Changes: Athletics 2012

Revision as of 01:23, 27 February 2014

Athletics consists of track and field, road running and race walking and will be held from August 3, 2012 to August 12, 2012 at the Olympic Stadium.

Men's Events

100 metres (held on August 5, 2012)
- GOLD: Usain Bolt (JAM) - 9.63 - OR
- SILVER: Yohan Blake (JAM) - 9.75
- BRONZE: Justin Gatlin (USA) - 9.79
200 metres (held on August 9, 2012)
- GOLD: Usain Bolt (JAM) - 19.32
- SILVER: Yohan Blake (JAM) - 19.44
- BRONZE: Warren Weir (JAM) - 19.84
400 metres (held on August 6, 2012)
- GOLD: Kirani James (GRN) - 43.94
- SILVER: Luguelin Santos (DOM) - 44.46
- BRONZE: Lalonde Gordon (TRI) - 44.52
800 metres (held on August 9, 2012)
- GOLD: David Rudisha (KEN) - 1:40.91 - WR
- SILVER: Nijel Amos (BOT) - 1:41.73
- BRONZE: Timothy Kitum (KEN) - 1:42.53
1500 metres (held on August 7, 2012)
- GOLD: Taoufik Makhloufi (ALG) - 3:34.08
- SILVER: Leo Manzano (USA) - 3:34.79
- BRONZE: Abdalaati Iguider (MAR) - 3:35.13
5000 metres (held on August 11, 2012)
- GOLD: Mo Farah (GBR) - 13:41.66
- SILVER: Dejen Gebremeskel (ETH) - 13:41.98
- BRONZE: Thomas Pkemei Longosiwa (KEN) - 13:42.36
10,000 metres (held on August 4, 2012)
- GOLD: Mo Farrah (GBR) - 27:30.42
- SILVER: Galen Rupp (USA) - 27:30.90
- BRONZE: Tariku Bekele (ETH) - 27:31.43
110 metres hurdles (held on August 8, 2012)
- GOLD: Aries Merritt (USA) - 12.92
- SILVER: Jason Richardson (USA) - 13.04
- BRONZE: Hansle Parchment (JAM) - 13.12
400 metres hurdles (held on August 6, 2012)
- GOLD: Felix Sanchez (DOM) - 47.63
- SILVER: Michael Tinsley (USA) - 47.91
- BRONZE: Javier Culson (Puerto Rico) - 48.10
3000 metres steeplechase (held on August 5, 2012)
- GOLD: Ezekiel Kemboi (KEN) - 8:18.56
- SILVER: Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad (FRA) - 8:19.08
- BRONZE: Abel Kiprop Mutai (KEN) - 8:19.73
4 x 100 metres relay (held on August 11, 2012)
- GOLD: Jamaica - Nesta Carter, Michael Frater, Yohan Blake, Usain Bolt - 36.84 WR
- SILVER: United States of America - Trell Kimmons, Justin Gatlin, Tyson Gay, Ryan Bailey - 37.04
- BRONZE: Trinidad and Tobago - Keston Bledman, Marc Burns, Emmanuel Callender, RIchard Thompson - 38.12
4 x 400 metres relay (held on August 10, 2012)
