Top20 averages for men's 110mh:
1901 16,180
1902 16,135
1903 15,995
1904 15,910
1905 15,960
1906 15,830
1907 15,795
1908 15,635
1909 15,680
1910 15,785
1911 15,720
1912 15,400
1913 15,590
1914 15,640
1915 16,180
1916 16,275
1917 15,975
1918 16,185
1919 15,710
1920 15,215
1921 15,225
1922 15,240
1923 15,125
1924 15,055
1925 14,920
1926 14,850
1927 14,810
1928 14,760
1929 14,785
1930 14,755
1931 14,635
1932 14,575
1933 14,615
1934 14,550
1935 14,420
1936 14,335
1937 14,385
1938 14,305
1939 14,335
1940 14,280
1941 14,290
1942 14,305
1943 14,575
1944 14,785
1945 14,705
1946 14,490
1947 14,280
1948 14,180
1949 14,145
1950 14,210
1951 14,170
1952 14,125
1953 14,220
1954 14,220
1955 14,135
1956 13,910
1957 13,895
1958 13,905
1959 13,880
1960 13,765
1961 13,850
1962 13,885
1963 13,805
1964 13,755
1965 13,675
1966 13,675
1967 13,605
1968 13,500
1969 13,525
1970 13,515
1971 13,450
1972 13,645
1973 13,656
1974 13,652
1975 13,536
1976 13,550
1977 13,584
1978 13,552
1979 13,541
1980 13,484
1981 13,519
1982 13,459
1983 13,478
1984 13,419
1985 13,418
1986 13,401
1987 13,376
1988 13,315
1989 13,334
1990 13,310
1991 13,315
1992 13,290
1993 13,260
1994 13,287
1995 13,230
1996 13,220
1997 13,207
1998 13,201
1999 13,176
2000 13,226
2001 13,262
2002 13,249
2003 13,268
2004 13,210
2005 13,211
2006 13,186
2007 13,160
2008 13,212
2009 13,210
2010 13.248
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Development trends in men's individual Olympic events
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Top20 averages for men's 400mh:
1919 60,48 1920 56,32 1921 57,35 1922 57,58 1923 56,44 1924 54,65 1925 55,45 1926 55,44 1927 55,03 1928 53,70 1929 54,57 1930 54,57 1931 54,42 1932 53,01 1933 54,32 1934 54,05 1935 54,18 1936 52,79 1937 53,71 1938 53,54 1939 53,25 1940 53,97 1941 54,55 1942 53,76 1943 54,47 1944 54,65 1945 54,34 1946 54,01 1947 53,36 1948 52,46 1949 52,84 1950 52,82 1951 52,86 1952 52,14 1953 52,21 1954 51,97 1955 51,99 1956 51,21 1957 51,42 1958 51,02 1959 51,24 1960 50,54 1961 50,86 1962 50,69 1963 50,51 1964 50,24 1965 50,55 1966 50,26 1967 50,20 1968 49,36 1969 49,99 1970 49,88 1971 49,63 1972 49,23 1973 49,73 1974 49,46 1975 49,50 1976 49,11 1977 49,40 1978 49,35 1979 49,01 1980 49,08 1981 49,13 1982 48,91 1983 48,82 1984 48,69 1985 48,84 1986 48,52 1987 48,49 1988 48,44 1989 48,72 1990 48,64 1991 48,61 1992 48,42 1993 48,58 1994 48,69 1995 48,44 1996 48,23 1997 48,32 1998 48,26 1999 48,25 2000 48,29 2001 48,27 2002 48,26 2003 48,42 2004 48,17 2005 48,15 2006 48,41 2007 48,31 2008 48,48 2009 48,39 2010 48.35 Last edited by mikli on Fri Feb 04, 2011 12:48 pm, edited 2 times in total.
Top20 averages for men's high jump:
1901 1,823 1902 1,812 1903 1,796 1904 1,832 1905 1,817 1906 1,815 1907 1,821 1908 1,841 1909 1,844 1910 1,851 1911 1,874 1912 1,887 1913 1,888 1914 1,875 1915 1,856 1916 1,845 1917 1,822 1918 1,820 1919 1,850 1920 1,874 1921 1,904 1922 1,902 1923 1,888 1924 1,921 1925 1,935 1926 1,935 1927 1,934 1928 1,938 1929 1,931 1930 1,946 1931 1,952 1932 1,980 1933 1,969 1934 1,989 1935 1,978 1936 2,003 1937 1,998 1938 1,998 1939 1,998 1940 2,004 1941 2,013 1942 1,987 1943 1,984 1944 1,978 1945 1,971 1946 1,990 1947 1,995 1948 2,008 1949 2,001 1950 2,003 1951 2,017 1952 2,024 1953 2,036 1954 2,036 1955 2,046 1956 2,071 1957 2,081 1958 2,090 1959 2,089 1960 2,115 1961 2,116 1962 2,136 1963 2,143 1964 2,153 1965 2,158 1966 2,166 1967 2,157 1968 2,181 1969 2,174 1970 2,195 1971 2,206 1972 2,216 1973 2,215 1974 2,218 1975 2,233 1976 2,248 1977 2,272 1978 2,271 1979 2,280 1980 2,290 1981 2,290 1982 2,301 1983 2,321 1984 2,335 1985 2,341 1986 2,332 1987 2,340 1988 2,356 1989 2,337 1990 2,345 1991 2,335 1992 2,333 1993 2,342 1994 2,327 1995 2,327 1996 2,328 1997 2,323 1998 2,321 1999 2,324 2000 2,330 2001 2,323 2002 2,320 2003 2,318 2004 2,320 2005 2,326 2006 2,322 2007 2,321 2008 2,325 2009 2,324 2010 2.308 Last edited by mikli on Fri Feb 04, 2011 12:49 pm, edited 2 times in total.
Top20 averages for men's pole vault:
1901 3,302 1902 3,350 1903 3,388 1904 3,436 1905 3,464 1906 3,483 1907 3,476 1908 3,573 1909 3,523 1910 3,626 1911 3,708 1912 3,790 1913 3,745 1914 3,714 1915 3,606 1916 3,665 1917 3,583 1918 3,551 1919 3,732 1920 3,813 1921 3,814 1922 3,842 1923 3,909 1924 3,928 1925 3,958 1926 3,976 1927 4,014 1928 4,068 1929 4,076 1930 4,089 1931 4,152 1932 4,197 1933 4,170 1934 4,209 1935 4,245 1936 4,264 1937 4,284 1938 4,259 1939 4,294 1940 4,301 1941 4,243 1942 4,278 1943 4,170 1944 4,060 1945 4,105 1946 4,168 1947 4,251 1948 4,289 1949 4,302 1950 4,328 1951 4,350 1952 4,371 1953 4,352 1954 4,410 1955 4,456 1956 4,508 1957 4,521 1958 4,532 1959 4,589 1960 4,619 1961 4,659 1962 4,778 1963 4,927 1964 5,024 1965 4,957 1966 5,097 1967 5,162 1968 5,261 1969 5,243 1970 5,284 1971 5,272 1972 5,395 1973 5,333 1974 5,354 1975 5,475 1976 5,532 1977 5,505 1978 5,533 1979 5,547 1980 5,654 1981 5,655 1982 5,664 1983 5,708 1984 5,759 1985 5,783 1986 5,780 1987 5,795 1988 5,795 1989 5,770 1990 5,802 1991 5,819 1992 5,856 1993 5,825 1994 5,869 1995 5,824 1996 5,891 1997 5,868 1998 5,872 1999 5,868 2000 5,855 2001 5,839 2002 5,793 2003 5,815 2004 5,827 2005 5,828 2006 5,830 2007 5,836 2008 5,813 2009 5,774 2010 5.779 Last edited by mikli on Fri Feb 04, 2011 12:49 pm, edited 2 times in total.
Top20 averages for men's long jump:
1901 6,875 1902 6,796 1903 6,800 1904 6,884 1905 6,952 1906 7,034 1907 6,914 1908 7,058 1909 6,989 1910 6,958 1911 7,006 1912 7,068 1913 7,050 1914 6,985 1915 6,908 1916 6,906 1917 6,889 1918 6,834 1919 6,950 1920 7,088 1921 7,151 1922 7,212 1923 7,216 1924 7,362 1925 7,358 1926 7,297 1927 7,419 1928 7,518 1929 7,457 1930 7,490 1931 7,492 1932 7,540 1933 7,481 1934 7,549 1935 7,659 1936 7,613 1937 7,593 1938 7,571 1939 7,517 1940 7,510 1941 7,493 1942 7,460 1943 7,401 1944 7,288 1945 7,311 1946 7,422 1947 7,496 1948 7,562 1949 7,517 1950 7,562 1951 7,504 1952 7,539 1953 7,522 1954 7,564 1955 7,651 1956 7,757 1957 7,700 1958 7,736 1959 7,792 1960 7,860 1961 7,821 1962 7,873 1963 7,880 1964 7,993 1965 7,902 1966 7,984 1967 8,003 1968 8,128 1969 8,038 1970 8,002 1971 8,049 1972 8,082 1973 8,030 1974 8,078 1975 8,089 1976 8,111 1977 8,098 1978 8,095 1979 8,159 1980 8,173 1981 8,167 1982 8,216 1983 8,220 1984 8,312 1985 8,255 1986 8,271 1987 8,340 1988 8,356 1989 8,265 1990 8,263 1991 8,319 1992 8,321 1993 8,319 1994 8,335 1995 8,368 1996 8,363 1997 8,367 1998 8,303 1999 8,285 2000 8,340 2001 8,241 2002 8,269 2003 8,315 2004 8,295 2005 8,279 2006 8,322 2007 8,309 2008 8,306 2009 8,347 2010 8.275 Last edited by mikli on Fri Feb 04, 2011 12:50 pm, edited 3 times in total.
