Olympic medalists in athletics (women) Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description
These are the female Olympic medalists in athletics. See Olympic medalists in athletics (men) for male medalists, for other track and field athletes and Olympic medalists for medalists in other sports.
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 | Betty Robinson (USA) | Fanny Rosenfeld (CAN) | Ethel Smith (CAN) |
| 1932 | Stanisława Walasiewicz; (POL) | Hilda Strike (CAN) | Wilhelmina Von Bremen (USA) |
| 1936 | Helen Stephens (USA) | Stanisława Walasiewicz; (POL) | Käthe Krauss (GER) |
| 1948 | Fanny Blankers-Koen (NED) | Dorothy Manley (GBR) | Shirley Strickland (AUS) |
| 1952 | Marjorie Jackson (AUS) | Daphne Hasenjager (RSA) | Shirley Strickland de la Hunty (AUS) |
| 1956 | Betty Cuthbert (AUS) | Christa Stubnick (GER) | Marlene Matthews (AUS) |
| 1960 | Wilma Rudolph (USA) | Dorothy Hyman (GBR) | Giuseppina Leone (ITA) |
| 1964 | Wyomia Tyus (USA) | Edith McGuire (USA) | Ewa Kłobukowska; (POL) |
| 1968 | Wyomia Tyus (USA) | Barbara Ferrell (USA) | Irena Szewińska; (POL) |
| 1972 | Renate Stecher (GDR) | Raelene Boyle (AUS) | Silvia Chibás (CUB) |
| 1976 | Annegret Richter (FRG) | Renate Stecher (GDR) | Inge Helten (FRG) |
| 1980 | Lyudmila Kondratyeva (URS) | Marlies Göhr (GDR) | Ingrid Auerswald (GDR) |
| 1984 | Evelyn Ashford (USA) | Alice Brown (USA) | Merlene Ottey (JAM) |
| 1988 | Florence Griffith Joyner (USA) | Evelyn Ashford (USA) | Heike Drechsler (GER) |
| 1992 | Gail Devers (USA) | Juliet Cuthbert (JAM) | Irina Privalova (EUN) |
| 1996 | Gail Devers (USA) | Merlene Ottey (JAM) | Gwen Torrence (USA) |
| 2000 | Marion Jones (USA) | Ekaterini Thanou (GRE) | Tanya Lawrence (JAM) |
| 2004 | Yuliya Nesterenko (BLR) | Lauryn Williams (USA) | Veronica Campbell (JAM) |
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | Fanny Blankers-Koen (NED) | Audrey Williamson (GBR) | Audrey Patterson (USA) |
| 1952 | Marjorie Jackson (AUS) | Puck Brouwer (NED) | Nadezhda Khnykina (URS) |
| 1956 | Betty Cuthbert (AUS) | Christa Stubnick (GER) | Marlene Mathews (AUS) |
| 1960 | Wilma Rudolph (USA) | Jutta Heine (GER) | Dorothy Hyman (GBR) |
| 1964 | Edith McGuire (USA) | Irena Kirszenstein (POL) | Marilyn Black (AUS) |
| 1968 | Irena Szewińska; (POL) | Raelene Boyle (AUS) | Jenny Lamy (AUS) |
| 1972 | Renate Stecher (GDR) | Raelene Boyle (AUS) | Irena Szewińska; (POL) |
| 1976 | Bärbel Eckert (GDR) | Annegret Richter (FRG) | Renate Stecher (GDR) |
| 1980 | Bärbel Wöckel (GDR) | Natalya Bochina (URS) | Merlene Ottey (JAM) |
| 1984 | Valerie Brisco-Hooks (USA) | Florence Griffith (USA) | Merlene Ottey (JAM) |
| 1988 | Florence Griffith Joyner (USA) | Grace Jackson (JAM) | Heike Drechsler (GDR) |
| 1992 | Gwen Torrence (USA) | Juliet Cuthbert (JAM) | Merlene Ottey (JAM) |
| 1996 | Marie-José Perec (FRA) | Merlene Ottey (JAM) | Mary Onyali (NGR) |
| 2000 | Marion Jones (USA) | Pauline Davis (BAH) | Susanthika Jayasinghe (SRI) |
| 2004 | Veronica Campbell (JAM) | Allyson Felix (USA) | Debbie Ferguson (BAH) |
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Betty Cuthbert (AUS) | Ann Packer (GBR) | Judy Amoore (AUS) |
