American first athlete Olympic champion Thomas Burke

Event	Place	Athlete	Heat	Final
100 metres	1st	Thomas Burke	12.0 seconds	12.0 seconds
	3rd	Francis Lane	12.2 seconds	12.6 seconds
	–	Thomas Curtis	12.2 seconds	Did not start
400 metres	1st	Thomas Burke	58.4 seconds	54.2 seconds
	2nd	Herbert Jamison	56.8 seconds	55.2 seconds
1500 metres	2nd	Arthur Blake	No heats	4:34.0
110 metre hurdles	1st	Thomas Curtis	18.4 seconds	17.6 seconds
	–	William Hoyt	Unknown	Did not start
Marathon	–	Arthur Blake	No heats	Did not finish