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Men’s 100 metres
Held at 30 Games, 1896–2024. Most golds: United States (17). Most medals: Usain Bolt (3). The event as the lists name it each year; names that changed are joined here.
Open the latest podium in the atlas →Games301896–2024
Medals91
Delegations20on the podium
Games by Games gold, silver, bronze
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Paris | Noah Lyles United States | Kishane Thompson Jamaica | Fred Kerley United States |
| 2020 Tokyo | Marcell Jacobs Italy | Fred Kerley United States | Andre De Grasse Canada |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro | Usain Bolt Jamaica | Justin Gatlin United States | Andre De Grasse Canada |
| 2012 London | Usain Bolt Jamaica | Yohan Blake Jamaica | Justin Gatlin United States |
| 2008 Beijing | Usain Bolt Jamaica | Richard Thompson Trinidad and Tobago | Walter Dix United States |
| 2004 Athens | Justin Gatlin United States | Francis Obikwelu Portugal | Maurice Greene United States |
| 2000 Sydney | Maurice Greene United States | Ato Boldon Trinidad and Tobago | Obadele Thompson Barbados |
| 1996 Atlanta | Donovan Bailey Canada | Frankie Fredericks Namibia | Ato Boldon Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1992 Barcelona | Linford Christie Great Britain | Frankie Fredericks Namibia | Dennis Mitchell United States |
| 1988 Seoul | Carl Lewis United States | Linford Christie Great Britain | Calvin Smith United States |
| 1984 Los Angeles | Carl Lewis United States | Sam Graddy United States | Ben Johnson Canada |
| 1980 Moscow | Allan Wells Great Britain | Silvio Leonard Cuba | Petar Petrov Bulgaria |
| 1976 Montreal | Hasely Crawford Trinidad and Tobago | Don Quarrie Jamaica | Valeriy Borzov Soviet Union |
| 1972 Munich | Valeriy Borzov Soviet Union | Robert Taylor United States | Lennox Miller Jamaica |
| 1968 Mexico City | Jim Hines United States | Lennox Miller Jamaica | Charles Greene United States |
| 1964 Tokyo | Bob Hayes United States | Enrique Figuerola Cuba | Harry Jerome Canada |
| 1960 Rome | Armin Hary United Team of Germany | Dave Sime United States | Peter Radford Great Britain |
| 1956 Melbourne & Stockholm | Bobby Morrow United States | Thane Baker United States | Hector Hogan Australia |
| 1952 Helsinki | Lindy Remigino United States | Herb McKenley Jamaica | McDonald Bailey Great Britain |
| 1948 London | Harrison Dillard United States | Barney Ewell United States | Lloyd La Beach Panama |
| 1936 Berlin | Jesse Owens United States | Ralph Metcalfe United States | Tinus Osendarp Netherlands |
| 1932 Los Angeles | Eddie Tolan United States | Ralph Metcalfe United States | Arthur Jonath Germany |
| 1928 Amsterdam | Percy Williams Canada | Jack London Great Britain | Georg Lammers Germany |
| 1924 Paris | Harold Abrahams Great Britain | Jackson Scholz United States | Arthur Porritt New Zealand |
| 1920 Antwerp | Charles Paddock United States | Morris Kirksey United States | Harry Edward Great Britain |
| 1912 Stockholm | Ralph Craig United States | Alvah Meyer United States | Donald Lippincott United States |
| 1908 London | Reggie Walker South Africa | James Rector United States | Robert Kerr Canada |
| 1904 St. Louis | Archie Hahn United States | Nate Cartmell United States | William Hogenson United States |
| 1900 Paris | Frank Jarvis United States | Walter Tewksbury United States | Stan Rowley Australia |
| 1896 Athens | Thomas Burke United States | Fritz Hofmann Germany | Alajos Szokolyi Hungary / Francis Lane United States |
Most golds
| Place | Delegation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 17 | 15 | 10 | 42 |
| 2 | Jamaica | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
| 3 | Great Britain | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 4 | Canada | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| 5 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Soviet Union | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Italy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | South Africa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | United Team of Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Cuba | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Namibia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Germany | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Most medals
| Athlete | Gold | Medals |
|---|---|---|
| Usain Bolt | 3 | 3 |
| Carl Lewis | 2 | 2 |
| Justin Gatlin | 1 | 3 |
| Valeriy Borzov | 1 | 2 |
| Linford Christie | 1 | 2 |
| Maurice Greene | 1 | 2 |
| Thomas Burke | 1 | 1 |
| Frank Jarvis | 1 | 1 |
| Archie Hahn | 1 | 1 |
| Reggie Walker | 1 | 1 |
| Ralph Craig | 1 | 1 |
| Charles Paddock | 1 | 1 |