| 1968 | Colette Besson (FRA) | Lillian Board (GBR) | Natalya Pechonkina (URS) |
| 1972 | Monika Zehrt (GDR) | Rita Wilden (FRG) | Kathy Hammond (USA) |
| 1976 | Irena Szewińska; (POL) | Christina Brehmer (GDR) | Ellen Streidt (GDR) |
| 1980 | Marita Koch (GDR) | Jarmila Kratochvílová (TCH) | Christina Lathan (GDR) |
| 1984 | Valerie Brisco-Hooks (USA) | Chandra Cheeseborough (USA) | Kathy Cook (GBR) |
| 1988 | Olga Bryzgina (URS) | Petra Müller (GDR) | Olga Nazarova (URS) |
| 1992 | Marie-José Perec (FRA) | Olga Bryzgina (EUN) | Ximena Restrepo (COL) |
| 1996 | Marie-José Perec (FRA) | Cathy Freeman (AUS) | Falilat Ogunkoya (NGR) |
| 2000 | Cathy Freeman (AUS) | Lorraine Graham (JAM) | Katharine Merry (GBR) |
| 2004 | Tonique Williams-Darling (BAH) | Ana Guevara (MEX) | Natalya Antyukh (RUS) |
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 | Lina Radke (GER) | Kinuye Hitomi (JPN) | Inga Gentzel (SWE) |
| 1960 | Lyudmila Shevtsova (URS) | Brenda Jones (AUS) | Ursula Donath (GER) |
| 1964 | Ann Packer (GBR) | Maryvonne Dupureur (FRA) | Marise Chamberlain (NZL) |
| 1968 | Madeline Manning (USA) | Ilona Silai (ROM) | Mia Gommers (NED) |
| 1972 | Hildegard Falck (FRG) | Niole Sabaite (URS) | Gunhild Hoffmeister (GDR) |
| 1976 | Tatyana Kazankina (URS) | Nikolina Shtereva (URS) | Elfi Zinn (GDR) |
| 1980 | Nadezhda Olizarenko (URS) | Olga Mineyeva (URS) | Tatyana Providokhina (URS) |
| 1984 | Doina Melinte (ROM) | Kim Gallagher (USA) | Fita Lovin (ROM) |
| 1988 | Sigrun Wodars (GDR) | Christine Wachtel (GDR) | Kim Gallagher (USA) |
| 1992 | Ellen van Langen (NED) | Lilia Nurutdinova (EUN) | Ana Fidelia Quirot (CUB) |
| 1996 | Svetlana Masterkova (RUS) | Ana Fidelia Quirot (CUB) | Maria Mutola (MOZ) |
| 2000 | Maria Mutola (MOZ) | Stephanie Graf (AUT) | Kelly Holmes (GBR) |
| 2004 | Kelly Holmes (GBR) | Hasna Benhassi (MAR) | Jolanda Ceplak (SLO) |
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Lyudmila Bragina (URS) | Gunhild Hoffmeister (GDR) | Paola Cacchi (ITA) |
| 1976 | Tatyana Kazankina (URS) | Gunhild Hoffmeister (GDR) | Ulrike Klapezynski (GDR) |
| 1980 | Tatyana Kazankina (URS) | Christiane Wartenberg (GDR) | Nadezhda Olizarenko (URS) |
| 1984 | Gabriella Dorio (ITA) | Doina Melinte (ROM) | Maricica Puica (ROM) |
| 1988 | Paula Ivan (ROM) | Laimute Baikauskaite (URS) | Tatyana Samolenko (URS) |
| 1992 | Hassiba Boulmerka (ALG) | Lyudmila Rogachova (EUN) | Qu Yunxia (CHN) |
| 1996 | Svetlana Masterkova (RUS) | Gabriela Szabo (ROM) | Theresia Kiesl (AUT) |
| 2000 | Nouria Mérah-Benida (ALG) | Violeta Szekely (ROM) | Gabriela Szabo (ROM) |
| 2004 | Kelly Holmes (GBR) | Tatyana Tomashova (RUS) | Maria Cioncan (ROM) |
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Maricica Puica (ROM) | Wendy Sly (GBR) | Lynn Williams (CAN) |
| 1988 | Tatyana Samolenko (URS) | Paula Ivan (ROM) | Yvonne Murray (GBR) |
| 1992 | Yelena Romanova (EUN) | Tatyana Dorovskikh (EUN) | Angela Chalmers (CAN) |
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Wang Junxia (CHN) | Pauline Konga (KEN) | Roberta Brunet (ITA) |
| 2000 | Gabriela Szabo (ROM) | Sonia O'Sullivan (IRL) | Gete Wami (ETH) |
