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Women's Olympic Track & Field

At least 4 gold medals (including relays): Evelyn Ashford, Fanny Blankers-Koen, Betty Cuthbert and Bärbel Eckert Wöckel (4).

100 meters

Year  Time  
1928 Betty Robinson, USA 12.2   =WR
1932 Stella Walsh, POL* 11.9   =WR
1936 Helen Stephens, USA 11.5w  
1948 Fanny Blankers-Koen, NED 11.9    
1952 Marjorie Jackson, AUS 11.5   =WR
1956 Betty Cuthbert, AUS 11.5    
1960 Wilma Rudolph, USA 11.0w 
1964 Wyomia Tyus, USA 11.4   
1968 Wyomia Tyus, USA 11.08  WR
1972 Renate Stecher, E. Ger 11.07   
1976 Annegret Richter, W. Ger 11.08   
1980 Lyudmila Kondratyeva, USSR 11.06  
1984 Evelyn Ashford, USA 10.97 OR
1988 Florence Griffith Joyner, USA 10.54w 
1992 Gail Devers, USA 10.82 OR
1996Gail Devers, USA10.94 
2000Marion Jones, USA10.75 
2004Yuliya Nesterenko, BLR10.93 
*An autopsy performed after Walsh's death in 1980 revealed that she was a man.
windicates wind-aided.

200 meters

Year  Time  
1948 Fanny Blankers-Koen, NED24.4  
1952 Marjorie Jackson, AUS 23.7 OR
1956 Betty Cuthbert, AUS 23.4 =OR
1960 Wilma Rudolph, USA 24.0  
1964 Edith McGuire, USA 23.0 OR
1968 Irena Szewinska, POL 22.5 WR
1972 Renate Stecher, E. Ger 22.40 =WR
1976 Bärbel Eckert, E. Ger 22.37 OR
1980 Bärbel Eckert Wockel, E. Ger 22.03 OR
1984 Valerie Brisco-Hooks, USA 21.81 OR
1988 Florence Griffith Joyner, USA 21.34 WR
1992 Gwen Torrence, USA 21.81  
1996Marie-Jose Perec, FRA22.12 
2000Marion Jones, USA21.84 
2004 Veronica Campbell, JAM22.05 

400 meters

Year  Time  
1964 Betty Cuthbert, AUS 52.0  
1968 Colette Besson, FRA 52.03 =OR
1972 Monika Zehrt, E. Ger 51.08 OR
1976 Irena Szewinska, POL 49.29 WR
1980 Marita Koch, E. Ger 48.88 OR
1984 Valerie Brisco-Hooks, USA 48.83 OR
1988 Olga Bryzgina, USSR 48.65 OR
1992 Marie-Jose Perec, FRA 48.83  
1996Marie-Jose Perec, FRA48.25OR
2000Cathy Freeman, AUS49.11 
2004 Tonique Williams-Darling, BAH49.41 

800 meters

Year  Time  
1928 Lina Radke, GER 2:16.8 WR
1932-56 Not held   
1960 Lyudmila Shevtsova, USSR 2:04.3 =WR
1964 Ann Packer, GBR 2:01.1 OR
1968 Madeline Manning, USA 2:00.9 OR
1972 Hildegard Falck, W. Ger 1:58.55 OR
1976 Tatyana Kazankina, USSR 1:54.94 WR
1980 Nadezhda Olizarenko, USSR 1:53.42 WR
1984 Doina Melinte, ROM 1:57.60  
1988 Sigrun Wodars, E. Ger 1:56.10  
1992 Ellen van Langen, NED1:55.54  
1996Svetlana Masterkova, RUS1:57.73 
2000Maria Mutola, MOZ1:56.15 
2004 Kelly Holmes, GBR1:56.38 

1500 meters

Year  Time  
1972 Lyudmila Bragina, USSR 4:01.4 WR
1976 Tatyana Kazankina, USSR 4:05.48  
1980 Tatyana Kazankina, USSR 3:56.6 OR
1984 Gabriella Dorio, ITA 4:03.25  
1988 Paula Ivan, ROM 3:53.96 OR
1992 Hassiba Boulmerka, ALG 3:55.30  
1996Svetlana Masterkova, RUS4:00.83 
2000Nouria Merah-Benida, ALG4:05.10 
2004 Kelly Holmes, GBR3:57.90 

5000 meters

Year  Time  
1984 Maricica Puica, ROM 8:35.96  
1988 Tatyana Samolenko, USSR 8:26.53 OR
1992 Elena Romanova, UT 8:46.04  
1996Wang Junxia, CHN14:59.88 
2000Gabriela Szabo, ROM14:40.79OR
2004 Meseret Defar, ETH14:45.65 
Note: Event held over 3000 meters from 1984-92.

