2016 Summer Olympics / Athletics

Athletics at the XXXI. 2016 Olympic Games
information
venue	Rio de Janeiro
Competition venue	Estádio Nilton Santos and Sambódromo
Nations	200
Athletes	2,268 (1,185 , 1,083 )
date	August 12-21, 2016
decisions	47
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The athletics competitions at the XXXI. The 2016 Olympic Games took place from August 12 to 21, 2016. The venue was the Estádio Nilton Santos . The marathons and walking competitions were held in downtown Rio with start and finish at Sambódromo .

Medal table

Olympic Games 2016 (athletics medal table)
space	team				Total
01	United States	13	10	9	32
02	Kenya	6th	6th	1	13
03	Jamaica	6th	3	2	11
04th	People's Republic of China	2	2	2	6th
05	South Africa	2	2	-	4th
06th	Great Britain	2	1	4th	7th
07th	Germany	2	-	1	3
	Croatia	2	-	1	3
09	Ethiopia	1	2	5	8th
10	Canada	1	1	4th	6th
11	Poland	1	1	1	3
12	Bahrain	1	1	-	2
	Spain	1	1	-	2
14th	Bahamas	1	-	1	2
15th	Belgium	1	-	-	1
	Brazil	1	-	-	1
	Greece	1	-	-	1
	Colombia	1	-	-	1
	Slovakia	1	-	-	1
	Tajikistan	1	-	-	1
21st	France	-	3	3	6th
22nd	Algeria	-	2	-	2
23	New Zealand	-	1	3	4th
24	Australia	-	1	1	2
	Japan	-	1	1	2
26th	Bulgaria	-	1	-	1
	Burundi	-	1	-	1
	Denmark	-	1	-	1
	Grenada	-	1	-	1
	Qatar	-	1	-	1
	Mexico	-	1	-	1
	Netherlands	-	1	-	1
	Venezuela	-	1	-	1
	Belarus	-	1	-	1
34	Kazakhstan	-	-	1	1
	Cuba	-	-	1	1
	Serbia	-	-	1	1
	Trinidad and Tobago	-	-	1	1
	Czech Republic	-	-	1	1
	Turkey	-	-	1	1
	Ukraine	-	-	1	1
	Hungary	-	-	1	1
Total		47	47	47	141

Attendees

At these games, too, there were again exclusions of individual associations and special regulations.

Because of the repeated influence of the government on sport in their own country, Kuwait was excluded from participation by the IOC . However, Kuwaiti athletes were able to start under the Olympic flag. The Kuwaiti government filed a lawsuit in a Swiss court for damages amounting to one billion US dollars (the equivalent of around 880 million euros). But this lawsuit was unsuccessful and was dismissed.

For the first time, the doping problem led to the exclusion of an entire association. After several decisions by the IOC and complaints against it at the International Court of Justice (CAS) , it finally came about that the individual sports federations could decide independently of each other about the possibility of Russian athletes participating. The International Athletics Federation (IAAF) granted such Russian athletes under a neutral flag eligibility to participate, who could provide evidence of having complied with the doping control system regulations, as is common in all countries. Russia as an association was completely excluded.

In the course of the refugee crisis in Europe , the athletes who had fled their home country were given the opportunity to participate in Rio as members of the Refugee Olympic Athletes team under the Olympic flag .

Olympic Stadium

The athletics competitions were held in the Estádio Nilton Santos

Construction of the Estádio Nilton Santos stadium had already started in 2003 - completion in 2007. The capacity was 60,000 seats. However, there were considerable problems with the acceptance of these games with their huge costs, with the corruption of Brazilian politicians, with the high entry prices by the population in Brazil. The inhabitants, most of whom lived in poverty, did not benefit in any way from the games. Many tickets remained unsold, although the country's government was forced to set up a social program for children from the favelas.

Competitions

The competition program was identical to that of the last two games in 2008 and 2012 . The competitions for women and men were largely aligned. There was and is only one discipline that was and still is missing in the women's area compared to the men's offer: when walking, only one distance is carried out, as opposed to two distances for men. Further differences can be found in the hurdle height on the two hurdle distances and the length of the shorter hurdle route, which is 110 meters for men and 100 meters for women, in order to take into account the different stride lengths of the sexes. In addition, a heptathlon was and will be fought as an all- around for women and a decathlon for men .

qualification

See also : Qualifying Standards for the Athletics Competitions at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Unlike the previous Olympic Games, a National Olympic Committee (NOC) could use up to three qualified athletes in each individual competition if they met the qualification standard during the given period. A NOK could also nominate a maximum of one relay per competition. NOKs without athletes with a fulfilled qualification standard could use a maximum of one female and male athlete in any competition.

The qualification standard had to be achieved from May 1, 2015 to July 11, 2016 at an official IAAF competition. The qualification period for the 10,000 m, marathons, walking competitions and all-around competitions began on January 1, 2015.

A maximum of 16 nations could qualify for the relay competitions. The top 8 of each competition at the IAAF World Relays 2015 , which took place on May 2nd and 3rd, 2015 in the Bahamas, secured a starting place for the games. The eight fastest nations according to the IAAF World Ranking List of July 12, 2016 received the remaining eight places.

The IAAF qualification standards were as follows:

Men		Women
competition	standard	competition	standard
100 m	10.16 s	100 m	11.32 s
200 m	20.50 s	200 m	23.20 s
400 m	45.40 s	400 m	52.20 s
800 m	1: 46.00 min	800 m	2: 01.50 min
1500 m	3: 36.20 min	1500 m	4: 07.00 min
5000 m	13: 25.00 min	5000 m	15: 24.00 min
10,000 m	28: 00.00 min	10,000 m	32: 15.00 min
110 m hurdles	13.47 s	100 m hurdles	13.00 s
400 m hurdles	49.40 s	400 m hurdles	56.20 s
3000 m obstacle	8: 30.00 min	3000 m obstacle	9: 45.00 min
marathon	2:19:00 h	marathon	2:45:00 h
20 km walking	1:24:00 h	20 km walking	1:36:00 h
50 km of walking	4:06:00 h	-	-
Long jump	8.15 m	Long jump	6.70 m
Triple jump	16.85 m	Triple jump	14.15 m
high jump	2.29 m	high jump	1.93 m
Pole vault	5.70 m	Pole vault	4.50 m
Shot put	20.50 m	Shot put	17.75 m
Discus throw	65.00 m	Discus throw	61.00 m
Hammer throw	77.00 m	Hammer throw	71.00 m
Javelin throw	83.00 m	Javelin throw	62.00 m
Decathlon	8100 points	Heptathlon	6200 points
4 × 100 m	Top 8 World Relays + 8 fastest	4 × 100 m	Top 8 World Relays + 8 fastest
4 × 400 m		4 × 400 m

Time schedule

The stadium for most of the athletics competitions was the Estádio Nilton Santos , while the walking competitions and marathons started and ended in Flamengo Park and Sambódromo . In addition to the walking competitions and the marathons, ten running and technical competitions were held in the mornings.

