This statistic presents the five men with the most medals won in athletics in the history of the Summer Olympic Games after the Rio 2016 edition. The Finnish athlete Paavo Nurmi managed to achieve 12 podium finishes, which kept him as the athlete with the highest number of medals obtained in athletics. The Jamaican runner Usain Bolt, with a total of nine Olympic golds, held the third position behind Carl Lewis.
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International Olympic Committee (IOC). (December 31, 2017). Men with the most Olympic medals in athletics up to 2016 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 30, 2026, from /statistics/1648399/men-with-the-most-olympic-medals-in-athletics/
International Olympic Committee (IOC). "Men with the most Olympic medals in athletics up to 2016." Chart. December 31, 2017. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 30, 2026. /statistics/1648399/men-with-the-most-olympic-medals-in-athletics/
International Olympic Committee (IOC). (2017). Men with the most Olympic medals in athletics up to 2016. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 30, 2026. /statistics/1648399/men-with-the-most-olympic-medals-in-athletics/
International Olympic Committee (IOC). "Men with The Most Olympic Medals in Athletics up to 2016." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 31 Dec 2017, /statistics/1648399/men-with-the-most-olympic-medals-in-athletics/
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Men with the most Olympic medals in athletics up to 2016 [Graph], International Olympic Committee (IOC), December 31, 2017. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1648399/men-with-the-most-olympic-medals-in-athletics/
