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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.
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 ]
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 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]
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 ...
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 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 ...
Four independent Olympic Athletes competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, the United Kingdom. [1] These were athletes from the former Netherlands Antilles, and from the newly formed state of South Sudan. This was the third time that athletes had competed as independent participants in the Olympics. [2] [3] None of the athletes won an ...