M.

In the morning

A.

in the evening

Q

qualification

V

leader

½

Semifinals

F.

final

Men

Date →	Fri 12.				Sat 13.				Sun 14.				Mon 15.				Tuesday 16				Wed 17.				Thu 18.				Fri 19.				Sat 20.				Sun 21.
Competition ↓	M.		A.		M.		A.		M.		A.		M.		A.		M.		A.		M.		A.		M.		A.		M.		A.		M.		A.		M.		A.
100 m					Q	V					½	F.
200 m																	V						½				F.
400 m			V				½				F.
800 m	V						½								F.
1500 m																	V										½								F.
5000 m																					V														F.
10,000 m							F.
marathon																																					F.
110 m hurdles															V				½	F.
400 m hurdles													V						½						F.
3000 m obstacle													V								F.
4 × 100 m																									V						F.
4 × 400 m																															V				F.
20 km walking	F.
50 km of walking																													F.
Long jump			Q				F.
Triple jump													Q				F.
high jump											Q								F.
Pole vault							Q								F.
Shot put																									Q		F.
Discus throw	Q				F.
Hammer throw																					Q										F.
Javelin throw																							Q												F.
Decathlon																					F.

Women

Date →	Fri 12.				Sat 13.				Sun 14.				Mon 15.				Tuesday 16				Wed 17.				Thu 18.				Fri 19.				Sat 20.				Sun 21.
Competition ↓	M.		A.		M.		A.		M.		A.		M.		A.		M.		A.		M.		A.		M.		A.		M.		A.		M.		A.		M.		A.
100 m	Q		V				½	F.
200 m													V						½				F.
400 m					V						½				F.
800 m																					V						½								F.
1500 m			V								½								F.
5000 m																	V														F.
10,000 m	F.
marathon									F.
100 m hurdles																	V						½	F.
400 m hurdles													V						½								F.
3000 m obstacle					V								F.
4 × 100 m																									V						F.
4 × 400 m																															V				F.
20 km walking																													F.
Long jump																			Q				F.
Triple jump					Q						F.
high jump																									Q										F.
Pole vault																	Q														F.
Shot put	Q		F.
Discus throw															Q		F.
Hammer throw			Q										F.
Javelin throw																			Q								F.
Heptathlon	F.

doping

In contrast to the IOC, the IAAF showed itself consistently in the anti-doping fight and decided to exclude Russian athletes from the competitions unless they could prove that they had been checked regularly.

There was a doping case a few days before the 3000-meter obstacle course . The Bulgarian Silvia Danekova was suspended after a positive doping test. The blood samples showed the use of erythropoietin , EPO for short.

Moroccan Abdelmajid El Hissouf, originally placed 68th in the marathon, was disqualified in November 2017 for taking prohibited funds. In addition, he was suspended for the period from November 8, 2016 to November 7, 2020.

As the second nation next to Russia, Kenya increasingly came into focus when it came to doping. Two events in the Olympic village reinforced the suspicions against Kenya:

• The Kenyan athletics delegation chief Michael Rotich , himself a former middle distance athlete, was withdrawn from games because he is said to have warned Kenyan athletes of impending doping tests. On arrival, he was reportedly arrested at Nairobi airport.
• Coach John Anzrah pretended to be the 800-meter runner Ferguson Cheruiyot Rotich during a urine test in connection with a doping control. Kenya's Head of Mission Stephan Arap Soi said that Anzrah had used the athlete's accreditation in his possession.

The number of officially convicted doping offenders is no longer comparable with the numbers of previous games. This was certainly due to the fact that Russia, the association with by far the largest proportion of suspended athletes in the past, was excluded from participating in athletics here in Rio. But it is also clear that the subject does not end there. Even after 2008 and 2012, in many cases it took a long time for prohibited substances to be detected in existing doping samples. The victims were and are the honest athletes who did not receive their medals until years later, who were denied participation in final fights by the doping fraudsters and who lost the funding they were actually entitled to because the true placements were only verified long after the competitions.

Sporting successes

The level of performance at these Olympic Games was very high.

• Three world records were set:
  • 400 meter run : Wayde van Niekerk ( South Africa ) - 43.03 s
  • 10,000 meter run : Almaz Ayana ( Ethiopia ) - 29: 17.45 min
  • Hammer throw : Anita Włodarczyk ( Poland ) - 82.29 m
• In addition, there were four improvements to the Olympic record :
  • 3000 meter obstacle course : Conseslus Kipruto ( Kenya ) - 8: 03.28 min
  • Pole vault : Thiago Braz da Silva ( Brazil ) - 6.03 m
  • Shot put : Ryan Crouser ( USA ) - 22.52 m
  • 5000 meter run : Vivian Jepkemoi Cheruiyot ( Kenya ) - 14: 26.17 min
• The Olympic record was also set once :
  • Decathlon : Ashton Eaton (USA) - 8893 points

As so often before, the most successful nation was the United States with thirteen Olympic champions versus nine at the last games. Kenya and Jamaica each had six gold medals. It was followed by China , South Africa , Great Britain , Germany and Croatia with two Olympic victories each. All other nations won at most one gold medal in athletics.

For the individual athletes, the following services are particularly worth mentioning.

