3–0–1 1958 Stockholm gold: discus throw, bronze: shot put; 1962 Beograd gold: shot put and discus throw |
| Manfred Preußger | GDR GER |
ATH | Olympics | 1956—1964 | 0–1–0 1958 Stockholm silver: pole vault |
| Jozef Pribilinec | TCH SVK |
ATH | Olympics | 1980—1988 | 1–1–0 1982 Athina silver: 20 km walk; 1986 Stuttgart gold: 20 km walk |
| Miguel Prieto | ESP |
ATH | Olympics | 1992 | 0–0–1 1986 Stuttgart bronze: 20 km walk |
| Irina Privalova | RUS EUN |
ATH | Olympics | 1992—2000 | 3–2–1 1994 Helsinki gold: 100 m and 200 m, silver: 4×100 m relay (competed for Russia); 1998 Budapest gold: 200 m, silver: 100 m, bronze: 4×100 m relay (competed for Russia) |
| Shara Proctor | GBR |
ATH | Olympics | 2012—2016 | 0–0–1 2018 Berlin bronze: long jump |
| Angiolo Profeti | ITA |
ATH | Olympics | 1952 | 0–1–0 1950 Bruxelles silver: shot put |
| Andrey Prokofyev | RUS URS |
ATH | Olympics | 1980 | 1–1–0 1982 Athina gold: 4×100 m relay, silver: 110 m hurdles |
| Grażyna Prokopek-Janacek | POL |
ATH | Olympics | 2004—2008 | 0–0–2 2002 München bronze: 4×400 m relay (competed as Grażyna Prokopek); 2006 Göteborg bronze: 4×400 m relay (competed as Grażyna Prokopek) |
| Tatyana Prorochenko | URS UKR |
ATH | Olympics | 1976—1980 | 0–1–0 1978 Praha silver: 4×400 m relay |
| Andriy Protsenko | UKR |
ATH | Olympics | 2012—2020 | 0–1–0 2014 Zürich silver: high jump |
| Oleg Protsenko | RUS URS |
ATH | Olympics | 1988 | 0–0–1 1986 Stuttgart bronze: triple jump |
| Anita Protti | SUI |
ATH | Olympics | 1988 | 0–1–0 1990 Split silver: 400 m hurdles |
| Tatyana Providokhina | RUS URS |
ATH | Olympics | 1980 | 1–1–0 1978 Praha gold: 800 m, silver: 4×400 m relay |
| Nataliya Pryshchepa | UKR |
ATH | Olympics | 2016 | 2–0–0 2016 Amsterdam gold: 800 m; 2018 Berlin gold: 800 m |
| Mateusz Przybylko | GER |
ATH | Olympics | 2016—2020 | 1–0–0 2018 Berlin gold: high jump |
| Małgorzata Pskit | POL |
ATH | Olympics | 2004 | 0–0–1 2002 München bronze: 4×400 m relay |
| Jiřina Ptáčníková | CZE |
ATH | Olympics | 2012—2016 | 1–0–0 2012 Helsinki gold: pole vault |
| Rauli Pudas | FIN |
ATH | Olympics | 1980 | 0–0–1 1978 Praha bronze: pole vault |
| Derek Pugh | GBR |
ATH | Olympics | 1948 | 2–1–1 1946 Oslo silver: 4×400 m relay, bronze: 400 m; 1950 Bruxelles gold: 400 m and 4×400 m relay |
| Maricica Puică | ROU |
ATH | Olympics | 1976—1988 | 0–2–0 1982 Athina silver: 3000 m; 1986 Stuttgart silver: 3000 m |
| Raphaël Pujazon | FRA |
ATH | Olympics | 1948 | 1–0–0 1946 Oslo gold: 3000 m steeplechase |
| Giacomo Puosi | ITA |
ATH | Olympics | 1968—1972 | 0–0–1 1971 Helsinki bronze: 4×400 m relay |
| Jan Pusty | POL |
ATH | Olympics | 1980 | 0–1–0 1978 Praha silver: 110 m hurdles |
| Heino Puuste | EST URS |
ATH | Olympics | 1980 | 0–1–0 1982 Athina silver: javelin throw |
| Anna Pyatykh | RUS |
ATH | Olympics | 2004—2008 | 0–0–1 2006 Göteborg bronze: triple jump |
| Nataliya Pyhyda | UKR |
ATH | Olympics | 2004—2012 | 1–1–0 2012 Helsinki gold: 4×400 m relay; 2014 Zürich silver: 4×400 m relay |
