This is the complete list of women's Olympic medalists in athletics.
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4 x 100 metres relay
Note: * Indicates athletes who ran in preliminary rounds and also received medals.
Note: In 2007, Marion Jones was stripped of all her Olympic medals from 2000.
4 × 400 metres relay
Note: * Indicates athletes who ran in preliminary rounds and also received medals.
Note: † Indicates athlete who did not run in any rounds and also received medal.
Note: Marion Jones was stripped of all her Olympic medals in 2000. Crystal Cox was stripped of her Olympic medal in 2004, both being found guilty of doping violations.
3000 metres
The 3000 metres run was replaced by the 5000 metres run in 1996 and henceforth.
80 metres hurdles
The 80 metres hurdles was replaced by the 100 metres hurdles in 1972.
Pentathlon
In 1984 and thenceforth, the pentathlon (five events over two days) was replaced by the heptathlon (seven events over two days), so "discontinued" is not precisely correct. The heptathlon consists of the 200 meter and 800 meter runs, the 100 meter hurdles, the shot put, the javelin throw, the high jump, and the long jump in track and field: three track events and four field events.
10 kilometers race walk
In the year 2000 and henceforth, the distance was doubled to 20 kilometers