Top20 averages for men's triple jump:
1901 12,641 1902 12,857 1903 13,068 1904 13,071 1905 12,999 1906 13,510 1907 13,472 1908 13,986 1909 13,942 1910 14,092 1911 14,103 1912 14,249 1913 14,177 1914 14,237 1915 13,907 1916 14,151 1917 14,084 1918 13,857 1919 14,271 1920 14,384 1921 14,364 1922 14,444 1923 14,497 1924 14,549 1925 14,479 1926 14,524 1927 14,627 1928 14,767 1929 14,664 1930 14,731 1931 14,821 1932 15,026 1933 14,866 1934 15,088 1935 15,159 1936 15,276 1937 15,073 1938 15,196 1939 15,200 1940 15,113 1941 14,987 1942 14,738 1943 14,638 1944 14,511 1945 14,760 1946 14,738 1947 14,855 1948 15,049 1949 15,096 1950 15,151 1951 15,159 1952 15,305 1953 15,203 1954 15,432 1955 15,646 1956 15,920 1957 15,865 1958 15,990 1959 16,129 1960 16,269 1961 16,201 1962 16,266 1963 16,288 1964 16,360 1965 16,340 1966 16,435 1967 16,542 1968 16,731 1969 16,549 1970 16,624 1971 16,709 1972 16,845 1973 16,743 1974 16,737 1975 16,898 1976 16,833 1977 16,784 1978 16,941 1979 16,992 1980 17,012 1981 17,118 1982 17,185 1983 17,289 1984 17,326 1985 17,526 1986 17,386 1987 17,446 1988 17,433 1989 17,330 1990 17,367 1991 17,401 1992 17,318 1993 17,371 1994 17,335 1995 17,371 1996 17,354 1997 17,363 1998 17,296 1999 17,227 2000 17,269 2001 17,256 2002 17,370 2003 17,291 2004 17,433 2005 17,353 2006 17,401 2007 17,387 2008 17,414 2009 17,376 2010 17.308 Last edited by mikli on Fri Feb 04, 2011 12:51 pm, edited 2 times in total.
Top20 averages for men's shot put:
1901 12,811 1902 12,746 1903 13,226 1904 13,426 1905 13,268 1906 13,411 1907 13,446 1908 13,808 1909 13,789 1910 13,627 1911 13,599 1912 13,808 1913 13,812 1914 13,785 1915 13,758 1916 13,297 1917 13,008 1918 13,108 1919 13,539 1920 13,814 1921 13,983 1922 14,095 1923 14,191 1924 14,504 1925 14,609 1926 14,705 1927 14,796 1928 14,966 1929 15,237 1930 15,192 1931 15,479 1932 15,647 1933 15,657 1934 15,769 1935 15,769 1936 15,782 1937 15,754 1938 15,806 1939 16,124 1940 15,980 1941 15,658 1942 15,591 1943 15,331 1944 15,192 1945 15,504 1946 15,852 1947 16,138 1948 16,291 1949 16,398 1950 16,543 1951 16,410 1952 16,753 1953 16,636 1954 16,992 1955 17,099 1956 17,448 1957 17,485 1958 17,844 1959 18,187 1960 18,565 1961 18,425 1962 18,754 1963 18,804 1964 19,158 1965 18,986 1966 19,331 1967 19,450 1968 19,912 1969 19,985 1970 20,002 1971 20,393 1972 20,838 1973 20,476 1974 21,004 1975 20,571 1976 21,037 1977 20,555 1978 20,695 1979 20,740 1980 21,134 1981 20,757 1982 21,061 1983 21,254 1984 21,627 1985 21,402 1986 21,595 1987 21,503 1988 21,386 1989 21,107 1990 20,889 1991 20,420 1992 21,017 1993 20,774 1994 20,589 1995 20,681 1996 20,746 1997 20,843 1998 20,759 1999 20,896 2000 21,103 2001 20,952 2002 21,206 2003 21,121 2004 21,203 2005 21,091 2006 21,158 2007 21,022 2008 21,218 2009 21,073 2010 21.266 Last edited by mikli on Fri Feb 04, 2011 12:52 pm, edited 2 times in total.
Top20 averages for men's discus throw:
1901 35,54 1902 37,34 1903 37,96 1904 37,76 1905 38,51 1906 39,18 1907 39,81 1908 40,52 1909 40,54 1910 41,35 1911 41,21 1912 42,39 1913 43,41 1914 42,73 1915 41,50 1916 42,54 1917 40,44 1918 41,00 1919 42,05 1920 42,58 1921 43,23 1922 43,65 1923 43,64 1924 45,28 1925 44,75 1926 45,13 1927 45,54 1928 46,60 1929 47,16 1930 47,44 1931 47,41 1932 48,49 1933 48,32 1934 48,94 1935 49,66 1936 50,36 1937 49,48 1938 49,90 1939 50,44 1940 49,88 1941 50,01 1942 49,26 1943 48,83 1944 48,20 1945 48,14 1946 49,14 1947 49,87 1948 51,07 1949 51,50 1950 51,52 1951 50,96 1952 52,36 1953 52,74 1954 53,70 1955 53,77 1956 54,96 1957 54,81 1958 55,96 1959 56,29 1960 57,09 1961 57,49 1962 59,08 1963 58,68 1964 60,04 1965 60,21 1966 60,50 1967 62,04 1968 62,78 1969 62,77 1970 63,42 1971 65,18 1972 64,86 1973 64,66 1974 65,14 1975 65,71 1976 66,23 1977 66,03 1978 65,63 1979 66,93 1980 67,80 1981 67,13 1982 68,10 1983 68,50 1984 68,54 1985 68,02 1986 67,45 1987 67,21 1988 67,64 1989 66,77 1990 66,22 1991 66,44 1992 66,56 1993 65,64 1994 64,89 1995 65,38 1996 66,56 1997 66,01 1998 67,16 1999 66,83 2000 67,64 2001 67,46 2002 67,30 2003 66,46 2004 67,29 2005 66,67 2006 67,31 2007 67,23 2008 67,57 2009 66,74 2010 67.38 Last edited by mikli on Fri Feb 04, 2011 12:52 pm, edited 2 times in total.
Top20 averages for men's hammer throw:
1901 41,48 1902 41,92 1903 43,63 1904 45,24 1905 43,97 1906 44,47 1907 45,10 1908 46,98 1909 47,16 1910 47,25 1911 48,06 1912 49,82 1913 48,39 1914 46,86 1915 45,35 1916 45,89 1917 42,78 1918 42,53 1919 45,20 1920 46,92 1921 47,44 1922 47,78 1923 48,30 1924 48,85 1925 48,49 1926 48,34 1927 49,11 1928 49,65 1929 50,05 1930 49,79 1931 50,44 1932 50,79 1933 51,21 1934 51,15 1935 52,12 1936 53,34 1937 53,59 1938 54,56 1939 54,96 1940 54,41 1941 53,98 1942 53,34 1943 53,32 1944 52,59 1945 51,84 1946 53,51 1947 54,93 1948 55,18 1949 55,53 1950 55,92 1951 56,16 1952 58,09 1953 58,33 1954 59,44 1955 60,84 1956 63,11 1957 63,53 1958 64,94 1959 64,77 1960 66,02 1961 65,93 1962 66,85 1963 67,15 1964 67,88 1965 67,38 1966 67,57 1967 68,41 1968 70,14 1969 70,38 1970 70,86 1971 72,62 1972 73,31 1973 72,54 1974 73,34 1975 75,23 1976 76,31 1977 75,69 1978 76,30 1979 76,76 1980 78,58 1981 77,22 1982 78,65 1983 79,82 1984 81,04 1985 80,22 1986 81,14 1987 80,95 1988 82,25 1989 79,89 1990 80,79 1991 80,40 1992 81,01 1993 80,61 1994 80,28 1995 79,84 1996 79,72 1997 79,84 1998 80,87 1999 80,58 2000 81,16 2001 81,17 2002 81,46 2003 81,26 2004 81,19 2005 80,54 2006 80,20 2007 80,09 2008 80,86 2009 79,42 2010 78.79 Last edited by mikli on Fri Feb 04, 2011 12:53 pm, edited 2 times in total.
Top20 averages for men's javelin throw:
1901 40,66 1902 41,95 1903 44,12 1904 46,52 1905 45,63 1906 49,02 1907 48,64 1908 49,67 1909 50,41 1910 51,42 1911 52,89 1912 54,77 1913 54,97 1914 56,68 1915 56,60 1916 57,40 1917 57,46 1918 55,22 1919 57,86 1920 59,51 1921 60,50 1922 60,17 1923 60,43 1924 61,08 1925 62,59 1926 62,52 1927 63,28 1928 65,26 1929 64,18 1930 66,10 1931 65,65 1932 66,73 1933 66,98 1934 68,06 1935 68,41 1936 70,33 1937 69,69 1938 71,24 1939 71,47 1940 69,84 1941 68,76 1942 67,77 1943 67,57 1944 67,41 1945 68,95 1946 68,71 1947 69,68 1948 69,38 1949 69,88 1950 70,79 1951 71,54 1952 71,85 1953 73,40 1954 75,50 1955 76,60 1956 79,14 1957 79,33 1958 79,01 1959 80,53 1960 80,73 1961 81,06 1962 80,71 1963 81,37 1964 82,42 1965 83,06 1966 82,51 1967 83,40 1968 84,75 1969 84,64 1970 86,37 1971 85,14 1972 85,05 1973 86,41 1974 85,91 1975 86,42 1976 88,10 1977 87,75 1978 88,20 1979 89,45 1980 89,89 1981 89,54 1982 89,28 1983 90,86 1984 91,33 1985 91,50 1986 82,19 1987 83,48 1988 83,11 1989 83,79 1990 85,07 1991 87,35 1992 85,92 1993 85,71 1994 85,25 1995 86,65 1996 87,22 1997 87,26 1998 86,56 1999 86,96 2000 86,97 2001 87,26 2002 86,04 2003 85,26 2004 85,52 2005 84,83 2006 85,95 2007 85,65 2008 85,54 2009 85,07 2010 85.32 I'm finished for the time being. Last edited by mikli on Fri Feb 04, 2011 12:54 pm, edited 1 time in total.
In terms of top100 averages, 2009 was the best year ever in 100m, 200m, marathon and 110mh. Worst since 1981 in hammer.
