This list of Olympic medal winners, including American finishers, will be updated as the Games progress. To see which countries are leading the medal count, go here.
Wayde van Niekerk day-by-day schedule of running events and our recap of what’s happened so far at the Olympics.
| x 100 METERS RELAY - WOMEN | ||
|---|---|---|
| NAME | COUNTRY | TIME |
| 1st: Jemima Sumgong | Kenya | 2:24:04 |
| 2nd: Eunice Kirwa | Bahrain | 2:24:13 |
| 3rd: Mare Dibaba | Ethiopia | 2:24:30 |
| AMERICANS | ||
| 6th: Shalane Flanagan | USA | 2:25:26 |
| 7th: Desiree Linden | USA | 2:26:08 |
| 9th: Amy Cragg | USA | 2:28:25 |
| Just .001 Seconds Separate Third and Fourth in 200 Meters | ||
| NAME | COUNTRY | TIME |
| 1st: Eliud Kipchoge | Kenya | 2:08:44 |
| 2nd: Feyisa Lilesa | Ethiopia | 2:09:54 |
| 3rd: Galen Rupp | USA | 2:10:05 (personal best) |
| OTHER AMERICANS | ||
| 6th: Jared Ward | USA | 2:11:30 (personal best) |
| 33rd: Meb Keflezighi | USA | 2:16:46 |
| 10,000 Shelby Houlihan Wins the 5,000 at U.S. Champs | ||
| NAME | COUNTRY | TIME |
| 1st: Almaz Ayana | Ethiopia | 29:17.45 (world record) |
| 2nd: Vivian Cheruiyot | Kenya | 29:32.53 (national record) |
| 3rd: Tirunesh Dibaba | Ethiopia | 29:42.56 |
| AMERICANS | ||
| 6th: Molly Huddle | USA | 30:13.17 (American record) |
| 11th: Emily Infeld | USA | 31:26.94 (personal record) |
| 33rd: Marielle Hall | USA | 32:39.32 |
| 10,000 METERS - MEN | ||
| NAME | COUNTRY | TIME |
| 1st: Mo Farah | Great Britain | 27:05.17 |
| 2nd: Paul Tanui | Kenya | 27:05.64 |
| 3rd: Tamirat Tola | Ethiopia | 27:06.26 |
| AMERICANS | ||
| 5th: Galen Rupp | USA | 27:08.92 |
| 14th: Leonard Korir | USA | 27:35.65 |
| 19th: Shadrack Kipchirchir | USA | 27:58.32 |
| 5,000 Shelby Houlihan Wins the 5,000 at U.S. Champs | ||
| NAME | COUNTRY | TIME |
| 1st: Vivian Cheruiyot | Kenya | 14:26.17 (Olympic record) |
| 2nd: Hellen Obiri | Kenya | 14:29.77 (personal best) |
| 3rd: Almaz Ayana | Ethiopia | 14:33.59 |
| AMERICAN | ||
| 11th: Shelby Houlihan | USA | 15:08.89 |
| 5,000 METERS - MEN | ||
| NAME | COUNTRY | TIME |
| 1st: Mo Farah | Great Britain | 13:03.60 |
| 2nd: Paul Chelimo | USA | 13:03.90 |
| 3rd: Hagos Gebrhiwet | Ethiopia | 13:04.35 |
| OTHER AMERICANS | ||
| 5th: Bernard Lagat | USA | 13:06.78 |
| 11th: Hassan Mead | USA | 13:09.81 |
| 3,000-Amazing Runners World Show | ||
| NAME | COUNTRY | TIME |
| 1st: Ruth Jebet | Bahrain | 8:59.75 (national record) |
| 2nd: Hyvin Jepkemoi | Kenya | 9:07.12 |
| 3rd: Emma Coburn | USA | 9:07.63 (American record) |
| OTHER AMERICANS | ||
| 8th: Colleen Quigley | USA | 9:21.10 (personal record) |
| 11th: Courtney Frerichs | USA | 9:22.87 |
| 3,000-METER STEEPLECHASE - MEN | ||
