Atletika na Poletnih olimpijskih igrah 2008. Tekmovanja so potekala v štiriindvajsetih disciplinah za moške in triindvajsetih za ženske med 15. julijem in 24. avgustom 2008 v Pekingu, udeležilo se jih je 2057 atletov iz 200-ih držav. Primož Kozmus je v metu kladiva osvojil prvi naslov olimpijskega prvaka za Slovenijo.
Dobitniki medalj [uredi]
| Disciplina |
Zlato |
Srebro |
Bron |
| 100 m |
Usain Bolt |
9,69
(SR) |
Richard Thompson |
9,89 |
Walter Dix |
9,91 |
| 200 m |
Usain Bolt |
19,30
(SR) |
Shawn Crawford |
19,96 |
Walter Dix |
19,98 |
| 400 m |
LaShawn Merritt |
43,75
|
Jeremy Wariner |
44,74 |
David Neville |
44,80 |
| 800 m |
Wilfred Bungei |
1:44,65 |
Ismail Ahmed Ismail |
1:44,70 |
Alfred Kirwa Yego |
1:44,82 |
| 1500 m |
Asbel Kipruto Kiprop |
3:33,11 |
Nicholas Willis |
3:34,16 |
Mehdi Baala |
3,34,21 |
| 5000 m |
Kenenisa Bekele |
12:57,82
(OR) |
Eliud Kipchoge |
13:02,80 |
Edwin Cheruiyot Soi |
13:06,22 |
| 10000 m |
Kenenisa Bekele |
27:01,17
(OR) |
Sileshi Sihine |
27:02,77 |
Micah Kogo |
27:04,11 |
| 110 m z ovirami |
Dayron Robles |
12,93 |
David Payne |
13,17 |
David Oliver |
13,18 |
| 400 m z ovirami |
Angelo Taylor |
47,25 |
Kerron Clement |
47,98 |
Bershawn Jackson |
48,06 |
| 3000 m z ovirami |
Brimin Kiprop Kipruto |
8:10,34 |
Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad |
8:10,49 |
Richard Kipkemboi Mateelong |
8:11,01 |
| Štafeta 4×100 m |
Jamajka
Nesta Carter
Michael Frater
Usain Bolt
Asafa Powell
Dwight Thomas |
37,10
(SR) |
Trinidad in Tobago
Keston Bledman
Marc Burns
Emmanuel Callender
Richard Thompson
Aaron Armstrong |
38,06 |
Japonska
Naoki Cukahara
Šingo Suecugu
Šindži Takahira
Nobuharu Asahara |
38,15 |
| Štafeta 4×400 m |
ZDA
LaShawn Merritt
Angelo Taylor
David Neville
Jeremy Wariner
Kerron Clement
Reggie Witherspoon |
2:55,39
(OR) |
Bahami
Andretti Bain
Michael Mathieu
Andrae Williams
Chris Brown
Avard Moncur
Ramon Miller |
2:58,03 |
Rusija
Maksim Dildin
Vladislav Frolov
Anton Kokorin
Denis Aleksejev |
2:58,06 |
| Maraton |
Samuel Wanjiru |
2:06:32
(OR) |
Jaouad Gharib |
2:07:16 |
Tsegay Kebede |
2:10:00 |
| Hitra hojan na 20 km |
Valerij Borčin |
1:19:01 |
Jefferson Pérez |
1:19:15 |
Jared Tallent |
1:19:42 |
| Hitra hojan na 50 km |
Alex Schwazer |
3:37:09
(OR) |
Jared Tallent |
3:39:27 |
Denis Nižegorodov |
3:40:14 |
| Skok v višino |
Andrej Silnov |
2,36 |
Germaine Mason |
2,34 |
Jaroslav Ribakov |
2,34 |
| Skok ob palici |
Steven Hooker |
5,96
(OR) |
Jevgenij Lukjanenko |
5,85 |
Denis Jurčenko |
5,70 |
| Skok v daljino |
Irving Saladino |
8,34 |
Khotso Mokoena |
8,24 |
Ibrahim Camejo |
8,20 |
| Troskok |
Nelson Évora |
17,67 |
Phillips Idowu |
17,62 |
Leevan Sands |
17,59 |
| Suvanje krogle |
Tomasz Majewski |
21,51 |
Christian Cantwell |
21,09 |
Andrej Mihnevič |
21,05 |
| Met diska |
Gerd Kanter |
68,82 |
Piotr Małachowski |
67,82 |
Virgilijus Alekna |
67,79 |
| Met kladiva |
Primož Kozmus |
82,02 |
Vadim Devjatovski |
81,61 |
Ivan Cihan |
81,51 |
| Met kopja |
