A podium sweep is when one team wins all available medals in a single event in a sporting event. At the highest level, that would be when one nation wins all the medals in the Summer Olympics Athletics.[1] Many Olympic sports or events do not allow three entries into a single event in the Olympics, making a sweep impossible. But in Athletics (excluding relays) the maximum for a single country is three.
In the beginning, before the Olympics became a global event, sweeps were more common amongst fewer competing countries and larger numbers of entries from a single country. After the 1908 Olympics, a sweep became an increasingly treasured status symbol of national dominance in an event. 1964 was the first Olympiad to have no sweeps. Since then there were no sweeps in 1972, 1996 and 2000.
Sweeps have happened in every long term event in the individual program, except the 5000 metres. It has happened eight times in the 200 metres and 110 metres hurdles, seven in the Shot Put. A steeplechase event has had a sweep five times, by four countries.
With the majority of women's competitions happening in more modern, competitive times, sweeps have only occurred 9 times. The Pentathlon and the 100 metres are the only events to have more than one occurrence.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources List of medal sweeps in Olympic athletics news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message A podium sweep is when one team wins all available medals in a single event in a sporting event At the highest level that would be when one nation wins all the medals in the Summer Olympics Athletics 1 Many Olympic sports or events do not allow three entries into a single event in the Olympics making a sweep impossible But in Athletics excluding relays the maximum for a single country is three In the beginning before the Olympics became a global event sweeps were more common amongst fewer competing countries and larger numbers of entries from a single country After the 1908 Olympics a sweep became an increasingly treasured status symbol of national dominance in an event 1964 was the first Olympiad to have no sweeps Since then there were no sweeps in 1972 1996 and 2000 Sweeps have happened in every long term event in the individual program except the 5000 metres It has happened eight times in the 200 metres and 110 metres hurdles seven in the Shot Put A steeplechase event has had a sweep five times by four countries Ray Ewry led 5 sweeps including three from 1904 with Irving Baxter Charles King and Joseph Stadler joining him in two each and Robert Garrett in one plus adding a different sweep in 1900 That other sweep joined Josiah McCracken who was part of a different sweep Ellery Clark Robert Garrett and James Connolly swept two events together in 1896 Archie Hahn Nate Cartmell and William Hogenson duplicated that in 1904 More recently Carl Lewis has led three Olympic sweeps Mike Powell has finished behind him in two Yuriy Sedykh Glenn Davis and Lee Calhoun have also led two sweeps Sedykh later a participant in a third in 1988 that involved a reordering of the same three from 1980 Shelly Ann Fraser Pryce led the Jamaican 100m sweep in 2008 and participated in the 2020 Tokyo 100m sweep with a silver Contents 1 Men 2 Women 3 See also 4 ReferencesMen editOlympiad Event Country Gold Silver Bronze Source1896Athens High jumpdetails nbsp United States USA Ellery Clark 1 81 m OR James Connolly 1 65 m none awarded 2 3 Robert Garrett 1 65 mLong jumpdetails nbsp United