Year  Athlete  Country  Time  Record 100 Meters 1996 Donovan Bailey Canada 9.84 WR 1992 Linford Christie Great Britain 9.96   1988 Carl Lewis United States* 9.92 OR 1984 Carl Lewis United States 9.99   1980 Allan Wells Great Britain 10.25   1976 Hasely Crawford Trinidad 10.06   1972 Valery Borzov USSR 10.14   1968 Jim Hines United States 9.95 WR 1964 Bob Hayes United States 10.0 EWR 1960 Armin Hary West Germany 10.2 OR 1956 Bobby Morrow United States 10.5   1952 Lindy Remigino United States 10.4   1948 Harrison Dillard United States 10.3 EOR 1936 Jesse Owens United States 10.3   1932 Eddie Tolan United States 10.3 OR 1928 Percy Williams Canada 10.8   1924 Harold Abrahams Great Britain 10.6 EOR 1920 Charles Paddock United States 10.8   1912 Ralph Craig United States 10.8   1908 Reginald Walker South Africa 10.8 EOR 1906 Archie Hahn United States 11.2   1904 Archie Hahn United States 11.0   1900 Frank Jarvis United States 11.0   1896 Thomas Burke United States 12.0   *Ben Johnson, Canada, disqualified. 200 Meters 1996 Michael Johnson United States 19.32 WR 1992 Mike Marsh United States 20.01   1988 Joe DeLoach United States 19.75 OR 1984 Carl Lewis United States 19.80 OR 1980 Pietro Mennea Italy 20.19   1976 Donald Quarrie Jamaica 20.22   1972 Valery Borzov USSR 20.00   1968 Tommie Smith United States 19.83 WR 1964 Henry Carr United States 20.3 OR 1960 Livio Berruti Italy 20.5 EWR 1956 Bobby Morrow United States 20.6 OR 1952 Andrew Stanfield United States 20.7 EOR 1948 Mel Patton United States 21.1   1936 Jesse Owens United States 20.7 OR 1932 Eddie Tolan United States 21.2 OR 1928 Percy Williams Canada 21.8   1924 Jackson Scholz United States 21.6 EOR 1920 Allen Woodring United States 22.0   1912 Ralph Craig United States 21.7   1908 Robert Kerr Canada 22.6   1906 Not held       1904 Archie Hahn United States 21.6 OR 1900 John Walter Tewksbury United States 22.2   400 Meters 1996 Michael Johnson United States 43.49 OR 1992 Quincy Watts United States 43.50 OR 1988 Steve Lewis United States 43.87   1984 Alonzo Babers United States 44.27   1980 Viktor Markin USSR 44.60   1976 Alberto Juantorena Danger Cuba 44.26   1972 Vincent Matthews United States 44.66   1968 Lee Evans United States 43.86 WR 1964 Michael Larrabee United States 45.1   1960 Otis Davis United States 44.9 WR 1956 Charles Jenkins United States 46.7   1952 George Rhoden Jamaica 45.9 OR 1948 Arthur Wint Jamaica 46.2 EOR 1936 Archie Williams United States 46.5   1932 William Carr United States 46.2 WR 1928 Ray Barbuti United States 47.8   1924 Eric Liddell Great Britain 47.6 OR 1920 Bevil Rudd South Africa 49.6   1912 Charles Reidpath United States 48.2 OR 1908 Wyndham Halswelle Great Britain 50.0   1906 Paul Pilgrim United States 53.2   1904 Harry Hillman United States 49.2 OR 1900 Maxey Long United States 49.4 OR 1896 Thomas Burke United States 54.2   800 Meters 1996 Vebjoern Rodal Norway 1:42.58 OR 1992 William Tanui Kenya 1:43.66   1988 Paul Ereng Kenya 1:43.45   1984 Joaquim Cruz Brazil 1:43.00 OR 1980 Steve Ovett Great Britain 1:45.40   1976 Alberto Juantorena Cuba 1:43.50 WR 1972 Dave Wottle United States 1:45.9   1968 Ralph Doubell Australia 1:44.3 EWR 1964 Peter Snell New Zealand 1:45.1 OR 1960 Peter Snell New Zealand 1:46.3 OR 1956 Thomas Courtney United States 1:47.7 OR 1952 Mal Whitfield United States 1:49.2 EOR 1948 Mal Whitfield United States 1:49.2 OR 1936 John Woodruff United States 1:52.9   1932 Thomas Hampson Great Britain 1:49.8 WR 1928 Douglas Lowe Great Britain 1:51.8 OR 1924 Douglas Lowe Great Britain 1:52.4   1920 Albert Hill Great Britain 1:53.4   1912 James Meredith United States 1:51.9 WR 1908 Mel Sheppard United States 1:52.8 WR 1906 Paul Pilgrim United States 2:01.5   1904 James Lightbody United States 1:56 OR 1900 Alfred Tysoe Great Britain 2:01.2   1896 Edwin Flack Australia 2:11

*WR = world record. OR = Olympic record. EWR or EOR = a time equaling a world record or Olympic record.