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| Athletics Olympic Games Men: 100 m | 
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| 2012 | London (gbr) | |||
| 2008 | Beijing (chn) | Usain Bolt (jam) | Richard Thompson (tri) | Walter Dix (usa) |
| 2004 | Athínai (gre) | Justin Gatlin (usa) | Francis Obikwelu (por) | Maurice Greene (usa) |
| 2000 | Sydney (aus) | Maurice Greene (usa) | Ato Boldon (tri) | Obadele Thompson (bar) |
| 1996 | Atlanta (usa) | Donovan Bailey (can) | Frank Fredericks (nam) | Ato Boldon (tri) |
| 1992 | Barcelona (spa) | Linford Christie (gbr) | Frank Fredericks (nam) | Dennis Mitchell (usa) |
| 1988 | Seoul (sko) | Carl Lewis (usa) | Linford Christie (gbr) | Calvin Smith (usa) |
| 1984 | Los Angeles (usa) | Carl Lewis (usa) | Sam Graddy (usa) | Ben Johnson (can) |
| 1980 | Moskva (sov) | Allan Wells (gbr) | Silvio Leonard (cub) | Petar Petrov (bul) |
| 1976 | Montréal (can) | Hasely Crawford (tri) | Don Quarrie (jam) | Valeriy Borzov (sov) |
| 1972 | München (wge) | Valeriy Borzov (sov) | Robert Taylor (usa) | Lennox Miller (jam) |
| 1968 | Mexico City (mex) | Jim Hines (usa) | Lennox Miller (jam) | Charles Greene (usa) |
| 1964 | Tokyo (jpn) | Bob Hayes (usa) | Enrique Figuerola (cub) | Harry Jerome (can) |
| 1960 | Roma (ita) | Armin Hary (ger) | Dave Sime (usa) | Peter Radford (gbr) |
| 1956 | Melbourne (aus) | Bobby Morrow (usa) | Thane Baker (usa) | Hector Hogan (aus) |
| 1952 | Helsinki (fin) | Lindy Remigino (usa) | Herb McKenley (jam) | Emmanuel McDonald Bailey (gbr) |
| 1948 | London (gbr) | Harrison Dillard (usa) | Barney Ewell (usa) | Lloyd LaBeach (pan) |
| 1936 | Berlin (ger) | Jesse Owens (usa) | Ralph Metcalfe (usa) | Tinus Osendarp (net) |
| 1932 | Los Angeles (usa) | Eddie Tolan (usa) | Ralph Metcalfe (usa) | Arthur Jonath (ger) |
| 1928 | Amsterdam (net) | Percy Williams (can) | Jack London (gbr) | Georg Lammers (ger) |
| 1924 | Paris (fra) | Harold Abrahams (gbr) | Jackson Scholz (usa) | Arthur Porritt (nzl) |
| 1920 | Antwerpen (bel) | Charles Paddock (usa) | Morris Kirksey (usa) | Harry Edward (gbr) |
| 1912 | Stockholm (swe) | Ralph Craig (usa) | Alvah Meyer (usa) | Don Lippincott (usa) |
| 1908 | London (gbr) | Reginald Walker (saf) | James Rector (usa) | Robert Kerr (can) |
| 1904 | St. Louis (usa) | Archie Hahn (usa) | Nathaniel Cartmell (usa) | William Hogenson (usa) |
| 1900 | Paris (fra) | Frank Jarvis (usa) | John Tewksbury (usa) | Stanley Rowley (aus) |
| 1896 | Athínai (gre) | Tom Burke (usa) | Fritz Hoffmann (ger) | Francis Lane (usa) |
| Alajos Szokolyi (hun) |
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Note: 1988: actual 1st Ben Johnson (can) disqualified for a doping offense |