States USA Ellery Clark 6 35 m OR Robert Garrett 6 00 m James Connolly 5 84 m 4 5 1900Paris 110 metres hurdlesdetails nbsp United States USA Alvin Kraenzlein 15 4 s OR John McLean at 3 yards Frederick Moloney at 1 foot 6 7 4000 metres steeplechasedetails nbsp Great Britain GBR John Rimmer 12 58 4 Charles Bennett 12 58 6 Sidney Robinson 12 58 8Triple jumpdetails nbsp United States USA Myer Prinstein 14 47 m James Connolly 13 97 m Lewis Sheldon 13 64 mStanding triple jumpdetails nbsp United States USA Ray Ewry 10 58 m Irving Baxter 9 95 m Robert Garrett 9 50 mStanding high jumpdetails nbsp United States USA Ray Ewry 1 655 m Irving Baxter 1 525 m Lewis Sheldon 1 500 mShot putdetails nbsp United States USA Richard Sheldon 14 10 m Josiah McCracken 12 85 m Robert Garrett 12 37 mHammer throwdetails nbsp United States USA John Flanagan 51 01 m Truxtun Hare 46 26 m Josiah McCracken 43 58 m1904St Louis 60 metresdetails nbsp United States USA Archie Hahn 7 0 s William Hogenson 7 2 s Fay Moulton 7 2 s100 metresdetails nbsp United States USA Archie Hahn 11 0 s Nate Cartmell 11 2 s William Hogenson 11 2 s200 metresdetails nbsp United States USA Archie Hahn 21 6 s Nate Cartmell 21 9 s William Hogenson400 metresdetails nbsp United States USA Harry Hillman 49 2 s Frank Waller 49 9 s Herman Groman 50 0 s800 metresdetails nbsp United States USA James Lightbody 1 56 0 Howard Valentine 1 56 3 Emil Breitkreutz 1 56 41500 metresdetails nbsp United States USA James Lightbody 4 05 4 Frank Verner 4 06 8 Lacey HearnMarathondetails nbsp United States USA Thomas Hicks 3 28 53 Albert Corey 3 34 52 Arthur Newton 3 47 33110 metres hurdlesdetails nbsp United States USA Fred Schule 16 0 s Thaddeus Shideler 16 3 s Lesley Ashburner 16 4 s200 metres hurdlesdetails nbsp United States USA Harry Hillman 24 6 s Frank Castleman 24 9 s George Poage400 metres hurdlesdetails nbsp United States USA Harry Hillman 53 0 s Frank Waller 53 2 s George Poage 56 8 sLong jumpdetails nbsp United States USA Myer Prinstein 7 34 m Daniel Frank 6 89 m Robert Stangland 6 88 mTriple jumpdetails nbsp United States USA Myer Prinstein 14 35 m Fred Englehardt 13 90 m Robert Stangland 13 36 mPole vaultdetails nbsp United States USA Charles Dvorak LeRoy Samse Louis WilkinsStanding long jumpdetails nbsp United States USA Ray Ewry Charles King John BillerStanding triple jumpdetails nbsp United States USA Ray Ewry Charles King Joseph StadlerStanding high jumpdetails nbsp United States USA Ray Ewry Joseph Stadler Lawson RobertsonShot putdetails nbsp United States USA Ralph Rose Wesley Coe Lawrence FeuerbachHammer throwdetails nbsp United States USA John Flanagan John DeWitt Ralph RoseTriathlondetails nbsp United States USA Max Emmerich John Grieb William Merz1908London 110 metres hurdlesdetails nbsp United States USA Forrest Smithson 15 0 WR John Garrels 15 7 Arthur Shaw 15 810 miles walkdetails nbsp Great Britain GBR George Larner 1 15 57 4 WR Ernest Webb 1 17 31 0 Edward Spencer 1 21 20 2Discus throwdetails nbsp United States USA Martin Sheridan 40 89 m OR Merritt Giffin 40 70 m Bill Horr 39 45 m1912Stockholm 100 metresdetails nbsp United States USA Ralph Craig Alvah Meyer Donald Lippincott800 metresdetails nbsp United States USA Ted Meredith Mel Sheppard Ira Davenport110 metres hurdlesdetails nbsp United States USA Fred Kelly James Wendell Martin HawkinsTriple jumpdetails nbsp Sweden SWE Gustaf Lindblom Georg Aberg Erik AlmlofShot putdetails nbsp United States USA Pat McDonald Ralph Rose Lawrence WhitneyTwo handed javelin throwdetails