Athletics at the Paris 2024 Olympics

Event Dates: August 2 - August 11, 2024

Venue: Stade de France, Paris

Overview

Athletics is one of the most prominent and widely followed events in the Olympic Games, featuring a wide array of track and field events, including sprints, middle-distance, long-distance races, hurdles, relays, jumps, throws, and combined events (decathlon and heptathlon).

Key Events and Results

Men’s Events

100 Meters

• Gold: Fred Kerley (USA) - 9.77 seconds
• Silver: Akani Simbine (South Africa) - 9.80 seconds
• Bronze: Lamont Marcell Jacobs (Italy) - 9.83 seconds

200 Meters

• Gold: Noah Lyles (USA) - 19.31 seconds
• Silver: Erriyon Knighton (USA) - 19.44 seconds
• Bronze: André De Grasse (Canada) - 19.72 seconds

400 Meters

• Gold: Michael Norman (USA) - 43.85 seconds
• Silver: Kirani James (Grenada) - 44.02 seconds
• Bronze: Matthew Hudson-Smith (Great Britain) - 44.18 seconds

Marathon

• Gold: Eliud Kipchoge (Kenya) - 2:05:20
• Silver: Mosinet Geremew (Ethiopia) - 2:06:25
• Bronze: Amos Kipruto (Kenya) - 2:06:45

Decathlon

• Gold: Damian Warner (Canada) - 8995 points
• Silver: Kevin Mayer (France) - 8891 points
• Bronze: Niklas Kaul (Germany) - 8740 points

Women’s Events

100 Meters

• Gold: Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (Jamaica) - 10.67 seconds
• Silver: Elaine Thompson-Herah (Jamaica) - 10.72 seconds
• Bronze: Dina Asher-Smith (Great Britain) - 10.83 seconds

200 Meters

• Gold: Shericka Jackson (Jamaica) - 21.41 seconds
• Silver: Elaine Thompson-Herah (Jamaica) - 21.61 seconds
• Bronze: Gabrielle Thomas (USA) - 21.87 seconds

400 Meters

• Gold: Shaunae Miller-Uibo (Bahamas) - 48.86 seconds
• Silver: Marileidy Paulino (Dominican Republic) - 49.20 seconds
• Bronze: Sada Williams (Barbados) - 49.75 seconds

Marathon

• Gold: Brigid Kosgei (Kenya) - 2:20:30
• Silver: Peres Jepchirchir (Kenya) - 2:21:40
• Bronze: Ababel Yeshaneh (Ethiopia) - 2:22:15

Heptathlon

• Gold: Nafissatou Thiam (Belgium) - 7013 points
• Silver: Katarina Johnson-Thompson (Great Britain) - 6850 points
• Bronze: Anouk Vetter (Netherlands) - 6716 points

Notable Moments

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