| Jahr |
Gold |
Silber |
Bronze |
| 2016 |
David Lekuta Rudisha |
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KEN |
1:42,15 |
Taoufik Makhloufi |
 |
ALG |
1:42,61 |
Clayton Murphy |
 |
USA |
1:42,93 |
| 2012 |
David Lekuta Rudisha |
|
KEN |
1:40,91Olympischer Rekord |
Nijel Amos |
 |
BOT |
1:41,73 |
Timothy Kitum |
|
KEN |
1:42,53 |
| 2008 |
Wilfred Bungei |
|
KEN |
1:44,65 |
Ismail Ahmed Ismail |
 |
SUD |
1:44,70 |
Alfred Kirwa Yego |
|
KEN |
1:44,82 |
| 2004 |
Juri Borsakowski |
 |
RUS |
1:44,45 |
Mbulaeni Mulaudzi |
 |
RSA |
1:44,61 |
Wilson Kipketer |
 |
DEN |
1:44,65 |
| 2000 |
Nils Schumann |
 |
GER |
1:45,08 |
Wilson Kipketer |
|
DEN |
1:45,14 |
Djabir Saïd-Guerni |
|
ALG |
1:45,16 |
| 1996 |
Vebjørn Rodal |
 |
NOR |
1:42,58 |
Hezekiél Sepeng |
|
RSA |
1:42,74 |
Frederick Onyancha |
|
KEN |
1:42,79 |
| 1992 |
William Tanui |
|
KEN |
1:43,66 |
Nixon Kiprotich |
|
KEN |
1:43,70 |
Johnny Gray |
|
USA |
1:43,97 |
| 1988 |
Paul Ereng |
|
KEN |
1:43,45 |
Joaquim Cruz |
 |
BRA |
1:43,90 |
Saïd Aouita |
 |
MAR |
1:44,06 |
| 1984 |
Joaquim Cruz |
|
BRA |
1:43,00 |
Sebastian Coe |
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GBR |
1:43,64 |
Earl Jones |
|
USA |
1:43,83 |
| 1980 |
Steve Ovett |
|
GBR |
1:45,40 |
Sebastian Coe |
|
GBR |
1:45,85 |
Nikolai Kirow |
 |
URS |
1:45,94 |
| 1976 |
Alberto Juantorena |
 |
CUB |
1:43,50 |
Ivo Van Damme |
 |
BEL |
1:43,86 |
Rick Wohlhuter |
|
USA |
1:44,12 |
| 1972 |
David Wottle |
|
USA |
1:45,86 |
Jewgeni Arschanow |
|
URS |
1:45,89 |
Mike Boit |
|
KEN |
1:46,01 |
| 1968 |
Ralph Doubell |
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AUS |
1:44,3 |
Wilson Kiprugut |
|
KEN |
1:44,5 |
Tom Farrell |
|
USA |
1:45,4 |
| 1964 |
Peter Snell |
 |
NZL |
1:45,1 |
Bill Crothers |
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CAN |
1:45,6 |
Wilson Kiprugut |
|
KEN |
1:45,9 |
| 1960 |
Peter Snell |
|
NZL |
1:46,3 |
Roger Moens |
|
BEL |
1:46,5 |
George Kerr |
 |
BWI |
1:47,1 |
| 1956 |
Thomas Courtney |
|
USA |
1:47,7 |
Derek Johnson |
|
GBR |
1:47,8 |
Audun Boysen |
|
NOR |
1:48,1 |
| 1952 |
Malvin Whitfield |
|
USA |
1:49,2 |
Arthur Wint |
 |
JAM |
1:49,4 |
Heinz Ulzheimer 1 |
|
GER |
1:49,7 |
| 1948 |
Malvin Whitfield |
|
USA |
1:49,2 |
Arthur Wint |
|
JAM |
1:49,5 |
Marcel Hansenne |
 |
FRA |
1:49,8 |
| 1936 |
John Woodruff |
|
USA |
1:52,9 |
Mario Lanzi |
 |
ITA |
1:53,3 |
Philip Edwards |
|
CAN |
1:53,6 |
| 1932 |
Thomas Hampson |
|
GBR |
1:49,7 |
Alexander Wilson |
|
CAN |
1:49,9 |
Philip Edwards |
|
CAN |
1:51,5 |
| 1928 |
Douglas Lowe |
|
GBR |
1:51,8 |
Erik Byléhn |
 |
SWE |
1:52,8 |
Hermann Engelhard |
|
GER |
1:53,2 |
| 1924 |
Douglas Lowe |
|
GBR |
1:52,4 |
Paul Martin |
 |
SUI |
1:52,6 |
Schuyler Enck |
|
USA |
1:53,0 |
| 1920 |
Albert Hill |
|
GBR |
1:53,4 |
Earl Eby |
|
USA |
1:53,7 |
Bevil Rudd |
|
SAF |
1:53,7 |
| 1912Alle Medaillen gingen an dieselbe Nation |
Ted Meredith |
|
USA |
1:51,9 |
Melvin Sheppard |
|
USA |
1:52,0 |
Ira Davenport |
|
USA |
1:52,0 |
| 1908 |
Melvin Sheppard |
|
USA |
1:52,8 |
Emilio Lunghi |
|
ITA |
1:54,2 |
Hanns Braun |
|
GER |
1:55,2 |
| 1904Alle Medaillen gingen an dieselbe Nation |
James Lightbody |
|
USA |
1:56,0 |
Howard Valentine |
|
USA |
1:56,3 |
Emil Breitkreutz |
|
USA |
1:56,4 |
| 1900 |
Alfred Tysoe |
|
GBR |
2:01,2 |
John Cregan |
|
USA |
2:01,8 |
David Hall |
|
USA |
2:05,0 |
| 1896 |
Edwin Flack |
|
AUS |
2:11,0 |
Nándor Dáni |
 |
HUN |
2:11,8 |
Dimitrios Golemis |
 |
GRE |
2:28,0 |
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