Athletics in Paris 2024 Olympics: Athletes who defended their Tokyo gold medals in Paris

Among the 48 medal events in athletics at the Paris Olympics, only 10 witnessed a gold medal-defence from the Tokyo games.

Faith Kipyegon, of Kenya, celebrates after winning the gold medal in the women’s 1500 meters final at the 2024 Summer Olympics. | Photo Credit: Ashley Landis/AP

Athletics continued to be the centrepiece event of the Olympics, with the Paris Games delivering several memorable moments in the track and field events.

Among the 48 medal events in athletics at the Paris Olympics, only 10 witnessed a gold medal-defence from the Tokyo games.

Here are the 10 athletes/teams who defended their Olympic titles in Paris

Soufiane El Bakkali (Morocco) - 3000 metres steeplechase

USA (team) - 4 × 400 metres relay (men’s)

Armand Duplantis (Sweden) - Men’s Pole Vault

Miltiadis Tentoglou (Greece) - Men’s Long Jump

Ryan Crouser (USA) - Men’s Shot Put

Faith Kipyegon (Kenya) - Women’s 1500m

Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone (USA) - Women’s 400m hurdles

USA (team) - 4 × 400 metres relay (women’s)

Valarie Allman (USA) - Women’s Discus Throw

Nafissatou Thiam (Belgium) - Heptathlon

Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon won her third consecutive Olympic gold in 1500m.

While USA’s men’s 4x400m relay team made it a treble of Olympic wins, their women’s counterparts secured the title for the eighth consecutive time.