Olympic medalists in athletics (women)
These are the female Olympic medalists in athletics. See Olympic medalists in athletics (men) for male medalists, category:athletes for other track and field athletes and Olympic medalists for medalists in other sports.
100 m
| 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) | Tayna Lawrence (JAM) |
| 2004 | Yuliya Nesterenko (BLR) | Lauryn Williams (USA) | Veronica Campbell (JAM) |
200 m
| 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) |
400 m
| 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) |
800 m
| 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) |
1500 m
| 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) |
3000 m
| 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) |
5000 m
| 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) |
10000 m
| 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) |
Marathon
| 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) |
80 m hurdles
| 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) |
100 m hurdles
| 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) | Michèle 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) |
400 m hurdles
| 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) |
4 × 100 m relay
| 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 |
4 × 400 m relay
| 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 |
10 km walk
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Chen Yueling (CHN) | Yelena Nikolayeva (EUN) | Li Chunxiu (CHN) |
| 1996 | Yelena Nikolayeva (RUS) | Elisabetta Perrone (ITA) | Wang Yan (CHN) |
20 km walk
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Wang Liping (CHN) | Kjersti Plätzer (NOR) | María Vasco (ESP) |
| 2004 | Athanasia Tsoumeleka (GRE) | Olimpiada Ivanova (RUS) | Jane Saville (AUS) |
High jump
| 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) |
Pole vault
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Stacy Dragila (USA) | Tatiana Grigorieva (AUS) | Vala Flosadóttir (ISL) |
| 2004 | Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS) | Svetlana Feofanova (RUS) | Anna Rogowska (POL) |
Long jump
| 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) |
Triple jump
| 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) |
Shot put
| 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) |
Discus throw
| 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 Romashkova (URS) | Yelisaveta Bagriantseva (URS) | Nina Dumbadze (URS) |
| 1956 | Olga Fikotová (TCH) | Irina Beglyakova (URS) | Nina Ponomaryova(Romashkova) (URS) |
| 1960 | Nina Ponomaryova(Romashkova) (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) |
Hammer throw
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Kamila Skolimowska (POL) | Olga Kuzenkova (RUS) | Kirsten Münchow (GER) |
| 2004 | Olga Kuzenkova (RUS) | Yipsi Moreno (CUB) | Yunaika Crawford (CUB) |
Javelin throw
| 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) |
Pentathlon
| 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.
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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