| Monika Pyrek | POL |
ATH | Olympics | 2000—2012 | 0–1–0 2006 Göteborg silver: pole vault |
| Carole Quinton | GBR |
ATH | Olympics | 1956—1960 | 0–1–0 1958 Stockholm silver: 4×100 m relay |
| Paula Radcliffe | GBR |
ATH | Olympics | 1996—2008 | 1–0–0 2002 München gold: 10000 m |
| Zuzanna Radecka | POL |
ATH | Olympics | 2000—2004 | 0–0–1 2002 München bronze: 4×400 m relay |
| Ineta Radēviča | LAT |
ATH | Olympics / Other | 2004—2012 | 1–0–0 2010 Barcelona gold: long jump |
| Peter Radford | GBR |
ATH | Olympics | 1960—1964 | 0–1–1 1958 Stockholm silver: 4×100 m relay, bronze: 100 m |
| Helga Radtke | GER |
ATH | Olympics | 1992 | 0–0–2 1986 Stuttgart bronze: long jump (competed for East Germany); 1990 Split bronze: long jump (competed for East Germany) |
| Hannelore Raepke | GDR GER |
ATH | Olympics | 1960 | 0–1–0 1958 Stockholm silver: 200 m (competed as Hannelore Sadau) |
| Onni Rajasaari | FIN |
ATH | Olympics | 1932—1936 | 1–0–1 1934 Torino bronze: triple jump; 1938 Paris gold: triple jump |
| Pierre Ramadier | FRA |
ATH | Olympics | 1928—1936 | 0–0–1 1938 Paris bronze: pole vault |
| Domingo Ramón | ESP |
ATH | Olympics | 1980—1984 | 0–0–1 1982 Athina bronze: 3000 m steeplechase |
| Denise Ramsden | GBR |
ATH | Olympics | 1976 | 0–0–1 1969 Athina bronze: 4×100 m relay |
| Marc Raquil | FRA |
ATH | Olympics / Non-starter | 2000—2004 | 2–0–0 2006 Göteborg gold: 400 m and 4×400 m relay |
| Seppo Räty | FIN |
ATH | Olympics | 1988—1996 | 0–1–0 1994 Helsinki silver: javelin throw |
| Tapio Rautavaara | FIN |
ATH | Olympics | 1948 | 0–0–1 1946 Oslo bronze: javelin throw |
| Valle Rautio | FIN |
ATH | Olympics | 1948—1952 | 1–1–0 1946 Oslo gold: triple jump; 1950 Bruxelles silver: triple jump |
| Mike Rawson | GBR |
ATH | Olympics | 1956 | 1–0–0 1958 Stockholm gold: 800 m |
| Eugen Ray | GDR |
ATH | Olympics | 1980 | 0–2–0 1978 Praha silver: 100 m and 4×100 m relay |
| Maria Rebélo-Lelut | FRA |
ATH | Olympics | 1988—1992 | 0–0–1 1990 Split bronze: marathon (competed as Maria Rebélo) |
| Vira Rebryk | UKR |
ATH | Olympics | 2008—2012 | 1–0–0 2012 Helsinki gold: javelin throw |
| Heike Redetzky-Henkel | GER FRG |
ATH | Olympics | 1984—1992 | 1–0–0 1990 Split gold: high jump (competed as Heike Henkel for West Germany) |
| Derek Redmond | GBR |
ATH | Olympics / Non-starter | 1988—1992 | 1–0–0 1986 Stuttgart gold: 4×400 m relay |
| Chantal Réga | FRA |
ATH | Olympics | 1976—1980 | 0–0–1 1982 Athina bronze: 400 m hurdles |
| John Regis | GBR |
ATH | Olympics | 1988—1996 | 2–1–1 1990 Split gold: 200 m and 4×400 m relay, silver: 4×100 m relay, bronze: 100 m |
| Martin Řehák | CZE TCH |
ATH | Olympics | 1956 | 0–0–1 1954 Bern bronze: triple jump |
| Ines Reichenbach-Müller | GDR |
ATH | Olympics | 1980—1988 | 0–1–0 1986 Stuttgart silver: shot put (competed as Ines Müller) |
| Ralf Reichenbach | FRG |
ATH | Olympics | 1972—1976 | 0–1–0 1974 Roma silver: shot put |
| Karin Reichert-Frisch | GER FRG |