• One athlete won three gold medals at these games:
  • Usain Bolt ( Jamaica ) - 100 meters , 200 meters and 4 times 100 meters
• Three other athletes each won two gold medals in Rio:
  • Elaine Thompson (Jamaica) - 100 meters, 200 meters - plus silver over 4 × 100 m
  • Allyson Felix ( USA ) - 4 x 100 m and 4 x 400 meters - plus silver over 400 meters
  • Mo Farah ( UK ) - 5000 meters and 10,000 meters
• Ten athletes managed to repeat their 2012 Olympic victory in London :
  • Usain Bolt (Jamaica) - 100 meters, 200 meters and 4 times 100 meters
  • Mo Farah (UK) - 5000 meters and 10,000 meters
  • Allyson Felix (USA) - 4 times 100 meters and 4 times 400 meters
  • David Lekuta Rudisha ( Kenya ) - 800 meters
  • Christian Taylor (USA) - triple jump
  • Ashton Eaton (USA) - Decathlon
  • Sandra Perković ( Croatia ) - Discus throw
  • Anita Włodarczyk ( Poland ) - hammer throw
  • Yohan Blake (Jamaica) - 4 x 100 meters
  • Tianna Bartoletta (USA) - 4 x 100 meters

Results men

100 m

Usain Bolt won both sprint routes this time and had won eight gold medals at the end of his Olympic career

→ Main article : 2016 Summer Olympics / Athletics - 100 m (men)

space	athlete	country	Time (s)
1	Usain Bolt	JAM	09.81 SB
2	Justin Gatlin	United States	09.89
3	Andre De Grasse	CAN	09.91 PB
4th	Yohan Blake	JAM	09.93 SB
5	Akani Simbine	RSA	09.94
6th	Ben Youssef Meïté	CIV	09.96
7th	Jimmy Vicaut	FRA	10.04
8th	Tray from Bromell	United States	10.06

Final: August 14, 2016

Wind: +0.2 m / s

200 m

→ Main article : 2016 Summer Olympics / Athletics - 200 m (men)

space	athlete	country	Time (s)
1	Usain Bolt	JAM	19.78
2	Andre De Grasse	CAN	20.02
3	Christophe Lemaitre	FRA	20.12
4th	Adam Gemili	GBR	20.12
5	Churandy Martina	NED	20.13
6th	LaShawn Merritt	United States	20.19
7th	Alonso Edward	PAN	20.23
8th	Ramil Guliyev	DOOR	20.43

Final: August 18, 2016

Wind: −0.5 m / s

400 m

The South African Wayde van Niekerk - winner over 400 meters in a new  world record time

→ Main article : 2016 Summer Olympics / Athletics - 400 m (men)

space	athlete	country	Time (s)
1	Wayde van Niekerk	RSA	043.03 WR
2	Kirani James	GRN	043.76
3	LaShawn Merritt	United States	043.85
4th	Machel Cedenio	TTO	044.01
5	Karabo Sibanda	BOT	044.25
6th	Ali Khamis	BRN	044.36
7th	Bralon Taplin	GRN	044.45
8th	Matthew Hudson-Smith	GBR	044.61

Final: August 14, 2016

800 m

The Kenyan David Rudisha became Olympic champion over 800  meters for the second time after 2012

→ Main article : 2016 Summer Olympics / Athletics - 800 m (men)

space	athlete	country	Time (min)
1	David Lekuta Rudisha	KEN	1: 42.15 SB
2	Taoufik Makhloufi	ALG	1: 42.61
3	Clayton Murphy	United States	1: 42.93 PB
4th	Pierre-Ambroise Bosse	FRA	1: 43.41 SB
5	Ferguson Cheruiyot Rotich	KEN	1: 43.55 SB
6th	Marcin Lewandowski	POLE	1: 44.20 SB
7th	Alfred Kipketer	KEN	1: 46.02
8th	Boris Berian	United States	1: 46.15

Final: August 15, 2016

1500 m

→ Main article : 2016 Summer Olympics / Athletics - 1500 m (men)

space	athlete	country	Time (min)
1	Matthew Centrowitz	United States	3: 50.00
2	Taoufik Makhloufi	ALG	3: 50.11
3	Nicholas Willis	NZL	3: 50.24
4th	Ayanleh Souleiman	DJI	3: 50.29
5	Abdalaati Iguider	MAR	3: 50.58
6th	Asbel Kiprop	KEN	3: 50.87
7th	David Bustos	ESP	3: 51.06
8th	Ben Blankenship	United States	3: 51.09

Final: August 20, 2016

5000 m

Like four years ago, Mo Farah won the 5000 and 10,000 meter double

→ Main article : 2016 Summer Olympics / Athletics - 5000 m (men)

space	athlete	country	Time (min)
1	Mo Farah	GBR	13: 03.30
2	Paul Kipkemoi Chelimo	United States	13: 03.90 PB
3	Hagos Gebrhiwet	ETH	13: 04.35
4th	Mohammed Ahmed	CAN	13: 05.94
5	Bernard Lagat	United States	13: 06.78 SB
6th	Andrew Butchart	GBR	13: 08.61 PB
7th	Albert Kibichii Rop	BRN	13: 08.79
8th	Joshua Kiprui Cheptegei	UGA	13: 09.17

Final: August 20, 2016

10,000 m

→ Main article : 2016 Summer Olympics / Athletics - 10,000 m (men)

space	athlete	country	Time (min)
1	Mo Farah	GBR	27: 05.17
2	Paul Kipngetich Tanui	KEN	27: 05.64
3	Tamirat Tola	ETH	27: 06.26
4th	Yigrem Demelash	ETH	27: 06.27
5	Galen Rupp	United States	27: 08.92
6th	Joshua Kiprui Cheptegei	UGA	27: 10.06
7th	Bedan Karoki Muchiri	KEN	27: 22.93
8th	Zersenay Tadese	ERI	27: 23.86

Final: August 13, 2016

marathon

Eliud Kipchoge from Kenya - winner of the  marathon

→ Main article : 2016 Summer Olympics / Athletics - marathon (men)

space	athlete	country	Time (h)
1	Eliud Kipchoge	KEN	2:08:44
2	Feyisa Lilesa	ETH	2:09:54
3	Galen Rupp	United States	2:10:05 PB
4th	Ghirmay Ghebreslassie	ERI	2:11:04
5	Alphonce Felix Simbu	TAN	2:11:15
6th	Jared Ward	United States	2:11:30 PB
7th	Tadesse Abraham	SUI	2:11:42
8th	Munyo Solomon Mutai	UGA	2:11:49 SB

August 21, 2016

There was a doping case in this competition. The Moroccan Abdelmajid El Hissouf, originally ranked 68th, was disqualified in November 2017 for taking prohibited substances. In addition, he was suspended for the period from November 8, 2016 to November 7, 2020.

