Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Event Date Name Nationality Result Type
Women 's 10,000 metres 12 August Almaz Ayana Ethiopia 29:17.45 min WR
Men 's 400 metres 14 August Wayde van Niekerk South Africa 43.03 sec WR
Women 's hammer throw 15 August Anita Włodarczyk Poland 82.29 m WR
Men 's pole vault 15 August Thiago Braz da Silva Brazil 6.03 m OR
Men 's 3000 metres steeplechase 17 August Conseslus Kipruto Kenya 8:03.28 min OR
Men 's shot put 18 August Ryan Crouser United States 22.52 m OR
Men 's decathlon 18 August Ashton Eaton United States 8893 pts = OR
Women 's 5000 metres 19 August Vivian Cheruiyot Kenya 14:26.17 min OR
Records -- World and Olympic records
See also : World and Olympic records set at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics were held during the last 10 days of the games, from 12-21 August 2016, at the Olympic Stadium. The sport of athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics was made into three distinct sets of events: track and field events, road running events, and racewalking events.