Again in terms of top100 averages, below are the top 10 years for each event: 100m 2009 10,098 2008 10,104 2007 10,139 2000 10,140 2004 10,142 1999 10,146 2003 10,146 1998 10,147 1996 10,148 1997 10,157 200m 2009 20,412 2000 20,413 1999 20,418 2007 20,419 1996 20,427 2008 20,427 2003 20,452 2004 20,453 1998 20,466 2006 20,470 400m 1996 45,22 2000 45,27 1998 45,32 1988 45,34 1999 45,34 2008 45,34 2006 45,34 2003 45,35 2004 45,35 1992 45,38 800m 1996 1.45,44 1999 1.45,48 2000 1.45,50 2004 1.45,54 2008 1.45,55 2006 1.45,58 1997 1.45,59 2001 1.45,61 1988 1.45,62 2003 1.45,63 1500m 1997 3.35,32 2004 3.35,44 2001 3.35,47 1999 3.35,48 2009 3.35,52 2000 3.35,62 2008 3.35,62 1996 3.35,77 2005 3.35,79 1998 3.35,93 5000m 2005 13.12,17 2006 13.12,20 2009 13.12,65 2004 13.13,18 2008 13.13,33 2007 13.14,22 2000 13.15,50 2003 13.16,51 2001 13.17,67 1999 13.18,03 10000m 2008 27.36,53 2007 27.39,45 2004 27.49,69 2005 27.50,14 2009 27.51,08 2000 27.52,99 2003 27.53,70 2006 27.56,55 2002 27.56,61 1996 27.57,69 marathon 2009 2:08:11 2008 2:08:33 2003 2:08:49 2007 2:09:04 2006 2:09:21 2002 2:09:26 2004 2:09:33 2005 2:09:35 1999 2:09:35 2000 2:09:49 3000sc 2004 8.21,48 2005 8.22,38 1999 8.22,58 2006 8.22,60 2008 8.22,65 2007 8.22,65 2003 8.22,93 2000 8.23,04 2001 8.23,64 2002 8.24,32 110mh 2009 13,476 2008 13,477 2004 13,478 2007 13,488 1996 13,503 2005 13,519 1999 13,521 2000 13,531 1997 13,532 2003 13,533 400mh 2004 49,28 2005 49,28 2000 49,29 1996 49,30 1999 49,33 2001 49,35 2003 49,35 2002 49,36 1997 49,39 1998 49,40 high 1988 2,290 1990 2,288 1985 2,285 1993 2,285 1992 2,283 1984 2,283 1987 2,282 1996 2,282 1994 2,282 1989 2,281 pole 1996 5,686 1998 5,681 2000 5,675 2004 5,664 1997 5,662 1999 5,660 2007 5,658 1992 5,656 1994 5,652 2005 5,651 long 1996 8,114 2009 8,108 2004 8,108 1988 8,107 2000 8,104 2003 8,102 1997 8,101 1987 8,098 1994 8,092 2008 8,090 triple 1988 16,980 1986 16,958 1987 16,950 1985 16,935 1993 16,931 1992 16,931 2004 16,928 2008 16,926 1991 16,924 1996 16,924 shot 1984 20,431 1986 20,333 1983 20,286 1985 20,251 1987 20,220 1988 20,218 2008 20,191 2004 20,136 2006 20,104 2007 20,066 discus 1984 64,41 1988 64,12 1986 63,85 1980 63,83 1983 63,83 1985 63,81 2000 63,77 1982 63,65 2008 63,60 1987 63,53 hammer 1988 77,18 1987 76,71 1984 76,65 1985 76,62 1986 76,54 2000 76,48 2008 75,99 1998 75,91 1983 75,86 1990 75,85 javelin 1991 81,37 2000 81,06 2001 80,83 2002 80,66 2004 80,65 1999 80,64 2009 80,56 1990 80,48 1996 80,47 1997 80,37 decathlon 1996 8041 1988 8028 1997 7984 1986 7977 2000 7968 1995 7968 1998 7962 1994 7944 1987 7944 2008 7934
Thanks to the wonderful data posted by Mikly one can tests various questions regarding Track and field performance through the years. The idea here is to examine the general trends in track and field rather than in specific events. In order to achieve this goal we need to change the marks into scores. I use a simple method to transfer the results into scores. I began by calculating the overall average of the top 20 performances in each event throughout the 109 years in Mikly data. Then, I calculate the standard deviation over same period. Finally I calculate the score for each year using the formula: (overall mean - Mean in a year)/standard deviation For example in the 100m the overall mean is 10.553 (I added 0.24 to results before 1972), the standard deviation is 0.421. Thus if in 1901 the top 20 average was 11.405 then the score is : (10.553-11.405)/0.421 = -2 Similarly the score for 2009 with an average top 20 of 9.927 is: (10.553-9.927)/0.421 = 1.5 I can use similar method for the rest of the events and therefore can examine general trends in T&F.
So what can we answer with this data. Due to time and laziness constraint (and because I need to download each event separately) I used only sprints for this analysis. Is there a drop is progression rate in recent years? Decade | Score | Change 1901-10 | -1.66 | NA 1911-20 | -1.43 | 0.23 1921-30 | -0.78 | 0.65 1931-40 | -0.35 | 0.43 1941-50 | -0.41 | -0.06 1951-60 | 0.01 | 0.42 1961-70 | 0.46 | 0.45 1971-80 | 0.81 | 0.34 1981-90 | 1.04 | 0.23 1991-00 | 1.20 | 0.16 2001-09 | 1.22 | 0.02 We can see a large decrease in sprints’ progression rate in recent years. Overall there is hardly an improvement in the last decade. This happen before only in the 40s (War World 2). So either we are approaching the limit of men or PEDs…
Is there an Olympic effect? Athletes usually reach their best in major championship years. This suggests that the performance in the Olympic years should be better than non-Olympic years. I compare between the average score in Olympic years and non-Olympic years. I excluded all the years of both war world from this comparison. The average score in Olympic years is 0.22 compared with only 0.08. From the previous post you can see than this improvement is roughly worth 7 years of progression. But is it still true in the age of World Championship and Golden league? I use the same comparison for Olympic and non-Olympic years from 1976 when world cup was introduced. The results are 1.14 compared with 1.10. This suggests that Olympic is still special in these days of professional track and field. Yet, the effect is much smaller. Finally I examine weather non-championship years since 1976 have really poor performances. Results suggest that performances in these years (like the upcoming 2010) are poorer than championship years by 0.04 (1.12 compared with 1.08).
I am not sure that you can do the statistics that way. Is the assumption of the same underlying population valid when the population to draw from is so much bigger, both in a given country (size of population, those eligible to race) and the number of countries actively participating. In addition, more then the hand time differential has changed -- starting blocks, tracks, wind readings, ... I think that regression analysis will handle some changes better than some of the tests of means, etc., but then I am an economist. 
Of course, the data and the analysis by you two (mikli, olofin) is much appreciated!
I looked at the graphs and it seems that there is a mild regression hump in every event above 1500 except the marathon, which has a big hump.
Due to Sweden, not participating in the war. They had exceptional runners at that time, in particular Hägg and Andersson. In 1945, for instance, there were 14 Swedish in the top 20 of 1500m.
Decades in the order of percent change in top20 averages (not meaningful for sprints from 1963-1972 to 1971-1980 due to no conversion applied for manual timing, and for javelin from 1977-1986 to 1985-1994 due to change of equipment)