- GOLD: Bahamas - Chris Brown, Demetrius Pinder, Michael Mathieu, Ramon Miller - 2:56.72
- SILVER: United States of America - Bryshon Nellum, Joshua Mance, Tony McQuary, Angelo Taylor - 2:57.05
- BRONZE: Trinidad and Tobago - Lalonde Gordon, Jarrin Soloman, Ade Alleyne-Forte, Deon Lendore - 2:59.40
Marathon (held on August 12, 2012)
- GOLD: Stephen Kiprotich (UGA) - 2:08:01
- SILVER: Abel Kirui (KEN) - 2:08:27
- BRONZE: Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich (KEN) - 2:09:37
20 kilometres walk (held on August 4, 2012)
- GOLD: Chen Ding (CHN) - 1:18.46
- SILVER: Erick Barrondo (GUA) - 1:18.57
- BRONZE: Wang Zhen (CHN) - 1:19.25
50 kilometres walk (held on August 11, 2012)
- GOLD: Sergey Kirdyapkin (RUS) - 3:35:59 - OR
- SILVER: Jared Tallent (AUS) - 3:36:53
- BRONZE: Si Tianfeng (CHN) - 3:37:16
High Jump (held on August 7, 2012)
- GOLD: Ivan Ukhov (RUS) - 2.83 m
- SILVER: Erik Kynard (USA) - 2.33 m
- BRONZE: Mutaz Essa Barshim (QAT) - 2.29 m
- BRONZE: Derek Drouin (CAN) - 2.29 m
- BRONZE: Robert Grabarz (GBR) - 2.29 m
Pole Vault (held on August 10, 2012)
- GOLD: Renaud Lavillenie (FRA) - 5.97
- SILVER: Bjorn Otto (GER) - 5.91
- BRONZE: Raphael Holzdeppe (GER) - 5.91
Long Jump (held on August 4, 2012)
- GOLD: Greg Rutherford (GBR) - 8.31 m
- SILVER: Mitchell Watt (AUS) - 8.16 m
- BRONZE: Will Claye (USA) - 8.12 m
Triple Jump (held on August 9, 2012)
- GOLD: Christian Taylor (USA) - 17.81
- SILVER: Will Claye (USA) - 17.62
- BRONZE: Fabrizio Donato (ITA) - 17.48
Shot Put (held on August 3, 2012)
- GOLD: Tomasz Majewski (POL) - 21.89
- SILVER: David Storl (GER) - 21.86
- BRONZE: Reese Hoffa (USA) - 21.23
Discus Throw (held on August 7, 2012)
- GOLD: Robert Harting (GER) - 68.27 m
- SILVER: Ehsan Hadadi (IRI) - 68.18 m
- BRONZE: Gerd Kanter (EST) - 68.03 m
Hammer Throw (held on August 5, 2012)
- GOLD: Krisztian Pars (HUN - 80.59
- SILVER: Primoz Kozmus (SLO) - 79.36
- BRONZE: Koji Murofushi (JPN) - 78.71
Javelin Throw (held on August 11, 2012)
- GOLD: Keshorn Walcott (TRI) - 84.58
- SILVER: Oleksandr Pyatnytsya (UKR) - 84.51
- BRONZE: Antti Ruuskanen (FIN) - 84.12
Decathlon (held on August 8 and 9, 2012)
- GOLD: Ashton Eaton (USA) - 8869
- SILVER: Trey Hardee (USA) - 8671
- BRONZE: Leonel Suarez (CUB) - 8523