ATH | Olympics | 1964—1968 | 0–2–1 1966 Budapest silver: 80 m hurdles and 4×100 m relay, bronze: 100 m (competed as Karin Frisch for West Germany) |
| Christian Reif | GER |
ATH | Olympics | 2012 | 1–0–0 2010 Barcelona gold: long jump |
| Gaston Reiff | BEL |
ATH | Olympics | 1948—1952 | 0–0–1 1950 Bruxelles bronze: 5000 m |
| Hans-Georg Reimann | GDR GER |
ATH | Olympics / Other | 1964—1976 | 0–1–0 1962 Beograd silver: 20 km walk (competed for Germany) |
| Marvin René | FRA |
ATH | Olympics / Non-starter | 2016—2020 | 0–1–0 2016 Amsterdam silver: 4×100 m relay |
| Robert Renner | SLO |
ATH | Olympics | 2016 | 0–0–1 2016 Amsterdam bronze: pole vault |
| Margrethe Renstrøm | NOR |
ATH | Non-starter | 2012 | 0–0–1 2012 Helsinki bronze: long jump |
| Jochen Reske | GER FRG |
ATH | Olympics | 1960 | 1–0–1 1962 Beograd gold: 4×400 m relay, bronze: 400 m |
| Aleksey Reunkov | RUS |
ATH | Olympics | 2012 | 0–0–1 2014 Zürich bronze: marathon |
| Julian Reus | GER |
ATH | Olympics | 2012—2020 | 0–2–1 2012 Helsinki silver: 4×100 m relay; 2014 Zürich silver: 4×100 m relay; 2016 Amsterdam bronze: 4×100 m relay |
| Julio Rey | ESP |
ATH | Olympics | 2004—2008 | 0–0–2 2002 München bronze: marathon; 2006 Göteborg bronze: marathon |
| Fernanda Ribeiro | POR |
ATH | Olympics / Other | 1988—2004 | 1–1–0 1994 Helsinki gold: 10000 m; 1998 Budapest silver: 10000 m |
| Mark Richardson | GBR |
ATH | Olympics | 1992—1996 | 1–0–1 1998 Budapest gold: 4×400 m relay, bronze: 400 m |
| Karin Richert-Balzer | GDR GER |
ATH | Olympics / Other | 1960—1972 | 3–2–0 1962 Beograd silver: 80 m hurdles (competed as Karin Balzer for Germany); 1966 Budapest gold: 80 m hurdles (competed as Karin Balzer for East Germany); 1969 Athina gold: 100 m hurdles (competed as Karin Balzer for East Germany); 1971 Helsinki gold: 100 m hurdles, silver: 4×100 m relay (competed as Karin Balzer for East Germany) |
| Annegret Richter | FRG |
ATH | Olympics / Other | 1972—1976 | 1–1–0 1971 Helsinki gold: 4×100 m relay (competed as Annegret Irrgang); 1974 Roma silver: 4×100 m relay |
| Lars Riedel | GER |
ATH | Olympics | 1992—2004 | 1–0–0 1998 Budapest gold: discus throw |
| Silvia Rieger | GER |
ATH | Olympics | 1992—1996 | 1–1–1 1994 Helsinki silver: 400 m hurdles; 1998 Budapest gold: 4×400 m relay, bronze: 400 m hurdles |
| Karl-Hans Riehm | FRG |
ATH | Olympics | 1972—1984 | 0–0–1 1978 Praha bronze: hammer throw |
| Mariya Riemien | UKR |
ATH | Olympics | 2012—2016 | 2–0–0 2010 Barcelona gold: 4×100 m relay; 2012 Helsinki gold: 200 m |
| Elisa Rigaudo | ITA |
ATH | Olympics | 2004—2016 | 0–0–1 2006 Göteborg bronze: 20 km walk |
| Aldo Righi | ITA |
ATH | Non-starter | 1968 | 0–0–1 1969 Athina bronze: pole vault |
| Michael Rimmer | GBR |
ATH | Olympics | 2008—2016 | 0–1–0 2010 Barcelona silver: 800 m |
| Richard Ringer | GER |
ATH | Olympics | 2016—2020 | 0–0–1 2016 Amsterdam bronze: 5000 m |
| Olavi Rinteenpää | FIN |
ATH | Olympics | 1952—1956 | 0–1–0 1954 Bern silver: 3000 m steeplechase |
| José Ríos | ESP |
ATH | Olympics | 2000—2008 | 0–0–1 2002 München bronze: 10000 m |