100m 1915 - 1924 3,3 1917 - 1926 3,0 1923 - 1932 3,0 1902 - 1911 3,0 1918 - 1927 2,9 1919 - 1928 2,9 1903 - 1912 2,9 1904 - 1913 2,6 1916 - 1925 2,6 1959 - 1968 2,6 1951 - 1960 2,5 1901 - 1910 2,3 1953 - 1962 2,3 1922 - 1931 2,2 1926 - 1935 2,1 1955 - 1964 2,1 1920 - 1929 2,0 1921 - 1930 1,9 1925 - 1934 1,9 1924 - 1933 1,8 1974 - 1983 1,8 1947 - 1956 1,7 1927 - 1936 1,7 1973 - 1982 1,6 1949 - 1958 1,4 1952 - 1961 1,4 1950 - 1959 1,4 1914 - 1923 1,4 1958 - 1967 1,4 1954 - 1963 1,4 1962 - 1971 1,4 1961 - 1970 1,3 1989 - 1998 1,2 1975 - 1984 1,2 1957 - 1966 1,2 1990 - 1999 1,2 1942 - 1951 1,2 1929 - 1938 1,1 1956 - 1965 1,1 1985 - 1994 1,0 1982 - 1991 1,0 1979 - 1988 1,0 1940 - 1949 0,9 1987 - 1996 0,9 1905 - 1914 0,9 1945 - 1954 0,9 1944 - 1953 0,9 1913 - 1922 0,9 2000 - 2009 0,9 1977 - 1986 0,9 1946 - 1955 0,9 1948 - 1957 0,8 1988 - 1997 0,7 1976 - 1985 0,7 1943 - 1952 0,7 1972 - 1981 0,7 1984 - 1993 0,7 1939 - 1948 0,7 1983 - 1992 0,7 1995 - 2004 0,7 1980 - 1989 0,6 1981 - 1990 0,6 1941 - 1950 0,6 1978 - 1987 0,6 1999 - 2008 0,6 1960 - 1969 0,5 1910 - 1919 0,5 1963 - 1972 0,5 1928 - 1937 0,5 1907 - 1916 0,5 1930 - 1939 0,4 1911 - 1920 0,4 1993 - 2002 0,3 1991 - 2000 0,3 1992 - 2001 0,3 1986 - 1995 0,2 1909 - 1918 0,2 1994 - 2003 0,1 1937 - 1946 0,0 1912 - 1921 0,0 1931 - 1940 0,0 1969 - 1978 0,0 1997 - 2006 -0,1 1996 - 2005 -0,1 1970 - 1979 -0,1 1998 - 2007 -0,2 1938 - 1947 -0,3 1906 - 1915 -0,4 1966 - 1975 -0,5 1934 - 1943 -0,5 1971 - 1980 -0,5 1967 - 1976 -0,6 1908 - 1917 -0,6 1932 - 1941 -0,9 1935 - 1944 -1,2 1933 - 1942 -1,2 1964 - 1973 -1,3 1936 - 1945 -1,3 1965 - 1974 -1,4 1968 - 1977 -1,4 200m 1917 - 1926 6,3 1918 - 1927 5,2 1915 - 1924 5,2 1916 - 1925 5,0 1903 - 1912 3,7 1902 - 1911 3,2 1959 - 1968 2,9 1919 - 1928 2,9 1901 - 1910 2,9 1904 - 1913 2,8 1921 - 1930 2,7 1943 - 1952 2,6 1922 - 1931 2,5 1951 - 1960 2,5 1945 - 1954 2,4 1944 - 1953 2,4 1954 - 1963 2,4 1953 - 1962 2,3 1957 - 1966 2,2 1946 - 1955 2,1 1920 - 1929 2,1 1927 - 1936 2,1 1958 - 1967 2,1 1955 - 1964 1,9 1956 - 1965 1,9 1941 - 1950 1,8 1905 - 1914 1,7 1961 - 1970 1,7 1952 - 1961 1,6 1949 - 1958 1,6 1940 - 1949 1,6 1947 - 1956 1,6 1950 - 1959 1,6 1974 - 1983 1,5 1962 - 1971 1,4 1914 - 1923 1,4 1929 - 1938 1,4 1942 - 1951 1,3 1926 - 1935 1,3 1975 - 1984 1,3 1990 - 1999 1,1 1960 - 1969 1,1 1923 - 1932 1,1 1910 - 1919 1,0 1991 - 2000 1,0 1973 - 1982 1,0 1925 - 1934 0,9 1911 - 1920 0,9 1939 - 1948 0,9 1978 - 1987 0,9 1928 - 1937 0,8 1998 - 2007 0,8 1983 - 1992 0,8 1948 - 1957 0,8 1913 - 1922 0,8 1970 - 1979 0,8 1930 - 1939 0,7 1963 - 1972 0,7 1981 - 1990 0,7 1979 - 1988 0,7 1987 - 1996 0,7 1994 - 2003 0,6 1986 - 1995 0,6 1924 - 1933 0,6 1984 - 1993 0,6 1977 - 1986 0,6 1982 - 1991 0,5 1980 - 1989 0,4 1972 - 1981 0,4 1971 - 1980 0,4 1976 - 1985 0,4 1967 - 1976 0,3 1969 - 1978 0,3 1997 - 2006 0,3 1995 - 2004 0,2 1989 - 1998 0,2 1985 - 1994 0,1 1933 - 1942 0,1 1964 - 1973 0,0 1966 - 1975 0,0 1988 - 1997 -0,1 1993 - 2002 -0,1 1937 - 1946 -0,1 2000 - 2009 -0,1 1999 - 2008 -0,1 1965 - 1974 -0,2 1932 - 1941 -0,3 1992 - 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1965 2,6 1973 - 1982 2,6 1961 - 1970 2,6 1922 - 1931 2,6 1979 - 1988 2,6 1921 - 1930 2,6 1975 - 1984 2,5 1965 - 1974 2,4 1969 - 1978 2,4 1964 - 1973 2,3 1916 - 1925 2,3 1970 - 1979 2,2 1924 - 1933 2,2 1928 - 1937 2,1 1911 - 1920 2,0 1931 - 1940 2,0 1920 - 1929 1,9 1913 - 1922 1,9 1980 - 1989 1,9 1914 - 1923 1,8 1971 - 1980 1,8 1967 - 1976 1,8 1960 - 1969 1,7 1972 - 1981 1,6 1981 - 1990 1,5 1910 - 1919 1,3 1982 - 1991 1,3 1941 - 1950 1,1 1999 - 2008 1,1 1912 - 1921 0,8 1908 - 1917 0,7 2000 - 2009 0,6 1998 - 2007 0,5 1995 - 2004 0,4 1968 - 1977 0,3 1984 - 1993 0,3 1997 - 2006 0,2 1983 - 1992 0,2 1993 - 2002 0,0 1996 - 2005 0,0 1986 - 1995 -0,1 1940 - 1949 -0,1 1989 - 1998 -0,2 1994 - 2003 -0,3 1932 - 1941 -0,3 1992 - 2001 -0,4 1988 - 1997 -0,4 1987 - 1996 -0,5 1909 - 1918 -0,6 1991 - 2000 -0,8 1990 - 1999 -0,8 1933 - 1942 -0,9 1939 - 1948 -1,0 1985 - 1994 -1,1 1937 - 1946 -2,2 1938 - 1947 -2,2 1934 - 1943 -3,0 1936 - 1945 -3,4 1935 - 1944 -4,3 shot 1951 - 1960 13,1 1917 - 1926 13,0 1918 - 1927 12,9 1953 - 1962 12,7 1955 - 1964 12,0 1963 - 1972 10,8 1954 - 1963 10,7 1965 - 1974 10,6 1957 - 1966 10,6 1919 - 1928 10,5 1920 - 1929 10,3 1923 - 1932 10,3 1952 - 1961 10,0 1950 - 1959 9,9 1916 - 1925 9,9 1922 - 1931 9,8 1945 - 1954 9,6 1944 - 1953 9,5 1959 - 1968 9,5 1943 - 1952 9,3 1958 - 1967 9,0 1949 - 1958 8,8 1956 - 1965 8,8 1962 - 1971 8,7 1921 - 1930 8,6 1961 - 1970 8,6 1967 - 1976 8,2 1947 - 1956 8,1 1924 - 1933 7,9 1925 - 1934 7,9 1946 - 1955 7,9 1960 - 1969 7,6 1948 - 1957 7,3 1926 - 1935 7,2 1964 - 1973 6,9 1902 - 1911 6,7 1927 - 1936 6,7 1966 - 1975 6,4 1901 - 1910 6,4 1930 - 1939 6,1 1941 - 1950 5,7 1915 - 1924 5,4 1928 - 1937 5,3 1942 - 1951 5,3 1975 - 1984 5,1 1977 - 1986 5,1 1903 - 1912 4,4 1978 - 1987 3,9 1905 - 1914 3,9 1929 - 1938 3,7 1970 - 1979 3,7 1971 - 1980 3,6 1969 - 1978 3,6 1991 - 2000 3,3 1931 - 1940 3,2 1968 - 1977 3,2 1979 - 1988 3,1 1914 - 1923 2,9 1904 - 1913 2,9 1973 - 1982 2,9 1940 - 1949 2,6 1906 - 1915 2,6 1994 - 2003 2,6 1995 - 2004 2,5 1938 - 1947 2,1 1993 - 2002 2,1 1913 - 1922 2,0 1976 - 1985 1,7 1996 - 2005 1,7 1911 - 1920 1,6 1999 - 2008 1,5 1997 - 2006 1,5 1912 - 1921 1,3 1998 - 2007 1,3 1974 - 1983 1,2 1939 - 1948 1,0 1981 - 1990 0,6 1937 - 1946 0,6 1932 - 1941 0,1 1990 - 1999 0,0 1980 - 1989 -0,1 2000 - 2009 -0,1 1992 - 2001 -0,3 1972 - 1981 -0,4 1933 - 1942 -0,4 1910 - 1919 -0,6 1907 - 1916 -1,1 1983 - 1992 -1,1 1989 - 1998 -1,7 1936 - 1945 -1,8 1988 - 1997 -2,5 1934 - 1943 -2,8 1982 - 1991 -3,0 1987 - 1996 -3,5 1935 - 1944 -3,7 1985 - 1994 -3,8 1984 - 1993 -3,9 1986 - 1995 -4,2 1909 - 1918 -4,9 1908 - 1917 -5,8 discus 1901 - 1910 16,3 1904 - 1913 14,9 1951 - 1960 12,0 1953 - 1962 12,0 1955 - 1964 11,7 1903 - 1912 11,7 1917 - 1926 11,6 1945 - 1954 11,6 1959 - 1968 11,5 1923 - 1932 11,1 1918 - 1927 11,1 1905 - 1914 11,0 1958 - 1967 10,9 1919 - 1928 10,8 1920 - 1929 10,8 1927 - 1936 10,6 1963 - 1972 10,5 1957 - 1966 10,4 1902 - 1911 10,4 1962 - 1971 10,3 1961 - 1970 10,3 1947 - 1956 10,2 1926 - 1935 10,1 1960 - 1969 10,0 1952 - 1961 9,8 1921 - 1930 9,8 1956 - 1965 9,5 1944 - 1953 9,4 1946 - 1955 9,4 1925 - 1934 9,4 1954 - 1963 9,3 1950 - 1959 9,3 1915 - 1924 9,1 1949 - 1958 8,7 1922 - 1931 8,6 1966 - 1975 8,6 1965 - 1974 8,2 1964 - 1973 7,7 1948 - 1957 7,3 1943 - 1952 7,2 1907 - 1916 6,9 1967 - 1976 6,8 1924 - 1933 6,7 1930 - 1939 6,3 1928 - 1937 6,2 1906 - 1915 5,9 1929 - 1938 5,8 1970 - 1979 5,5 1973 - 1982 5,3 1931 - 1940 5,2 1916 - 1925 5,2 1968 - 1977 5,2 1974 - 1983 5,2 1969 - 1978 4,6 1975 - 1984 4,3 1971 - 1980 4,0 1972 - 1981 3,5 1942 - 1951 3,4 1911 - 1920 3,3 1940 - 1949 3,2 1932 - 1941 3,1 1941 - 1950 3,0 1995 - 2004 2,9 1976 - 1985 2,7 1993 - 2002 2,5 1994 - 2003 2,4 1978 - 1987 2,4 1977 - 1986 2,2 1914 - 1923 2,1 1912 - 1921 2,0 1997 - 2006 2,0 1933 - 1942 2,0 1991 - 2000 1,8 1910 - 1919 1,7 1992 - 2001 1,4 1939 - 1948 1,3 1909 - 1918 1,1 1999 - 2008 1,1 1979 - 1988 1,1 1990 - 1999 0,9 1989 - 1998 0,6 1913 - 1922 0,6 1996 - 2005 0,2 1998 - 2007 0,1 1938 - 1947 -0,1 1908 - 1917 -0,2 1934 - 1943 -0,2 1937 - 1946 -0,7 1987 - 1996 -1,0 2000 - 2009 -1,3 1981 - 1990 -1,3 1980 - 1989 -1,5 1988 - 1997 -2,4 1982 - 1991 -2,4 1983 - 1992 -2,8 1935 - 1944 -2,9 1986 - 1995 -3,1 1984 - 1993 -4,2 1936 - 1945 -4,4 1985 - 1994 -4,6 hammer 1951 - 1960 17,5 1949 - 1958 16,9 1950 - 1959 15,8 1918 - 1927 15,5 1948 - 1957 15,1 1947 - 1956 14,9 1945 - 1954 14,7 1902 - 1911 14,6 1953 - 1962 14,6 1903 - 1912 14,2 1901 - 1910 13,9 1946 - 1955 13,7 1952 - 1961 13,5 1917 - 1926 13,0 1954 - 1963 13,0 1955 - 1964 11,6 1967 - 1976 11,5 1966 - 1975 11,3 1944 - 1953 10,9 1930 - 1939 10,4 1919 - 1928 9,8 1963 - 1972 9,2 1929 - 1938 9,0 1943 - 1952 8,9 1965 - 1974 8,9 1974 - 1983 8,8 1962 - 1971 8,6 1927 - 1936 8,6 1973 - 1982 8,4 1969 - 1978 8,4 1970 - 1979 8,3 1959 - 1968 8,3 1971 - 1980 8,2 1928 - 1937 7,9 1968 - 1977 7,9 1931 - 1940 7,9 1926 - 1935 7,8 1975 - 1984 7,7 1915 - 1924 7,7 1961 - 1970 7,5 1977 - 1986 7,2 1979 - 1988 7,2 1904 - 1913 7,0 1964 - 1973 6,9 1956 - 1965 6,8 1920 - 1929 6,7 1960 - 1969 6,6 1905 - 1914 6,6 1957 - 1966 6,4 1932 - 1941 6,3 1978 - 1987 6,1 1916 - 1925 5,7 1922 - 1931 5,6 1925 - 1934 5,5 1958 - 1967 5,3 1972 - 1981 5,3 1942 - 1951 5,3 1923 - 1932 5,1 1976 - 1985 5,1 1921 - 1930 4,9 1924 - 1933 4,8 1981 - 1990 4,6 1934 - 1943 4,3 1933 - 1942 4,2 1941 - 1950 3,6 1914 - 1923 3,1 1982 - 1991 2,2 1940 - 1949 2,1 1906 - 1915 2,0 1907 - 1916 1,7 1995 - 2004 1,7 1980 - 1989 1,7 1983 - 1992 1,5 1989 - 1998 1,2 1994 - 2003 1,2 1993 - 2002 1,0 1996 - 2005 1,0 1991 - 2000 1,0 1935 - 1944 0,9 1938 - 1947 0,7 1997 - 2006 0,5 1939 - 1948 0,4 1999 - 2008 0,3 1992 - 2001 0,2 1985 - 1994 0,1 1937 - 1946 -0,1 1990 - 1999 -0,3 1984 - 1993 -0,5 1998 - 2007 -1,0 1913 - 1922 -1,3 1987 - 1996 -1,5 1986 - 1995 -1,6 2000 - 2009 -2,1 1911 - 1920 -2,4 1936 - 1945 -2,8 1988 - 1997 -2,9 1910 - 1919 -4,3 1912 - 1921 -4,8 