Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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| Athletics (track and field) at the Games of the XXIX Olympiad | |
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 Pictogram for athletics at the 2008 Games | |
| Venue | Beijing National Stadium |
| Dates | August 15–24 |
| Competitors | TBD from TBD nations |
Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics are being held during the last 10 days of the games, from August 15 to August 24, 2008, at the Beijing National Stadium. The Olympic sport of Athletics is split into four distinct sets of events: track events, field events, combined events, and road events.
Both men and women have very similar schedules of events. Men compete in 24 events and women compete in 23, as their schedule lacks the 50 km race walk. In addition, both the men's 110 m hurdles and decathlon are replaced in the women's schedule by the 100 m hurdles and heptathlon, respectively.
Events
Track events
The track portion of Athletics includes, as it has in the past, sprints (100 m, 200 m, 400 m), middle-distance (800 m and 1500 m) and long-distance (5000 m and 10,000 m) events. Obstacle events include hurdling (100 m and 400 m for women, 110 m and 400 m for men), relays (4×100 m and 4×400 m) and the 3000 m steeplechase.
Field events
The field portion includes the long jump, triple jump, high jump, pole vault, discus, shot put, javelin, and hammer throw for both men and women.
Combined events
Combined events include the decathlon for men and the heptathlon for women. Each competition takes place over two days. The heptathlon combines 100 m hurdles, high jump, shot put, 200 m, long jump, javelin and 800 m. The decathlon combines 100 m, long jump, shot put, high jump, 400 m, 110 m hurdles, discus, pole vault, javelin, and 1500 m.
Road events
The road portion of Athletics includes a marathon and a 20 km race walk for both men and women. In addition, the men compete in a 50 km race walk.
Qualifying criteria
Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) may enter up to 3 athletes per event who have met the A standard, or 1 athlete per event who has met the B standard only. NOCs may also enter up to 1 relay team per event. NOCs with no qualified athlete may enter 1 athlete in 1 athletic event (except the 10000 m, 3000 m Steeplechase and combined events). For relay events, a maximum of 16 teams per event will qualify based on the aggregate of the two fastest times achieved at IAAF events in the period of January 1, 2007 to July 16, 2008.
The qualifying standards must be reached during the respective qualifying period at competitions approved by IAAF. For individual events, except marathon, the period is January 1, 2007 to July 23, 2008. For Marathon, the period is September 1, 2006 to July 23, 2008.
| Events | Men's A | Men's B | Women's A | Women's B |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m | 00:10.21 | 00:10.28 | 00:11.32 | 00:11.42 |
| 200 m | 00:20.59 | 00:20.75 | 00:23.00 | 00:23.20 |
| 400 m | 00:45.55 | 00:45.95 | 00:51.55 | 00:52.35 |
| 800 m | 01:46.00 | 01:47.00 | 02:00.00 | 02:01.30 |
| 1500 m | 03:36.60 | 03:39.00 | 04:07.00 | 04:08.00 |
| 5000 m | 13:21.50 | 13:28.00 | 15:09.00 | 15:24.00 |
| 10000 m | 27:50.00 | 28:10.00 | 31:45.00 | 32:20.00 |
| 100 m hurdles | - | - | 00:12.96 | 00:13.11 |
| 110 m hurdles | 00:13.55 | 00:13.72 | - | - |
| 400 m hurdles | 00:49.20 | 00:49.50 | 00:55.60 | 00:56.50 |
| 3,000 m Steeplechase | 08:24.60 | 08:32.00 | 09:46.00 | 09:55.00 |
| High Jump | 2.30 m | 2.27 m | 1.95 m | 1.91 m |
| Pole Vault | 5.70 m | 5.55 m | 4.45 m | 4.30 m |
| Long Jump | 8.20 m | 8.05 m | 6.72 m | 6.60 m |
| Triple Jump | 17.10 m | 16.80 m | 14.20 m | 14.00 m |
| Shot Put | 20.30 m | 19.80 m | 18.35 m | 17.20 m |
| Discus Throw | 64.50 m | 62.50 m | 61.00 m | 59.00 m |
| Hammer Throw | 78.50 m | 74.00 m | 69.50 m | 67.00 m |
| Javelin Throw | 81.80 m | 77.80 m | 60.50 m | 56.00 m |
| Heptathlon | - | - | 6,000 pts | 5,800 pts |
| Decathlon | 8,000 pts | 7,700 pts | - | - |
| 20 km Race Walk | 01:23:00 | 01:24:30 | 01:33.30 | 01:38.00 |
| 50 km Race Walk | 04:00:00 | 04:07:00 | - | - |
| Marathon | 02:15:00 | 02:18:00 | 02:37.00 | 02:42.00 |
Medal summary
Medal table
Retrieved from Beijing Olympics 2008 Official Website.[1]
| 1 |  United States (USA) |
7 | 9 | 7 | 23 |
| 2 |  Russia (RUS) |
6 | 5 | 7 | 18 |
| 3 |  Jamaica (JAM) |
6 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| 4 |  Kenya (KEN) |
5 | 5 | 4 | 14 |
| 5 |  Ethiopia (ETH) |
4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 6 |  Belarus (BLR) |
1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 7 |  Cuba (CUB) |
1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 |  Great Britain (GBR) |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
 Australia (AUS) |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| 10 |  Ukraine (UKR) |
1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 11 |  Poland (POL) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Belgium (BEL) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
