List of men's Olympic and World Championship athletics sprint champions

This is a list of the men's athletics champions at the Olympics and World Championships in the sprint events since the introduction of the World Championships in 1983. Combining the lists of global champions into a single timeline allows patterns of success and dominance to be demonstrated, as well as highlighting the occasional shock results.

List of champions

Each entry has an asterisk (*) linking to the championship of that year. Yellow background is for Olympic races.

Year	100 m	200 m	400 m	4 × 100 m	4 × 400 m
1983	Lewis *	Smith *	Cameron *	King, Gault, Smith, Lewis *	Lovachov, Troshchilo, Chernetskiy, Markin *
1984	Lewis *	Lewis *	Babers *	Graddy, Brown, Smith, Lewis *	Nix, Armstead, Babers, McKay *
1987	Lewis *	Smith *	Schönlebe *	McRae, McNeill, Glance, Lewis *	Everett, Haley, McKay, Reynolds *
1988	Lewis *	DeLoach *	S.Lewis *	Bryzhin, Krylov, Muravyov, Savin *	Everett, S.Lewis, Robinzine, Reynolds *
1991	Lewis *	Johnson *	Pettigrew *	Cason, Burrell, Mitchell, Lewis *	Black, Redmond, Regis, Akabusi *
1992	Christie *	Marsh *	Watts *	Marsh, Burrell, Mitchell, Lewis *	Valmon, Watts, Johnson, S.Lewis *
1993	Christie *	Fredericks *	Johnson *	Drummond, Cason, Mitchell, Burrell *	Valmon, Watts, Reynolds, Johnson *
1995	Bailey *	Johnson *	Johnson *	Bailey, Esmie, Gilbert, Surin *	Ramsey, Mills, Reynolds, Johnson *
1996	Bailey *	Johnson *	Johnson *	Esmie, Gilbert, Surin, Bailey *	L.Smith, Harrison, Mills, Maybank *
1997	Greene *	Boldon *	Johnson *	Esmie, Gilbert, Surin, Bailey *	Thomas, Black, Baulch, Richardson *
1999	Greene *	Greene *	Johnson *	Drummond, Montgomery, B.Lewis, Greene *	Czubak]], Maćkowiak, Bocian, Haczek *
2000	Greene *	Kenteris *	Johnson *	Drummond, Williams, B.Lewis, Greene *	Chukwu, Monye, Bada, Udo-Obong *
2001	Greene *	Kenteris *	Moncur *	Nagel, Du Plessis, Newton, Quinn *	Moncur, Brown, McIntosh, Munnings *
2003	Collins *	Capel *	Washington *	Capel, Williams, Patton, J.Johnson *	Djhone, Keïta, Diagana, Raquil *
2004	Gatlin *	Crawford *	Wariner *	Gardener, Campbell, Devonish, Lewis-Francis *	Harris, Brew, Wariner, Williamson *
2005	Gatlin *	Gatlin *	Wariner *	Doucouré, Pognon, De Lépine, Dovy *	Rock, Brew, Williamson, Wariner *
2007	Gay *	Gay *	Wariner *	Patton, Spearmon, Gay, Dixon *	Merritt, Taylor, Williamson, Wariner *
2008	Bolt *	Bolt *	Merritt *	Bledman, Burns, Callender, Thompson *	Merritt, Taylor, Neville, Wariner *
2009	Bolt *	Bolt *	Merritt *	Mullings, Frater, Bolt, Powell *	Taylor, Wariner, Clement, Merritt *
2011	Blake *	Bolt *	James *	Carter, Frater, Blake, Bolt *	Nixon, Jackson, Taylor, Merritt *
2012	Bolt *	Bolt *	James *	Carter, Frater, Blake, Bolt *	Brown, Pinder, Mathieu, Miller *
2013	Bolt *	Bolt *	Merritt *	Carter, Bailey-Cole, Ashmeade, Bolt *	Verburg, McQuay, A.Hall, Merritt *
2015	Bolt *	Bolt *	van Niekerk *	Carter, Powell, Ashmeade, Bolt *	Verburg, McQuay, Nellum, Merritt *
2016	Bolt *	Bolt *	van Niekerk *	Powell, Blake, Ashmeade, Bolt *	A.Hall, McQuay, Roberts, Merritt *
2017	Gatlin *	Guliyev *	van Niekerk *	Ujah, Gemili, Talbot, Mitchell-Blake *	Solomon, Richards, Cedenio, Gordon *
2019	Coleman *	Lyles *	Gardiner *	Coleman, Gatlin, Rodgers, Lyles *	Kerley, Cherry, London, Benjamin *
2020	Jacobs *	De Grasse *	Gardiner *	Patta, Jacobs, Desalu, Tortu *	Cherry, Norman, Deadmon, Benjamin *
2022	Kerley *	Lyles *	Norman *	Brown, Blake, Rodney, De Grasse *	Godwin, Norman, Deadmon, Allison *
2023	Lyles *	Lyles *	Watson *	Coleman, Kerley, Carnes, Lyles *	Q.Hall, Norwood, Robinson, Benjamin *
2024	Lyles *	Tebogo *	Q.Hall *	Brown, Blake, Rodney, De Grasse *	Bailey, Norwood, Deadmon, Benjamin *

Gold medal leaders

The top gold medallists since 1983 in these events are:

Rank	Athlete	Total	100 m	200 m	400 m	4 × 100 m	4 × 400 m
1	Usain Bolt	19	6	7	0	6	0
2	Michael Johnson	12	0	3	6	0	3
3	Carl Lewis	11	5	1	0	5	0
4	LaShawn Merritt	10	0	0	3	0	7
5	Jeremy Wariner	8	0	0	3	0	5
6	Maurice Greene	7	4	1	0	2	0
	Noah Lyles	7	2	3	0	2	0
8	Vernon Norwood	6	0	0	0	0	6****
9	Justin Gatlin	5	3	1	0	1	0
	Donovan Bailey	5	2	0	0	3	0
	Nesta Carter	5	0	0	0	5	0
12	Yohan Blake	4	1	0	0	3	0
	Calvin Smith	4	0	2	0	2	0
	Michael Frater	4	0	0	0	4	0
	Asafa Powell	4	0	0	0	4	0
	Butch Reynolds	4	0	0	0	0	4
	Angelo Taylor	4	0	0	0	0	4
	Rai Benjamin	4	0	0	0	0	4

**** including four gold medals in the relay events in which he participated in the heats only.

General references

• International Olympic Committee results database
• Olympic listings from IAAF 2013 statistical handbook
• IAAF World Championships in Athletics. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-08-20.