Carl Lewis came very close to a double sweep 1984/1988? He was the the to repeat the 100m and he swept the sprints in 1984 and got silver in the 200m in 1988.
The sprints have been swept 10 times out of the 27 times they have both been run. Women Sweepers
Source for data:
Men's 100m https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athletics_at_the_2016_Summer_Olympics_–_Men%27s_100_metres
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athletics_at_the_2016_Summer_Olympics_–_Men%27s_200_metres
| Year | Event | Athlete | Country | Result | Event | Athlete | Country | Result | |
| 2016 | 100m Men | Usain Bolt | JAM | 9.81 | 200m Men | Usain Bolt | JAM | 19.78 | First to TRIPLE sweep! + Gold in 4x100 |
| 2012 | 100m Men | Usain Bolt | JAM | 9.63 | 200m Men | Usain Bolt | JAM | 19.32 | First to double sweep! + Gold in 4x100 |
| 2008 | 100m Men | Usain Bolt | JAM | 9.69 | 200m Men | Usain Bolt | JAM | 19.3 | Sweep + Gold in 4x100 |
| 2004 | 100m Men | Justin Gatlin | USA | 9.85 | 200m Men | Shawn Crawford | USA | 19.79 | |
| 2000 | 100m Men | Maurice Greene | USA | 9.87 | 200m Men | Konstantinos Kenteris | GRE | 20.09 | |
| 1996 | 100m Men | Donovan Bailey | CAN | 9.84 | 200m Men | Michael Johnson | USA | 19.32 | |
| 1992 | 100m Men | Linford Christie | GBR | 9.96 | 200m Men | Mike Marsh | USA | 20.01 | |
| 1988 | 100m Men | Carl Lewis | USA | 9.92 | 200m Men | Joe DeLoach | USA | 19.75 | Carl Lewis got SILVER in the 200 |
| 1984 | 100m Men | Carl Lewis | USA | 9.99 | 200m Men | Carl Lewis | USA | 19.80 | Sweep + Gold in 4x100 |
| 1980 | 100m Men | Allan Wells | GBR | 10.25 | 200m Men | Pietro Mennea | ITA | 20.19 | |
| 1976 | 100m Men | Hasely Crawford | TRI | 10.06 | 200m Men | Don Quarrie | JAM | 20.23 | |
| 1972 | 100m Men | Valery Borzov | URS | 10.14 | 200m Men | Valery Borzov | URS | 20.00 | Sweep + Silver in 4x100 |
| 1968 | 100m Men | Jim Hines | USA | 9.95 | 200m Men | Tommie Smith | USA | 19.8 | |
| 1964 | 100m Men | Bob Hayes | USA | 10.0 | 200m Men | Henry Carr | USA | 20.3 | |
| 1960 | 100m Men | Armin Hary | GER | 10.2 | 200m Men | Livio Berruti | ITA | 20.5 | |
| 1956 | 100m Men | Bobby Morrow | USA | 10.5 | 200m Men | Bobby Morrow | USA | 20.6 | Sweep + Gold in 4x100 |
| 1952 | 100m Men | Lindy Remigino | USA | 10.4 | 200m Men | Andy Stanfield | USA | 20.7 | |
| 1948 | 100m Men | Harrison Dillard | USA | 10.3 | 200m Men | Melvin Patton | USA | 21.1 | |
| 1936 | 100m Men | Jesse Owens | USA | 10.3 | 200m Men | Jesse Owens | USA | 20.7 | Sweep + Gold in 4x100 |
| 1932 | 100m Men | Eddie Tolan | USA | 10.3 | 200m Men | Eddie Tolan | USA | 21.2 | Sweep |
| 1928 | 100m Men | Percy Williams | CAN | 10.8 | 200m Men | Percy Williams | CAN | 21.8 | Sweep |
| 1924 | 100m Men | Harold Abrahams | GBR | 10.6 | 200m Men | Jackson Scholz | USA | 21.6 | Chariots of Fire |
| 1920 | 100m Men | Charles Paddock | USA | 10.8 | 200m Men | Allen Woodring | USA | 22.0 | |
| 1912 | 100m Men | Ralph Craig | USA | 10.8 | 200m Men | Ralph Craig | USA | 21.7 | Sweep |
| 1908 | 100m Men | Reggie Walker | SAF | 10.8 | 200m Men | Robert Kerr | CAN | 22.6 | |
| 1904 | 100m Men | Archie Hahn | USA | 11.0 | 200m Men | Archie Hahn | USA | 21.6 | |
| 1900 | 100m Men | Frank Jarvis | USA | 11.0 | 200m Men | Walter Tewksbury | USA | 22.2 | |
| 1896 | 100m Men | Tom Burke | USA | 12.0 | !! 400m !! | Tom Burke | USA | 54.2 | NO 200m in 1896!! |
Fanny Blankers-Koen 1948 (NL), Betty Cuthbert 1956 (AU), Wilma_Rudolph 1960 (US), Florence_Griffith_Joyner 1988 (US) aka "Flo Jo", still holds World Record!
Close: 100m, 200m + Silver in 1x100m 1972 and silver, bronze, gold in 1976: Renate Strecher (DD) 2016 100,200, Silver in 4x100 Elaine Thompson (JM) 1952 Marjorie Jackson-Nelson - 100m & 200m
Other sports trivia: Championship Cities and USA v. Canada in Olympic Hackey
Updated 2017-08-08 - started: 2012.08.09 YON