110 m hurdles

→ Main article : 2016 Summer Olympics / Athletics - 110 m hurdles (men)

space	athlete	country	Time (s)
1	Omar McLeod	JAM	13.05
2	Orlando Ortega	ESP	13.17
3	Dimitri Bascou	FRA	13.24
4th	Pascal Martinot-Lagarde	FRA	13.29
5	Devon Allen	United States	13.31
6th	Johnathan Cabral	CAN	13.40
7th	Milan Traikovitz	CYP	13.41
DSQ	Ronnie Ash	United States

Final: August 16, 2016

Wind: +0.2 m / s

400 m hurdles

→ Main article : 2016 Summer Olympics / Athletics - 400 m hurdles (men)

space	athlete	country	Time (s)
1	Kerron Clement	United States	47.73 SB
2	Boniface Mucheru Tumuti	KEN	47.78
3	Yasmani Copello	DOOR	47.92
4th	Thomas Barr	IRL	47.97
5	Annsert Whyte	JAM	48.07
6th	Rasmus Mägi	EST	48.40
7th	Aron Kipchumba Koech	KEN	49.09
DSQ	Javier Culson	PURE

Final: August 18, 2016

3000 m obstacle

The obstacle course remained firmly in Kenyan hands - here with Olympic champion Conselius Kipruto

→ Main article : 2016 Summer Olympics / Athletics - 3000 m obstacle (men)

space	athlete	country	Time (min)
1	Conseslus Kipruto	KEN	8: 03.28 OR
2	Evan Jager	United States	8: 04.28
3	Mahiedine Mekhissi	FRA	8: 11.52
4th	Soufiane el-Bakkali	MAR	8: 14.35
5	Yoann Kowal	FRA	8: 16.75
6th	Brimin Kiprop Kipruto	KEN	8: 18.79
7th	Hillary Bor	United States	8: 22.74
8th	Donald Cabral	United States	8: 25.81

Final: August 17, 2016

4 × 100 m relay

→ Main article : 2016 Summer Olympics / Athletics - 4 × 100 m (men)

space	country	Athletes	Time (s)
1	Jamaica	Asafa Powell Yohan Blake Nickel Ashmeade Usain Bolt in the lead also: Jevaughn Minzie Kemar Bailey-Cole	37.27 SB
2	Japan	Ryōta Yamagata Shōta Iizuka Yoshihide Kiryū Asuka Cambridge	37.60 AS
3	Canada	Akeem Haynes Aaron Brown Brendon Rodney Andre De Grasse in the lead also: Mobolade Ajomale	37.64 NO
4th	People's Republic of China	Tang Xingqiang Xie Zhenye Su Bingtian Zhang Peimeng	37.90
5	Great Britain	Richard Kilty Harry Aikines-Aryeetey James Ellington Adam Gemili in the lead also: Chijindu Ujah	37.98
6th	Brazil	Ricardo de Souza Vitor Hugo dos Santos Bruno de Barros Jorge Vides	38.41
DSQ	Trinidad and Tobago	Keston Bledman Rondel Sorrillo Emmanuel Callender Richard Thompson
	United States	Mike Rodgers Justin Gatlin Tyson Gay Tray from Bromell in the lead also: Christian Coleman Jarrison Lawson

Final: August 19, 2016

4 × 400 m relay

→ Main article : 2016 Summer Olympics / Athletics - 4 × 400 m (men)

space	country	Athletes	Time (min)
1	United States	Arman Hall Tony McQuay LaShawn Merritt Gil Roberts in the run-up also: Kyle Clemons David Verburg	2: 57.30 SB
2	Jamaica	Nathon Allen Fitzroy Dunkley Javon Francis Peter Matthews in the lead also: Rusheen McDonald	2: 58.16
3	Bahamas	Chris Brown Steven Gardiner Michael Mathieu Alonzo Russell in advance also: Stephen Newbold	2: 58.49
4th	Belgium	Dylan Borlée Jonathan Borlée Kévin Borlée Julien Watrin	2: 58.52 NO
5	Botswana	Isaac Makwala Gaone Maotoanong Onkabetse Nkobolo Karabo Sibanda	2: 59.06 NO
6th	Cuba	Adrián Chacón William Collazo Yoandys Lescay Osmaidel Pellicier	2: 59.53
7th	Poland	Łukasz Krawczuk Jakub Krzewina Rafał Omelko Michał Pietrzak	3: 00.50
8th	Brazil	Peterson Dos Santos Alexander Russo Pedro Luiz de Oliveira Hugo de Sousa	3: 03.28

Final: August 20, 2016

20 km walking

→ Main article : 2016 Summer Olympics / Athletics - 20km walk (men)

space	athlete	country	Time (h)
1	Wang Zhen	CHN	1:19:14
2	Cai Zelin	CHN	1:19:26 SB
3	Dane Bird-Smith	OUT	1:19:37 PB
4th	Caio Bonfim	BRA	1:19:42 NO
5	Christopher Linke	GER	1:20:00
6th	Tom Bosworth	GBR	1:20:13 NO
7th	Daisuke Matsunaga	JPN	1:20:22
8th	Matteo Giupponi	ITA	1:20:27 PB

August 12, 2016

50 km of walking

The Slovak Matej Tóth - Olympic champion over 50 km walking

→ Main article : 2016 Summer Olympics / Athletics - 50km walk (men)

space	athlete	country	Time (h)
1	Matej Tóth	SVK	3:40:58
2	Jared Tallent	OUT	3:41:16
3	Hirooki Arai	JPN	3:41:24
4th	Evan Dunfee	CAN	3:41:38 NO
5	Wei Yu	CHN	3:43:00
6th	Robert Heffernan	IRL	3:43:55
7th	Havard Haukenes	NOR	3:46:33
8th	Yohann Diniz	FRA	3:46:43