| 2004 | Meseret Defar (ETH) | Isabella Ochichi (KEN) | Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH) |
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Olga Bondarenko (URS) | Liz McColgan (GBR) | Yelena Zhupiyova (URS) |
| 1992 | Derartu Tulu (ETH) | Elana Meyer (RSA) | Lynn Jennings (USA) |
| 1996 | Fernanda Ribeiro (POR) | Wang Junxia (CHN) | Gete Wami (ETH) |
| 2000 | Derartu Tulu (ETH) | Gete Wami (ETH) | Fernanda Ribeiro (POR) |
| 2004 | Huina Xing (CHN) | Ejagayehu Dibaba (ETH) | Derartu Tulu (ETH) |
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Joan Benoit (USA) | Grete Waitz (NOR) | Rosa Mota (POR) |
| 1988 | Rosa Mota (POR) | Lisa Martin (AUS) | Katrin Dörre (GDR) |
| 1992 | Valentina Yegorova (EUN) | Yuko Arimori (JPN) | Lorraine Moller (NZL) |
| 1996 | Fatuma Roba (ETH) | Valentina Yegorova (RUS) | Yuko Arimori (JPN) |
| 2000 | Naoko Takahashi (JPN) | Lidia Simon (ROM) | Joyce Chepchumba (KEN) |
| 2004 | Mizuki Noguchi (JPN) | Catherine Ndereba (KEN) | Deena Kastor (USA) |
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 | Babe Didrikson (USA) | Evelyne Hall (USA) | Marjorie Clark (RSA) |
| 1936 | Trebisonda Valla (ITA) | Anni Steuer (GER) | Elizabeth Taylor (CAN) |
| 1948 | Fanny Blankers-Koen (NED) | Maureen Gardner (GBR) | Shirley Strickland (AUS) |
| 1952 | Shirley Strickland de la Hunty (AUS) | Maria Golubnichaya (URS) | Maria Sander (GER) |
| 1956 | Shirley Strickland de la Hunty (AUS) | Gisela Köhler (GER) | Norma Thrower (AUS) |
| 1960 | Irina Press (URS) | Carole Quinton (GBR) | Gisela Birkemeyer (GER) |
| 1964 | Karin Balzer (GER) | Teresa Ciepły; (POL) | Pam Kilborn (AUS) |
| 1968 | Maureen Caird (AUS) | Pam Kilborn (AUS) | Chi Cheng (TPE) |
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Anneliese Ehrhardt (GDR) | Valeria Bufanu (ROM) | Karin Balzer (GDR) |
| 1976 | Johanna Schaller (GDR) | Tatyana Anisimova (URS) | Natalya Lebedyeva (URS) |
| 1980 | Vera Komisova (URS) | Johanna Klier (GDR) | Lucyna Langer (POL) |
| 1984 | Benita Fitzgerald-Brown (USA) | Shirley Strong (GBR) | Michčle Chardonnet (FRA) Kim Turner (USA) |
| 1988 | Yordanka Donkova (BUL) | Gloria Siebert (GDR) | Claudia Zackiewicz (FRG) |
| 1992 | Voula Patoulidou (GRE) | LaVonna Martin (USA) | Yordanka Donkova (BUL) |
| 1996 | Ludmila Engquist (SWE) | Brigita Bukovec (SLO) | Patricia Girard-Léno (FRA) |
| 2000 | Olga Shishigina (KAZ) | Glory Alozie (NGR) | Melissa Morrison (USA) |
| 2004 | Joanna Hayes (USA) | Olena Krasovska (UKR) | Melissa Morrison (USA) |
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Nawal El Moutawakel (MAR) | Judi Brown (USA) | Cristeana Cojocaru (ROM) |
| 1988 | Debbie Flintoff-King (AUS) | Tatyana Ledovskaya (URS) | Ellen Fiedler (GDR) |
| 1992 | Sally Gunnell (GBR) | Sandra Farmer-Patrick (USA) | Janeene Vickers (USA) |
| 1996 | Deon Hemmings (JAM) | Kim Batten (USA) | Tonja Buford-Bailey (USA) |
| 2000 | Irina Privalova (RUS) | Deon Hemmings (JAM) | Nezha Bidouane (MAR) |
| 2004 | Fani Halkia (GRE) | Ionela Tirlea-Manolache (ROM) | Tetiana Tereshchuk-Antipova (UKR)
