Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris were held between 1 and 11 August 2024, featuring a total of 48 medal events across three distinct sets: track and field, road running, and racewalking. Four venues were used: Pont d'Iéna for race walking, Hôtel de Ville and Les Invalides for the start and end points of the marathon races, and Stade de France for the track and field events.

The competition featured an identical number of medal events for men and women, the first instance in Olympic history. The marathon race walk mixed relay through a marathon course was contested for the only time at these Games, replacing the men's 50 kilometres race walk for co-ed sport.

Another significant change to the athletics program was the repechage round format in all individual track events from 200 to 1500 m and the hurdles events (110 m for men, 100 m for women, and 400 m for both), a vast opportunity for the runners to have a second chance of entering the semifinal phase. This format replaced the former system of athletes advancing through the fastest overall times (q) apart from those qualifying directly in the first-round heats (Q).

Venues Track and field events were staged at the Stade de France, with the race walks having been contested at Pont d'Iena. The marathon races began at the Hôtel de Ville (city hall) and ended in Les Invalides. Along the course, runners traversed many of the city's most iconic sites and Olympic venues throughout the route.

This traditional marathon course also set a particularly tough profile with an overall elevation gain or loss of 438 m. The route, specially designed for the Paris 2024 Games and approved by World Athletics, was described by the Committee as "unique, demanding, and technical". Paris 2024 unveiled the routes for the Olympic marathon and the two races – a 42.195 km course and a 10 km course – open to the general public as part of the mass event running.

Schedule Road events (marathons and racewalks) were held in the morning session of the athletics program schedule, with all track, field, and combined events staging their finals in the evening session for the first time since London 2012.

For the first time in its four-decade-long Olympic history since the 1984 Los Angeles Games, the women's marathon occurred on the last day of the athletics program on 11 August, with the men's race having taken place the day prior on 10 August. According to Tony Estanguet, a triple Olympic slalom canoeing champion and president of the Paris 2024 organising committee, "We wanted to reverse the order in an ambition to more gender equality and bring women to the fore for the first time so the women's marathon will enjoy major visibility on 11 August to cap off the athletics program."

+Schedule Men's Date 1 Aug 2 Aug 3 Aug 4 Aug 5 Aug 6 Aug 7 Aug 8 Aug 9 Aug 10 Aug Event M E M E M E M E M E M E M E M E M E M E 100 m P H ½ F 200 m H R ½ F 400 m H R ½ F 800 m H R ½ F 1500 m H R ½ F 5000 m H F 10,000 m F 110 m hurdles H R ½ F 400 m hurdles H R ½ F 3000 m steeplechase H F 4 × 100 m relay H F 4 × 400 m relay H F Marathon F 20 km walk F High jump Q F Pole vault Q F Long jump Q F Triple jump Q F Shot put Q F Discus throw Q F Hammer throw Q F Javelin throw Q F Decathlon F Women's Date 1 Aug 2 Aug 3 Aug 4 Aug 5 Aug 6 Aug 7 Aug 8 Aug 9 Aug 10 Aug 11 Aug Event M E M E M E M E M E M E M E M E M E M E M 100 m P H ½ F 200 m H R ½ F 400 m H R ½ F 800 m H R ½ F 1500 m H R ½ F 5000 m H F 10,000 m F 100 m hurdles H R ½ F 400 m hurdles H R ½ F 3000 m steeplechase H F 4 × 100 m relay H F 4 × 400 m relay H F Marathon F 20 km walk F High jump Q F Pole vault Q F Long jump Q F Triple jump Q F Shot put Q F Discus throw Q F Hammer throw Q F Javelin throw Q F Heptathlon F Mixed Date 2 Aug 3 Aug 7 Aug Event M E M E M E 4 × 400 m relay H F Mixed marathon walk relay F

Qualification

Athletics – individual events At the end of the 2022 season, World Athletics established a qualification system for athletics competition at the 2024 Summer Olympics. Similar to the previous edition, the qualification system was set on a dual pathway, where the initial half of the total quota (about fifty percent) was distributed to the athletes through entry standards approved by the World Athletics council, with the remainder relying on the world ranking list within the qualifying period. Each country was able to enter a maximum of three athletes for each individual event on the Paris 2024 athletics program. The qualification period for all track and field events (except the 10,000 metres, heptathlon, and decathlon) ran from 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2024.

Athletics – relay teams Each relay event featured sixteen teams from their respective NOCs, composed of the following: 14: top fourteen teams based on their results achieved at the 2024 World Athletics Relays in Nassau, Bahamas 2: top two teams outside the key qualifier according to the World Athletics performance list for relays within the qualification period (31 December 2022 to 30 June 2024)

Athletics – marathon race walking mixed teams The marathon race walking mixed relay event, covering a distance of marathon (42.195 km), featured twenty-five pairs from their respective NOCs, composed of the following: 22: top twenty-two teams based on their results achieved at the 2024 World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships 3: top three teams outside the key qualifier through the World Athletics Race Walk rankings based on the aggregate scores of both a male and a female athlete within the qualification period (31 December 2022 to 30 June 2024)

Athletics – 10,000 metres, road, and combined events The qualification period for the marathon ran from 1 November 2022 to 30 April 2024. For the 10,000 metres, combined events (men's decathlon and women's heptathlon) and racewalking, the qualification period ran from 31 December 2022 to 30 June 2024.

In the marathon races, any runner ranked higher than the sixty-fifth-place athlete on the filtered Quota Place "Road to Paris" list on 30 January 2024, was deemed eligible for immediate selection to his or her respective national team at the Games. Beyond the deadline, the remaining twenty percent of the total quota was determined by the same dual pathway qualification criteria outlined above without displacing any qualified athletes on the set date.