 Norway (NOR) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 14 |  Italy (ITA) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 New Zealand (NZL) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 16 |  Bahrain (BRN) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Cameroon (CMR) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Czech Republic (CZE) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Estonia (EST) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Panama (PAN) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Portugal (POR) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Romania (ROU) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Slovenia (SLO) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Brazil (BRA) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 25 |  Turkey (TUR) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 27 |  Bahamas (BAH) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 28 |  Ecuador (ECU) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Morocco (MAR) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
 France (FRA) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 South Africa (RSA) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Sudan (SUD) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Latvia (LAT) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 33 |  China (CHN) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Nigeria (NGR) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 35 |  Canada (CAN) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Germany (GER) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Greece (GRE) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Lithuania (LTU) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Morocco (MAR) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
 Japan (JPN) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Finland (FIN) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 47 | 48 | 46 | 141 | |
Men
* Athletes who participated in the heats only and received medals.
Women
* Athletes who participated in the heats only and received medals.
Lyudmila Blonska of Ukraine originally won the silver medal in the women's heptathlon, but was disqualified after she tested positive for methyltestosterone. [2]
Records broken
During these 2008 Summer Olympic Games, 17 new Olympic records and 5 new world records were set in the athletics events.
Men's Olympic and world records
| Event | Date | Round | Name | Nationality | Result | OR | WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 100 metres | 16 August | Final | Usain Bolt | Jamaica |
9.69 s | OR | WR |
| Men's 200 metres | 20 August | Final | Usain Bolt | Jamaica |
19.30 s | OR | WR |
| Men's 5000 metres | 23 August | Final | Kenenisa Bekele | Ethiopia |
12:57.82 | OR | |
| Men's 10000 metres | 17 August | Final | Kenenisa Bekele | Ethiopia |
27:01.17 | OR | |
| Men's 4x100 metre relay | 22 August | Final | Nesta Carter Michael Frater Usain Bolt Asafa Powell |
Jamaica |
37.10 s | OR | WR |
| Men's 4x400 metre relay | 23 August | Final | LaShawn Merritt Angelo Taylor David Neville Jeremy Wariner |
United States |
2:55.39 | OR | |
| Men's marathon | 24 August | Final | Samuel Kamau Wanjiru | Kenya |
2:06:32 | OR | |
| Men's 50 kilometre walk | 22 August | Final | Alex Schwazer | Italy |
3:37:09 | OR | |
| Men's pole vault | 22 August | Final | Steven Hooker | Australia |
5.96 m | OR | |
| Men's javelin throw | 23 August | Final | Andreas Thorkildsen | Norway |
90.57 m | OR |
Women's Olympic and world records
| Event | Date | Round | Name | Nationality | Result | OR | WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's 400 metre hurdles | 20 August | Final | Melaine Walker | Jamaica |
52.64 s | OR | |
| Women's 3,000 metre steeplechase | 17 August | Final | Gulnara Galkina-Samitova | Russia |
8:58.81 | OR* | WR |
| Women's 10,000 metres | 20 August | Final | Tirunesh Dibaba | Ethiopia |
29:54.66 | OR | |
| Women's 20km walk | 20 August | Final | Olga Kaniskina | Russia |
1:26:31 | OR | |
| Women's triple jump | 17 August | Final | Francoise Mbango Etone | Cameroon |
15.39 m | OR | |
| Women's pole vault | 18 August | Final | Yelena Isinbayeva | Russia |
5.05 m | OR | WR |
| Women's hammer throw | 20 August | Final | Aksana Miankova | Belarus |
76.34 m | OR |
* Inaugural Event
References
- ^ "Athletics Medal Standings". Retrieved 2008-08-17.
- ^ IOC sanctions Liudmyla Blonska for failing Anti-Doping test IOC press release 22nd August 2008
- "Sports Competition Schedule". BOCOG. 2006-04-17. Retrieved 2006-08-10.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - "Athletics". (Sports). International Olympic Committee. 2006. Retrieved 2006-08-10.
{{cite web}}: External link in|work= - "Programme of the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, Beijing 2008" (pdf). International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2006-08-10.
- "Olympic Athletics Competition Schedule". IAAF. Retrieved 2008-04-24.
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