Discontinued Olympic Track & Field Events

There are many the Track and Field events that were one featured at the Olympic Games but are no longer part of the program.

Discontinued Events for Men

60 Meters 1900-1904
200 Meters Hurdles 1900-1904
1600 Meters Medley Relay (200m + 200m + 400m + 800m) 1908
Steeplechase 1900 (2500m & 4000m), 1904 (2590m), 1908 (3200m)
5 Miles 1906, 1908
Team Race 1900 (5000m), 1904 (4 mile), 1908 (3 mile), 1912 (3000m), 1920 (3000m), 1924 (3000m)
Cross Country (individual & team) 1912-1924
Shot Put, Both Hands (aggregate) 1912
Javelin, Both Hands (aggregate) 1912
Javelin, Free-Style 1906, 1908
Discuss, Both Hands (aggregate) 1912
Stone Throw (6.4 kg) 1906
Ancient (Greek-Style) Discus 1906, 1908
56 lb. Weight Throw 1904, 1920
Standing Long Jump 1900-1912
Standing High Jump 1900-1912
Standing Triple Jump 1900, 1904
Walk: 1500m (1906), 3000m (1906, 1920), 3500m (1908), 10,000m (1912, 1920, 1924, 1948, 1952), 10-Mile (1908)
Triathlon 1904 (long jump, shot put, 100-yard run)
Pentathlon 1906 (standing long jump, ancient discus, 192-meter run, javelin, Greco-Roman Wrestling)
Pentathlon 1912-1924 (long jump, javelin, 200-meter run, discus, 1500-meter run)
Pentathlon (women) 1964 to 1980.
All-Around (the original decathlon) 1904 (100 yards, shot put, high jump, 880 yards walk, hammer throw, pole vault, 120-yard hurdles, 56 lb. weight throw, long jump, one mile run)
Tug-of-War 1900-1920

80 Meters Hurdles 1932-1968 (replaced by 100 meters in 1972)
3000 Meters 1984-1992 (replaced by 5000 meters in 1996)
Walk: 10km Road Walk 1992-1996 (replaced by the 20 km event in 2000)
Pentathlon 1964-1980 (100 meters hurdles [80 meters 1964-1968], shot put, high jump, long jump, 200-meter run). Replaced by the Heptathlon in 1984.

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