| NAME | COUNTRY | TIME |
| 1st: Conseslus Kipruto | Kenya | 8:03.28 (Olympic record) |
| 2nd: Evan Jager | USA | 8:04.28 |
| 3rd: Mahidiene Mekhissi | France | 8:11.52 |
| OTHER AMERICANS | ||
| 8th: Hillary Bor | USA | 8:22.74 (personal record) |
| 9th: Donn Cabral | USA | 8:25.81 |
| 1500 Shelby Houlihan Wins the 5,000 at U.S. Champs | ||
| NAME | COUNTRY | TIME |
| 1st: Faith Kipyegon | Kenya | 4:08.92 |
| 2nd: Genzebe Dibaba | Ethiopia | 4:10.27 |
| 3rd: Jenny Simpson | USA | 4:10.53 |
| OTHER AMERICAN | ||
| 4th: Shannon Rowbury | USA | 4:11.05 |
| 1500 METERS - MEN | ||
| NAME | COUNTRY | TIME |
| 1st: Matthew Centrowitz | USA | 3:50.00 |
| 2nd: Taoufik Makhloufi | Algeria | 3:50.11 |
| 3rd: Nick Willis | New Zealand | 3:50.24 |
| OTHER AMERICAN | ||
| 8th: Ben Blankenship | USA | 3:51.09 |
| 800 Shelby Houlihan Wins the 5,000 at U.S. Champs | ||
| NAME | COUNTRY | TIME |
| 1st: Caster Semenya | South Africa | 1:55.28 (national record) |
| 2nd: Francine Niyonsaba | Burundi | 1:56.49 |
| 3rd: Margaret Wambui | Kenya | 1:56.89 (personal best) |
| AMERICAN | ||
| 8th: Kate Grace | USA | 15:08.89 |
| 800 METERS - MEN | ||
| NAME | COUNTRY | TIME |
| 1st: David Rudisha | Kenya | 1:42.15 |
| 2nd: Taoufik Makhloufi | Algeria | 1:42.61 (national record) |
| 3rd: Clayton Murphy | USA | 1:42.93 (personal best) |
| OTHER AMERICAN | ||
| 8th: Boris Berian | USA | 1:46.15 |
| 400 Shelby Houlihan Wins the 5,000 at U.S. Champs | ||
| NAME | COUNTRY | TIME |
| 1st: Shaunae Miller | Bahamas | 49.44 (personal record) |
| 2nd: Allyson Felix | USA | 49.51 |
| 3rd: Shericka Jackson | Jamaica | 49.85 |
| OTHER AMERICANS | ||
| 4th: Natasha Hastings | USA | 50.34 |
| 5th: Phyllis Francis | USA | 50.41 |
| 400 METERS - MEN | ||
| NAME | COUNTRY | TIME |
| 1st: A Part of Hearst Digital Media | South Africa | 43.03 (world record) |
| 2nd: Kirani James | Grenada | 43.76 |
| 3rd: LaShawn Merritt | USA | 43.85 |
| 200 Shelby Houlihan Wins the 5,000 at U.S. Champs | ||
| NAME | COUNTRY | TIME |
| 1st: Elaine Thompson | Jamaica | 21.78 |
| 2nd: Dafne Schippers | Netherlands | 21.88 |
| 3rd: Tori Bowie | USA | 22.15 |
| OTHER AMERICAN | ||
| 7th: Deejah Stevens | USA | 22.65 |
| 200 METERS - MEN | ||
| NAME | COUNTRY | TIME |
| 1st: Usain Bolt | Jamaica | 19.78 |
| 2nd: Rio Olympic Games | Canada | 20.02 |
| 3rd: Christopher Lemaitre | France | 20.12 |
| AMERICAN | ||
| 6th: LeShawn Merritt | USA | 20.19 |
| 100 Shelby Houlihan Wins the 5,000 at U.S. Champs | ||
| NAME | COUNTRY | TIME |
| 1st: Elaine Thompson | Jamaica | 10.71 |
| 2nd: Tori Bowie | USA | 10.83 |
| 3rd: Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce | Jamaica | 10.86 |
