List of Olympic medalists in swimming (men)
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This is the complete list of men's Olympic medalists in swimming.
Contents
- 1 Current program
- 1.1 50 metres freestyle
- 1.2 100 metres freestyle
- 1.3 200 metres freestyle
- 1.4 400 metres freestyle
- 1.5 1500 metres freestyle
- 1.6 100 metres backstroke
- 1.7 200 metres backstroke
- 1.8 100 metres breaststroke
- 1.9 200 metres breaststroke
- 1.10 100 metres butterfly
- 1.11 200 metres butterfly
- 1.12 200 metres individual medley
- 1.13 400 metres individual medley
- 1.14 4 × 100 metres freestyle relay
- 1.15 4 × 200 metres freestyle relay
- 1.16 4 × 100 metres medley relay
- 1.17 10 km marathon
- 2 Discontinued events
- 2.1 50 yards freestyle
- 2.2 100 metres for sailors
- 2.3 100 yards freestyle
- 2.4 220 yards freestyle
- 2.5 440 yards freestyle
- 2.6 500 metres freestyle
- 2.7 880 yards freestyle
- 2.8 1000 metres freestyle
- 2.9 1200 metres freestyle
- 2.10 1 mile freestyle
- 2.11 4000 metres freestyle
- 2.12 100 yards backstroke
- 2.13 400 metres breaststroke
- 2.14 440 yards breaststroke
- 2.15 200 metres team race
- 2.16 4×50 yards freestyle relay
- 2.17 200 metres obstacle race
- 2.18 Underwater swimming
- 3 All-time medal table - Swimming - Men - 1896-2012
- 4 See also
- 5 References
Current program
50 metres freestyle
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 Seoul |
 Matt Biondi (USA) |
Tom Jager (USA) |
 Gennadiy Prigoda (URS) |
| 1992 Barcelona |
 Alexander Popov (EUN) |
Matt Biondi (USA) |
Tom Jager (USA) |
| 1996 Atlanta |
 Alexander Popov (RUS) |
Gary Hall, Jr. (USA) |
 Fernando Scherer (BRA) |
| 2000 Sydney |
Anthony Ervin (USA) |
none awarded |  Pieter van den Hoogenband (NED) |
| Gary Hall, Jr. (USA) |
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| 2004 Athens |
Gary Hall, Jr. (USA) |
 Duje Draganja (CRO) |
 Roland Mark Schoeman (RSA) |
| 2008 Beijing |
César Cielo (BRA) |
 Amaury Leveaux (FRA) |
Alain Bernard (FRA) |
| 2012 London |
Florent Manaudou (FRA) |
Cullen Jones (USA) |
César Cielo (BRA) |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro |
100 metres freestyle
200 metres freestyle
400 metres freestyle
1500 metres freestyle
100 metres backstroke
200 metres backstroke
100 metres breaststroke
200 metres breaststroke
100 metres butterfly
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 Mexico City |
Doug Russell (USA) |
Mark Spitz (USA) |
Ross Wales (USA) |
| 1972 Munich |
Mark Spitz (USA) |
 Bruce Robertson (CAN) |
Jerry Heidenreich (USA) |
| 1976 Montreal |
Matt Vogel (USA) |
Joe Bottom (USA) |
Gary Hall, Sr. (USA) |
| 1980 Moscow |
 Pär Arvidsson (SWE) |
 Roger Pyttel (GDR) |
22x20px David López-Zubero (ESP) |
| 1984 Los Angeles |
 Michael Gross (FRG) |
Pablo Morales (USA) |
 Glenn Buchanan (AUS) |
| 1988 Seoul |
 Anthony Nesty (SUR) |
Matt Biondi (USA) |
 Andy Jameson (GBR) |
| 1992 Barcelona |
Pablo Morales (USA) |
 Rafał Szukała (POL) |
Anthony Nesty (SUR) |
| 1996 Atlanta |
Denis Pankratov (RUS) |
Scott Miller (AUS) |
Vladislav Kulikov (RUS) |
| 2000 Sydney |
Lars Frölander (SWE) |
Michael Klim (AUS) |
Geoff Huegill (AUS) |
| 2004 Athens |
Michael Phelps (USA) |
Ian Crocker (USA) |
 Andriy Serdinov (UKR) |
| 2008 Beijing |
Michael Phelps (USA) |
 Milorad Čavić (SRB) |
Andrew Lauterstein (AUS) |
| 2012 London |
Michael Phelps (USA) |
Chad le Clos (RSA) |
none awarded |
| Yevgeny Korotyshkin (RUS) |
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| 2016 Rio de Janeiro |
200 metres butterfly
200 metres individual medley
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 Mexico City |
Charlie Hickcox (USA) |
Greg Buckingham (USA) |
John Ferris (USA) |
| 1972 Munich |
Gunnar Larsson (SWE) |
Tim McKee (USA) |
Steve Furniss (USA) |
| 1976–1980 | not included in the Olympic program | ||
| 1984 Los Angeles |
Alex Baumann (CAN) |
Pablo Morales (USA) |
Neil Cochran (GBR) |
| 1988 Seoul |
 Tamás Darnyi (HUN) |
Patrick Kühl (GDR) |