| Ettore Rivolta | ITA |
ATH | Olympics | 1932—1936 | 0–0–1 1934 Torino bronze: 50 km walk |
| Mélina Robert-Michon | FRA |
ATH | Olympics | 2000—2020 | 0–1–0 2014 Zürich silver: discus throw |
| Bill Roberts | GBR |
ATH | Olympics | 1936—1948 | 0–1–0 1946 Oslo silver: 4×400 m relay |
| Roger Rochard | FRA |
ATH | Olympics | 1932—1936 | 1–0–0 1934 Torino gold: 5000 m |
| Birgit Rockmeier | GER |
ATH | Olympics | 2000—2004 | 1–1–0 1998 Budapest silver: 4×100 m relay; 2002 München gold: 4×400 m relay |
| Gabi Rockmeier | GER |
ATH | Olympics | 2000 | 0–2–0 1998 Budapest silver: 4×100 m relay; 2002 München silver: 4×100 m relay |
| Vebjørn Rodal | NOR |
ATH | Olympics / Other | 1992—2000 | 0–1–0 1994 Helsinki silver: 800 m |
| Fritz Roderfeld | GER FRG |
ATH | Olympics / Non-starter | 1964—1968 | 0–1–0 1966 Budapest silver: 4×400 m relay (competed for West Germany) |
| Natalia Rodríguez | ESP |
ATH | Olympics | 2000—2012 | 0–0–1 2010 Barcelona bronze: 1500 m |
| Gaston Roelants | BEL |
ATH | Olympics / Non-starter / Other | 1960—1976 | 1–1–2 1962 Beograd gold: 3000 m steeplechase; 1966 Budapest bronze: 3000 m steeplechase; 1969 Athina silver: marathon; 1974 Roma bronze: marathon |
| Lyudmila Rogachova | RUS EUN |
ATH | Olympics | 1992—2000 | 1–0–1 1994 Helsinki gold: 1500 m, bronze: 800 m (competed for Russia) |
| Przemysław Rogowski | POL |
ATH | Non-starter | 2004 | 0–1–0 2006 Göteborg silver: 4×100 m relay |
| Brigitte Rohde | GDR |
ATH | Olympics / Non-starter | 1972—1976 | 1–0–0 1974 Roma gold: 4×400 m relay |
| Uta Rohländer | GER |
ATH | Olympics | 1992—1996 | 1–0–1 1994 Helsinki bronze: 4×400 m relay; 1998 Budapest gold: 4×400 m relay |
| Thomas Röhler | GER |
ATH | Olympics | 2016 | 1–0–0 2018 Berlin gold: javelin throw |
| Antal Róka | HUN |
ATH | Olympics | 1952—1956 | 0–0–1 1954 Bern bronze: 50 km walk |
| Cindy Roleder | GER |
ATH | Olympics | 2012—2016 | 1–0–2 2014 Zürich bronze: 100 m hurdles; 2016 Amsterdam gold: 100 m hurdles; 2018 Berlin bronze: 100 m hurdles |
| Yelena Romanova | RUS URS EUN |
ATH | Olympics | 1988—1996 | 1–1–0 1990 Split gold: 10000 m, silver: 3000 m (competed for the Soviet Union) |
| Nina Romashkova-Ponomaryova | RUS URS |
ATH | Olympics | 1952—1964 | 1–0–0 1954 Bern gold: discus throw (competed as Nina Ponomaryova) |
| Martyn Rooney | GBR |
ATH | Olympics | 2008—2016 | 3–2–1 2010 Barcelona silver: 4×400 m relay, bronze: 400 m; 2014 Zürich gold: 400 m and 4×400 m relay; 2016 Amsterdam gold: 400 m; 2018 Berlin silver: 4×400 m relay |
| Chiara Rosa | ITA |
ATH | Olympics | 2008—2012 | 0–0–1 2012 Helsinki bronze: shot put |
| Heide Rosendahl | FRG |
ATH | Olympics | 1968—1972 | 1–1–1 1966 Budapest silver: pentathlon; 1971 Helsinki gold: pentathlon, bronze: long jump |
| Gabi Roth | GER |
ATH | Olympics | 1992 | 0–1–0 1990 Split silver: 4×100 m relay (competed as Gabi Lippe for West Germany) |
| Heinz-Joachim Rothenburg | GDR |
ATH | Olympics | 1972—1976 | 0–2–0 1969 Athina silver: shot put; 1971 Helsinki silver: shot put |