Andreas Thorkildsen |
90,57
(OR) |
Ainārs Kovals |
86,64 |
Tero Pitkämäki |
86,16 |
| Deseteroboj |
Bryan Clay |
8791 |
Andrej Kraučanka |
8551 |
Leonel Suárez |
8527 |
Dobitnice medalj [uredi]
| Disciplina |
Zlato |
Srebro |
Bron |
| 100 m |
Shelly-Ann Fraser |
10,78 |
Sherone Simpson
Kerron Stewart |
10,98 |
|
|
| 200 m |
Veronica Campbell-Brown |
21,74 |
Allyson Felix |
21,93 |
Kerron Stewart |
22,00 |
| 400 m |
Christine Ohuruogu |
49,62 |
Shericka Williams |
49,69 |
Sanya Richards |
49,93 |
| 800 m |
Pamela Jelimo |
1:54,87 |
Janeth Jepkosgei Busienei |
1:56,07 |
Hasna Benhassi |
1:56,73 |
| 1500 m |
Nancy Jebet Lagat |
4:00,23 |
Irina Liščinska |
4:01,63 |
Natalija Tobias |
4:01,78 |
| 5000 m |
Tirunesh Dibaba |
15:41,40 |
Elvan Abeylegesse |
15:42,74 |
Meseret Defar |
15:44,12 |
| 10000 m |
Tirunesh Dibaba |
29:54,66
(OR) |
Elvan Abeylegesse |
29:56,34 |
Shalane Flanagan |
30:22,22 |
| 100 m z ovirami |
Dawn Harper |
12,54 |
Sally McLellan |
12,64 |
Priscilla Lopes-Schliep |
12,64 |
| 400 m z ovirami |
Melaine Walker |
52,64
(OR) |
Sheena Tosta |
53,70 |
Tasha Danvers |
53,84 |
| 3000 m z ovirami |
Gulnara Galkina-Samitova |
8:58,81
(SR) |
Eunice Jepkorir |
9:07,41 |
Jekaterina Volkova |
9:07,64 |
| Štafeta 4×100 m |
Rusija
Jevgenija Poljakova
Aleksandra Fedoriva
Julija Guščina
Julija Čermošanska |
42,31 |
Belgija
Olivia Borlée
Hanna Mariën
Élodie Ouédraogo
Kim Gevaert |
42,54
(NR) |
Nigerija
Franca Idoko
Gloria Kemasuode
Halimat Ismaila
Oludamola Osayomi
Agnes Osazuwa |
43,04 |
| Štafeta 4×400 m |
ZDA
Mary Wineberg
Allyson Felix
Monique Henderson
Sanya Richards
Natasha Hastings |
3:18,54 |
Rusija
Julija Guščina
Ljudmila Litvinova
Tatjana Firova
Anastasija Kapačinska
Jelena Migunova
Tatjana Veškurova |
3:18,82 |
Jamajka
Shericka Williams
Shereefa Lloyd
Rosemarie Whyte
Novelene Williams
Bobby-Gaye Wilkins |
3:20,40 |
| Maraton |
Constantina Diṭă-Tomescu |
2:26:44 |
Catherine Ndereba |
2:27:06 |
Žou Čunšiu |
2:27:07 |
| Hitra hoja na 20 km |
Olga Kaniskina |
1:26:31
(OR) |
Kjersti Tysse Plätzer |
1:27:07 |
Elisa Rigaudo |
1:27:12 |
| Skok v višino |
Tia Hellebaut |
2,05 |
Blanka Vlašić |
2,05 |
Ana Čičerova |
2,03 |
| Skok ob palici |
Jelena Isinbajeva |
5,05
(SR) |
Jennifer Stuczynski |
4,80 |
Svetlana Feofanova |
4,75 |
| Skok v daljino |
Maurren Maggi |
7,04 |
Tatjana Lebedeva |
7,03 |
Blessing Okagbare |
6,91 |
| Troskok |
Françoise Mbango Etone |
15,39
(OR) |
Tatjana Lebedeva |
15,32 |
Hrysopiyi Devetzi |
15,23 |
| Suvanje krogle |
Valerie Vili |
20,56 |
Natalija Mihnevič |
20,28 |
Nadzeja Astapčuk |
19,86 |
| Met diska |
Stephanie Brown Trafton |
64,74 |
Yarelis Barrios |
63,64 |
Olena Antonova |
62,59 |
| Met kladiva |
Aksana Miankova |
76,31
(OR) |
Yipsi Moreno |
75,20 |
Žang Venšiu |
74,32 |
| Met kopja |
Barbora Špotáková |
71,42 |
Marija Abakumova |
70,78 |
Christina Obergföll |
66,13 |
| Sedmeroboj |
Natalija Dobrinska |
6733 |
Hyleas Fountain |
6619 |
Tatjana Černova |
6591 |
Medalje po državah [uredi]