Vadim Yaroshchuk (URS) |
| 1992 Barcelona |
Tamás Darnyi (HUN) |
Greg Burgess (USA) |
Attila Czene (HUN) |
| 1996 Atlanta |
Attila Czene (HUN) |
 Jani Sievinen (FIN) |
Curtis Myden (CAN) |
| 2000 Sydney |
 Massimiliano Rosolino (ITA) |
Tom Dolan (USA) |
Tom Wilkens (USA) |
| 2004 Athens |
Michael Phelps (USA) |
Ryan Lochte (USA) |
 George Bovell (TRI) |
| 2008 Beijing |
Michael Phelps (USA) |
László Cseh (HUN) |
Ryan Lochte (USA) |
| 2012 London |
Michael Phelps (USA) |
Ryan Lochte (USA) |
László Cseh (HUN) |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro |
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400 metres individual medley
4 × 100 metres freestyle relay
Note: since 1992, swimmers who swam only in preliminary rounds also received medals.
4 × 200 metres freestyle relay
Note: since 1992, swimmers who swam only in preliminary rounds also received medals.
4 × 100 metres medley relay
Note: Since 1992, relay swimmers who swam in the preliminary rounds, but not the event final, have also received medals when their team finished among the top three in the final.
10 km marathon
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 Beijing |
Maarten van der Weijden (NED) |
David Davies (GBR) |
Thomas Lurz (GER) |
| 2012 London |
 Oussama Mellouli (TUN) |
Thomas Lurz (GER) |
Richard Weinberger (CAN) |
| 2016 Rio de Janeiro |
Discontinued events
50 yards freestyle
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1904 St. Louis |
 Zoltán Halmay (HUN) |
 Scott Leary (USA) |
Charles Daniels (USA) |
100 metres for sailors
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1896 Athens |
 Ioannis Malokinis (GRE) |
Spyridon Chazapis (GRE) |
Dimitrios Drivas (GRE) |
100 yards freestyle
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1904 St. Louis |
Zoltán Halmay (HUN) |
Charles Daniels (USA) |
Scott Leary (USA) |
220 yards freestyle
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1904 St. Louis |
Charles Daniels (USA) |
Francis Gailey (USA) |
 Emil Rausch (GER) |
440 yards freestyle
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1904 St. Louis |
Charles Daniels (USA) |
Francis Gailey (USA) |
 Otto Wahle (AUT) |
500 metres freestyle
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1896 Athens |
Paul Neumann (AUT) |
Antonios Pepanos (GRE) |
Efstathios Chorafas (GRE) |
880 yards freestyle
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1904 St. Louis |
Emil Rausch (GER) |
Francis Gailey (USA) |
Géza Kiss (HUN) |
1000 metres freestyle
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 Paris |
John Arthur Jarvis (GBR) |
Otto Wahle (AUT) |
Zoltán Halmay (HUN) |
1200 metres freestyle
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1896 Athens |
Alfréd Hajós (HUN) |
Ioannis Andreou (GRE) |
Efstathios Chorafas (GRE) |
1 mile freestyle
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1904 St. Louis |
Emil Rausch (GER) |
Géza Kiss (HUN) |
Francis Gailey (USA) |
4000 metres freestyle
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 Paris |
John Arthur Jarvis (GBR) |
Zoltán Halmay (HUN) |
Louis Martin (FRA) |
100 yards backstroke
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1904 St. Louis |
Walter Brack (GER) |
Georg Hoffmann (GER) |
Georg Zacharias (GER) |
400 metres breaststroke
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1912 Stockholm |
Walter Bathe (GER) |
Thor Henning (SWE) |
Percy Courtman (GBR) |
| 1920 Antwerp |
Håkan Malmrot (SWE) |
Thor Henning (SWE) |
Arvo Aaltonen (FIN) |
440 yards breaststroke
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1904 St. Louis |
Georg Zacharias (GER) |
Walter Brack (GER) |
Jam Handy (USA) |
200 metres team race
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 Paris |
Germany (GER) Ernst Hoppenberg Max Hainle Julius Frey Max Schöne Herbert von Petersdorff |
France (FRA) Maurice Hochepied Victor Hochepied J. Bertrand Verbecke Victor Cadet |
