2012 London Olympics -Athletics Men's Events

Athletics is being held during the last 10 days of the 2012 London Olympic Games, from Aug 3-12,2012  at the Olympic Stadium in Olympic Park in Stratford,London,England

 

Men will compete in 24 events and women in 23, of which 21 are the same for both.
The Women's Schedule lacks the 50 km Race Walk and includes 100 m hurdles and Heptathlon  as opposed to the men's 110 m Hurdles and Decathlon.

Events Details

1)Men's 100m 

Usain Bolt(Jamaica) Wins the Gold Medal clocking 9.63 seconds and setting an Olympic Record

 

 

Yohan Blake(Jamaica) wins the Silver Medal clocking 9.75 seconds and
Justin Gatlin(USA)wins the Bronze Medal clocking 9.79 seconds

2)Men's 200m - Thursday Aug 09,2012
Usain Bolt with fellow countrymen Yohan Blake and Warren Weir before the 200m finals

Usain Bolt(Jamaica)wins the Gold Medal(1st to win both 100m and 200m in back to back olympic games - 2008 and 2012) - 19.32 seconds
Usain Bolt(Jamaica)crosses the finish line in the 200m finals

 

Usain Bolt(Jamaica)holding his finger to his lips to silence anyone who had doubted his ability to become the first sprinter to win the 100 and 200 meters in consecutive Olympics.

 

“It’s what I came here to do,” Bolt said, possessing the familiar boldness of being the world’s best sprinter. “I’m now a legend. I’m also the greatest athlete to live. I’ve got nothing left to prove. I’ve showed the world I’m the best.”

 










Yohan Blake(Jamaica)wins the Silver Medal - 19.44 seconds and
Warren Weir(Jamaica)wins the Bronze Medal - 19.84 seconds

3)Men's 400m

Kirani James(Grenada)wins the Gold Medal- 43.94 seconds

Luguelin Santos(Dominican Republic)wins the Silver Medal - 44.46 seconds and
Lalonde Gordon(Trinidad and Tobago)wins the Bronze Medal - 44.52 seconds

4)Men's 800m

David Rudisha(Kenya)wins the Gold Medal - 1:40.91(WR)

Nigel Amos(Botswana)wins the Silver Medal - 1:41.73(WJR)and
Timothy Kitum(Kenya)wins the Bronze Medal - 1:42.53


5)Men's 1500m

Taoufik Makhloufi(Algeria)wins the Gold Medal - 3:34.08

Leonel Manzano(USA)wins the Silver Medal - 3:34.79 and
Abdalaati Iguider(Morocco)wins the Bronze Medal - 3:35.13

6)Men's 5000m
Mo Farah(GBR)wins the Gold Medal - 13:41.66

Dejen Gebremeskel(Ethiopia) wins the Silver Medal - 13:41.98 and
Thomas Pkemei Longosiwa(Kenya)wins the Bronze Medal


7)Men's 10,000m

Mo Farah(GBR) wins the Gold Medal clocking 27:30.42 

Galen Rupp(USA)wins the Silver Medal clocking 27:30.90 and
Tariku Bekele(Ethiopia)wins the Bronze Medal clicking 27:31.43

8)Men's Marathon

Stephen Kiprotich(Uganda)wins the Gold Medal - 2:08:01

 

Abel Kirui(Kenya)wins the Silver Medal - 2:08:27 and

 

Wilson Kipsang Kiprotich(Kenya)wins the Bronze Medal - 2:09:37

  

9)Men's 3000m Steeplechase

Ezekiel Kemboi(Kenya)wins the Gold Medal clocking 8:18.56

Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad(France)wins the Silver Medal clocking 8:19.08 and

Abel Mutai(Kenya)wins the Bronze Medal clocking 8:19.73


10)Men's 110m Hurdles

Aries Merritt(USA)wins the Gold Medal - 12.92 seconds

Jason Richardson(USA)wins the Silver Medal - 13.04 and

Hansle Parchment(Jamaica)wins the Bronze Medal - 13.12 seconds

11)Men's 400m Hurdles
Felix Sanchez(Dominican Republic)wins the Gold Medal - 47.63 seconds