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| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 | Canada Fanny Rosenfeld Ethel Smith Florence Bell Myrtle Cook | United States of America Mary Washburn Jessie Cross Loretta McNeil Betty Robinson | Germany Rosa Kellner Helene Schmidt Anni Holdmann Helene Junker |
| 1932 | United States of America Mary Carew Evelyn Furtsch Annette Rogers Wilhelmina Von Bremen | Canada Mildred Frizzel Lilian Palmer Mary Frizzel Hilda Strike | Great Britain Eileen Hiscock Gwendoline Porter Violet Webb Nellie Halstead |
| 1936 | United States of America Harriet Bland Annette Rogers Betty Robinson Helen Stephens | Great Britain Eileen Hiscock Violet Olney Audrey Brown Barbara Burke | Canada Dorothy Brookshaw Mildred Dolson Hilda Cameron Aileen Meagher |
| 1948 | Netherlands Xenia Stad-de Jong Netty Witziers-Timmer Gerda van der Kade-Koudijs Fanny Blankers-Koen | Australia Shirley Strickland June Maston Elizabeth McKinnon Joyce King | Canada Viola Myers Nancy MacKay Diane Foster Patricia Jones |
| 1952 | United States of America Mae Faggs Barbara Jones Janet Moreau Catherine Hardy | Germany Ursula Knab Maria Sander Helga Klein Marga Petersen | Great Britain Sylvia Cheeseman June Foulds Jean Desforges Heather Armitage |
| 1956 | Australia Shirley Strickland Norma Croker Fleur Mellor Betty Cuthbert | Great Britain Anne Pashley Jean Scrivens June Foulds Heather Armitage | United States of America Mae Faggs Margaret Matthews Wilma Rudolph Isabelle Daniels |
| 1960 | United States of America Martha Hudson Lucinda Williams Barbara Jones Wilma Rudolph | Germany Martha Langbein Annie Biechl Brunhilde Hendrix Jutta Heine | Poland Teresa Wieczorek Barbara Janiszewska Celina Jesionowska Halina Richter |
| 1964 | Poland Teresa Wieczorek Irena Kirszenstein Halina Richter Ewa Kłobukowska; | United States of America Willye White Wyomia Tyus Marilyn White Edith McGuire | Great Britain Janet Simpson Mary Rand Daphne Arden Dorothy Hyman |
| 1968 | United States of America Barbara Ferrell Margaret Bailes Mildrette Netter Wyomia Tyus | Cuba Marlene Elejarde Fulgencia Romay Violetta Quesada Miguelina Cobián | Soviet Union Lyudmila Zharkova Galina Bukharina Vera Popkova Lyudmila Samotysova |
| 1972 | West Germany Christiane Krause Ingrid Mickler Annegret Richter Heidemarie Rosendahl | East Germany Evelyn Kaufer Christina Heinich Barbel Struppert Renate Stecher | Cuba Marlene Elejarde Carmen Valdes Fulgencia Romay Silvia Chibás |
| 1976 | East Germany Marlies Oelsner Renate Stecher Carla Bodendorf Bärbel Eckert | West Germany Elvira Possekel Inge Helten Annegret Richter Annegret Kroniger | Soviet Union Tatyana Prorochenko Lyudmila Zharkova Nadezhda Besfamilnaya Vera Anisimova |
| 1980 | East Germany Romy Müller Bärbel Wöckel Ingrid Auerswald Marlies Göhr | Soviet Union Vera Komisova Lyudmila Zharkova Vera Anisimova Natalya Bochina | Great Britain Heather Hunte Kathy Cook Beverly Goddard Sonia Lannaman |
| 1984 | United States of America Alice Brown Jeanette Bolden Chandra Cheeseborough Evelyn Ashford | Canada Angela Bailey Marita Payne Angella Taylor France Gareau | Great Britain Simone Jacobs Kathy Cook Beverley Callender Heather Oakes |