France (FRA) René Tartara Louis Martin Désiré Mérchez Georges Leuillieux |
4×50 yards freestyle relay
200 metres obstacle race
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 Paris |
Frederick Lane (AUS) |
Otto Wahle (AUT) |
Peter Kemp (GBR) |
Underwater swimming
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900 Paris |
Charles Devendeville (FRA) |
André Six (FRA) |
 Peder Lykkeberg (DEN) |
All-time medal table - Swimming - Men - 1896-2012
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States (USA) |
127 | 91 | 63 | 281 |
| 2 | Australia (AUS) |
31 | 31 | 36 | 98 |
| 3 | Germany (GER) |
18 | 22 | 26 | 66 |
| 4 |  Japan (JPN) |
16 | 18 | 15 | 49 |
| 5 | Hungary (HUN) |
13 | 17 | 12 | 42 |
| 6 | Soviet Union (URS) |
9 | 14 | 18 | 41 |
| 7 | Great Britain (GBR) |
9 | 11 | 14 | 34 |
| 8 | Sweden (SWE) |
8 | 10 | 10 | 28 |
| 9 | Canada (CAN) |
6 | 7 | 10 | 23 |
| 10 | Unified Team (EUN) |
5 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 11 | Russia (RUS) |
4 | 4 | 5 | 13 |
| 12 | Netherlands (NED) |
4 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 13 | France (FRA) |
3 | 7 | 13 | 23 |
| 14 | Italy (ITA) |
3 | 1 | 7 | 11 |
| 15 |  China (CHN) |
2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 16 |  New Zealand (NZL) |
2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 17 |  Austria (AUT) |
1 | 6 | 3 | 10 |
| 18 | Brazil (BRA) |
1 | 4 | 8 | 13 |
| 19 |  Greece (GRE) |
1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 20 |  Australasia (ANZ) |
1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 21 | South Africa (RSA) |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 22 |  Belgium (BEL) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 23 |  South Korea (KOR) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 24 |  Spain (ESP) |
1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 25 | Suriname (SUR) |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| =26 |  Argentina (ARG) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Mexico (MEX) |
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| Tunisia (TUN) |
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| 29 | Denmark (DEN) |
0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 30 | Finland (FIN) |
0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| =31 |  Cuba (CUB) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Poland (POL) |
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| Ukraine (UKR) |
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| =34 | Croatia (CRO) |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Norway (NOR) |
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 Serbia (SRB) |
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| 38 |  Philippines (PHI) |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| =39 |  Romania (ROU) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Switzerland (SUI) |
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| Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) |
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 Venezuela (VEN) |
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| Total | 269 | 267 | 269 | 805 | |
See also
- List of multiple Olympic medalists at a single Games
- List of Olympic medalists in swimming (women)
- List of individual gold medalists in swimming at the Olympics and World Aquatics Championships (men)
- List of gold medalist relay teams in swimming at the Olympics and World Aquatics Championships
- List of top Olympic gold medalists in swimming
- List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (women)
- Swimming at the Summer Olympics
References
- International Olympic Committee results database
- Wallechinsky, David (2000). The complete book of the Summer Olympics – Sydney 2000 edition. New York: Overlook Press. ISBN 1-58567-033-2.
- HistoFINA Swimming Medallists And Statistics At Olympic Games, January 31, 2015
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