Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics was held from 3 to 12 August 2012 at the London Olympic Stadium.
Medal Table[]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States |
11 | 10 | 7 | 28 |
| 2 |  Jamaica |
4 | 5 | 4 | 13 |
| 3 |  Great Britain |
4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 |  Ethiopia |
3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 |  Kenya |
2 | 4 | 7 | 13 |
| 6 |  China |
2 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 7 |  Australia |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 |  Poland |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 |  Germany |
1 | 5 | 2 | 8 |
| 10 |  Russia |
1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 11 |  Trinidad and Tobago |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 12 |  Czech Republic |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 France |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 14 |  Dominican Republic |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 |  Algeria |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Bahamas |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Bahrain |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Croatia |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Grenada |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Hungary |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Kazakhstan |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 New Zealand |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 South Africa |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Tunisia |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Uganda |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 26 |  Cuba |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 27 |  Botswana |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Canada |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Colombia |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Finland |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Guatemala |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Iran |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Qatar |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Slovenia |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 35 |  Ukraine |
0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 36 |  Estonia |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Ireland |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Italy |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Japan |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Lithuania |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Morocco |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Puerto Rico |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Spain |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Medalists[]
Men[]
Women[]
| Event | 
|
|
|
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m | Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce
|
Carmelita Jeter
|
Veronica Campbell-Brown
|
| 200 m | Allyson Felix
|
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce
|
Carmelita Jeter
|
| 400 m | Sanya Richards-Ross
|
Christine Ohuruogu
|
DeeDee Trotter
|
| 800 m | Caster Semenya
|
Ekaterina Poistogova
|
Pamela Jelimo
|
| 1500 m | Maryam Yusuf Jamal
|
Tatyana Tomashova
|
Abeba Aregawi
|
| 5000 m | Meseret Defar
|
Vivian Jepkemoi Cheruiyot
|
Tirunesh Dibaba
|
| 10000 m | Tirunesh Dibaba
|
Sally Jepkosgei Kipyego
|
Vivian Jepkemoi Cheruiyot
|
| Marathon | Tiki Gelana
|
Priscah Jeptoo
|
Tatyana Petrova Arkhipova
|
| 100 m hurdles | Sally Pearson
|
Dawn Harper
|
Kellie Wells
|
| 400 m hurdles | Lashinda Demus
|
Zuzana Hejnova
|
Kaliese Spencer
|
| 3000 m steeplechase | Habiba Ghribi
|
Sofia Assefa
|
Milcah Chemos Cheywa
|
| 4x100 m | United States Allyson Felix Carmelita Jeter Bianca Knight Tianna Madison Jeneba Tarmoh Lauryn Williams |
Jamaica Schillonie Calvert Veronica Campbell-Brown Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce Samantha Henry-Robinson Sherone Simpson Kerron Stewart |
Ukraine Elyzaveta Bryzgina Olesya Povh Mariya Ryemyen Hrystyna Stuy |
| 4x400 m | United States Keshia Baker Diamond Dixon Allyson Felix Francena McCorory Sanya Richards-Ross DeeDee Trotter |
Jamaica Christine Day Shereefa Lloyd Rosemarie Whyte Shericka Williams Novlene Williams-Mills |
Ukraine Alina Lohvynenko Nataliya Pyhyda Hanna Yaroshchuk Olha Zemlyak |
| 20 km walk | Qieyang Shenjie
|
Liu Hong
|
Lu Xiuzhi
|
| High jump | Anna Chicherova
|
Brigetta Barrett
|
Ruth Beitia
|
| Pole vault | Jennifer Suhr
|
Yarisley Silva
|
Elena Isinbaeva
|
| Long jump | Brittney Reese
|
Elena Sokolova
|
Janay DeLoach
|
| Triple jump | Olga Rypakova
|
Caterine Ibarguen
|
Olha Saladuha
|
| Shot put | Valerie Adams
|
Gong Lijiao
|
Li Ling
|
| Discus throw | Sandra Perkovic
|
Li Yanfeng
|
Yarelys Barrios
|
| Hammer throw | Anita Wlodarczyk
|
Betty Heidler
|
Zhang Wenxiu
|
| Javelin throw | Barbora Spotakova
|
Christina Obergfoll
|
Linda Stahl
|
| Heptathlon | Jessica Ennis
|
Lilli Schwarzkopf
|
Austra Skujyte
|
Statistics[]
- There were 2079 total athletes from 201 countries.
- Cristina Llovera was the youngest participant with 15 years and 306 days.
- Oleksandr Dryhol was the oldest participant with 46 years and 100 days.
- 61 participants were chosen to be a flag bearer at the opening ceremony, the highest number out of all sports.
- 42 nations won a medal in athletics, more than any other sport.
- Kenya won its only 13 medals of London 2012.
- Jamaica won its only 12 medals of London 2012.
- Ethiopia won its only 8 medals of London 2012.
- Trinidad and Tobago won its only 4 medals London 2012.
- Dominican Republic won its only 2 medals London 2012.
- Czech Republic won 3 medals, more than in any other sport.
- Algeria, the Bahamas, Bahrain, Botswana, Grenada, Guatemala, Morocco, and Uganda won their only medal of London 2012.
- Qatar won its first medal in the sport since Barcelona 1992.
- Uganda won its first gold medal in the sport since Munich 1972.
- Algeria won its first gold medal in the sport since Atlanta 1996.
- Kazakhstan won its first gold medal in the sport since Sydney 2000.
- Bahamas and Dominican Republic won their first gold medal in the sport since Athens 2004.
- Croatia won its first-ever gold medal in the sport.
- Bahrain, Botswana, Grenada, and Guatemala won their first-ever Olympic medal.