Abbreviations Used During The Olympic Games
Abbreviations used during the Olympic Games
AAA Amateur Athletic Association
AAU Amateur Athletic Union
AC Also competed
AIBA International Amateur Boxing Association
ANZ In 1908 & 1912 the IOC medal data base refers to Australia & New Zealand who competed as Australasia. 1920 they competed separately.
c Approximately
C: Number of competitors entered
D: Date of final
Dec. Won by judges decision
DISC Discuss throw
DISQ Disqualified
DNC Did not compete in final
DNF Did not finish
D Did not start (in final)
e Estimated
elim Eliminated
EOR Equalled Olympic Record
EUA IOC medal data base United Team of Germany (West & East Germany 1956-1964)
EUN Unified Team (ex republics of Soviet Union)
EWR Equalled world record
FINA International Amateur Swimming Federation
FITA International Archery Federation
FT. distance in feet
GA Goals against
GF Goals
GRW Greco Roman wrestling
H Hurdles
HAM Hammer throw
HJ High jump
IAAF International Amateur Athletic Federation
IN. Inches
IOC International Olympic committee
IOC Also used for the country code for Athletes from Kuwait at the 2010 Asian Games due to the suspension of the Kuwait Olympic Committee.
IOP Independent Olympic Participants (1992 Athletes from Yugoslavia competed due to the UN United Nations sanctions)
JAV Javelin throw
Kg Kilograms
Km Kilometres
KO Knockout
L Lost
Lbs Pounds
LJ Long jump
M Meters
m.p.h Miles per hour
m.p.s Meters per second
N: Number of nations represented
NCAA National Collegiate Athletic Association
OR Olympic record
PA Points against
Pen. Penalty
PF Points for
PTS Points
PV Pole vault
RA Runs against
Ret Retired
RF Runs for
RSC Referee stopped SLJ Standing long jump
SP Shot put
T: Number of teams entered
T Tied
TG Touches given
TR Touches received
USOC United States Olympic committee
UN United Nations
W Won w Wind Aided
with Withdrawn
WB World best
WADA World Anti-Doping Agency
WO Walkover
WR World Record
YDS distance in yards
ZZX Identify medals won by mixed teams from mixed nations, for example in 1896 1900 & 1904 France & Great Britain joined together to compete in the first 3 Olympic games.
Adopted from the complete book of the Olympics 2008 edition
David Wallechinsky & Jamie Loucky
Not formatted to avoid cut & paste copy cats