Track
100 metres
200 metres
400 metres
800 metres
1500 metres
3000 metres (discontinued event)
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 Rome |  Nina Holmén (FIN) |  Lyudmila Bragina (URS) |  Joyce Smith (GBR) |
| 1978 Prague | Svetlana Ulmasova (URS) |  Natalia Mărășescu (ROU) |  Grete Waitz (NOR) |
| 1982 Athens | Svetlana Ulmasova (URS) | Maricica Puică (ROU) | Yelena Sipatova (URS) |
| 1986 Stuttgart | Olga Bondarenko (URS) | Maricica Puică (ROU) | Yvonne Murray (GBR) |
| 1990 Split | Yvonne Murray (GBR) | Yelena Romanova (URS) |  Roberta Brunet (ITA) |
| 1994 Helsinki |  Sonia O'Sullivan (IRL) | Yvonne Murray (GBR) |  Gabriela Szabo (ROU) |
5000 metres
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 Budapest | Sonia O'Sullivan (IRL) | Gabriela Szabo (ROU) |  Marta Domínguez (ESP) |
| 2002 Munich | Marta Domínguez (ESP) | Sonia O'Sullivan (IRL) |  Yelena Zadorozhnaya (RUS) |
| 2006 Gothenburg | Marta Domínguez (ESP) | Liliya Shobukhova (RUS) |  Elvan Abeylegesse (TUR) |
| 2010 Barcelona | Elvan Abeylegesse (TUR) |  Sara Moreira (POR) | Jéssica Augusto (POR) |
| 2012 Helsinki | Olga Golovkina (RUS) | Sara Moreira (POR) | Julia Bleasdale (GBR) |
| 2014 Zürich |  Meraf Bahta (SWE) |  Sifan Hassan (NED) | Susan Kuijken (NED) |
| 2016 Amsterdam | Yasemin Can (TUR) | Meraf Bahta (SWE) | Stephanie Twell (GBR) |
| 2018 Berlin | Sifan Hassan (NED) | Eilish McColgan (GBR) | Yasemin Can (TUR) |
| 2022 Munich |  Konstanze Klosterhalfen (GER) | Yasemin Can (TUR) | Eilish McColgan (GBR) |
| 2024 Rome | Nadia Battocletti (ITA) | Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal (NOR) | Marta García (ESP) |
10,000 metres
Half marathon
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Amsterdam | Sara Moreira (POR) | Veronica Inglese (ITA) | Jéssica Augusto (POR) |
| 2024 Rome | Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal (NOR) | Joan Chelimo Melly (ROU) | Calli Hauger-Thackery (GBR) |
Marathon
80 metres hurdles (discontinued event)
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 Vienna |  Claudia Testoni (ITA) |  Lisa Gelius (GER) | Kitty ter Braake (NED) |
| 1946 Oslo | Fanny Blankers-Koen (NED) |  Elene Gok'ieli (URS) | Valentina Fokina (URS) |
| 1950 Brussels | Fanny Blankers-Koen (NED) | Maureen Dyson (GBR) |  Micheline Ostermeyer (FRA) |
| 1954 Bern | Maria Golubnichaya (URS) | Anneliese Seonbuchner (FRG) | Pam Seaborne (GBR) |
| 1958 Stockholm | Galina Bystrova (URS) | Zenta Kopp (FRG) |  Gisela Birkemeyer (GDR) |
| 1962 Belgrade |  Teresa Ciepły (POL) | Karin Balzer (GDR) | Erika Fisch (FRG) Maria Piątkowska (POL) |
| 1966 Budapest | Karin Balzer (GDR) | Karin Frisch (FRG) | Elżbieta Bednarek (POL) |
100 metres hurdles
400 metres hurdles
3000 metres steeplechase
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 Gothenburg |  Alesia Turava (BLR) | Tatyana Petrova (RUS) | Wioletta Janowska (POL) |
| 2010 Barcelona | Yuliya Zarudneva (RUS) | Hatti Dean (GBR) | Wioletta Frankiewicz (POL) |
| 2012 Helsinki | Gülcan Mıngır (TUR) | Antje Möldner-Schmidt (GER) | Gesa Felicitas Krause (GER) |
| 2014 Zürich | Antje Möldner-Schmidt (GER) | Charlotta Fougberg (SWE) | Diana Martín (ESP) |
| 2016 Amsterdam | Gesa Felicitas Krause (GER) |  Luiza Gega (ALB) | Ozlem Kaya (TUR) |
| 2018 Berlin | Gesa Felicitas Krause (GER) |  Fabienne Schlumpf (SUI) | Karoline Bjerkeli Grøvdal (NOR) |
| 2022 Munich | Luiza Gega (ALB) | Lea Meyer (GER) | Elizabeth Bird (GBR) |
| 2024 Rome | Alice Finot (FRA) | Gesa Felicitas Krause (GER) | Elizabeth Bird (GBR) |
10 kilometres walk (discontinued event)
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 Stuttgart | Mari Cruz Díaz (ESP) | Ann Jansson (SWE) | Siw Vera Ibáñez (SWE) |
| 1990 Split | Annarita Sidoti (ITA) | Olga Kardopoltseva (URS) | Ileana Salvador (ITA) |
| 1994 Helsinki | Sari Essayah (FIN) | Annarita Sidoti (ITA) | Yelena Nikolayeva (RUS) |
| 1998 Budapest | Annarita Sidoti (ITA) | Erica Alfridi (ITA) | Susana Feitor (POR) |
20 kilometres walk
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 Munich | Olimpiada Ivanova (RUS) | Yelena Nikolayeva (RUS) | Erica Alfridi (ITA) |
| 2006 Gothenburg | Ryta Turava (BLR) | Olga Kaniskina (RUS) | Elisa Rigaudo (ITA) |
| 2010 Barcelona | Anisya Kirdyapkina (RUS) | Vera Sokolova (RUS) | Melanie Seeger (GER) |
| 2012 Helsinki | Not included in the program | ||
| 2014 Zürich | Elmira Alembekova (RUS) |  Lyudmyla Olyanovska (UKR) |  Anežka Drahotová (CZE) |
| 2016 Amsterdam | Not included in the program | ||
| 2018 Berlin | Maria Perez (ESP) | Anežka Drahotová (CZE) | Antonella Palmisano (ITA) |
| 2022 Munich |  Antigoni Drisbioti (GRE) | Katarzyna Zdziebło (POL) | Saskia Feige (GER) |
| 2024 Rome | Antonella Palmisano (ITA) | Valentina Trapletti (ITA) | Lyudmyla Olyanovska (UKR) |
35 kilometres walk
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 Munich | Antigoni Drisbioti (GRE) | Raquel González (ESP) |  Viktória Madarász (HUN) |
| 2024 Rome | Not included in the program | ||
50 kilometres walk (discontinued event)
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Berlin | Inês Henriques (POR) | Júlia Takács (ESP) | Khrystyna Yudkina (UKR) |
