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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. Michael Phelps and ...
Usain Bolt was the first track athlete to improve an Olympic record as he defended his 100 m title with a run of 9.63 s. [36] He later joined the Jamaican 4 × 100 metres relay team (featuring Nesta Carter , Michael Frater and Yohan Blake ) to set a world record time of 36.84 s. [ 37 ]
The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXX Olympiad, was a summer multi-sport event held in London, the capital of the United Kingdom, from 27 July to 12 August. A total of 10,768 athletes from 204 nations participated in 302 events in 26 sports across 39 different disciplines. [1] [2]
The bid logo, created by Kino Design, was a ribbon with blue, yellow, black, green, and red stripes winding through the text "LONDON 2012", making the shape of the River Thames in East London. The main logo, designed by Wolff Olins and published on 4 June 2007, is a representation of the number 2012, with the Olympic Rings embedded within the zero.
The United States of America (USA), represented by the United States Olympic Committee (USOC), competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from July 27 to August 12, 2012. U.S. athletes have competed at every Summer Olympic Games in the modern era, except the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow which they boycotted in protest of the Soviet ...
Pages in category "Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 1,782 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 17 November 2024. National basketball squad 2012 United States men's Olympic basketball team Head coach Mike Krzyzewski 2012 Summer Olympics Scoring leader Kevin Durant 19.5 Rebounding leader Kevin Love 7.6 Assists leader LeBron James 5.6 ← 2008 2016 → The men's national basketball team of the United ...
The men's 400 metres competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom, was held at the Olympic Stadium on 4–6 August. [1] Forty-nine athletes from 38 nations competed. [2] The event was won by 0.52 seconds by Kirani James of Grenada, earning the country its first Olympic medal.