1908 - 1917 -8,9 1909 - 1918 -9,8 javelin 1901 - 1910 26,5 1902 - 1911 26,1 1905 - 1914 24,2 1903 - 1912 24,1 1904 - 1913 18,2 1907 - 1916 18,0 1908 - 1917 15,7 1906 - 1915 15,5 1918 - 1927 14,6 1948 - 1957 14,3 1950 - 1959 13,8 1947 - 1956 13,6 1949 - 1958 13,1 1951 - 1960 12,8 1952 - 1961 12,8 1919 - 1928 12,8 1911 - 1920 12,5 1910 - 1919 12,5 1946 - 1955 11,5 1927 - 1936 11,1 1929 - 1938 11,0 1912 - 1921 10,5 1923 - 1932 10,4 1953 - 1962 10,0 1924 - 1933 9,7 1909 - 1918 9,5 1945 - 1954 9,5 1913 - 1922 9,5 1926 - 1935 9,4 1921 - 1930 9,3 1922 - 1931 9,1 1916 - 1925 9,0 1944 - 1953 8,9 1917 - 1926 8,8 1925 - 1934 8,7 1930 - 1939 8,1 1915 - 1924 7,9 1920 - 1929 7,9 1954 - 1963 7,8 1955 - 1964 7,6 1928 - 1937 6,8 1914 - 1923 6,6 1961 - 1970 6,6 1931 - 1940 6,4 1943 - 1952 6,3 1974 - 1983 5,8 1975 - 1984 5,7 1967 - 1976 5,6 1971 - 1980 5,6 1958 - 1967 5,6 1942 - 1951 5,6 1962 - 1971 5,5 1986 - 1995 5,4 1972 - 1981 5,3 1959 - 1968 5,2 1988 - 1997 5,0 1956 - 1965 5,0 1960 - 1969 4,8 1964 - 1973 4,8 1966 - 1975 4,7 1963 - 1972 4,5 1987 - 1996 4,5 1969 - 1978 4,2 1957 - 1966 4,0 1976 - 1985 3,9 1970 - 1979 3,6 1968 - 1977 3,5 1965 - 1974 3,4 1973 - 1982 3,3 1989 - 1998 3,3 1932 - 1941 3,0 1941 - 1950 3,0 1990 - 1999 2,2 1992 - 2001 1,6 1933 - 1942 1,2 1993 - 2002 0,4 1940 - 1949 0,1 1994 - 2003 0,0 1991 - 2000 -0,4 1934 - 1943 -0,7 1998 - 2007 -1,1 1995 - 2004 -1,3 1937 - 1946 -1,4 1935 - 1944 -1,5 1997 - 2006 -1,5 1999 - 2008 -1,6 1936 - 1945 -2,0 1982 - 1991 -2,2 2000 - 2009 -2,2 1938 - 1947 -2,2 1996 - 2005 -2,7 1939 - 1948 -2,9 1981 - 1990 -5,0 1978 - 1987 -5,4 1983 - 1992 -5,4 1984 - 1993 -6,2 1977 - 1986 -6,3 1980 - 1989 -6,8 1985 - 1994 -6,8 1979 - 1988 -7,1
I first use regression analysis but I was not sure that using interaction variables in T&F forum is a good idea. Except for the last test (the difference between championship and non-championship years) the differences are statistically significant at the 5% level. I do not see the relation between the population and the method that I am using. The Only big assumption that I am taking is that the progression in all events throughout the last 109 years is similar. I also don't quite understand how starting blocks,tracks and so on will effect my results. Are you arguing that these innovations are (partly) responsible for the improvement in the last century and the decrease in improvement is because the innovations stopped in the last decade???
Number of yearly leaders (outdoor) per country per event 1901-2009 (1921-2009 for marathon and 3000sc, 1911-2009 for decathlon):
100m 47 United States 14 Germany 5 Trinidad and Tobago 4 Cuba 4 Jamaica 3 West Germany 3 Canada 3 Venezuela 2 Sweden 2 Great Britain 2 Australia 2 Norway 2 Panama 2 Switzerland 2 Uruguay 1 Finland 1 Soviet Union 1 France 1 East Germany 1 Italy 1 Japan 1 Hungary 1 South Africa 1 China 1 Netherlands 1 Argentina 1 Chile 200m 66 United States 8 Jamaica 5 Germany 5 Great Britain 4 Trinidad and Tobago 3 West Germany 3 Australia 3 South Africa 2 Canada 2 Panama 2 Italy 1 Cuba 1 Soviet Union 1 Netherlands 1 Brazil 1 Namibia 1 Nigeria 400m 82 United States 8 Jamaica 4 Cuba 3 Great Britain 3 West Germany 2 Australia 2 South Africa 2 Soviet Union 1 Germany 1 Sweden 1 Cote d'Ivoire 800m 39 United States 13 Great Britain 10 Kenya 6 Denmark 4 Sweden 4 New Zealand 3 Jamaica 3 South Africa 3 Germany 3 Italy 3 Brazil 3 France 2 Cuba 2 Australia 2 Canada 2 East Germany 1 West Germany 1 Switzerland 1 Finland 1 Hungary 1 Belgium 1 Russian Federation 1 Sudan 1500n 20 Sweden 13 United States 11 Morocco 10 Finland 9 Great Britain 9 France 6 Algeria 5 Kenya 5 New Zealand 4 Hungary 3 Italy 3 Australia 2 East Germany 2 Netherlands 2 Tanzania 1 Germany 1 West Germany 1 Belgium 1 Czechoslovakia 1 Somalia 5000m 21 Finland 14 Great Britain 13 Kenya 12 Sweden 11 Ethiopia 6 Morocco 6 New Zealand 5 Czechoslovakia 4 France 4 Belgium 4 Soviet Union 3 Australia 1 United States 1 Hungary 1 Italy 1 East Germany 1 Tanzania 1 Portugal 10000m 25 Finland 11 Great Britain 11 Kenya 10 Sweden 9 Ethiopia 7 Czechoslovakia 6 United States 5 Soviet Union 5 Australia 4 Portugal 2 Morocco 2 France 2 Hungary 2 Poland 2 Mexico 1 New Zealand 1 Belgium 1 Italy 1 Germany 1 West Germany 1 Denmark marathon 20 United States 10 Japan 8 Great Britain 7 Ethiopia 6 Finland 6 Kenya 6 Australia 4 Soviet Union 3 Portugal 3 Canada 2 Morocco 2 South Korea 1 France 1 Mexico 1 New Zealand 1 Italy 1 Denmark 1 East Germany 1 Tanzania 1 Netherlands 1 South Africa 1 Brazil 1 Spain 1 Greece 3000sc 20 Kenya 15 Sweden 14 Finland 6 Belgium 5 United States 5 Soviet Union 5 France 5 Poland 3 Italy 3 Qatar 2 Australia 2 Morocco 1 South Africa 1 Hungary 1 Germany 1 West Germany 110mh 84 United States 5 France 4 Great Britain 4 Cuba 3 Canada 3 China 2 Sweden 1 South Africa 1 Germany 1 West Germany 1 New Zealand 400mh 64 United States 6 France 5 Great Britain 5 Sweden 5 Soviet Union 4 Italy 4 Dominican Republic 3 South Africa 3 Finland 2 New Zealand 2 Uganda 1 Canada 1 Germany 1 West Germany 1 Australia 1 Ireland 1 Zambia high 60 United States 12 Soviet Union 8 Cuba 6 Ireland 6 China 5 Russian Federation 4 Sweden 2 South Africa 1 Great Britain 1 West Germany 1 Poland 1 East Germany 1 Romania 1 Bahamas pole 74 United States 9 Soviet Union 6 France 5 Ukraine 4 Norway 2 Sweden 2 Poland 2 Finland 2 Australia 1 Russian Federation 1 South Africa 1 Greece long 75 United States 6 Soviet Union 5 Ireland 4 Cuba 3 Germany 3 Yugoslavia 2 Jamaica 2 Panama 1 Sweden 1 Finland 1 West Germany 1 East Germany 1 Japan 1 Spain 1 Austria 1 Haiti 1 Greece triple 21 United States 18 Soviet Union 14 Japan 11 Brazil 7 Sweden 7 Great Britain 5 Poland 5 Australia 4 Finland 3 Germany 3 Bulgaria 2 Ireland 2 Cuba 2 Netherlands 1 Norway 1 Romania 1 Portugal 1 Argentina 1 Greece shot 78 United States 11 East Germany 5 Finland 3 Germany 2 Soviet Union 2 Ireland 2 Switzerland 1 Sweden 1 South Africa 1 Italy 1 New Zealand 1 Canada 1 Czechoslovakia discus 45 United States 12 Finland 8 Germany 8 Italy 7 Sweden 6 Hungary 4 East Germany 4 Czechoslovakia 4 Estonia 4 Lithuania 2 Soviet Union 2 France 1 Poland 1 Cuba 1 West Germany hammer 36 United States 21 Soviet Union 10 Germany 7 Hungary 7 West Germany 7 Belarus 6 Sweden 4 Ireland 3 Tajikistan 2 Japan 2 Norway 1 Finland 1 Austria 1 Russian Federation 1 Slovenia javelin 38 Finland 17 Sweden 13 United States 6 Soviet Union 6 Norway 5 Czech Republic 4 Hungary 3 West Germany 3 Russian Federation 3 East Germany 3 Czechoslovakia 2 Estonia 1 Germany 1 Japan 1 Italy 1 Poland 1 Great Britain 1 Greece decathlon 40 United States 9 Soviet Union 8 Czech Republic 8 West Germany 7 Sweden 7 Germany 6 Finland 4 East Germany 2 Estonia 2 Great Britain 2 Taiwan 1 Norway 1 Poland 1 Belarus 1 France overall 869 United States 150 Finland 123 Sweden 112 Soviet Union 85 Great Britain 65 Kenya 63 Germany 45 France 36 West Germany 36 Australia 31 East Germany 30 Cuba 29 Japan 29 Italy 27 Hungary 27 Ethiopia 25 Jamaica 23 Morocco 21 Czechoslovakia 21 New Zealand 20 Ireland 19 South Africa 18 Poland 16 Norway 16 Brazil 15 Canada 13 Czech Republic 13 Belgium 11 Russian Federation 10 China 9 Portugal 9 Trinidad and Tobago 8 Estonia 8 Belarus 8 Denmark 7 Netherlands 6 Panama 6 Algeria 5 Switzerland 5 Ukraine 4 Lithuania 4 Dominican Republic 4 Tanzania 3 Tajikistan 3 Bulgaria 3 Yugoslavia 3 Qatar 3 Mexico 3 Venezuela 2 Taiwan 2 Austria 2 Romania 2 Argentina 2 Spain 2 Uganda 2 South Korea 2 Uruguay 1 Slovenia 1 Haiti 1 Bahamas 1 Zambia 1 Somalia 1 Sudan 1 Cote d'Ivoire 1 Namibia 1 Nigeria 1 Chile Edit: missed Greece
Number of placings in yearly top20 lists by country (1901-2009; 1922-2009 for marathon; 1936-2009 for 3000sc; 1919-2009 for 400mh; 1921-2009 for decathlon):