10,000 meters

Year  Time  
1988 Olga Bondarenko, USSR 31:05.21 OR
1992 Derartu Tulu, ETH 31:06.02  
1996Fernanda Ribeiro, POR31:01.63OR
2000Derartu Tulu, ETH30:17.49OR
2004 Xing Huina, CHN30:24.36 

Marathon

Year  Time
1984 Joan Benoit, USA 2:24:52
1988 Rosa Mota, POR 2:25:40
1992 Valentina Yegorova, UT 2:32:41
1996Fatuma Roba, ETH2:26:05
2000Naoko Takahashi, JPN2:23:14
2004 Mizuki Noguchi, JPN2:26:20

100-meter Hurdles

Year  Time  
1932 Babe Didrikson, USA 11.7   WR
1936 Trebisonda Valla, ITA 11.7    
1948 Fanny Blankers-Koen, NED11.2  OR
1952 Shirley Strickland, AUS 10.9  WR
1956 Shirley Strickland, AUS 10.7   OR
1960 Irina Press, USSR 10.8    
1964 Karin Balzer, GER 10.5w 
1968 Maureen Caird, AUS 10.3  OR
1972 Annelie Ehrhardt, E. Ger 12.59  WR
1976 Johanna Schaller, E. Ger 12.77   
1980 Vera Komisova, USSR 12.56  OR
1984 Benita Fitzgerald-Brown, USA 12.84  
1988 Yordanka Donkova, BUL 12.38  OR
1992 Paraskevi Patoulidou, GRE 12.64   
1996Ludmila Enquist, SWE12.58  
2000Olga Shishigina, KAZ12.65 
2004 Joanna Hayes, USA12.37 OR
windicates wind-aided.
Note: Event held over 80 meters from 1932-68.

400-meter Hurdles

Year  Time  
1984 Nawal El Moutawakel, MOR 54.61 OR
1988 Debra Flintoff-King, AUS 53.17 OR
1992 Sally Gunnell, GBR 53.23  
1996Deon Hemmings, JAM52.82OR
2000Irina Privalova, RUS53.02 
2004Fani Halkia, GRE52.82 

4x100-meter Relay

Year  Time  
1928 Canada 48.4 WR
1932 United States 46.9 WR
1936 United States 46.9  
1948 Holland 47.5  
1952 United States 45.9WR
1956 Australia 44.5 WR
1960 United States 44.5  
1964 Poland 43.6  
1968 United States 42.87 WR
1972 West Germany 42.81 WR
1976 East Germany 42.55 OR
1980 East Germany 41.60 WR
1984 United States 41.65  
1988 United States 41.98  
1992 United States 42.11  
1996United States41.95 
2000Bahamas42.20 
2004 Jamaica 41.73 

4x400-meter Relay

Year  Time  
1972 East Germany 3:23.0WR
1976 East Germany 3:19.23 WR
1980 Soviet Union 3:20.2  
1984 United States 3:18.29 OR
1988 Soviet Union 3:15.18 WR
1992 Unified Team 3:20.20  
1996United States3:20.91 
2000United States3:22.62 
2004 United States3:19.01 

20-kilometer Walk

Year  Time
1992 Chen Yueling, CHN 44:32
1996Yelena Ninikolayeva, RUS41:49
2000Wang Liping, CHN1:29.05
2004 Athanasia Tsoumeleka, GRE1:29:12
Note: Event was held over 10 kilometers from 1992-96.

High Jump

Year  Height  
1928 Ethel Catherwood, CAN 5- 21/2  
1932 Jean Shiley, USA 5- 51/4 WR
1936 Ibolya Csäk, HUN 5- 3  
1948 Alice Coachman, USA 5- 6 OR
1952 Esther Brand, RSA5- 53/4  
1956 Mildred McDaniel, USA 5- 91/4 WR
1960 Iolanda Balas, ROM 6- 03/4 OR
1964 Iolanda Balas, ROM 6- 23/4 OR
1968 Miloslava Rezkova, CZE 5-111/2  
1972 Ulrike Meyfarth, W. Ger 6- 31/2 =WR
1976 Rosemarie Ackermann, E. Ger 6- 4 OR
1980 Sara Simeoni, ITA 6- 51/2 OR
1984 Ulrike Meyfarth, W. Ger 6- 71/2 OR
1988 Louise Ritter, USA 6- 8 OR
1992 Heike Henkel, GER 6- 71/2  
1996Stefka Kostadinova, BUL6- 83/4 
2000Yelena Yelesina, RUS6- 7 
2004 Yelena Slesarenko, RUS6- 9 OR