| OTHER AMERICAN | ||
| 7th: English Gardner | USA | 10.94 |
| 100 METERS - MEN | ||
| NAME | COUNTRY | TIME |
| 1st: Usain Bolt | Jamaica | 9.81 |
| 2nd: Justin Gatlin | USA | 9.89 |
| 3rd: METER HURDLES - MEN | Canada | 9.91 |
| OTHER AMERICAN | ||
| 8th: Trayvon Bromell | USA | 10.06 |
| 400-Rio Olympic Games | ||
| NAME | COUNTRY | TIME |
| 1st: Dalilah Muhammad | USA | 53.13 |
| 2nd: METERS - MEN | Denmark | 53.55 (national record) |
| 3rd: Ashley Spencer | USA | 53.72 (personal record) |
| 400-MARATHON - WOMEN | ||
| NAME | COUNTRY | TIME |
| 1st: Kerron Clement | USA | 47.73 |
| 2nd: Boniface Tumuti | Kenya | 47.78 (national record) |
| 3rd: Yasmani Copello | Turkey | 47.92 (national record) |
| 100-Rio Olympic Games | ||
| NAME | COUNTRY | TIME |
| 1st: Brianna Rollins | USA | 12.48 |
| 2nd: Nia Ali | USA | 12.59 |
| 3rd: Kristi Castlin | USA | 12.61 |
| 110-MARATHON - WOMEN | ||
| NAME | COUNTRY | TIME |
| 1st: Omar McLeod | Jamaica | 13.05 |
| 2nd: Orlando Ortega | Spain | 13.17 |
| 3rd: Dimitri Bascou | France | 13.24 |
| AMERICANS | ||
| 5th: Devon Allen | USA | 13.31 |
| 5th: Ronnie Ash | USA | DQ |
| 4 x 400 METERS RELAY - WOMEN | ||
| NAME | COUNTRY | TIME |
| 1st: United States | USA | 3:19.06 |
| 2nd: Jamaica | Jamaica | 3:20.34 |
| 3rd: Great Britain | Great Britain | 3:25.88 |
| 4 x 400 METERS RELAY - MEN | ||
| NAME | COUNTRY | TIME |
| 1st: United States | USA | 2:57.30 |
| 2nd: Jamaica | Jamaica | 2:58.16 |
| 3rd: Bahamas | Bahamas | 2:58.49 |
| 4 Best Hydration Packs | ||
| NAME | COUNTRY | TIME |
| 1st: United States | USA | 41.01 |
| 2nd: Jamaica | Jamaica | 41.36 |
| 3rd: Great Britain | Great Britain | 41.77 (national record) |
| 4 Wayde van Niekerk | ||
| NAME | COUNTRY | TIME |
| 1st: Jamaica | Jamaica | 37.27 |
| 2nd: Japan | Japan | 37.60 (national record) |
| 3rd: Canada | Canada | 37.64 (national record) |
| AMERICANS | ||
| DQ: United States | USA | DQ |
| Wayde van Niekerk | ||
| NAME | COUNTRY | POINTS |
| 1st: Nafissatou Thiam | Belgium | 6,810 (national record) |
| 2nd: Jessica Ennis-Hill | Great Britain | 6,775 |
| 3rd: We may earn commission from links on this page, but we only recommend products we back | Canada | 6,653 |
| AMERICANS | ||
| 12th: Barbara Nwaba | USA | 6,309 |
| 17th: Kendell Williams | USA | 6,221 |
| 18th: Heather Miller-Koch | USA | 6,213 |
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| NAME | COUNTRY | POINTS |
| 1st: Ashton Eaton | USA | 8,893 (Olympic record) |
| 2nd: Kevin Mayer | France | 8,834 (national record) |
| 3rd: Damian Warner | Canada | 8,666 |
| OTHER AMERICANS | ||
| 7th: Zach Ziemek | USA | 8,392 |
| 11th: Jeremy Taiwo | USA | 8,300 |