Women's Events

100 metres (held on August 4, 2012)
- GOLD: Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (JAM) - 10.75
- SILVER: Carmelita Jeter (USA) - 10.78
- BRONZE: Veronica Campbell-Brown (JAM) - 10.81
200 metres (held on August 8, 2012)
- GOLD: Allyson Felix (USA) - 21.88
- SILVER: Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (JAM) - 22.09
- BRONZE: Carmelita Jeter (USA) - 22.14
400 metres (held on August 5, 2012)
- GOLD: Sanya Richards-Ross (USA) - 49.55
- SILVER: Christine Ohuruogu (GBR) - 49.70
- BRONZE: Dee Dee Trotter (USA) - 49.72
800 metres (held on August 11, 2012)
- GOLD: Mariya Savinova (RUS) - 1:56.19
- SILVER: Caster Semenya (RSA) - 1:57.23
- BRONZE: Ekaterina Poistogova (RUS) - 1:57.53
1500 metres (held on August 10, 2012)
- GOLD: Asli Cakir Alptekin (TUR) - 4:10.23
- SILVER: Gamze Bulut (TUR) - 4:10.40
- BRONZE: Maryam Yusuf Jamal (BRN) - 4:10.74
5000 metres (held on August 10, 2012)
- GOLD: Meseret Defar (ETH) - 15:04.25
- SILVER: Vivian Cheruiyot (KEN) - 15:04.73
- BRONZE: Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH) - 15:05.15
10,000 metres (held on August 3, 2012)
- GOLD: Tirunesh Dibaba (ETH) - 30:20.75
- SILVER: Sally Kipyego (KEN) - 30:26.37
- BRONZE: Vivian Cheruihyot (KEN) - 30:30.44
100 metres hurdles (held on August 7, 2012)
- GOLD: Sally Pearson (AUS) - 12.35
- SILVER: Dawn Harper (USA) - 12.37
- BRONZE: Kellie Wells (USA) - 12.48
400 metres hurdles (held on August 8, 2012)
- GOLD: Natalya Antyukh (RUS) - 52.70
- SILVER: Lashinda Demus (USA) - 52.77
- BRONZE: Zuzana Hejnova (CZE) - 53.38
3000 metres steeplechase (held on August 6, 2012)
- GOLD: Yuliya Zaripova (RUS) - 9:06.72
- SILVER: Habiba Ghribi (TUN) - 9:08.37
- BRONZE: Sofia Assefa (ETH) - 9:09.84
4 x 100 metres relay (held on August 10, 2012)
- GOLD: United States - Tianna Madison, Allyson Felix, Bianca Knight, Carmelita Jeter, Jeneba Tarmoh (Q), Lauryn Williams (Q) - 40.82 WR
- SILVER: Jamaica - Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Sherone Simpson, Veronica Campbell-Brown, Kerron Stewart, Samantha Henry-Robinson (Q), Schillonie Calvert (Q)
- BRONZE: Ukraine - Olesya Povh, Hrystyna Stuy, Mariya Ryemyen, Elyzaveta Bryzgina - 42.04
4 x 400 metres relay (held on August 11, 2012)
- GOLD: United States of America - DeeDee Trotter, Allyson Felix, Francena McCorory, Sanya Richards-Ross, Keisha Baker (Q), Diamond Dixon (Q) - 3:16.87
- SILVER: Russia - Yulia Gushchina, Antonina Krivoshapka, Tatyana Firova, Natalya Antyukh, Natalya Nazarova (Q), Anastasiya Kapachinskaya (Q) - 3:20.23
- BRONZE: Jamaica - Christine Day, Rosemarie Whyte, Shericka Williams, Novlene Williams-Mills, Shereefa Lloyd (Q) - 3:20.95
Marathon (held on August 5, 2012)
- GOLD: Tiki Gelana (ETH) - 2:23.07 - OR
- SILVER: Priscah Jeptoo (KEN) - 2:23.12
- BRONZE: Tatyana Petrova Arkhipova (RUS) - 2:23.29
20 kilometres walk (held on August 11, 2012)
- GOLD: Elena Lashmanova (RUS) - 1:25.02 WR
- SILVER: Olga Kanoskina (RUS) - 1:25.09
- BRONZE: Qieyang Shenjie (CHN) - 1:25.16
High Jump (held on August 11, 2012)
- GOLD: Anna Chicherova (RUS) - 2.05
- SILVER: Brigetta Barrett (USA) - 2.03
- BRONZE: Svetlana Shkolina (RUS) - 2.03
Pole Vault (held on August 6, 2012)
- GOLD: Jen Suhr (USA) - 4.75
- SILVER: Yarisley Silva (CUB) - 4.75
- BRONZE: Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS) - 4.70
Long Jump (held on August 8, 2012)
- GOLD: Brittany Reese (USA) - 7.12
- SILVER: Elena Sokolova (RUS) - 7.07
- BRONZE: Janay DeLoach (USA) - 6.89
Triple Jump (held on August 5, 2012)
- GOLD: Olga Rypakova (KAZ) - 14.98
- SILVER: Caterine Ibarguen (COL) - 14.80
- BRONZE: Olha Saladuha (UKR) - 14.79
Shot Put (held on August 6, 2012)
- GOLD: Valerie Adams (NZL) - 20.70
- SILVER: Yevgeniia Kolodko (RUS) - 20.48
- BRONZE: Gong Lijiao (CHN) - 20.22
  - Nadzeya Astapchuk of Belarus was stripped of her gold medal on August 13, 2012 after testing positive for a banned substance.
Discus Throw (held on August 4, 2012)
- GOLD: Sandra Perkovic (CRO) - 69.11
- SILVER: Darya Pishchalnikova (RUS) - 67.56
- BRONZE: Li Yanfeng CHN) - 67.22
Hammer Throw (held on August 10, 2012)
- GOLD: Tatyana Lysenko (RUS) - 78.18
- SILVER: Anita Wlodarczyk (POL) - 77.60
- BRONZE: Betty Heidler (GER) - 77.12
Javelin Throw (held on August 9, 2012)
- GOLD: Barbora Spotakova (CZE) - 69.55
- SILVER: Christina Obergfoll (GER) - 65.16
- BRONZE: Linda Stahl (GER) - 64.91
Heptathlon (held on August 4, 2012)
- GOLD: Jessica Ennis (GBR) - 6955
- SILVER: Tatyana Chernova (RUS) - 6628
- BRONZE: Lyudmyla Yospenko (UKR) - 6618