100m 673 United States 238 Germany 100 France 81 Soviet Union 76 Jamaica 73 Sweden 69 Cuba 58 Great Britain 52 Italy 49 Nigeria 45 Canada 45 West Germany 38 Netherlands 38 Trinidad and Tobago 37 Argentina 37 Norway 34 East Germany 33 Hungary 32 Japan 29 Brazil 26 Poland 22 Australia 20 Switzerland 17 South Africa 16 Ghana 16 Uruguay 14 Belgium 14 Namibia 13 Panama 12 Bulgaria 12 Puerto Rico 12 Venezuela 10 Romania 9 Chile 9 Denmark 9 Finland 8 Austria 8 Pakistan 7 Philippines 6 Barbados 5 Greece 5 Portugal 5 Saint Kitts and Nevis 5 Czechoslovakia 4 Netherlands Antilles 4 Russian Federation 3 Bahamas 3 Colombia 3 Spain 3 Guyana 3 Haiti 3 Kenya 3 Madagascar 3 New Zealand 2 Bohemia 2 British West Indies 2 China 2 Egypt 2 India 2 Iceland 2 Kazakhstan 2 Peru 2 Zimbabwe 1 Antigua and Barbuda 1 Bermuda 1 Dominican Republic 1 Estonia 1 South Korea 1 Lithuania 1 Mexico 1 Paraguay 1 Qatar 1 Sri Lanka 1 Tanzania 1 Uganda 1 Yugoslavia 200m 887 United States 144 Great Britain 129 Germany 103 South Africa 94 Australia 67 Jamaica 63 France 49 Canada 46 Italy 43 Norway 41 Trinidad and Tobago 39 Sweden 32 West Germany 30 Cuba 30 Brazil 28 Soviet Union 28 Netherlands 27 New Zealand 26 Nigeria 22 Hungary 21 Argentina 18 East Germany 18 Ireland 17 Finland 15 Switzerland 15 Namibia 12 Poland 9 Japan 9 Panama 8 Guyana 7 Greece 7 Czechoslovakia 7 Kenya 6 Bahamas 5 Ghana 5 Belgium 5 Venezuela 5 Romania 5 Zimbabwe 5 Mauritius 4 Barbados 4 Netherlands Antilles 4 India 4 Antigua and Barbuda 3 Philippines 3 Portugal 2 Uruguay 2 Bulgaria 2 Chile 2 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2 Russian Federation 2 Bermuda 2 Cameroon 1 Austria 1 Colombia 1 Bohemia 1 British West Indies 1 Peru 1 South Korea 1 Mexico 1 Qatar 1 Azerbaijan 1 Cote d'Ivoire 1 Cyprus 1 Ecuador 1 Virgin Islands 1 Morocco 1 Senegal 1 Ukraine 1 Zambia 400m 1239 United States 147 Great Britain 84 Jamaica 57 South Africa 54 West Germany 49 Australia 47 Sweden 43 France 38 Canada 35 Germany 33 Kenya 29 Finland 27 Trinidad and Tobago 22 East Germany 22 Poland 21 Nigeria 19 Italy 19 Bahamas 16 Cuba 13 Norway 13 Belgium 12 Soviet Union 10 New Zealand 9 Brazil 8 Switzerland 7 Ireland 7 Cote d'Ivoire 7 Grenada 6 Sudan 5 Hungary 5 Panama 5 Qatar 5 Puerto Rico 5 Uganda 5 Congo 4 India 4 British West Indies 4 Mexico 4 Denmark 3 Netherlands 3 Zimbabwe 3 Mauritius 3 Saudi Arabia 2 Japan 2 Czechoslovakia 2 Peru 2 Zambia 2 Spain 2 Dominican Republic 2 Sri Lanka 2 Kuwait 2 Oman 1 Guyana 1 Ghana 1 Chile 1 Russian Federation 1 Virgin Islands 1 Senegal 1 Ukraine 1 Bahrain 1 Costa Rica 1 Ethiopia 1 Fiji 800m 684 United States 211 Great Britain 190 Kenya 130 Sweden 86 France 75 Germany 70 West Germany 46 East Germany 45 Norway 44 Soviet Union 40 Italy 38 South Africa 37 Australia 37 Canada 37 Finland 29 Poland 29 New Zealand 27 Denmark 25 Brazil 22 Morocco 21 Hungary 21 Czechoslovakia 20 Ireland 19 Belgium 19 Netherlands 18 Jamaica 18 Switzerland 15 Algeria 14 Cuba 13 Yugoslavia 11 Russian Federation 11 Burkina Faso 10 Bahrain 9 Sudan 9 Spain 9 Senegal 5 Latvia 4 Venezuela 3 Saudi Arabia 3 Somalia 2 Qatar 2 Uganda 2 British West Indies 2 Kuwait 2 Romania 2 Tanzania 2 Luxembourg 1 Trinidad and Tobago 1 India 1 Japan 1 Ethiopia 1 Portugal 1 Austria 1 South Korea 1 Burundi 1 Belarus 1 Botswana 1 Czech Republic 1 Liechtenstein 1500m 286 Sweden 234 United States 214 France 172 Great Britain 164 Kenya 159 Finland 117 Germany 67 Italy 58 West Germany 58 Hungary 57 Spain 49 Norway 47 East Germany 40 Morocco 38 New Zealand 36 Denmark 35 Czechoslovakia 34 Soviet Union 32 Algeria 30 Poland 30 Belgium 27 Australia 25 Ireland 19 Netherlands 17 Switzerland 14 South Africa 13 Canada 10 Somalia 9 Bahrain 9 Qatar 8 Russian Federation 8 Tanzania 7 Yugoslavia 7 Romania 7 Portugal 6 Sudan 6 Austria 5 Ethiopia 4 Brazil 4 Burkina Faso 4 Ukraine 3 Luxembourg 3 Croatia 3 Tunisia 2 Bohemia 1 Zimbabwe 1 Chile 1 Argentina 5000m 300 Finland 265 Sweden 219 Kenya 209 Great Britain 127 France 124 United States 102 Soviet Union 76 Ethiopia 68 Italy 66 Morocco 64 Hungary 59 Germany 50 West Germany 45 Belgium 43 Norway 41 Poland 39 Australia 33 East Germany 28 New Zealand 27 Portugal 21 Spain 20 Denmark 19 Czechoslovakia 17 Ireland 13 Netherlands 11 Switzerland 8 Tunisia 7 Mexico 6 Tanzania 6 Yugoslavia 6 Argentina 6 Uganda 6 Japan 5 Canada 5 Romania 5 Austria 4 Algeria 3 Bahrain 3 Qatar 3 Russian Federation 3 Burkina Faso 2 South Africa 2 Bohemia 2 Chile 2 Iceland 2 Eritrea 2 Rwanda 1 Luxembourg 1 Zimbabwe 1 Latvia 1 Saudi Arabia 1 Bulgaria 1 Estonia 10000m 315 Finland 247 Sweden 210 Kenya 179 Great Britain 160 Soviet Union 132 France 91 United States 89 Ethiopia 79 Hungary 64 Italy 55 Germany 47 Norway 43 Japan 39 East Germany 38 Belgium 34 Australia 33 West Germany 32 Morocco 30 Denmark 29 Portugal 27 Spain 24 Mexico 23 Argentina 22 Poland 14 Netherlands 12 Czechoslovakia 11 New Zealand 10 Yugoslavia 9 Tanzania 9 Canada 9 South Africa 7 Eritrea 6 Ireland 6 Uganda 6 Chile 5 Tunisia 5 Qatar 4 Switzerland 4 Austria 4 Burkina Faso 4 Rwanda 3 Colombia 2 Romania 2 Luxembourg 1 Estonia 1 Botswana 1 Greece 1 Uruguay 1 Ecuador 1 Slovakia marathon 307 Japan 212 United States 165 Great Britain 163 Kenya 113 Finland 84 Soviet Union 70 Italy 54 Ethiopia 51 Canada 48 Australia 43 South Africa 31 Spain 30 New Zealand 27 East Germany 27 South Korea 26 Germany 25 Sweden 25 Portugal 23 Morocco 23 Mexico 19 Tanzania 18 Czechoslovakia 16 France 16 Belgium 16 Poland 13 Hungary 12 Brazil 11 Ireland 11 Switzerland 10 Argentina 7 Denmark 6 West Germany 6 China 6 Djibouti 6 Turkey 4 Netherlands 4 Austria 3 Norway 3 Yugoslavia 3 Chile 3 Romania 3 Ukraine 3 Namibia 2 Greece 2 India 2 North Korea 1 Eritrea 1 Qatar 1 Colombia 1 Luxembourg 1 Ecuador 1 Russian Federation 1 Puerto Rico 1 Swaziland 3000sc 244 Kenya 182 Soviet Union 161 Sweden 112 United States 82 Finland 68 France 60 Poland 59 Great Britain 48 Hungary 45 Morocco 41 West Germany 40 Italy 39 Spain 39 East Germany 29 Germany 27 Belgium 24 Norway 20 Czechoslovakia 18 Romania 14 Australia 13 Yugoslavia 12 Netherlands 11 Japan 10 Canada 10 Austria 10 Qatar 9 Bulgaria 8 Ethiopia 7 Algeria 5 New Zealand 5 Saudi Arabia 4 South Africa 4 Tunisia 4 Bahrain 2 Portugal 2 Switzerland 2 Denmark 2 Greece 2 Russian Federation 2 Uganda 1 Tanzania 1 Brazil 1 China 1 Latvia 110mh 1313 United States 101 Great Britain 67 Germany 66 Soviet Union 59 Sweden 57 France 45 Cuba 44 Australia 34 Norway 31 East Germany 29 Finland 28 West Germany 28 South Africa 27 Poland 26 China 22 Canada 21 Italy 14 New Zealand 14 Jamaica 11 Latvia 10 Czechoslovakia 10 Brazil 9 Hungary 9 Austria 8 Spain 8 Denmark 8 Ireland 7 Romania 7 Argentina 6 Belgium 6 Bulgaria 5 Yugoslavia 5 Puerto Rico 4 Netherlands 3 Kenya 3 Switzerland 3 Russian Federation 3 Uruguay 3 Nigeria 3 Bahamas 3 Haiti 3 Taiwan 2 Japan 2 Chile 2 Ukraine 2 Slovakia 2 Czech Republic 2 Pakistan 1 Greece 1 Colombia 1 British West Indies 1 Belarus 1 Barbados 400mh 629 United States 111 Soviet Union 99 Sweden 90 Great Britain 88 France 71 South Africa 67 West Germany 63 Italy 60 Australia 50 Finland 48 Germany 42 Japan 40 Jamaica 25 Brazil 23 Poland 22 Hungary 21 Kenya 19 Switzerland 17 East Germany 17 Greece 13 Belgium 12 Zambia 10 Canada 10 New Zealand 10 Denmark 10 Senegal 9 Norway 9 Argentina 9 Uganda 9 Dominican Republic 9 Philippines 8 Nigeria 7 Czechoslovakia 7 Netherlands 7 Chile 7 Ukraine 6 Bulgaria 5 Romania 5 Russian Federation 5 Czech Republic 5 Panama 4 Puerto Rico 4 Zimbabwe 3 Colombia 3 Qatar 3 Saudi Arabia 3 Sri Lanka 2 Cuba 2 Spain 2 Ireland 2 Yugoslavia 2 Uruguay 2 Portugal 2 Cote d'Ivoire 1 Austria 1 Bahamas 1 Taiwan 1 Belarus 1 India 1 Venezuela 1 Trinidad and Tobago 1 Peru 1 Kazakhstan 1 Belize 1 Iraq 1 Syria high 977 United States 146 Soviet Union 132 Sweden 65 Germany 60 Great Britain 60 Ireland 57 Norway 53 Poland 