nbsp Finland FIN Julius Saaristo Vaino Siikaniemi Urho Peltonen1920Antwerp Javelin throwdetails nbsp Finland FIN Jonni Myyra Urho Peltonen Pekka Johansson400 metres hurdlesdetails nbsp United States USA Frank Loomis John Norton August Desch1924Paris Pole vaultdetails nbsp United States USA Lee Barnes Glenn Graham James BrookerShot putdetails nbsp United States USA Bud Houser Glenn Hartranft Ralph Hills1928Amsterdam 3000 metres steeplechasedetails nbsp Finland FIN Toivo Loukola 9 21 8 WR Paavo Nurmi 9 31 2 Ove Andersen 9 35 6Pole vaultdetails nbsp United States USA Sabin Carr 4 20 William Droegemuller 4 10 Charles McGinnis 3 951932Los Angeles 200 metersdetails nbsp United States USA Eddie Tolan 21 2 George Simpson 21 4 Ralph Metcalfe 21 5Javelin throwdetails nbsp Finland FIN Matti Jarvinen 72 71 m Matti Sippala 69 80 m Eino Penttila 68 70 m1936Berlin 10 000 metresdetails nbsp Finland FIN Ilmari Salminen 30 15 4 Arvo Askola 30 15 6 Volmari Iso Hollo 30 20 2High jumpdetails nbsp United States USA Cornelius Johnson 2 03 m Dave Albritton 2 00 m Delos Thurber 2 00 mDecathlondetails nbsp United States USA Glenn Morris 7900 Bob Clark 7601 Jack Parker 72751948London 110 metres hurdlesdetails nbsp United States USA William Porter 13 9 Clyde Scott 14 1 Craig Dixon 14 13000 metres steeplechasedetails nbsp Sweden SWE Tore Sjostrand 9 04 6 Erik Elmsater 9 08 2 Gote Hagstrom 9 11 8Shot putdetails nbsp United States USA Wilbur Thompson 17 12 m Jim Delaney 16 68 m Jim Fuchs 16 42 m1952Helsinki 200 metresdetails nbsp United States USA Andy Stanfield 20 7 Thane Baker 20 8 James Gathers 20 8110 metres hurdlesdetails nbsp United States USA Harrison Dillard 13 7 Jack Davis 13 7 Arthur Barnard 14 1Shot putdetails nbsp United States USA Parry O Brien 17 41 m Darrow Hooper 17 39 m Jim Fuchs 17 06 mDecathlondetails nbsp United States USA Bob Mathias 7 887 pts Milt Campbell 6 975 pts Floyd Simmons 6 788 pts1956Melbourne 200 metresdetails nbsp United States USA Bobby Morrow 20 6 OR Andy Stanfield 20 7 Thane Baker 20 9110 metres hurdlesdetails nbsp United States USA Lee Calhoun 13 5 OR Jack Davis 13 5 OR Joel Shankle 14 1400 metres hurdlesdetails nbsp United States USA Glenn Davis 50 1 OR Eddie Southern 50 8 Joshua Culbreath 51 620 kilometres walkdetails nbsp Soviet Union URS Leonid Spirin 1 31 27 4 Antanas Mikenas 1 32 03 0 Bruno Junk 1 32 12 0Discus throwdetails nbsp United States USA Al Oerter 56 36 m OR Fortune Gordien 54 81 m Desmond Koch 54 40 m1960Rome 110 metres hurdlesdetails nbsp United States USA Lee Calhoun 13 8 William May 13 8 Hayes Jones 14 0400 metres hurdlesdetails nbsp United States USA Glenn Davis 49 3 OR Clifton Cushman 49 6 Dick Howard 49 7Shot putdetails nbsp United States USA Bill Nieder 19 68 m OR Parry O Brien 19 11 m Dallas Long 19 01 mDiscus throwdetails nbsp United States USA Al Oerter 59 18 m OR Rink Babka 58 02 m Dick Cochran 57 16 m1968Mexico City 400 metresdetails nbsp United States USA Lee Evans 43 86 WR Larry James 43 97 Ron Freeman 44 411976Montreal Hammer throwdetails nbsp Soviet Union URS Yuriy Sedykh 77 52 m Aleksey Spiridonov 76 08 m Anatoliy Bondarchuk 75 48 m1980Moscow Hammer throwdetails nbsp Soviet Union URS Yuriy Sedykh 81 80 m WR Sergey Litvinov 80 64 m Juri Tamm 78 96 m1984Los Angeles 200 metresdetails nbsp United States USA Carl Lewis 19 80 OR Kirk Baptiste 19 96 Thomas Jefferson 20 261988Seoul 400 metresdetails nbsp United States USA Steve Lewis 43 87 Butch Reynolds 43 93 Danny Everett 44 09Long jumpdetails nbsp United States USA Carl Lewis 8 