19th August 2016

high jump

High jump Olympic champion Derek Drouin from Canada

→ Main article : 2016 Summer Olympics / Athletics - high jump (men)

space	athlete	country	Height (m)
1	Derek Drouin	CAN	2.38
2	Mutaz Essa Barshim	QAT	2.36
3	Bohdan Bondarenko	UKR	2.33
4th	Robert Grabarz	GBR	2.33
	Andrij Prozenko	UKR
6th	Erik Kynard	United States	2.33
7th	Majd Eddin Ghazal	SYR	2.29
	Kyriakos Ioannou	CYP
	Donald Thomas	GBR

Final: August 16, 2016

Pole vault

→ Main article : 2016 Summer Olympics / Athletics - pole vault (men)

space	athlete	country	Height (m)
1	Thiago Braz da Silva	BRA	6.03 OR
2	Renaud Lavillenie	FRA	5.98
3	Sam Kendricks	United States	5.85
4th	Jan Kudlička	CZE	5.75
	Piotr Lisek	POLE
6th	Changrui Xue	CHN	5.65
7th	Michal Balner	CZE	5.50
	Konstandinos Filippidis	GRE
	Daichi Sawano	JPN

Final: August 15, 2016

Long jump

→ Main article : 2016 Summer Olympics / Athletics - long jump (men)

space	athlete	country	Width (m)
1	Jeff Henderson	United States	8.38 SB
2	Luvo Manyonga	RSA	8.37 PB
3	Greg Rutherford	GBR	8.29
4th	Jarrion Lawson	United States	8.25
5	Wang Jianan	CHN	8.17
6th	Emiliano Lasa	URU	8.10
7th	Henry Frayne	OUT	8.06
8th	Kafétien Gomis	FRA	8.05

Final: August 13, 2016

Triple jump

The American Christian Taylor lived up to his role as favorite in the triple jump

→ Main article : 2016 Summer Olympics / Athletics - Triple Jump (Men)

space	athlete	country	Width (m)
1	Christian Taylor	United States	17.86 SB
2	Will Claye	United States	17.76 PB
3	Dong bin	CHN	17.58 PB
4th	Cao Shuo	CHN	17.13 SB
5	John Murillo	COL	17.09 NO
6th	Nelson Évora	POR	17.03 SB
7th	Troy Doris	GUY	16.90
8th	Lázaro Martínez	CUB	16.68

Final: August 16, 2016

Shot put

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space	athlete	country	Width (m)
1	Ryan Crouser	United States	22.52 OR
2	Joe Kovacs	United States	21.78
3	Tomas Walsh	NZL	21.36
4th	Franck Elemba	CGO	21.20 NO
5	Darlan Romani	BRA	21.02 NO
6th	Tomasz Majewski	POLE	20.72
7th	David Storl	DEU	20.64
8th	O'Dayne Richards	JAM	20.64

Final: August 18, 2016

Discus throw

Christoph Harting - successor to his brother Robert as Olympic champion in  discus throw

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space	athlete	country	Width (m)
1	Christoph Harting	GER	68.37 PB
2	Piotr Małachowski	POLE	67.55
3	Daniel Jasinski	GER	67.05
4th	Martin Kupper	EST	66.58
5	Gerd Kanter	EST	65.10
6th	Lukas Weißhaidinger	AUT	64.95
7th	Zoltán Kővágó	HUN	64.50
8th	Apostolos Parellis	CYP	63.72

Final: August 13, 2016

Hammer throw

→ Main article : 2016 Summer Olympics / Athletics - hammer throw (men)

space	athlete	country	Width (m)
1	Dilschod Nazarov	TJK	78.68
2	Ivan Zichan	BLR	77.79
3	Wojciech Nowicki	POLE	77.73
4th	Diego del Real Galindo	MEX	76.05
5	Marcel Lomnický	SVK	75.97
6th	Ashraf Amgad el-Seify	QAT	75.46
7th	Krisztián Pars	HUN	75.28
8th	David Soderberg	FIN	74.61

Final: August 19, 2016

Javelin throw

The German Thomas Röhler decided the javelin itself

→ Main article : 2016 Summer Olympics / Athletics - Javelin Throw (Men)

space	athlete	country	Width (m)
1	Thomas Röhler	GER	90.30
2	Julius Yego	KEN	88.24 SB
3	Keshorn Walcott	TTO	85.38
4th	Johannes Vetter	GER	85.32
5	Dmytro Kossynskyi	UKR	83.95 PB
6th	Antti Ruuskanen	FIN	83.05
7th	Vítězslav Veselý	CZE	82.51
8th	Jakub Vadlejch	CZE	82.42

Final: August 20, 2016

Decathlon

The decathletes after their competition

→ Main article : 2016 Summer Olympics / Athletics - Decathlon (men)

space	athlete	country	Points
1	Ashton Eaton	United States	8893 ORe / WL
2	Kevin Mayer	FRA	8834 NO
3	Damian Warner	CAN	8666 SB
4th	Kai Kazmirek	GER	8580 PB
5	Larbi Bourrada	ALG	8521 AF
6th	Leonel Suarez	CUB	8460 SB
7th	Zach Ziemek	United States	8392
8th	Thomas Van der Plaetsen	BEL	8332 PB

Final: 17./18. August 2016

Results women

100 m

Double sprint Olympic champion of these games Elaine Thompson from Jamaica

→ Main article : 2016 Summer Olympics / Athletics - 100 m (women)

space	Athlete	country	Time (s)
1	Elaine Thompson	JAM	10.71
2	Tori Bowie	United States	10.83
3	Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce	JAM	10.86 SB
4th	Marie Josée Ta Lou	CIV	10.86 PB
5	Dafne Schippers	NED	10.90
6th	Michelle-Lee Ahye	TTO	10.92
7th	English Gardner	United States	10.94
8th	Christania Williams	JAM	11.80

Final: August 13, 2016

Wind: +0.5 m / s

200 m

→ Main article : 2016 Summer Olympics / Athletics - 200 m (women)

space	Athlete	country	Time (s)
1	Elaine Thompson	JAM	21.78 SB
2	Dafne Schippers	NED	21.88 SB
3	Tori Bowie	United States	22.15
4th	Marie-Josée Ta Lou	CIV	22.21 NO
5	Dina Asher-Smith	GBR	22.31 SB
6th	Michelle-Lee Ahye	TTO	22.34
7th	Deajah Stevens	United States	22.65
8th	Iwet Lalowa-Collio	BUL	22.69