| 1988 | United States of America Alice Brown Sheila Echols Florence Griffith Joyner Evelyn Ashford | East Germany Silke Möller Kerstin Behrendt Ingrid Auerswald Marlies Göhr | Soviet Union Lyudmila Konratyeva Galina Malchugina Marina Zhirova Natalya Pomoschnikova |
| 1992 | United States of America Evelyn Ashford Esther Jones Carlette Guidry Gwen Torrence | Unified Team Olga Bogoslovskaya Galina Malchugina Marina Trandenkova Irina Privalova | Nigeria Beatrice Utondu Faith Idehen Christy Opara Thompson Mary Onyali |
| 1996 | United States of America Gail Devers Inger Miller Chryste Gaines Gwen Torrence | Bahamas Eldece Clarke Chandra Sturrup Sevatheda Fynes Pauline Davis | Jamaica Michelle Freeman Juliet Cuthbert Nikole Mitchell Merlene Ottey |
| 2000 | Bahamas Sevatheda Fynes Chandra Sturrup Pauline Davis Debbie Ferguson | Jamaica Tayna Lawrence Veronica Campbell Beverly McDonald Merlene Ottey | United States of America Chryste Gaines Torri Edwards Nanceen Perry Marion Jones |
| 2004 | Jamaica Tayna Lawrence Sherone Simpson Aleen Bailey Veronica Campbell | Russia Olga Fyodorova Yuliya Tabakova Irina Khabarova Larisa Kruglova | France Veronique Mang Muriel Hurtis Sylviane Felix Christine Arron |
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | East Germany Dagmar Käsling Rita Kühne Helga Seidler Monika Zehrt | United States of America Mable Fergerson Madeline Manning Cheryl Toussaint Kathy Hammond | West Germany Anette Rückes Inge Bödding Hildegard Falck Rita Wilden |
| 1976 | East Germany Doris Maletzki Brigitte Rohde Ellen Streidt Christina Brehmer | United States of America Debra Sapenter Sheila Ingram Pamela Giles Rosalyn Bryant | Soviet Union Inta Klimovica Lyudmila Aksenova Natalya Sokolova Nadezhda Ilyina |
| 1980 | Soviet Union Tatyana Prorochenko Tatyana Goistchik Nina Zyuskova Irina Nazarova | East Germany Gabriele Löwe Barbara Krug Christina Brehmer Marita Koch | Great Britain Linsey MacDonald Michelle Probert Joslyn Hoyte-Smith Janine Macgregor |
| 1984 | United States of America Lillie Leatherwood Sherri Howard Valerie Brisco-Hooks Chandra Cheeseborough | Canada Charmaine Crooks Jillian Richardson Molly Killingbeck Marita Payne | West Germany Heike Schulte-Mattler Ute Thimm Heide-Elke Gaugel Gaby Bussmann |
| 1988 | Soviet Union Tatyana Ledovskaya Olga Nazarova Marina Pinigina Olga Bryzgina | United States of America Denean Howard Diane Dixon Valerie Brisco-Hooks Florence Griffith Joyner | East Germany Dagmar Neubauer Kirsten Emmelmann Sabine Busch Petra Müller |
| 1992 | Unified Team Yelena Ruzina Lyudmila Dzhigalova Olga Nazarova Olga Bryzgina | United States of America Natasha Kaiser Gwen Torrence Jearl Miles Rochelle Stevens | Great Britain Phylis Smith Sandra Douglas Jennifer Stoute Sally Gunnell |
| 1996 | United States of America Rochelle Stevens Maicel Malone Kim Graham Jearl Miles | Nigeria Bisi Afolabi Fatima Yusuf Charity Opara Falilat Ogunkoya | Germany Uta Rohländer Linda Kisabaka Anja Rücker Grit Breuer |
| 2000 | United States of America Jearl Miles Monique Hennagan Marion Jones La Tasha Colander-Richardson | Jamaica Sandie Richards Catherine Scott-Polmales Deon Hemmings Lorraine Graham | Russia Yulia Sotnikova Svetlana Gontcharenko Olga Kotlyarova Irina Privalova |