Pole Vault

Year  Height  
2000Stacy Draglia, USA15- 1OR
2004 Yelena Isinbayeva, RU16-11/4WR

Long Jump

Year  Distance  
1948 Olga Gyarmati, HUN 18- 81/4  
1952 Yvette Williams, NZE 20- 53/4 OR
1956 Elzbieta Krzesinska, POL 20-10 =WR
1960 Vyera Krepkina, USSR 20-103/4 OR
1964 Mary Rand, GBR 22- 21/4 WR
1968 Viorica Viscopoleanu, ROM 22- 41/2 WR
1972 Heidemarie Rosendahl, W. Ger 22- 3  
1976 Angela Voigt, E. Ger 22- 03/4  
1980 Tatyana Kolpakova, USSR 23- 2 OR
1984 Anisoara Cusmir-Stanciu, ROM 22- 10  
1988 Jackie Joyner-Kersee, USA 24- 31/4 OR
1992 Heike Drechsler, GER 23- 51/4  
1996Chioma Ajunwa, NGR23- 41/2 
2000Heike Drechsler, GER22- 111/4 
2004 Tatyana Lebedeva, RUS23-21/2 

Triple Jump

Year  Distance
1996Inessa Kravets, UKR50- 31/2
2000Tereza Marinova, BUL49- 101/2
2004 Francoise Mbango Etone, CMR50-21/2

Shot Put

Year  Distance  
1948 Micheline Ostermeyer, FRA 45- 11/2  
1952 Galina Zybina, USSR 50- 13/4 WR
1956 Tamara Tyshkevich, USSR 54- 5 OR
1960 Tamara Press, USSR 56- 10 OR
1964 Tamara Press, USSR 59- 61/4 OR
1968 Margitta Gummel, E. Ger 64- 4 WR
1972 Nadezhda Chizhova, USSR 69- 0 WR
1976 Ivanka Hristova, BUL 69- 51/4 OR
1980 Ilona Slupianek, E. Ger 73- 61/4 OR
1984 Claudia Losch, W. Ger 67- 21/4  
1988 Natalia Lisovskaya, USSR 72- 113/4  
1992 Svetlana Krivaleva, UT 69- 11/4  
1996Astrid Kumbernuss, GER67- 51/2 
2000Yanina Korolchik, BLR67- 51/2 
2004 Yumileidi Cumba, CUB*64-31/4 
*Russia’s Irina Korzhanenko (69- 11/4) was stripped of the gold for failing a post-competition drug test.

Discus Throw

Year  Distance  
1928 Halina Konopacka, POL 129-113/4 WR
1932 Lillian Copeland, USA 133- 2 OR
1936 Gisela Mauermayer, GER 156- 3 OR
1948 Micheline Ostermeyer, FRA 137- 6  
1952 Nina Romaschkova, USSR 168- 8 OR
1956 Olga Fikotová, CZE 176- 1 OR
1960 Nina Ponomaryeva, USSR 180- 9 OR
1964 Tamara Press, USSR 187-10 OR
1968 Lia Manoliu, ROM 191- 2 OR
1972 Faina Melnik, USSR 218- 7 OR
1976 Evelin Schlaak, E. Ger 226- 4 OR
1980 Evelin Schlaak Jahl, E. Ger 229- 6 OR
1984 Ria Stalman, NED214- 5  
1988 Martina Hellmann, E. Ger 237- 21/2 OR
1992 Maritza Marten, CUB 229-10  
1996Ilke Wyludda, GER228- 6 
2000Ellina Zvereva, BLR224- 5 
2004 Natalya Sadova, RUS219-10 

Hammer Throw

Year  Distance  
2000Kamila Skolimowska, POL233- 53/4OR
2004 Olga Kuzenkova, RUS246-1 OR

Javelin Throw

Year  Distance  
1932 Babe Didrikson, USA 143- 4  
1936 Tilly Fleischer, GER 148- 3 OR
1948 Herma Bauma, AUT 149- 6 OR
1952 Dana Zátopková, CZE 165- 7 OR
1956 Ineze Jaunzeme, USSR 176- 8 OR
1960 Elvira Ozolina, USSR 183- 8 OR
1964 Mihaela Penes, ROM 198- 7 OR
1968 Angéla Németh, HUN 198- 0  
1972 Ruth Fuchs, E. Ger 209- 7 OR
1976 Ruth Fuchs, E. Ger 216- 4 OR
1980 Maria Colon Rueñes, CUB 224- 5 OR
1984 Tessa Sanderson, GBR 228- 2 OR
1988 Petra Felke, E. Ger 245- 0 OR
1992 Silke Renk, GER 224- 2 
1996Heli Rantanen, FIN222- 11 
2000Trine Hattestad, NOR226- 1OR
2004Osleidys Menendez, CUB234-8 OR

Heptathlon

Year  Points  
1964 Irina Press, USSR 5246 WR
1968 Ingrid Becker, W. Ger 5098  
1972 Mary Peters, GBR 4801 WR
1976 Siegrun Siegl, E. Ger 4745  
1980 Nadezhda Tkachenko, USSR 5083 WR
1984 Glynis Nunn, AUS 6390 OR
1988 Jackie Joyner-Kersee, USA 7291 WR
1992 Jackie Joyner-Kersee, USA 7044  
1996Ghada Shouaa, SYR6780 
2000Denise Lewis, GBR6584 
2004 Carolina Kluft, SWE6952 
Note: Seven-event Heptathlon replaced five-event Pentathlon in 1984.

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