Final: August 17, 2016

Wind: −0.1 m / s

400 m

→ Main article : 2016 Summer Olympics / Athletics - 400 m (women)

space	Athlete	country	Time (s)
1	Shaunae Miller	BAH	49.44 PB
2	Allyson Felix	United States	49.51 SB
3	Shericka Jackson	JAM	49.85
4th	Natasha Hastings	United States	50.34
5	Phyllis Francis	United States	50.41
6th	Stephenie Ann McPherson	JAM	50.97
7th	Olha Semljak	UKR	51.24
8th	Libania Grenot	ITA	51.25

Final: August 15, 2016

800 m

The South African Olympic champion over 800 meters Caster Semenya

→ Main article : 2016 Summer Olympics / Athletics - 800 m (women)

space	Athlete	country	Time (min)
1	Caster Semenya	RSA	1: 55.28 NO
2	Francine Niyonsaba	BDI	1: 56.49
3	Margaret Nyairera Wambui	KEN	1: 56.89 PB
4th	Melissa Bishop	CAN	1: 57.02 NO
5	Joanna Jóźwik	POLE	1: 57.37 PB
6th	Lynsey Sharp	GBR	1: 57.69 PB
7th	Maryna Arsamassawa	BLR	1: 59.10
8th	Kate Grace	United States	1: 59.57

Final: August 20, 2016

1500 m

→ Main article : 2016 Summer Olympics / Athletics - 1500 m (women)

space	Athlete	country	Time (min)
1	Faith Kipyegon	KEN	4: 08.92
2	Genzebe Dibaba	ETH	4: 10.27
3	Jennifer Simpson	United States	4: 10.53
4th	Shannon Rowbury	United States	4: 11.05
5	Sifan Hassan	NED	4: 11.23
6th	Meraf Bahta	SWE	4: 12.59
7th	Laura Muir	GBR	4: 12.88
8th	Dawit Seyaum	ETH	4: 13.14

Final: August 16, 2016

5000 m

→ Main article : 2016 Summer Olympics / Athletics - 5000 m (women)

space	Athlete	country	Time (min)
1	Vivian Jepkemoi Cheruiyot	KEN	14: 26.17 OR
2	Bright Obiri	KEN	14: 29.77 PB
3	Almaz Ayana	ETH	14: 33.59
4th	Mercy Cherono	KEN	14: 42.89
5	Senbere Teferi	ETH	14: 43.75
6th	Yasemin Can	DOOR	14: 56.96
7th	Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal	NOR	14: 57.53 PB
8th	Susan Kuijken	NED	15: 00.69 PB

Final: August 19, 2016

10,000 m

Almaz Ayana from Ethiopia triumphed over 10,000 meters , setting a new world record  on

→ Main article : 2016 Summer Olympics / Athletics - 10,000 m (women)

space	Athlete	country	Time (min)
1	Almaz Ayana	ETH	29: 17.45 WR
2	Vivian Jepkemoi Cheruiyot	KEN	29: 32.53 NO
3	Tirunesh Dibaba	ETH	29: 42.56 PB
4th	Alice Aprot Nawowuna	KEN	29: 53.51 PB
5	Betsy Saina	KEN	30: 07.78 PB
6th	Molly Huddle	United States	30: 13.17 AM
7th	Yasemin Can	DOOR	30: 26.41 PB
8th	Wear burqa	ETH	30: 26.66 PB

Final: August 12, 2016

marathon

→ Main article : 2016 Summer Olympics / Athletics - Marathon (women)

space	Athlete	country	Time (h)
1	Jemima Jelagat Sumgong	KEN	2:24:04
2	Eunice Jepkirui Kirwa	BRN	2:24:13
3	Mare Dibaba	ETH	2:24:30
4th	Tirfi Tsegaye	ETH	2:24:47
5	Wolha Masuronak	BLR	2:24:48
6th	Shalane Flanagan	United States	2:25:26 SB
7th	Desiree Linden	United States	2:26:08 SB
8th	Rose Chelimo	BRN	2:27:36

August 14, 2016

German participants:

Anja Scherl GER (2:37:23 h / 44th)  

Anna Hahner GER (2:45:32 h / 81st)  

Lisa Hahner GER (2:45:33 h / 82nd)  

Swiss participant:

Maja Neuenschwander SUI (2:34:27 h / 29.)  

Austrian participant:

Andrea Mayr AUT (2:41:52 h / 64th)  

100 m hurdles

Gold medalist Brianna Rollins from the United States

→ Main article : 2016 Summer Olympics / Athletics - 100 m hurdles (women)

space	Athlete	country	Time (s)
1	Brianna Rollins	United States	12.48
2	Nia Ali	United States	12.59 SB
3	Kristi Castlin	United States	12.61
4th	Cindy Ofili	GBR	12.63 PB
5	Cindy Roleder	GER	12.74
6th	Pedrya Seymour	BAH	12.76
7th	Tiffany Porter	GBR	12.76
8th	Phylicia George	CAN	12.89

Final: August 17, 2016

Wind: 0.0 m / s

400 m hurdles

→ Main article : 2016 Summer Olympics / Athletics - 400 m hurdles (women)

space	Athlete	country	Time (s)
1	Dalilah Muhammad	United States	53.13
2	Sara Petersen	THE	53.55 NO
3	Ashley Spencer	United States	53.72 PB
4th	Zuzana Hejnová	CZE	53.92 SB
5	Ristananna Tracey	JAM	54.15 PB
6th	Leah Nugent	JAM	54.45 PB
7th	Janieve Russell	JAM	54.56
8th	Eilidh Child	GBR	54.61

Final: August 18, 2016

3000 m obstacle

Ruth Jebet, who starts for Bahrain, won the obstacle race with a new African record

→ Main article : 2016 Summer Olympics / Athletics - 3000 m obstacle (women)

space	Athlete	country	Time (min)
1	Ruth Jebet	BRN	8: 59.75 AF
2	Hyvin Kiyeng Jepkemoi	KEN	9: 07.12
3	Emma Coburn	United States	9: 07.63 AM
4th	Beatrice Chepkoech	KEN	9: 16.05 PB
5	Sofia Assefa	ETH	9: 17.15 SB
6th	Gesa Felicitas Krause	GER	9: 18.41 DR
7th	Madeline Heiner Hills	OUT	9: 20.38 PB
8th	Colleen Quigley	United States	9: 21.10 PB

Final: August 15, 2016

There was a doping case in this competition. Bulgaria’s Silvia Danekova was suspended a few days before the competition after a positive doping test. The blood samples showed the use of erythropoietin , EPO for short.