| 2004 | United States of America DeeDee Trotter Monique Henderson Sanya Richards Monique Hennagan | Russia Olesya Krasnomovets Natalya Nazarova Olesya Zykina Natalya Antyukh | Jamaica Novlene Williams Michelle Burgher Nadia Davy Sandie Richards |
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Chen Yueling (CHN) | Yelena Nikolayeva (EUN) | Li Chunxiu (CHN) |
| 1996 | Yelena Nikolayeva (RUS) | Elisabetta Perrone (ITA) | Wang Yan (CHN) |
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Wang Liping (CHN) | Kjersti Plätzer (NOR) | María Vasco (ESP) |
| 2004 | Athanasia Tsoumeleka (GRE) | Olimpiada Ivanova (RUS) | Jane Saville (AUS) |
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 | Ethel Catherwood (CAN) | Lien Gisolf (NED) | Mildred Wiley (USA) |
| 1932 | Jean Shiley (USA) | Babe Didrikson (USA) | Eva Dawes (CAN) |
| 1936 | Ibolya Csák (HUN) | Dorothy Odam (GBR) | Elfriede Kaun (GER) |
| 1948 | Alice Coachman (USA) | Dorothy Tyler (GBR) | Micheline Ostermeyer (FRA) |
| 1952 | Esther Brand (RSA) | Sheile Lerwill (GBR) | Aleksandra Chudina (URS) |
| 1956 | Mildred McDaniel (USA) | Thelma Hopkins (GBR) Maria Pisareva (AUS) | |
| 1960 | Iolanda Balas (ROM) | Jarosława Jóźwiakowska; (POL) Dorothy Shirley (GBR) | |
| 1964 | Iolanda Balas (ROM) | Michele Brown (AUS) | Taisia Chenchik (URS) |
| 1968 | Miloslava Rezková (TCH) | Antonina Okorokova (URS) | Valentina Kozyr (URS) |
| 1972 | Ulrike Meyfarth (FRG) | Yordanka Blagoeva (BUL) | Ilona Gusenbauer (AUT) |
| 1976 | Rosemarie Ackermann (GDR) | Sara Simeoni (ITA) | Yordanka Blagoeva (BUL) |
| 1980 | Sara Simeoni (ITA) | Urszula Kielan (POL) | Jutta Kirst (GDR) |
| 1984 | Ulrike Meyfarth (FRG) | Sara Simeoni (ITA) | Joni Huntley (USA) |
| 1988 | Louise Ritter (USA) | Stefka Kostadinova (BUL) | Tamara Bykova (URS) |
| 1992 | Heike Henkel (GER) | Alina Astafei (ROM) | Ioamnet Quintero (CUB) |
| 1996 | Stefka Kostadinova (BUL) | Niki Bakogianni (GRE) | Inga Babakova (UKR) |
| 2000 | Yelena Yelesina (RUS) | Hestrie Cloete (RSA) | Kajsa Bergqvist (SWE) Oana Pantelimon (ROM) |
| 2004 | Yelena Slesarenko (RUS) | Hestrie Cloete (RSA) | Viktoriya Styopina (UKR) |
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Stacy Dragila (USA) | Tatiana Grigorieva (AUS) | Vala Flosadóttir (ISL) |
| 2004 | Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS) | Svetlana Feofanova (RUS) | Anna Rogowska (POL) |
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | Olga Gyarmati (HUN) | Noëmi de Portela (ARG) | Ann-Britt Leyman (SWE) |
| 1952 | Yvette Williams (NZL) | Aleksandra Chudina (URS) | Shirley Cawley (GBR) |
| 1956 | Elżbieta Krzesińska; (POL) | Willye White (USA) | Nadezhda Dvalishvili (URS) |
| 1960 | Vera Krepkina (URS) | Elżbieta Krzesińska; (POL) | Hildrun Claus (GER) |
| 1964 | Mary Rand (GBR) | Irena Kirszenstein (POL) | Tatyana Shchelkanova (URS) |
| 1968 | Viorica Viscopoleanu (ROM) | Sheila Sherwood (GBR) | Tatyana Talysheva (URS) |
| 1972 | Heide Rosendahl (GER) | Diana Yorgova (BUL) | Eva Šuranová; (TCH) |