48 France 45 West Germany 44 Australia 44 Russian Federation 42 Finland 32 Hungary 29 Italy 29 Japan 29 Canada 27 East Germany 26 Czechoslovakia 26 Cuba 25 China 23 South Africa 20 Romania 16 Ukraine 14 Czech Republic 14 Yugoslavia 10 Greece 10 Bahamas 5 Belgium 5 Bulgaria 4 Philippines 4 Nigeria 4 Spain 4 Belarus 4 South Korea 4 Bermuda 3 Brazil 3 Netherlands 3 Algeria 3 Chad 3 Israel 2 Switzerland 2 New Zealand 2 Estonia 2 Congo 2 Cyprus 1 Jamaica 1 Denmark 1 Senegal 1 Chile 1 Puerto Rico 1 Colombia 1 Sri Lanka 1 Portugal 1 Mexico 1 Botswana 1 Guyana 1 Ghana 1 Lithuania 1 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 Burma 1 Iran 1 Serbia and Montenegro 1 Serbia pole 1190 United States 182 Soviet Union 120 France 99 Sweden 65 Germany 65 Finland 51 Russian Federation 49 Poland 35 Norway 29 Japan 28 Australia 26 West Germany 20 East Germany 19 Ukraine 17 Denmark 16 Greece 15 Canada 15 South Africa 15 Bulgaria 14 Italy 11 Great Britain 11 Hungary 11 Kazakhstan 10 Czechoslovakia 9 Israel 8 Switzerland 6 Brazil 5 Spain 5 Puerto Rico 4 Czech Republic 4 Belarus 4 Austria 3 Netherlands 3 Iceland 2 Belgium 2 Estonia 2 Mexico 2 Bohemia 2 Uzbekistan 1 Yugoslavia 1 New Zealand 1 Chile 1 Argentina 1 Taiwan 1 Latvia long 928 United States 125 Soviet Union 95 Germany 88 France 60 Sweden 54 Norway 53 Cuba 50 Great Britain 49 Ireland 48 East Germany 47 Australia 44 Poland 41 Finland 39 Japan 37 West Germany 32 South Africa 32 Hungary 24 Russian Federation 22 Italy 21 China 21 Jamaica 20 Brazil 17 Nigeria 16 Spain 16 Yugoslavia 15 Bulgaria 14 Ukraine 13 Canada 12 Netherlands 11 Greece 11 Ghana 11 Saudi Arabia 9 Switzerland 8 Romania 7 Czechoslovakia 7 Austria 7 Morocco 6 Panama 5 New Zealand 4 Belarus 4 Senegal 4 Portugal 4 Haiti 3 Chile 3 Venezuela 3 Egypt 3 Cayman Islands 3 Slovenia 2 Estonia 2 Taiwan 2 Bahamas 2 Botswana 2 Guyana 2 Zimbabwe 2 British West Indies 2 Namibia 2 Luxembourg 2 Croatia 2 Mauritius 1 Denmark 1 Puerto Rico 1 Czech Republic 1 Belgium 1 Mexico 1 Argentina 1 Philippines 1 South Korea 1 Bermuda 1 Algeria 1 Colombia 1 India triple 307 Soviet Union 270 United States 207 Sweden 177 Japan 136 Norway 133 Finland 88 Australia 77 Cuba 70 Germany 56 Brazil 52 Poland 46 Great Britain 43 Russian Federation 41 France 40 Hungary 33 East Germany 30 Ireland 29 Bulgaria 25 China 24 Romania 23 Italy 21 Czechoslovakia 18 Greece 14 West Germany 14 Bahamas 11 Netherlands 11 New Zealand 11 Denmark 10 Ukraine 9 Argentina 9 Turkey 8 Nigeria 8 Canada 8 Portugal 7 Bermuda 7 Bohemia 6 Austria 6 Belarus 6 Senegal 6 India 5 Estonia 5 Iceland 5 Peru 5 Grenada 4 Jamaica 4 Yugoslavia 4 Philippines 4 Kazakhstan 4 Latvia 3 Spain 3 Ghana 3 Venezuela 3 Israel 3 Lithuania 3 Dominican Republic 3 Slovakia 3 Armenia 2 South Africa 2 Switzerland 2 Chile 2 Zimbabwe 1 Morocco 1 Haiti 1 Taiwan 1 Puerto Rico 1 Czech Republic 1 Belgium 1 South Korea 1 Kenya 1 Qatar 1 Madagascar 1 Saar shot 908 United States 172 Soviet Union 171 Finland 108 Germany 82 East Germany 73 Sweden 53 Great Britain 48 Hungary 46 Poland 43 Czechoslovakia 40 France 40 Ireland 40 Italy 40 West Germany 35 Ukraine 25 Canada 24 Belarus 23 Yugoslavia 22 Norway 19 South Africa 18 Estonia 17 Russian Federation 14 Iceland 10 New Zealand 10 Switzerland 9 Bulgaria 8 Greece 7 Australia 7 Romania 7 Denmark 7 Spain 6 Netherlands 6 Slovakia 4 Austria 4 Latvia 4 Czech Republic 4 Egypt 3 Jamaica 3 Lithuania 3 Chile 3 Slovenia 2 Argentina 2 Bohemia 2 Kazakhstan 2 Saudi Arabia 1 Cuba 1 Brazil 1 Portugal 1 India 1 Morocco 1 Croatia discus 660 United States 182 Hungary 153 Finland 145 Germany 140 Sweden 138 Soviet Union 68 East Germany 65 Italy 58 Norway 54 Czechoslovakia 54 France 40 West Germany 31 Cuba 29 Estonia 27 Russian Federation 26 Poland 26 South Africa 24 Canada 22 Austria 22 Lithuania 21 Belarus 19 Netherlands 18 Greece 16 Romania 14 Ukraine 14 Bulgaria 14 Bohemia 13 Spain 11 Yugoslavia 9 Great Britain 9 Ireland 9 Iceland 9 Australia 5 New Zealand 5 Nigeria 4 Denmark 4 Latvia 4 Iran 3 Egypt 3 Bahamas 2 Switzerland 2 Argentina 2 China 2 Peru 1 Slovakia 1 Czech Republic 1 India 1 Central African Republic hammer 433 United States 401 Soviet Union 170 Sweden 109 Finland 97 Germany 94 Hungary 84 West Germany 80 Ireland 76 Russian Federation 72 Great Britain 65 East Germany 56 Belarus 43 Poland 37 Italy 36 France 34 Ukraine 32 Czechoslovakia 30 Canada 26 Norway 23 Yugoslavia 22 Japan 20 Bulgaria 16 Denmark 12 Australia 10 Estonia 10 Austria 10 Slovakia 8 Greece 8 Argentina 6 Romania 6 Czech Republic 6 Chile 6 Tajikistan 5 South Africa 5 Netherlands 5 Slovenia 5 Turkey 4 Uzbekistan 3 Cuba 2 Bohemia 2 New Zealand 2 Switzerland 2 Brazil 2 Croatia 1 Lithuania 1 Latvia 1 South Korea 1 Pakistan 1 Kuwait javelin 621 Finland 292 United States 255 Sweden 171 Soviet Union 127 Germany 97 Norway 76 Hungary 64 Poland 57 East Germany 56 West Germany 45 Great Britain 36 Russian Federation 34 Estonia 33 Latvia 20 South Africa 17 Czech Republic 15 France 14 New Zealand 13 Czechoslovakia 13 Australia 12 Iceland 11 Italy 11 Japan 10 Austria 10 Cuba 9 Greece 8 Romania 7 Switzerland 6 Belarus 6 Canada 6 Yugoslavia 6 Uzbekistan 6 China 5 Denmark 2 Argentina 2 South Korea 1 Ireland 1 Bulgaria 1 Bohemia 1 Croatia 1 Lithuania 1 Tanzania 1 Paraguay decathlon 382 United States 294 Soviet Union 138 Germany 125 Sweden 114 West Germany 97 East Germany 84 Finland 59 France 53 Switzerland 35 Czech Republic 34 Poland 29 Hungary 26 Russian Federation 23 Estonia 21 Netherlands 20 Denmark 19 Austria 17 Norway 16 Canada 15 Great Britain 13 Czechoslovakia 12 Ukraine 11 Italy 11 Belarus 10 Iceland 9 Cuba 9 Yugoslavia 9 Chile 9 Spain 8 Latvia 8 Brazil 7 Japan 7 Bulgaria 7 Jamaica 7 Taiwan 5 Australia 5 Uzbekistan 5 Argentina 5 Kazakhstan 4 New Zealand 4 Belgium 3 China 2 South Africa 2 Romania 2 Venezuela 1 Ireland 1 Peru 1 Portugal 1 Algeria 1 Tunisia overall 12238 United States 2840 Soviet Union 2692 Sweden 2559 Finland 1896 Great Britain 1788 Germany 1495 France 1258 Kenya 940 West Germany 918 Hungary 850 East Germany 849 Norway 802 Italy 769 Japan 721 Australia 719 Poland 530 South Africa 455 Canada 386 Cuba 384 Russian Federation 384 Ireland 375 Czechoslovakia 335 Jamaica 259 New Zealand 256 Spain 241 Netherlands 241 Brazil 239 Belgium 238 Morocco 235 Denmark 234 Ethiopia 223 Switzerland 172 Ukraine 167 Yugoslavia 155 Romania 151 Bulgaria 144 Argentina 141 Nigeria 139 Belarus 133 Greece 131 Austria 128 Estonia 117 China 116 Portugal 108 Trinidad and Tobago 91 Czech Republic 73 Latvia 64 Mexico 63 Algeria 61 Bahamas 58 Chile 57 Iceland 47 Tanzania 41 Qatar 39 South Korea 38 Panama 37 Ghana 35 Bohemia 35 Puerto Rico 34 Namibia 32 Lithuania 32 Senegal 31 Uganda 30 Venezuela 28 Saudi Arabia 28 Philippines 27 Bahrain 25 Kazakhstan 24 Uruguay 23 Slovakia 23 India 22 Burkina Faso 21 Tunisia 21 Sudan 20 Turkey 20 Zimbabwe 17 Uzbekistan 15 Taiwan 15 Bermuda 15 Israel 15 Dominican Republic 15 Guyana 15 Zambia 14 Peru 14 Colombia 13 Somalia 12 Egypt 12 Grenada 12 British West Indies 11 Slovenia 11 Pakistan 11 Haiti 11 Luxembourg 11 Barbados 10 Mauritius 10 Cote d'Ivoire 10 Eritrea 9 Croatia 8 Netherlands Antilles 7 Congo 7 Sri Lanka 7 Saint Kitts and Nevis 6 Tajikistan 6 Djibouti 6 Rwanda 5 Kuwait 5 Iran 5 Botswana 5 Antigua and Barbuda 4 Madagascar 3 Armenia 3 Cayman Islands 3 Chad 3 Cyprus 3 Ecuador 2 Paraguay 2 North Korea 2 Oman 2 Virgin Islands 2 Cameroon 1 Central African Republic 1 Saar 1 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 Burma 1 Serbia and Montenegro 1 Serbia 1 Belize 1 Iraq 1 Syria 1 Swaziland 1 Burundi 1 Liechtenstein 1 Costa Rica 1 Fiji 1 Azerbaijan The dominance of the US is virtual, of course. Normalizing to the population, the two most succesful countries in the history of track and field are Finland and Sweden.