Medal summary Medal table

Men's events 100 metres 9.79 (.784) 9.79 (.789) 9.81 200 metres 19.46 19.62 19.70 400 metres 43.40 43.44 43.74 800 metres 1:41.19 1:41.20 1:41.50 1500 metres 3:27.65 , 3:27.79 3:27.80 5000 metres 13:13.66 13:15.04 13:15.13 10,000 metres 26:43.14 26:43.44 26:43.46 110 metres hurdles 12.99 13.09 (.085) 13.09 (.088) 400 metres hurdles 46.46 = 47.06 47.26 8:06.05 8:06.41 8:06.47 4 × 100 metres relay Aaron BrownJerome BlakeBrendon RodneyAndre De Grasse 37.50 Bayanda WalazaShaun MaswanganyiBradley NkoanaAkani Simbine 37.57 Jeremiah AzuLouie HinchliffeNethaneel Mitchell-BlakeZharnel HughesRichard Kilty 37.61 4 × 400 metres relay Christopher BaileyVernon NorwoodBryce DeadmonRai Benjamin Quincy Wilson 2:54.43 Bayapo NdoriBusang Collen KebinatshipiAnthony PeselaLetsile Tebogo 2:54.53 Alex Haydock-WilsonMatthew Hudson-SmithLewis DaveyCharlie DobsonSamuel ReardonToby Harries 2:55.83 Marathon 2:06:26 2:06:47 2:07:00 20 kilometres walk 1:18:55 1:19:09 1:19:11 High jump 2.36 m = 2.36 m 2.34 m Pole vault 6.25 m 5.95 m = 5.90 m Long jump 8.48 m 8.36 m 8.34 m Triple jump 17.86 m 17.84 m 17.64 m Shot put 22.90 m 22.15 m 22.15 m Discus throw 70.00 m , 69.97 m 69.31 m Hammer throw 84.12 m 79.97 m 79.39 m Javelin throw 92.97 m 89.45 m 88.54 m Decathlon 8796 pts 8748 pts 8711 pts

Women's events

100 metres 10.72 10.87 10.92 200 metres 21.83 22.08 22.20 400 metres 48.17 , 48.53 48.98 800 metres 1:56.72 1:57.15 1:57.42 1500 metres 3:51.29 3:52.56 3:52.61 5000 metres 14:28.56 14:29.60 14:30.61 10,000 metres 30:43.25 30:43.35 30:44.12 100 metres hurdles 12.33 12.34 12.36 400 metres hurdles 50.37 51.87 52.15 8:52.76 8:53.34 8:55.15 4 × 100 metres relay Melissa JeffersonTwanisha TerryGabby ThomasSha'Carri Richardson 41.78 Dina Asher-SmithImani-Lara LansiquotAmy HuntDaryll NeitaBianca WilliamsDesirèe Henry 41.85 Alexandra BurghardtLisa MayerGina LückenkemperRebekka HaaseSophia Junk 41.97 4 × 400 metres relay Shamier LittleSydney McLaughlin-LevroneGabby ThomasAlexis HolmesQuanera HayesAaliyah ButlerKaylyn Brown 3:15.27 Lieke KlaverCathelijn PeetersLisanne de WitteFemke BolEveline SaalbergMyrte van der Schoot 3:19.50 Victoria OhuruoguLaviai NielsenNicole YearginAmber AnningYemi Mary JohnHannah KellyJodie WilliamsLina Nielsen 3:19.72 Marathon 2:22:55 2:22:58 2:23:10 20 kilometres walk 1:25:54 1:26:19 1:26:25 High jump 2.00 m 2.00 m 1.95 m = 1.95 m = Pole vault 4.90 m 4.85 m = 4.85 m Long jump 7.10 m 6.98 m 6.96 m Triple jump 15.02 m 14.87 m 14.67 m Shot put 20.00 m 19.86 m 19.32 m Discus throw 69.50 m 67.51 m 67.51 m Hammer throw 76.97 m 75.48 m 74.27 m Javelin throw 65.80 m 63.93 m 63.68 m Heptathlon 6880 pts 6844 pts 6707 pts

Mixed events 4 × 400 metres relay Eugene OmallaLieke KlaverIsaya Klein IkkinkFemke BolCathelijn Peeters 3:07.43 Vernon NorwoodShamier LittleBryce DeadmonKaylyn Brown 3:07.74 Samuel ReardonLaviai NielsenAlex Haydock-WilsonAmber AnningNicole Yeargin 3:08.01 Marathon walk relay Álvaro MartínMaría Pérez 2:50:31 Brian PintadoGlenda Morejón 2:51:22 Rhydian CowleyJemima Montag 2:51:38 Athletes who participated in the heats only and received medals.

Multiple medalists

+ Multiple medalistsNameTotalGabrielle Thomas3003Rai Benjamin2002Beatrice Chebet2002Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone2002Femke Bol1113Julien Alfred1102Kaylyn Brown1102Bryce Deadmon1102Faith Kipyegon1102Lieke Klaver1102Shamier Little1102Vernon Norwood1102Cathelijn Peeters1102María Pérez1102Brian Pintado1102Sha'Carri Richardson1102Letsile Tebogo1102Sifan Hassan1023Melissa Jefferson1012Noah Lyles1012Álvaro Martín1012Matthew Hudson-Smith0112Amber Anning0022Grant Fisher0022Alex Haydock-Wilson0022Jemima Montag0022Jasmine Moore0022Laviai Nielsen0022Samuel Reardon0022Nicole Yeargin0022

Participating nations

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See also Athletics at the 2022 Asian Games Athletics at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Athletics at the 2023 African Games Athletics at the 2023 European Games Athletics at the 2023 Pan American Games Athletics at the 2024 Summer Paralympics

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