Michael Tinsley(USA)wins the Silver Medal - 47.91 seconds and

Javier Culson(Puerto Rica)wins the Bronze Medal - 48.10 seconds

12)Men's High Jump

Ivan Ukhov( Russia)wins the Gold Medal - 2.38 Metres

 

Erik Kynard Jr(USA)wins the Solver Medal - 2.33 Metres and

Mutaz Essa Barshim(Qatar),Derek Drouin(Canada) and Robert Grabarz(GBR)wins the Bronze Medal -2.29 Metres

 

 

13)Men's Pole Vault

Renaud Lavillenie(France)wins the Gold Medal - 5.97 Metres(OR)

Bjorn Otto(Germany)wins the Silver Medal - 5.91 Metres and

Raphael Holzdeppe(Germany)wins the Bronze Medal - 5.91 Metres

 

 14)Men's Long Jump

Greg Rutherford(GBR)wins the Gold Medal - 8.31 Metres

Mitchell Watt(Australia)wins the Silver Medal - 8.16 Metres and

Will Claye(USA)wins the Bronze Medal -  8.12 Metres

15)Men's Triple Jump

Christian Taylor(USA)wins the Gold Medal - 17.81 Metres

Will Claye(USA)wins the Silver Medal - 17.62 Metres and
                                                                                         

 

Fabrizio Donato(Italy)wins the Bronze Medal - 17.48 Metres

16)Men's Shot Put

Tomasz Majewski(Poland) wins the Gold Medal - 21.89 Metres

David Storl(Germany)wins the Silver Medal - 21.86 Metres and

 

Reese Hoffa(USA)wins the Bronze Medal - 21.23 Metres

17) Men's Discus Throw

 
Robert Harting(Germany)wins the Gold Medal -68.27 Metres

Ehsan Hadadi(Iran)wins the Silver Medal -  68.18 Metres and

Gerd Kanter(Estonia)wins the Bronze Medal - 68.03 Metres

18)Men's Hammer Throw

Krisztian Parz(Hungary)wins the Gold Medal - 80.59 Metres

Primoz Kozmus(Slovenia)wins the Silver Medal - 79.36 Metres and

Koji Murofushi(Japan)wins the Bronze Medal - 78.71 Metres

 19)Men's Javelin Throw
Keshhorn Walcott(Trinidad and Tobago)wins the Gold Medal - 84.58 Metres(NR)
Oleksandr Pyatnytsya(Ukraine)wins the Silver Medal - 84.51 Metres and
Antti Ruuskanen(Finland)wins the Bronze Medal - 84.12 Metres

  
20)Men's Decathlon

Ashton Eaton(USA)wins the Gold Medal

Trey Hardee(USA)wins the Silvder Medal and

Leonel Suarez(Cuba)wins the Bronze Medal

  
21)Men's 20km Race Walk

Chen Ding(China)wins the Gold Medal clocking 1:18:46 and sets an Olympic Record

Erick Barrando(Guatemala)wins the Siver Medal clocking 1:18:57 and 

 

Wang Zhen(China)wins the Bronze Medal clocking 1:19:25

 

 

22)Men's 50km Race Walk

Sergey Kirdyapkin(Russia)wins the Gold Medal - 3:35:59(OR)

 

Jared Tallent(Australia)wins the Silver Medal - 3:36:53 and

 

Si Tianfeng(China)wins the Bronze Medal - 3:37:16

  

23)Men's 4 x 100m Relay
Jamaica wins the Gold Medal - 36.84 seconds(WR)

USA wins the Silver Medal - 37.04(NR)

Trinida and Tobago wins the Bronze Medal  - 38.12

 24) Men's 4 x 400m Relay

Bahamas wins the Gold Medal - 2:56.72(NR)

USA wins the Silver Medal - 2:57.05

Trinidad and Tobago wins the Bronze Medal - 2:59.40(NR)