Medal Summary
These medals were retroactively assigned by the International Olympic Committee; at the time, winners were given a silver medal and runners-up bronze medals. Athletes coming third received no award.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres details |
Thomas Burke 12.0 s United States (USA) |
Fritz Hofmann 12.2 s Germany (GER) |
Francis Lane 12.6 s United States (USA) |
| Alojz Sokol 12.6 s Hungary (HUN) |
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| 400 metres details |
Thomas Burke 54.2 s United States (USA) |
Herbert Jamison 55.2 s United States (USA) |
Charles Gmelin 56.7 s Great Britain (GBR) |
| 800 metres details |
Edwin Flack 2:11.0 Australia (AUS) |
Nándor Dáni 2:11.8 Hungary (HUN) |
Dimitrios Golemis 2:28.0 Greece (GRE) |
| 1500 metres details |
Edwin Flack 4:33.2 Australia (AUS) |
Arthur Blake 4:33.6 United States (USA) |
Albin Lermusiaux 4:36.0 France (FRA) |
| 110 metre hurdles details |
Thomas Curtis 17.6 s United States (USA) |
Grantley Goulding 17.6 s Great Britain (GBR) |
none awarded |
| Marathon details |
Spiridon Louis 2:58:50 Greece (GRE) |
Kharilaos Vasilakos 3:06:03 Greece (GRE) |
Gyula Kellner 3:06:35 Hungary (HUN) |
| High jump details |
Ellery Clark 1.81 m United States (USA) |
James Connolly 1.65 m United States (USA) |
none awarded |
| Robert Garrett 1.65 m United States (USA) |
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| Pole vault details |
William Hoyt 3.30 m United States (USA) |
Albert Tyler 3.20 m United States (USA) |
Evangelos Damaskos 2.60 m Greece (GRE) |
| Ioannis Theodoropoulos 2.60 m Greece (GRE) |
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| Long jump details |
Ellery Clark 6.35 m United States (USA) |
Robert Garrett 6.00 m United States (USA) |
James Connolly 5.84 m United States (USA) |
| Triple jump details |
James Connolly 13.71 m United States (USA) |
Alexandre Tuffèri 12.70 m France (FRA) |
Ioannis Persakis 12.52 m Greece (GRE) |
| Shot put details |
Robert Garrett 11.22 m United States (USA) |
Miltiadis Gouskos 11.03 m Greece (GRE) |
Georgios Papasideris 10.36 m Greece (GRE) |
| Discus throw details |
Robert Garrett 29.15 m United States (USA) |
Panagiotis Paraskevopoulos 28.95 m Greece (GRE) |
Sotirios Versis 27.78 m Greece (GRE) |
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