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The women's 10,000 metres competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom was held at Olympic Stadium on 3 August. [1]The race started off conservatively, led by the three Japanese runners, trailed by Britton who broke away to a 15-meter lead 800 metres into the race, though the peloton reeled that in.
400 metres hurdles In October 2022, more than 10 years and 2 months after the race, Natalya Antyukh's results from July 2012 to June 2013 were disqualified for doping after a retest of her samples, stripping her of the gold medal in the 400 m hurdles at the 2012 Summer Olympics. [23] Medals were reallocated.
Six men have won the Olympic title twice: Paavo Nurmi became the first in 1928 and he was followed by Emil Zátopek, Lasse Virén, Haile Gebrselassie, Kenenisa Bekele and Mo Farah. Two women have achieved the feat: Derartu Tulu won her second title in 2004 and Tirunesh Dibaba had back-to-back wins in 2008 and 2012. Derartu Tulu is the only ...
FILE - Shannon Rowbury of the United States, center right, sixth from the winner, competes in the women's 1500-meter field during the athletics in the Olympic Stadium at the 2012 Summer Olympics ...
The first competitions of the Games started at 16:00. The first events were women's football matches, with six preliminary round matches held. [1] Cristiane of Brazil scored her 11th Olympic goal, setting the women's record for most goals in the Olympics. [2] A mistake occurred at the North Korea v.
On 24 March 2016, the Court of Arbitration for Sport issued a decision that all competitive results obtained by Sergey Kirdyapkin from 20 August 2009 to 15 October 2012 were disqualified. [45] The IOC confirmed the stripping of Sergey Kirdyapkin's gold medal in the men's 50 km walk and the redistribution of the medals.
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.
The Men's 10,000 metres competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom. The event was held at the Olympic Stadium on 4 August. [ 1 ] The race was won by 0.48 seconds by Mo Farah , the reigning 5000 metres World Champion , in a time of 27:30.42.