| 1976 | Angela Voigt (GDR) | Kathy McMillan (USA) | Lidia Alfeyeva (URS) |
| 1980 | Tatyana Kolpakova (URS) | Brigitte Wujak (GDR) | Tatyana Skatchko (URS) |
| 1984 | Anisoara Cusmir-Stanciu (ROM) | Valy Ionescu (ROM) | Sue Hearnshaw (GBR) |
| 1988 | Jackie Joyner-Kersee (USA) | Heike Drechsler (GDR) | Galina Chistyakova (URS) |
| 1992 | Heike Drechsler (GER) | Inessa Kravets (EUN) | Jackie Joyner-Kersee (USA) |
| 1996 | Chioma Ajunwa (NGR) | Fiona May (ITA) | Jackie Joyner-Kersee (USA) |
| 2000 | Heike Drechsler (GER) | Fiona May (ITA) | Marion Jones (USA) |
| 2004 | Tatyana Lebedeva (RUS) | Irina Simagina (RUS) | Tatyana Kotova (RUS) |
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Inessa Kravets (UKR) | Inna Lasovskaya (RUS) | Šárka Kašpárková; (CZE) |
| 2000 | Tereza Marinova (BUL) | Tatyana Lebedeva (RUS) | Yelena Govorova (UKR) |
| 2004 | Francoise Mbango Etone (CMR) | Hrysopiyi Devetzi (GRE) | Tatyana Lebedeva (RUS) |
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | Micheline Ostermeyer (FRA) | Amelia Piccinini (ITA) | Ina Schäffer (AUT) |
| 1952 | Falina Zybina (URS) | Marianne Werner (GER) | Klavdia Tochonova (URS) |
| 1956 | Tamara Tyshkevich (URS) | Galina Zybina (URS) | Marianne Werner (GER) |
| 1960 | Tamara Press (URS) | Johanna Lüttge (GER) | Earlene Brown (USA) |
| 1964 | Tamara Press (URS) | Renate Culmberger (GER) | Galina Zybina (URS) |
| 1968 | Margitta Gummel (GDR) | Marita Lange (GDR) | Nadezhda Chizhova (URS) |
| 1972 | Nadezha Chizhova (URS) | Margitta Gummel (GDR) | Ivanka Khristova (BUL) |
| 1976 | Ivanka Hristova (BUL) | Nadezha Chizhova (URS) | Helena Fibingerová (TCH) |
| 1980 | Ilona Slupianek (GDR) | Svetlana Krachevskaya (URS) | Margitta Pufe (GDR) |
| 1984 | Claudia Losch (FRG) | Mihaela Loghin (ROM) | Gael Martin (AUS) |
| 1988 | Natalya Lisovskaya (URS) | Kathrin Neimke (GDR) | Li Meisu (CHN) |
| 1992 | Svetlana Krivelyova (RUS) | Huang Zhihong (CHN) | Kathrin Neimke (GER) |
| 1996 | Astrid Kumbernuss (GER) | Sui Xinmei (CHN) | Irina Khudoroshkina (RUS) |
| 2000 | Yanina Korolchik (BLR) | Larisa Peleshenko (RUS) | Astrid Kumbernuss (GER) |
| 2004 | Yumileidi Cumba (CUB) | Nadine Kleinert (GER) | Svetlana Krivelyova (RUS) |
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 | Halina Konpacka (POL) | Lillian Copeland (USA) | Ruth Svedberg (SWE) |
| 1932 | Lillian Copeland (USA) | Ruth Osborn (USA) | Jadwiga Wajs (POL) |
| 1936 | Gisela Mauermayer (GER) | Jadwiga Wajs (POL) | Paula Mollenhauer (GER) |
| 1948 | Micheline Ostermeyer (FRA) | Edera Gentile (ITA) | Jacqueline Mazéas (FRA) |
| 1952 | Nina Romaschkova (URS) | Yelisaveta Bagriantseva (URS) | Nina Dumbadze (URS) |
| 1956 | Olga Fikotová (TCH) | Irina Beglyakova (URS) | Nina Ponomaryova (URS) |
| 1960 | Nina Ponomaryeva (URS) | Tamara Press (URS) | Lia Manoliu (ROM) |
| 1964 | Tamara Press (URS) | Ingrid Lotz (GER) | Lia Manoliu (ROM) |
| 1968 | Lia Manoliu (ROM) | Liesel Westermann (FRG) | Jolán Kleiber (HUN) |
| 1972 | Faina Melnik (URS) | Argentina Menis (ROM) | Vasilka Stoeva (BUL) |
| 1976 | Evelin Schlaak (GDR) | Maria Vergova (BUL) | Gabriele Hinzmann (GDR) |
| 1980 | Evelin Jahl (GDR) | Maria Petkova (BUL) | Tatyana Lesovaya (URS) |