4 × 100 m relay

→ Main article : 2016 Summer Olympics / Athletics - 4 × 100 m (women)

space	country	Athletes	Time (s)
1	United States	Tianna Bartoletta Allyson Felix English Gardner Tori Bowie in advance also: Morolake Akinosun	41.01 SB
2	Jamaica	Christania Williams Elaine Thompson Veronica Campbell-Brown Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce in the preliminary run also: Simone Facey Sashalee Forbes	41.36 SB
3	Great Britain	Asha Philip Desiree Henry Dina Asher-Smith Daryll Neita	41.77 NO
4th	Germany	Tatjana Pinto Lisa Mayer Gina Lückenkemper Rebekka Haase	42.10
5	Trinidad and Tobago	Semoy Hackett Michelle-Lee Ahye Kelly-Ann Baptiste Khalifa St. Fort	42.12 SB
6th	Ukraine	Olesja Powch Natalija Pohrebnjak Marija Rjemjen Jelysaveta Bryshina	42.36 SB
7th	Canada	Farah Jacques Crystal Emmanuel Phylicia George Khamica Bingham	43.15
8th	Nigeria	Gloria Asumnu Blessing Okagbare Jennifer Madu Agnes Osazuwa	43.21

Final: August 19, 2016

4 × 400 m relay

→ Main article : 2016 Summer Olympics / Athletics - 4 × 400 m (women)

space	country	Athletes	Time (min)
1	United States	Courtney Okolo Natasha Hastings Phyllis Francis Allyson Felix in the lead also: Taylor Ellis-Watson Francena McCorory	3: 19.06 SB
2	Jamaica	Stephenie Ann McPherson Anneisha McLaughlin-Whilby Shericka Jackson Novlene Williams-Mills in advance also: Christine Day Chrisann Gordon	3: 20.34
3	Great Britain	Eilidh Doyle Anyika Onuora Emily Diamond Christine Ohuruogu in advance also: Kelly Massey	3: 25.88
4th	Canada	Carline Muir Alicia Brown Noelle Montcalm Sage Watson	3: 26.43
5	Ukraine	Alina Lohwynenko Olha Bibik Tetjana Melnik Olha Semljak	3: 26.64
6th	Italy	Mariabenedicta Chigbolu Maria Enrica Spacca Ayomide Folorunso Libania Grenot	3: 27.05
7th	Poland	Małgorzata Hołub Patrycja Wyciszkiewicz Iga Baumgart Justyna Święty	3: 27.28
8th	Australia	Jessica Thornton Anneliese Rubie Caitlin Sargent Morgan Mitchell	3: 27.45

Final: August 20, 2016

20 km walking

The Chinese Olympic champion in the 20 km walk Liu Hong

→ Main article : 2016 Summer Olympics / Athletics - 20 km walk (women)

space	Athlete	country	Time (h)
1	Liu Hong	CHN	1:28:35
2	María Guadalupe González	MEX	1:28:37
3	Lü Xiuzhi	CHN	1:28:42
4th	Antonella Palmisano	ITA	1:29:03
5	Qoijing Gyi	CHN	1:29:04
6th	Ana Cabecinha	POR	1:29:23
7th	Eric de Sena	BRA	1:29:29
8th	Beatrice Pascual	ESP	1:30:24

19th August 2016

high jump

→ Main article : 2016 Summer Olympics / Athletics - high jump (women)

space	Athlete	country	Height (m)
1	Ruth Beitia	ESP	1.97
2	Mirela Demirewa	BUL	1.97
3	Blanka Vlašić	CRO	1.97
4th	Chaunté Lowe	United States	1.97
5	Alessia consolation	ITA	1.93
6th	Levern Spencer	LCA	1.93
7th	Sofie Skoog	SWE	1.93
7th	Marie-Laurence Jungfleisch	GER	1.93

Final: August 20, 2016

Pole vault

Olympic victory for the Greek pole vaulter Ekaterini Stefanidi

→ Main article : 2016 Summer Olympics / Athletics - pole vault (women)

space	Athlete	country	Height (m)
1	Ekaterini Stefanidi	GRE	4.85
2	Sandi Morris	United States	4.85
3	Eliza McCartney	NZL	4.80
4th	Alana Boyd	OUT	4.80
5	Holly Bradshaw	GBR	4.70
6th	Nicole Büchler	SUI	4.70
7th	Yarisley Silva	CUB	4.60
7th	Jennifer Suhr	United States	4.60

Final: August 19, 2016

The German Martina Strutz reached ninth place

Long jump

→ Main article : 2016 Summer Olympics / Athletics - long jump (women)

space	Athlete	country	Width (m)
1	Tianna Bartoletta	United States	7.17 PB
2	Brittney Reese	United States	7.15
3	Ivana Španović	SRB	7.08 NO
4th	Malaika Mihambo	GER	6.95 PB
5	Ese Brume	NGR	6.81
6th	Ksenija Balta	EST	6.79 SB
7th	Brooke Stratton	OUT	6.74
8th	Jazmin Sawyers	GBR	6.69

Final: August 14, 2016

Triple jump

Caterine Ibargüen from Colombia won the gold medal in the  triple jump

→ Main article : 2016 Summer Olympics / Athletics - Triple Jump (Women)

space	Athlete	country	Width (m)
1	Caterine Ibargüen	COL	15.17 WJB
2	Yulimar Rojas	VEN	14.98
3	Olga Rypakova	KAZ	14.74 SB
4th	Keturah Orji	United States	14.71 NO
5	Hanna Knjasjewa-Minenko	ISR	14.68 SB
6th	Patrícia Mamona	POR	14.65 NO
7th	Kimberly Williams	JAM	14.53
8th	Paraskevi Papachristou	GRE	14.26