"The dominance of the US is virtual, of course. Normalizing to the population, the two most successful countries in the history of track and field are Finland and Sweden."
The US does not get proportionately more entries, which alters the interpretation of such statistics.
In that order.
Basically anyone, independent on the country, is allowed to compete and thereby has a chance to make it to the lists. But it may have an indirect influence in a way that the top performances are often achieved at championships. Apparently, this has been an issue in the early years, which show distinct Olympic year peaks.
Number of countries per year with a top 20 mark (all events summed up):
1936 29 1937 31 1938 33 1939 34 1940 31 1941 29 1942 29 1943 36 1944 37 1945 31 1946 39 1947 40 1948 34 1949 36 1950 34 1951 38 1952 34 1953 33 1954 36 1955 35 1956 33 1957 35 1958 34 1959 38 1960 46 1961 39 1962 36 1963 39 1964 40 1965 36 1966 41 1967 36 1968 38 1969 35 1970 39 1971 38 1972 40 1973 40 1974 41 1975 45 1976 45 1977 43 1978 46 1979 44 1980 41 1981 45 1982 41 1983 40 1984 43 1985 46 1986 48 1987 51 1988 48 1989 52 1990 53 1991 54 1992 62 1993 61 1994 69 1995 61 1996 62 1997 60 1998 62 1999 63 2000 60 2001 61 2002 57 2003 67 2004 63 2005 61 2006 61 2007 69 2008 64 2009 66 Slow rise until mid 1980s, clearly steeper rise in the late 80s / early 90s. The jump from 1991 to 1992 is largely contributed by collapse of the Soviet Union.
Re: Development trends in men's individual Olympic events
Top100 averages have now been updated with the results of 2010. It was the best year ever in 5000m and marathon, on the other hand, the worst since 1985 in pole vault.
Top ten years by event: 100m: 2009 10.098 2008 10.104 2010 10.134 2007 10.139 2000 10.140 2004 10.142 1999 10.146 2003 10.146 1998 10.147 1996 10.148 200m: 2009 20.412 2000 20.413 1999 20.418 2007 20.419 1996 20.427 2008 20.427 2003 20.452 2004 20.453 2010 20.464 1998 20.466 400m: 1996 45.22 2000 45.27 1998 45.32 1988 45.34 1999 45.34 2008 45.34 2006 45.34 2003 45.35 2004 45.35 2010 45.36 800m: 1996 1.45.44 1999 1.45.48 2000 1.45.50 2004 1.45.54 2008 1.45.55 2006 1.45.58 1997 1.45.59 2001 1.45.61 1988 1.45.62 2003 1.45.63 1500m: 1997 3.35.32 2004 3.35.44 2010 3.35.44 2001 3.35.47 1999 3.35.48 2009 3.35.52 2000 3.35.62 2008 3.35.62 1996 3.35.77 2005 3.35.79 5000m: 2010 13.11.89 2005 13.12.17 2006 13.12.20 2009 13.12.65 2004 13.13.18 2008 13.13.33 2007 13.14.22 2000 13.15.50 2003 13.16.51 2001 13.17.67 10000m: 2008 27.36.53 2007 27.39.45 2004 27.49.69 2005 27.50.14 2009 27.51.08 2000 27.52.99 2003 27.53.70 2010 27.54.02 2006 27.56.55 2002 27.56.61 Marathon: 2010 2:08:00 2009 2:08:11 2008 2:08:33 2003 2:08:49 2007 2:09:04 2006 2:09:21 2002 2:09:26 2004 2:09:33 2005 2:09:35 1999 2:09:35 3000sc: 2004 8.21.48 2005 8.22.38 1999 8.22.58 2006 8.22.60 2008 8.22.65 2007 8.22.65 2003 8.22.93 2000 8.23.04 2001 8.23.64 2010 8.24.28 110mh: 2009 13.476 2008 13.477 2004 13.478 2007 13.488 2010 13.502 1996 13.503 2005 13.519 1999 13.521 2000 13.531 1997 13.532 400mh: 2004 49.28 2005 49.28 2000 49.29 1996 49.30 1999 49.33 2001 49.35 2003 49.35 2002 49.36 1997 49.39 1998 49.40 High: 1988 2.290 1990 2.288 1985 2.285 1993 2.285 1992 2.283 1984 2.283 1987 2.282 1996 2.282 1994 2.282 1989 2.281 Pole: 1996 5.686 1998 5.681 2000 5.675 2004 5.664 1997 5.662 1999 5.660 2007 5.658 1992 5.656 1994 5.652 2005 5.651 Long: 1996 8.114 2009 8.108 2004 8.108 1988 8.107 2000 8.104 2003 8.102 1997 8.101 1987 8.098 1994 8.092 2008 8.090 Triple: 1988 16.980 1986 16.958 1987 16.950 1985 16.935 1993 16.931 1992 16.931 2004 16.928 2008 16.926 1991 16.924 1996 16.924 Shot: 1984 20.431 1986 20.333 1983 20.286 1985 20.251 1987 20.220 1988 20.218 2008 20.191 2004 20.136 2006 20.104 2007 20.066 Discus: 1984 64.41 1988 64.12 1986 63.85 1980 63.83 1983 63.83 1985 63.81 2000 63.77 1982 63.65 2008 63.60 1987 63.53 Hammer: 1988 77.18 1987 76.71 1984 76.65 1985 76.62 1986 76.54 2000 76.48 2008 75.99 1998 75.91 1983 75.86 1990 75.85 Javelin: 1991 81.37 2000 81.06 2001 80.83 2002 80.66 2004 80.65 1999 80.64 2009 80.56 1990 80.48 1996 80.47 1997 80.37 Decathlon: 1996 8041 1988 8028 1997 7984 1986 7977 2000 7968 1995 7968 1998 7962 1994 7944 1987 7944 2008 7934
Re: Development trends in men's individual Olympic events
Re: Development trends in men's individual Olympic events
Note that for the vault there was a rule change on the equipment and on the vaulter. The pegs were made shorter and the bar ends were made to be half circles, while the Volzing of the bar was outlawed. I am not sure how big this is in effect but I have seen a number of vaults that might have been good under the old rules.
Re: Development trends in men's individual Olympic events
Top20 averages updated, and illustrated behind the links below (awkwardly, the whole charts are not shown if I paste them here as images).
http://img593.imageshack.us/img593/5043/100m.png http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/9118/200md.png http://img51.imageshack.us/img51/5246/400m.png http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/8594/800mr.png http://img209.imageshack.us/img209/8271/1500m.png http://img691.imageshack.us/img691/4006/5000m.png http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/1923/10000m.png http://img511.imageshack.us/img511/4676/marathon.png http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/1897/3000sc.png http://img34.imageshack.us/img34/6521/110mh.png http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/2513/400mh.png http://img708.imageshack.us/img708/2906/highml.png http://img834.imageshack.us/img834/4173/polec.png http://img824.imageshack.us/img824/8748/longs.png http://img835.imageshack.us/img835/4961/triplet.png http://img203.imageshack.us/img203/7931/shotc.png http://img535.imageshack.us/img535/9587/discus.png http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/125/hammerx.png http://img716.imageshack.us/img716/1327/javelin.png None of the field events have moved on for 30 years. The same practically goes for the middle distances (and for the last 20 years also for 400m/400mh), despite the rise of Africa. Perhaps they are not physically that superior, after all, as the dominance could as well be explained by the loss of interest/motivation in developed countries.
Re: Development trends in men's individual Olympic events
Correct. Statistically it must have an effect. The peak in pole vault is at 1996, I don't remember, but I would guess it coincides with the rule changes.
Re: Development trends in men's individual Olympic events
Correct. Statistically it must have an effect. The peak in pole vault is at 1996, I don't remember, but I would guess it coincides with the rule changes.[/quote} The rules changed in 2003. IMHO, you see the peak in '96 because you still had a lot of vaulters that grew up in the Soviet training system that now had international opportunities. Prior to the break up of the USSR, they fought for 3 slots on the Soviet team. Now there were a dozen plus spots available. Of course, this curtailed quickly as these guys aged. There was no organized support system in any of these countries...even in Russia. The men's vault there is like the NCAAs now.
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