72 m Mike Powell 8 49 m Larry Myricks 8 27 mPole vaultdetails nbsp Soviet Union URS Sergey Bubka 5 90 m Radion Gataullin 5 85 m Grigoriy Yegorov 5 80 mHammer throwdetails nbsp Soviet Union URS Sergey Litvinov 84 80 m OR Yuriy Sedykh 83 76 m Juri Tamm 81 16 m1992Barcelona 3000 metres steeplechasedetails nbsp Kenya KEN Matthew Birir 8 08 84 Patrick Sang 8 09 55 William Mutwol 8 10 74Long jumpdetails nbsp United States USA Carl Lewis 8 67 m Mike Powell 8 64 m Joe Greene 8 34 mHammer throwdetails nbsp Unified Team EUN Andrey Abduvaliyev 82 54 m Igor Astapkovich 81 96 m Igor Nikulin 81 38 m2004Athens 200 metresdetails nbsp United States USA Shawn Crawford 19 79 Bernard Williams 20 01 Justin Gatlin 20 03400 metres details nbsp United States USA Jeremy Wariner 44 00 Otis Harris 44 16 Derrick Brew 44 423000 metres steeplechase details nbsp Kenya KEN Ezekiel Kemboi 8 05 81 Brimin Kipruto 8 06 11 Paul Kipsiele Koech 8 06 642008Beijing 400 metresdetails nbsp United States USA LaShawn Merritt 43 75 Jeremy Wariner 44 74 David Neville 44 80400 metres hurdlesdetails nbsp United States USA Angelo Taylor 47 25 Kerron Clement 47 98 Bershawn Jackson 48 062012London 200 metresdetails nbsp Jamaica JAM Usain Bolt 19 32 Yohan Blake 19 44 Warren Weir 19 84Women editWith the majority of women s competitions happening in more modern competitive times sweeps have only occurred 9 times The Pentathlon and the 100 metres are the only events to have more than one occurrence Olympiad Event Country Gold Silver Bronze1952Helsinki Discus throwdetails nbsp Soviet Union URS Nina Romashkova 51 42 m Elizaveta Bagryantseva 47 08 m Nina Dumbadze 46 29 m1976Montreal Pentathlondetails nbsp East Germany GDR Siegrun Siegl 4745 Christine Laser 4745 Burglinde Pollak 47401980Moscow 800 metresdetails nbsp Soviet Union URS Nadiya Olizarenko 1 53 43 WR Olga Mineeva 1 54 81 Tatyana Providokhina 1 55 46Pentathlondetails nbsp Soviet Union URS Nadiya Tkachenko 5083 WR Olga Rukavishnikova 4937 Olga Kuragina 48752004Athens Long jump details nbsp Russia RUS Tatyana Lebedeva 7 07 m Irina Simagina 7 05 m Tatyana Kotova 7 05 m2008Beijing 100 metres details nbsp Jamaica JAM Shelly Ann Fraser 10 78 Sherone Simpson 10 98 none awardedKerron Stewart 10 982012London 20 kilometres walk details nbsp China CHN Qieyang Shenjie 1 25 16 OR Liu Hong 1 26 00 Lu Xiuzhi 1 27 102016Rio de Janeiro 100 metre hurdles details nbsp United States USA Brianna Rollins 12 48 Nia Ali 12 59 Kristi Castlin 12 612020Tokyo 100 metresdetails nbsp Jamaica JAM Elaine Thompson Herah 10 61 OR Shelly Ann Fraser Pryce 10 74 Shericka Jackson 10 76See also editOlympic sweeps in speed skating List of medal sweeps at the World Championships in AthleticsReferences edit Jamaicans celebrate Olympic medal sweep in men s 200m Xinhua English news cn Archived from the original on 2014 09 20 Retrieved 2013 10 13 Athens 1896 Athletics High Jump Men Results Olympics com Retrieved 8 August 2021 Athletics at the 1896 Athens Summer Games Men s High Jump Sports Reference Archived from the original on 17 April 2020 Retrieved 8 August 2021 Athens 1896 Athletics Long Jump Men Results Olympics com Retrieved 8 August 2021 Athletics at the 1896 Athens Summer Games Men s Long Jump Sports Reference Archived from the original on 17 April 2020 Retrieved 8 August 2021 Paris 1900 Athletics 110m Hurdles Men Results Olympics com Retrieved 8 August 2021 Athletics at the 1900 Paris Summer Games Men s 110 metres Hurdles Final Sports Reference 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