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 **BRONZE: [[Lalonde Gordon]] ([[Trinidad and Tobago|TRI]]) - 44.52
 *800 metres (held on August 9, 2012)
-**GOLD: [[David Rudisha]] ([[Kenya|KEN]]) - 1:40.91 - WR
+**GOLD: [[David Rudisha]] ([[Kenya|KEN]]) - [http://www.watchathletics.com/video/london-2012/554/david-ruisha-world-record-in-800m-1-40-91/ 1:40.91 - WR]
-**SILVER: [[Nijel Amos]] ([[Botswana|BOT]] - 1:41.73
+**SILVER: [[Nijel Amos]] ([[Botswana|BOT]]) - 1:41.73
 **BRONZE: [[Timothy Kitum]] ([[Kenya|KEN]]) - 1:42.53
 *1500 metres (held on August 7, 2012)
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 *Pole Vault (held on August 10, 2012)
 **GOLD: [[Renaud Lavillenie]] ([[France|FRA]]) - 5.97
-**SILVER: [[Bjorn Otto]] (Germany|GER]]) - 5.91
+**SILVER: [[Bjorn Otto]] ([[Germany|GER]]) - 5.91
 **BRONZE: [[Raphael Holzdeppe]] ([[Germany|GER]]) - 5.91
 *Long Jump (held on August 4, 2012)
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 *200 metres (held on August 8, 2012)
 **GOLD: [[Allyson Felix]] ([[USA]]) - 21.88
-**SILVER: [[Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce]] (Jamaica|JAM]]) - 22.09
+**SILVER: [[Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce]] ([[Jamaica|JAM]]) - 22.09
 **BRONZE: [[Carmelita Jeter]] ([[USA]]) - 22.14
 *400 metres (held on August 5, 2012)
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 **BRONZE: [[Maryam Yusuf Jamal]] ([[Bahrain|BRN]]) - 4:10.74
 *5000 metres (held on August 10, 2012)
-**GOLD: [[Meseret Defar]] ([[Ethiopa|ETH]]) - 15:04.25
+**GOLD: [[Meseret Defar]] ([[Ethiopia|ETH]]) - 15:04.25
 **SILVER: [[Vivian Cheruiyot]] ([[Kenya|KEN]]) - 15:04.73
-**BRONZE: [[Tirunesh Dibaba]] ([[Ethiopa|ETH]]) - 15:05.15
+**BRONZE: [[Tirunesh Dibaba]] ([[Ethiopia|ETH]]) - 15:05.15
 *10,000 metres (held on August 3, 2012)
 **GOLD: [[Tirunesh Dibaba]] ([[Ethiopia|ETH]]) - 30:20.75
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 **BRONZE: [[Sofia Assefa]] ([[Ethiopia|ETH]]) - 9:09.84
 *4 x 100 metres relay (held on August 10, 2012)
-**GOLD: [[United States of America]] - [[Tianna Madison]], [[Allyson Felix]], [[Bianca Knight]], [[Carmelita Jeter]], [[Jeneba Tarmoh]] (Q), [[Lauryn Williams]] (Q) - 40.82 WR
+**GOLD: [[United States of America|United States]] - [[Tianna Madison]], [[Allyson Felix]], [[Bianca Knight]], [[Carmelita Jeter]], [[Jeneba Tarmoh]] (Q), [[Lauryn Williams]] (Q) - 40.82 WR
 **SILVER: [[Jamaica]] - [[Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce]], [[Sherone Simpson]], [[Veronica Campbell-Brown]], [[Kerron Stewart]], [[Samantha Henry-Robinson]] (Q), [[Schillonie Calvert]] (Q)
 **BRONZE: [[Ukraine]] - [[Olesya Povh]], [[Hrystyna Stuy]], [[Mariya Ryemyen]], [[Elyzaveta Bryzgina]] - 42.04
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 **BRONZE: [[Jamaica]] - [[Christine Day]], [[Rosemarie Whyte]], [[Shericka Williams]], [[Novlene Williams-Mills]], [[Shereefa Lloyd]] (Q) - 3:20.95
 *Marathon (held on August 5, 2012)
-**GOLD: [[Tiki Gelana]] ([[Ethiopa|ETH]]) - 2:23.07 - OR
+**GOLD: [[Tiki Gelana]] ([[Ethiopia|ETH]]) - 2:23.07 - OR
 **SILVER: [[Priscah Jeptoo]] ([[Kenya|KEN]]) - 2:23.12
 **BRONZE: [[Tatyana Petrova Arkhipova]] ([[Russia|RUS]]) - 2:23.29
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 **SILVER: [[Tatyana Chernova]] ([[Russia|RUS]]) - 6628
 **BRONZE: [[Lyudmyla Yospenko]] ([[Ukraine|UKR]]) - 6618
+<gallery orientation="square">
+Carmelitajeter.jpg|Carmelita Jeter helps USA win the 4x100 relay.
+Llysonfelix.jpeg|Allyson Felix wins the 200m for USA.
+JeterRecord.jpg|Team USA wins the 4x100 relay, setting a world record.
+</gallery>
 [[Category:Athletics]]
 [[Category:London 2012 Athletes]]