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)
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)
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