Final: August 14, 2016

Shot put

→ Main article : 2016 Summer Olympics / Athletics - Shot put (women)

space	Athlete	country	Width (m)
1	Michelle Carter	United States	20.63 NO
2	Valerie Adams	NZL	20.42 SB
3	Anita Marton	HUN	19.87 NO
4th	Gong Lijiao	CHN	19.39
5	Raven Saunders	United States	19.35 PB
6th	Christina Schwanitz	GER	19.03
7th	Cleopatra Borel	TTO	18.37
8th	Alyona Dubitskaya	BLR	18.23

Final: August 12, 2016

Discus throw

Another triumph for the Croatian Sandra Perković

→ Main article : 2016 Summer Olympics / Athletics - Discus throw (women)

space	Athlete	country	Width (m)
1	Sandra Perković	CRO	69.21
2	Mélina Robert-Michon	FRA	66.73 NO
3	Denia Caballero	CUB	65.34
4th	Dani Samuels	OUT	64.90
5	Su Xinyue	CHN	64.37
6th	Nadine Müller	GER	63.13
7th	Chen Yang	CHN	63.11
8th	Feng Bin	CHN	63.06

Final: August 16, 2016

Hammer throw

Anita Wlodarczyk from Poland won the gold medal in hammer throw for the second time 

→ Main article : 2016 Summer Olympics / Athletics - Hammer Throw (women)

space	Athlete	country	Width (m)
1	Anita Włodarczyk	POLE	82.29 WR
2	Zhang Wenxiu	CHN	76.75
3	Sophie Hitchon	GBR	74.54 NO
4th	Betty Heidler	GER	73.71
5	Zalina Marghieva	MDA	73.50
6th	Amber Campbell	United States	72.74
7th	Hanna Malyshchyk	BLR	71.90
8th	DeAnna Price	United States	70.95

Final: August 15, 2016

Javelin throw

→ Main article : 2016 Summer Olympics / Athletics - Javelin Throw (women)

space	Athlete	country	Width (m)
1	Sara Kolak	CRO	66.18
2	Sunette Viljoen	RSA	64.92
3	Barbora Špotáková	CZE	64.80
4th	Maria Andrejczyk	POLE	64.78
5	Tazzjana Chaladovich	BLR	64.60
6th	Kathryn Mitchell	OUT	64.36
7th	Lu Huihui	CHN	64.04
8th	Christina Obergföll	GER	62.92

Final: August 19, 2016

Heptathlon

The Belgian Nafissatou was crowned queen of the athletes

→ Main article : 2016 Summer Olympics / Athletics - Heptathlon (women)

space	Athlete	country	Points
1	Nafissatou Thiam	BEL	6810 NO
2	Jessica Ennis-Hill	GBR	6775
3	Brianne Theisen-Eaton	CAN	6653
4th	Laura Ikauniece-Admidiņa	LAT	6617
5	Carolin Schäfer	GER	6540
6th	Katarina Johnson-Thompson	GBR	6523
7th	Yorgelis Rodríguez	CUB	6481 NO
8th	Györgyi Farkas	HUN	6442

Final: 12./13. August 2016

Web links

Commons : Athletics at the 2016 Olympic Summer Games  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Results Book Rio 2016 at library.olympic.org, accessed October 17, 2018
• The XXXI Olympic Games , results on iaaf.org (English), accessed October 17, 2018
• Athletics at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Summer Games Sports-Reference, accessed October 17, 2018
• Athletics results on Leichtathletik.de, accessed on October 17, 2018
• Highlights of the games at iaaf.org, accessed on October 17, 2018
• 2016 Olympic Games in Rio from Leichtathletik.de, accessed on October 17, 2018
• Olympic Summer Games Rio de Janeiro 2016 on sportschau.de, accessed on October 17, 2018
• Rio 2016 - The Summer Olympic Games in Brazil on planet-wissen.de, August 8, 2016, accessed on October 17, 2018
• Olympia abused Rio de Janeiro , Interview with Helmut Digel on welt.de August 21, 2016, accessed on October 17, 2018
• Was Rio bought in 2016? , Deutschlandfunk March 3, 2917, accessed October 17, 2018
• Poisoned by the doping epidemic on deutschlandfunkkultur.de August 20, 2016, accessed on October 17, 2018
• IOC is said to have covered up explosive test values on n-tv.de/sport April 2, 2017, accessed on October 17, 2018
• Doping as a promoted discipline , Deutschlandfunk Kultur July 21, 2016, accessed on October 17, 2018

Videos

• Collection of videos on the individual athletics disciplines on youtube.com, accessed on October 17, 2018

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Rio 2016: Athletics. Retrieved September 29, 2018 . 
2. ↑ Kuwait loses litigation with IOC , Zeit Online August 2, 2016, accessed September 28, 2018.
3. ↑ Team of Refugee Olympic Athletes (ROA) created by the IOC at olympic.org March 2, 2016, accessed September 28, 2018.
4. ↑ The Olympic Stadium on rio.sportschau.de, accessed on September 28, 2018.
5. ^ The Show must go on , Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung August 5, 2016, accessed on September 28, 2018.
6. ↑ ^{a b} IAAF approves entry standards for Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Retrieved September 29, 2018 . 
7. ↑ ^{a b c} Qualification System - Games of the XXXI Olympiad - Athletics . (PDF) (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on April 16, 2015 ; accessed on September 29, 2018 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
8. ↑ IAAF / BTC World Relays: Qualifying Process. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on April 23, 2015 ; accessed on September 29, 2018 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
9. ↑ Rio 2016 Olympic Games entry standards of the IAAF with the changes of November 26, 2015 , accessed on October 17, 2018.
10. ↑ 2016 Olympic Track and Field Schedule Announced. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on January 21, 2015 ; accessed on September 29, 2018 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
11. ↑ Athletics timetable for Rio 2016 Olympics published. Retrieved September 29, 2019 . 
12. ↑ ^{a b} Also B-doping test from obstacle runner Danekowa positive on t-online.de August 12, 2016, accessed on September 28, 2018.
13. ↑ ^{a b} Dopage: quatre athlètes marocains suspendus par l'IAAF (French) , accessed on September 11, 2018.
14. ↑ Serious misconduct in anti-doping work , Focus Online October 27, 2016, accessed on September 28, 2018.
15. ↑ Doping remains a problem even after Rio ntv August 21, 2016, accessed on September 28, 2018.