| 1984 | Ria Stalman (NED) | Leslie Deniz (USA) | Florenta Craciunescu (ROM) |
| 1988 | Marina Hellmann (GDR) | Diana Gansky (GDR) | Tsvetanka Khristova (BUL) |
| 1992 | Maritza Martén (CUB) | Tsvetanka Khristova (BUL) | Daniela Costian (ROM) |
| 1996 | Ilke Wyludda (GER) | Natalya Sadova (RUS) | Ellina Zvereva (BLR) |
| 2000 | Ellina Zvereva (BLR) | Anastasia Kelesidou (GRE) | Irina Yatchenko (BLR) |
| 2004 | Natalya Sadova (RUS) | Anastasia Kelesidou (GRE) | Irina Yatchenko (BLR) |
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Kamila Skolimowska (POL) | Olga Kuzenkova (RUS) | Kirsten Münchow (GER) |
| 2004 | Olga Kuzenkova (RUS) | Yipsi Moreno (CUB) | Yunaika Crawford (CUB) |
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 | Babe Didrikson (USA) | Ellen Braumüller (GER) | Tilly Fleischer (GER) |
| 1936 | Tilly Fleischer (GER) | Luise Krüger (GER) | Maria Kwaśniewska; (POL) |
| 1948 | Herma Bauma (AUT) | Kaisa Parviainen (FIN) | Lily Carlstedt (DEN) |
| 1952 | Dana Zátopková (TCH) | Aleksandra Chudina (URS) | Yelena Gorchakova (URS) |
| 1956 | Inese Jaunzeme (URS) | Marlene Ahrens (CHI) | Nadezhda Konyayeva (URS) |
| 1960 | Elvira Ozolina (URS) | Dana Zátopková (TCH) | Birute Kalediene (URS) |
| 1964 | Mihaela Penes (ROM) | Márta Rudas (HUN) | Yelena Gorchakova (URS) |
| 1968 | Angéla Németh (HUN) | Mihaela Penes (ROM) | Eva Janko (AUT) |
| 1972 | Ruth Fuchs (GDR) | Jacqueline Todten (GDR) | Kate Schmidt (USA) |
| 1976 | Ruth Fuchs (GDR) | Marion Becker (FRG) | Kate Schmidt (USA) |
| 1980 | Maria Colón (CUB) | Saida Gunba (URS) | Ute Hommola (GDR) |
| 1984 | Tessa Sanderson (GBR) | Tiina Lillak (FIN) | Fatima Whitbread (GBR) |
| 1988 | Petra Felke (GDR) | Fatima Whitbread (GBR) | Beate Koch (GDR) |
| 1992 | Silke Renk (GER) | Natalya Shikolenko (EUN) | Karen Forkel (GER) |
| 1996 | Heli Rantanen (FIN) | Louise McPaul (AUS) | Trine Hattestad (NOR) |
| 2000 | Trine Hattestad (NOR) | Mirella Tzelili (GRE) | Osleidys Menéndez (CUB) |
| 2004 | Osleidys Menendez (CUB) | Steffi Nerius (GER) | Mirela Manjani (GRE) |
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Irina Press (URS) | Mary Rand (GBR) | Galina Bystrova (URS) |
| 1968 | Ingrid Becker (GER) | Liese Prokop (AUT) | Annamária Tóth (HUN) |
| 1972 | Mary Peters (GBR) | Heide Rosendahl (FRG) | Burglinde Pollak (GDR) |
| 1976 | Siegrun Siegl (GDR) | Christine Laser (GDR) | Burglinde Pollak (GDR) |
| 1980 | Nadezhda Tkachenko (URS) | Olga Rukavishnikova (URS) | Olga Kuragina (URS) |
Note: After 1980, the women's multi-discpline event became the heptathlon.
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Glynis Nunn (AUS) | Jackie Joyner (USA) | Sabine Everts (FRG) |
| 1988 | Jackie Joyner-Kersee (USA) | Sabine John (GDR) | Anke Behmer (GDR) |
| 1992 | Jackie Joyner-Kersee (USA) | Irina Belova (EUN) | Sabine Braun (GER) |
| 1996 | Ghada Shouaa (SYR) | Natalya Sazanovich (BLR) | Denise Lewis (GBR) |
| 2000 | Denise Lewis (GBR) | Yelena Prokhorova (RUS) | Natalya Sazanovich (BLR) |
| 2004 | Carolina Klüft (SWE) | Austra Skujyte (LTU) | Kelly Sotherton (GBR) |
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