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The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXX Olympiad, were held in London, United Kingdom, from 25 July 2012 to 12 August 2012. Approximately 10,500 athletes participated in 302 events in 26 sports. [1] Athletes from the United States won the most gold medals, with 46, and the most overall, with 103.
Kolodko had been upgraded to a silver medal during the 2012 London Games after the first-place finisher had been stripped of her gold medal for doping. The IOC requested the IAAF to modify the results of this event accordingly, and medals were redistributed. [62] Gong Lijiao +1: −1: 0 Li Ling +1 +1 11 October 2016 Athletics
The government agency UK Sport targeted a total of 48 to 70 medals, with a commitment of at least a minimum amount, one more than the team won at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and a fourth-place finish in the medal table. [5] On 7 August 2012, Great Britain had reached its 48-medal target, and surpassed the 19 gold-medal tally from Beijing, making ...
Hannah Scott stood on the balcony of the Bann Rowing Club and looked down on the three Olympic medallists from Coleraine. It was a day that would change her life.
London was chosen over Birmingham to represent Great Britain's bid by the British Olympic Association.. By 15 July 2003—the deadline for interested cities to submit bids to the International Olympic Committee (IOC)—nine cities had submitted bids to host the 2012 Summer Olympics: Havana, Istanbul, Leipzig, London, Madrid, Moscow, New York City, Paris, and Rio de Janeiro. [24]
The medal was the Czech Republic's first gold in rowing since gaining independence in 1993. [141] Shooting. Jamie Lynn Gray of the United States won gold in the Women's 50 metre rifle three positions finals with a new Olympic record of 691.9. Serbia's Ivana Maksimović took the silver and Adéla Sýkorová of the Czech Republic won bronze. [142]
London 2012 also saw her win three gold medals at the home Games, in the grade 1 individual championship, freestyle and team competition on her horse Janeiro 6. Christiansen contested the team gold medal with teammates Debbie Criddle, Lee Pearson and Sophie Wells. Christiansen won gold in the freestyle with a personal best score of 84.75% ...
The men's 800 metres competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom, was held at the Olympic Stadium on 6–9 August. [1] Fifty-five athletes from 43 nations competed. [ 2 ] The event was won in a world record time of 1:40:91 by David Rudisha of Kenya, the second consecutive and fourth overall title for Kenya in the event.